Tereza Iofciu: AI educator, consultant, speaker and coach
After years of designing data & AI solutions and building teams, I help product, engineering and leadership teams find their own agency with AI agents.
Somewhere along the way, I realized something important…
The hard part of agentic engineering isn’t the code. It’s everyone around it.
PhD in information retrieval. Built the data science team at FREE NOW. Led Data Science at neuefische. Now I run agentic engineering workshops and bootcamps for cross-functional teams, and keep building and experimenting with agents myself.
That’s the conversation I bring to stages, panels, workshops and leadership masterclasses.
Talks and workshops with everyone in the room.
There’s no blueprint yet for working with AI agents. Every organization has to find its own, with the people who do the work.
My talks bring that perspective to the stage, with warmth, humor and an inclusive voice. My workshops put product, engineering and leadership in one room to work it out together.
Topics I speak about
Topics I speak about
A blend of expertise, warmth and direct communication that makes every audience feel seen — and leaves them with ideas they’ll actually remember.
The
intersections
that shape me
From leadership. From data. From community. From teaching. From movement. Everything I do is shaped by a multidisciplinary approach that keeps things grounded, human and curious.
The many sides of my work.
AI Enablement
I help organizations adopt AI together with the people who do the work: engineers, product people and leaders.
Formats: agentic engineering workshops for whole product teams, leadership workshops and masterclasses, bootcamps, and interim leadership. Hands-on, with a coaching approach.
Facilitator at the alphalist CTO Bootcamps and Agentic Engineering Bootcamps. Company enablement for Lichtblick and adesso (with Hackers&Wizards) and Dyno. Interim lead of Data Science & AI at neuefische in 2026.
Speaking & Moderation
Keynotes, talks, panels and moderation on agentic engineering, leadership and data. Recent stages: Agentic Shift Munich, TechCamp Hamburg, Working Products Hamburg, PyCon Colombia (keynote) and code.talks.
Leadership coaching
1:1 coaching for data and AI professionals stepping into leadership.
Also: co-host of the podcast If Advice Could Kill, which takes apart the career advice we’ve all been handed.
Workshops
Hands-on sessions on leadership, communication and career growth. Recent: Leading under Pressure masterclass (PyConDE & PyData, EuroPython), Managing Difficult Conversations (PyCon Italia), Getting Career Clarity in Uncertain Times (PyConDE & PyData).
Hands-on AI & ML Projects
Leadership and hands-on roles in data and AI. Head of Data Science at neuefische (2020–2024), back in 2026 as interim lead of the Data Science & AI department (Data Science, AI Engineering and AI Product Management tracks). Senior data scientist on an image recognition project at 1KOMMA5°. Advisory for System Loco and Evonik.
Community & D&I
Building inclusive spaces in the Python ecosystem through PyLadies, the PSF, and global open-source initiatives.
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What my clients say:
“Working with Tereza has been amazing. She opens my mind and helps me to ask the right question, not only concerning where I want to go but also who I want to be as a working woman in today's enterprise landscape. We have touched on various topics up to now such as how to deal with challenging situations, art of feedback, strategic planning, executive mindset and career goals and I am so excited to learn more on all of this and beyond with her.”
Mojdeh R.
Product Leader in R&D
The Data Diplomat Framework
After mentoring countless data professionals, I built a structured approach that helps people move from technically excellent to strategically impactful. It’s designed for those who want to grow from technical experts into strategic voices — without losing who they are. Built from 15+ years in data, AI, and leadership.
The first cohort ran in January and February 2025, and participants asked for more. I'm reworking the format so it fits better alongside a full-time job. Join the waitlist to hear first when the next round opens.
My work is rooted in open-source communities and in making tech more inclusive — one event, one workshop, one contribution at a time.
I’ve spent the last years building inclusive spaces in the global Python and data ecosystem — from PyLadies Hamburg to the PSF and NumFOCUS.
Community work shapes how I speak, teach and lead.
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