Andreas Matern is Vice President of Professional Services at Elsevier, where he leads the Advanced Data Solutions PS organization, helping customers translate data and analytics investments into measurable business impact. With more than 20 years of experience spanning bioinformatics, pharmaceutical R&D, cloud architecture, and technology commercialization, he has held senior leadership roles across pharma, cloud, and scientific publishing, including at AWS, Sanofi, and Thomson Reuters. Andreas is a recognized thought leader at the intersection of life sciences and data innovation, with deep expertise in AI/ML, knowledge graphs, semantic layers, and the emerging agentic AI stack. He is passionate about making complex technology intuitive and actionable for diverse audiences.