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GOVERNANCE

Which agents need attention?

See the owners, rules and control gaps for agents on the platforms you connect.

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BUSINESS VALUE

Which agents create value?

Distinguish useful work from an untested idea, then decide which agents to improve or expand.

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BUSINESS AUTHORITY

What may an agent actually do?

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Martin Hofmann, Chief Executive Officer of Novagentica

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Novagentica in the F.A.Z.

Was der ehemalige VW-IT-Chef Martin Hofmann mit seinem KI-Start-up vorhat

Alexander Wulfers profiles Martin Hofmann and his plans for Novagentica.

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The Agentic Enterprise book cover by Martin Hofmann

The Agentic Enterprise

Organizations That Think, Act and Learn Autonomously

Martin Hofmann explores how organisations change when agents take on work and responsibility.

“This book is a strategic guide for leaders ready to build the autonomous AI future.”Marc Benioff · Advance praise for the book
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The 12-Month Car

Martin Hofmann examines the waiting time between decisions in vehicle development and the role controlled delegation could play.

Editorial illustration of a gap between two paths of stone blocks

Why Enterprise AI Deployment Fails

Why an AI pilot can work well but still struggle to move into day-to-day operations.

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Editorial illustration of a supported architectural passage

AI Governance vs Trust Architecture

How a written rule becomes a check at the moment an agent acts.

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Editorial illustration of a technical wireframe becoming a solid mechanism

Agent Design vs Agent Execution

Why connecting an agent to a system does not decide what it should be allowed to do.

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ESMT Insight Hour with Martin Hofmann, 24 March 2026

ESMT Berlin · Insight Hour

Who runs the company when the AI agents do the work?

An ESMT session with Martin Hofmann on leadership, governance and organisations in which people and agents work together.

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Aircraft above the clouds, from the Defence Readiness Conference organiser

Industry conversations

Defence Readiness Conference

Novagentica joins the conversation about AI agents and control in defence organisations.

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