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World Summit AI

12th – 13th October 2022

 

 

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  • Wednesday 12th
  • 08:00 - 09:30
    REGISTRATION
  • 09:30 - 09:35
    WELCOME Inspired Minds Sarah Porter, CEO and Founder, Inspired Minds! UN Advisor, LAWS Plenary
    • Sarah Porter, CEO and Founder, Inspired Minds! UN Advisor, LAWS

  • 09:35 - 09:40
    WELCOME Minister Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Government of the Netherlands Plenary
    • Minister Micky Adriaansens, Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, Government of the Netherlands

  • 09:40 - 09:50
    Chairperson's opening remarks Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor Plenary
    • Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

  • 09:50 - 10:20
    PANEL DISCUSSION Fantasy and Fact: AI, Sentience and the dangers of hype Blaise Aguera y Arcas, VP Fellow, Google Research
    Joelle Pineau, Co-Managing Director, Meta AI Research, and Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, School of Computer Science, McGill University
    Professor Francesca Rossi, President, AAAI, Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM
    Moderator: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One     Plenary
    • Blaise Aguera y Arcas, VP Fellow, Google Research

    • Joelle Pineau, Co-Managing Director, Meta AI Research, and Associate Professor and William Dawson Scholar, School of Computer Science, McGill University

    • Professor Francesca Rossi, President, AAAI, Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM

    • Moderator: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One

  • 10:20 - 10:45
    HEADLINER The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World Iain McGilchrist, Author and Neuroscientist
    ‘It’s very simple: this is one of the most important books ever published. And, yes, I do mean ever.’ - Professor Charles Foster, Oxford University     Plenary

    ‘It’s very simple: this is one of the most important books ever published. And, yes, I do mean ever.’ 

    – Professor Charles Foster, Oxford University

    • Iain McGilchrist, Author and Neuroscientist

    • ‘It’s very simple: this is one of the most important books ever published. And, yes, I do mean ever.’ - Professor Charles Foster, Oxford University

  • 10:45 - 11:10
    HEADLINER AI: Built to Scale Joe Depa, Europe AI Lead | Global Lead for Data-led Transformation | Senior Managing Director, Accenture Plenary
    • Joe Depa, Europe AI Lead | Global Lead for Data-led Transformation | Senior Managing Director, Accenture

  • 11:10 - 11:40
    REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING
  • TRACK 1: MOONSHOT MOTHERSHIP
    • 11:40 - 13:00
      Stage: Black Box Hall Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

      Learn how curiosity, imagination, and exponential innovation are realising a world of abundance in a generation. Moonshot Mothership is a new platform featuring radically ambitious visionaries who are innovating at breakneck speed to deliver world-defining AI applications.

       

      “You can’t pre-business-plan a moonshot any more than you can paint a masterpiece via color-by-numbers given to you by a committee.” 

      – Astro Teller

      • Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

    • 11:40 - 12:00
      KEYNOTE Accelerating Estonia: Becoming The World’s Most Digitally Advanced Country - and What’s Next Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of Estonia (2016 – 2021)
      Interviewer: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor       Black Box
      • Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of Estonia (2016 – 2021)

      • Interviewer: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

    • 12:00 - 12:20
      KEYNOTE Two Giant Leaps for Applied AI: Protein Folding and Nuclear Fusion Colin Murdoch, Director of Applied AI and Chief Business Officer, DeepMind
      • Colin Murdoch, Director of Applied AI and Chief Business Officer, DeepMind

    • 12:20 - 12:40
      KEYNOTE Taking The Wheel on Mars: Autonomous Capabilities Beyond Self-Driving Vandi Verma, Chief Engineer of Robotic Operations - Mars 2020, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA
      • Vandi Verma, Chief Engineer of Robotic Operations - Mars 2020, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA

    • 12:40 - 13:00
      KEYNOTE Solving the next Pandemic before it happens Dr. Radhika Dirks, CEO & Founder, XLabs

      Companies want to aim for moonshots: ideas that can change everything. But landing moonshots isn’t easy. Radhika is a true expert in taking moonshots from launch to mission success.

