Timestamps
00:55 — From Theology to Politics
02:55 — Founding Miller & Meier Consulting (1997)
04:10 — What Makes a Great Public-Affairs Professional
08:00 — How the Public Affairs Industry Changed
10:25 — People Over Data
11:55 — The Role of AI in Public Affairs
17:10 — AI as a Co-Pilot
18:45 — Tools & Gaps in the Market
20:20 — Business Model Shift: Retainers vs. Hours
25:15 — Value Creation in the AI Era
28:30 — Europe’s Digital Future
32:15 — Lessons from 30 Years
33:18 — Rapid-Fire Round
About Dominik Meier
Dominik Meier is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Miller & Meier Consulting based in Berlin, Germany. He has been advising global players, international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and associations on political strategy for over 25 years in Germany and Europe. He focuses on strategy consulting, lobbying leadership, CEO positioning, global governmental relations, and transatlantic strategies. Dominik also co-founded and chairs de’ge’pol and further shares his insights as an advisory board member for the Swiss Green Energy Symposium. Dominik’s work extends into publishing with Freiheit|Macht|Politik, a pluralistic online magazine for political analysis and strategy. His book ”Power and its Logic: Mastering Politics”was first published in 2018.
Episode Summary:
In this episode, Dominik Meier, founder & CEO of Miller & Meier Consulting, joins Silvan to discuss how artificial intelligence and digitalization are transforming political consulting.
From his early days as a theology student to becoming one of Europe’s pioneers in public affairs, Dominik shares how the industry evolved — from reading newspapers for clients to deploying AI-powered monitoring and stakeholder-mapping systems.
He explains why AI is a co-pilot, not a replacement, how Europe can reclaim leadership in tech, and why human connection still defines influence.
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