We are excited to invite the AI Grid Community in Berlin for a unique event on November 12-13, marking two years of impactful achievements within our network.  

 

This gathering will offer opportunities for vibrant discussions on cutting-edge AI research along with networking sessions and demonstrations, highlighting the research work of young researchers, professors and experts of the community. 

Programm 

Our agenda features captivating keynotes and panel discussions. Here’s a sneak peek at the program (subject to change):

November 12, 2024

From 14:00	Admission
14:30-14:40	Opening word from Prof. Wolgang Wahlster, Chief Advisor Officer at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence and Chairman of the AI Grid Board of Directors
14:40-14:50	Greeting from Dr. Tina Klüwer, Head of the Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation Department, Federal Ministry of Education and Research
14:50-15:00	Greeting from AI Grid Project Lead and introduction of the agenda
15:00 – 15:15	AI Grid: a glance back at a vibrant year
15:15-16:15	European AI research: „Robots for Care: A Few Considerations from the Social Sciences“ Nuria Valles Peris (IIIA – UCB, Barcelona) Human-Agent Interaction, Catherine Pelachaud (CNRS-ISIR – La Sorbonne University, Paris) NLP and technical language processing, Marcus Liwicki (Luleå University of Technology, Sweden)
16:20- 16:45	Coffee Break / Networking Opportunities
16:30-18:00	Poster & Demo Sessions Continued presentations by young researchers Interactive discussions and feedback
18:00 – 18:15	Best Mentor Award
18:30 – 21:00	Reception & Networking evening (+ Showroom Tour FDT) and Greetings Forum Digital Technologies

November 13, 2024

8:00-10:00	Breakfast Coaching ‘Career development for women in research’ Impulse, practical tools and group discussions
From 9:45	Admission
10:15-10:40	Presentation of the results of the AI Grid Hackathon
10:45 – 11:30	Panel discussion: Collaboration between Academic Research and Industries: Enhance the Knowledge Transfer Rami Mochaourab (AI Strategy Manager, Scania ) Fabian Bülow (Senior Scientist at ABB AG Corporate Research Center Germany: EXPLAIN-Project ) Anna Hilsmann (Head of Vision & Imaging Technologies Department Head of Computer Vision & Graphics Group, Fraunhofer HHI) Moderation: Johannes Winter (L3S Research Center)
11:35-11:55	Coffee break
11:55-12:15	Keynote / Impulse „AI & Public Interest“ Theresa Züger, Project Lead of AI & Society Lab & Public Interest AI research group, co-head of the Human in the Loop project, Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society
12:30-13:30	Light Lunch / Networking Opportunities
13:30-14:15	Discussion in small thematic groups (Round Tables with focus AI & Ethic/ AI & Fairness/ AI & Social Impact)
14:15-14:35	Wrap up of the discussions
14:40- 15:25	Panel discussion: From Research to Startup Founder / Transforming Academic AI Research into Startup Successes Dr. Katharina Eissing, Founder and CTO 1000Kelvin – Carolin Bischop (Lead AI Startup Accelerator Programs KIT Innovation gGmbh ) – Netzwerk Moderation: Stefan Jazdzejewski
15:30-15:45	Closing Remarks

Speakers (more to come) (könntest du die Karten einfach kopieren?)

Catherine Pelachaud : https://ai-grid.org/botschafterinnen/prof-catherine-pelachaud/ X

Nuria Valles Peris : https://ai-grid.org/mentor/nuria-valles-peris/ X

Wolfgang Wahlster (Er ist kein Mentor, hier sind die Informationen:) CEA vom Deutschen Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), Präsidiumsmitglied AI Grid, Berlin, Deutschland X

Ute Bernhardt (Sie ist keine Mentorin etc. von uns: Hier sind ihre Informationen:) Leiterin des Referats Künstliche Intelligenz im Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Berlin, Deutschland X

Rami Mochaourab (Scania) : https://ai-grid.org/mentor/dr-rami-mochaourab/ X

Fabian Bülow (ABB Group: EXPLAIN-Project ) : https://ai-grid.org/mentor/dr-ing-fabian-buelow/ X

Anna Hilsmann (Fraunhofer) : https://ai-grid.org/mentor/dr-anna-hilsmann/ X

Dr. Katharina Eissing, Founder and CTO 1000Kelvin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katharinaeissing/ X

Carolin Bischop (Sie ist keine Mentorin bei uns)  : Text:
Lead AI Startup Accelerator ProgramsLead AI Startup Accelerator Programs at KIT Innovation gGmbH, Berlin, Deutschland Link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolin-bischop-17535b18/ X

Neue Speaker: Theresa Züger, Marcus Liwicki

 

Accommodation 

To facilitate organization, we have pre-booked rooms in the following two hotels, close to the conference venue. Group name to be mentioned when booking: AI Grid. 
 
B&B HOTEL BerlinTiergarten (pre-booking quota until 12.9) 
Tel.: +49 (0) 3033 0066-0 
Englische Str. 14, 10587 Berlin 
EMail: berlin-tiergarten@hotelbb.com 

Motel One Berlin-Ku’Damm (pre-booking quota until 1.10) 
Kantstraße 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany 
T: +49 (30) 315 17 36-0 
berlin-kudamm@motel-one.com 

Reimbursement of the travel costs  

AI Grid will cover travel and accommodation costs for members, mentors and ambassadors: 
• One night in Berlin* 
• Return trip from home to conference venue (train, bus, car) 
 
*Important: The room must be paid for by you on arrival. Reimbursement will be made on invoice after the Summit. For any overnight stay costing more than 120 euros, please notify the AI Grid team before booking (alice@ai-grid.org) and provide proof that no other options are available (make a screenshot). Upon confirmation of your registration, you will receive the travel expenses reimbursement guide. Please read it carefully!  

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