AI regional ecosystems - Leading in AI by building public-private partnerships
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Amsterdam - Science Park
Overview
Join Adra-e in Amsterdam, a dynamic hub of AI innovation, as we gather leaders from various European AI ecosystems. The aim is to foster discussions on the transformative potential of public-private partnerships in driving AI innovation and chart the path to position Europe as a global leader in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
Purpose
The purpose of this event is to facilitate collaborative discussions on the critical role of public-private partnerships in fostering innovation within the European AI landscape. By bringing together leaders from various regional AI ecosystems, the event aims to:
- Promote and explore the potential of public-private partnerships to advance AI innovation in Europe.
- Discuss best practices from different AI ecosystems across the continent.
- Delve into topics related to AI entrepreneurship, innovation, ethics, and transparency.
- Provide a platform for in-depth discussions, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among participants.
- Shed light on the benefits and challenges of building strong partnerships within the AI ecosystem.
More details on the agenda and speakers here.
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | Venue | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Registration & Welcome coffee | Matrix ONE building – Science Park | ||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Welcome & opening remarks | Cees Snoek Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Deep Learning at University of Amsterdam | Head of Video & Image Sense Lab | Director of ELLIS Amsterdam | Scientific Director Amsterdam AI | Auditorium of the Matrix ONE building – Science Park | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Keynote speaker | Maarten de Rijke Distinguished University Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Information Retrieval | Elected member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Director of the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) | Auditorium of the Matrix ONE building – Science Park | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Mapping EUs AI Ecosystems | Iddo Bante Business director Digital Society Institute | Business director European Partnerships, University of Twente | Auditorium of the Matrix ONE building – Science Park | |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 12:30 - 13:20 | Panel discussion: Public - Private Partnerships in AI | Moderator: Philip Piatkiewicz Adra Secretary-General Esther Smit Business Director of the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) Petri Myllymäki Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, University of Helsinki, Finland | Director of the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology | Vice-Director of the Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI) Nuria Oliver Director of ELLIS Alicante, The Institute of Humanity-centric AI | Auditorium of the Matrix ONE building – Science Park | |
| 13:20 - 14:15 | Lunch Break | |||
| 14:15 - 15:30 | Workshop 1: Nurturing AI startups & SMEs | Jin Han Managing partner of Globus International Netherlands | LAB42 (rooms 3.33 and 3.36) – Science Park | |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | Panel Discussion: Funding AI innovation through Private Public Partnership | Moderator: Sabine Kerssens Innovation Orchestrator at TNO Vector Aik van Eemeren Strategist on digital innovation - City of Amsterdam Clemens Wasner CEO of EnliteAI (Austrian AI startup) | Founder and chairperson of AI Austria | Vice- president of the ADRA Miriam Veronesi Chair Startups and Scaleups of the NL AI Coalitie | TNO Innovation Orchestrator Bouke Veldman Managing Director at HorYzoN | Project manager international cooperation EDIH Digital Hub Noordwest | LAB42 (rooms 3.33 and 3.36) – Science Park | |
| 15:30 - 15:40 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Workshop 2: Ethical Considerations in AI development | Paula Helm Assistant Professor in the field of Critical Data Studies and AI Ethics | LAB42 (rooms 3.33 and 3.36) – Science Park | |
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Interactive Discussion: AI Ecosystem Collaboration | Moderator: Martina Silov Executive Director at the Croatian Association for Artificial Intelligence (CroAI) Iddo Bante Business director Digital Society Institute | Business director European Partnerships, University of Twente Anne Bergen Impact Development Manager, University of Twente | LAB42 (rooms 3.33 and 3.36) – Science Park | |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Closing Remarks and Key Takeaways | |||
| 17:00 | Networking reception & snack | |||