      • Dr. Radhika Dirks, CEO & Founder, XLabs

  • TRACK 2: HEALTHY CITIES
    • 11:40 - 13:00
      Stage: Building 43 Chair: Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Disaster Center

      Where Intelligent Health and Smart Cities Collide

       

      One of the richest veins of potential for AI development and deployment in 2022 is in the nexus of ‘Healthy Cities’. This track is powered by the global smart city, Amsterdam AI4Cities, sustainable environment and InspiredMinds! own Intelligent Health communities to advance discussions on how to apply AI and drive technological collaboration that supports the development of ‘Healthy Cities’. We connect boundary-pushing innovators and decision makers who are developing and adopting innovation in this exciting emerging field of work.

      • Chair: Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Disaster Center

    • 11:40 - 12:10
      PANEL DISCUSSION The City as a Living Lab for AI solutions Renée Cummings. Founder & CEO, Urban AI | Columbia University Community Scholar
      TBC, Microsoft Healthcare
      Mark Stoevelaar, CTO Innovation Team, City of Amsterdam
      Allison Cohen, Applied AI Projects Lead + AI for Humanity, Mila - Quebec AI Institute
      Moderator: Pieter Jeekel, Chairman, Dutch AI Coalition: Wellbeing + Healthcare

      With AI4Cities’ contribution: AI accelerating Cities’ transition to carbon neutrality

      • Renée Cummings. Founder & CEO, Urban AI | Columbia University Community Scholar

      • TBC, Microsoft Healthcare

      • Mark Stoevelaar, CTO Innovation Team, City of Amsterdam

      • Allison Cohen, Applied AI Projects Lead + AI for Humanity, Mila - Quebec AI Institute

      • Moderator: Pieter Jeekel, Chairman, Dutch AI Coalition: Wellbeing + Healthcare

    • 12:10 - 12:30
      PROJECT REPORTS: AI4Cities: AI accelerating Cities’ transition to carbon neutrality

      THE AI4CITIES PROJECT is using AI to make Europe’s cities more sustainable. Helsinki, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Greater Paris, Stavanger and Tallinn are going through a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) process to find solutions to make their mobility and energy domains more carbon neutral. 

       

      We hear reports from two of these locations.

    • 12:30 - 12:50
      INNOVATION SHOWCASE Universally Accessible Healthy Cities Wouter Kroese, Co-founder, Pacmed
      Jessica van der Hoek, Medical Officer, Ellogon.ai
      Host: Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Disaster Center

      Showcasing hot companies operating in the Healthy Cities nexus, co-curated with StartupAmsterdam and Smart Health Amsterdam.

      • Wouter Kroese, Co-founder, Pacmed

      • Jessica van der Hoek, Medical Officer, Ellogon.ai

      • Host: Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director and Chief Information Officer, Pacific Disaster Center

    • 12:50 - 13:10
      KEYNOTE Thomas Weber, Chief Product Owner, Huawei Technologies
      • Thomas Weber, Chief Product Owner, Huawei Technologies

  • TRACK 3: MONEY AI, DLTs + CYBER SECURITY
    • 11:40 - 12:15
      PANEL DISCUSSION 10 years of Money AI: Mapping the direction of future AI + ML technology initiatives in the financial industry over the coming decade Moderator: TBA
      Patrick Maes, Managing Director - Global Head Bank User Solutions, Credit Suisse
      Frans van Bruggen, Policy officer FinTech & Artificial Intelligence, Dutch Central Bank
      Julien Molez, Group Innovation Data and AI Leader, Société Générale
      Seema Prem, CEO & Co-founder, FIA Global
      • Moderator: TBA

      • Patrick Maes, Managing Director - Global Head Bank User Solutions, Credit Suisse

      • Frans van Bruggen, Policy officer FinTech & Artificial Intelligence, Dutch Central Bank

      • Julien Molez, Group Innovation Data and AI Leader, Société Générale

      • Seema Prem, CEO & Co-founder, FIA Global

    • 12:15 - 12:50
      IN-CONVERSATION Is AI a boon or bane for cybersecurity? Money Laundering, Fraud + Financing Terrorism Mike Street, Head of Innovation and Data Science, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)
      Marissa Zhou, Director of Security AI, Accenture
      Moderator: Pamela Gupta, AI Cybersecurity Chair, IEEE Standards Association
      • Mike Street, Head of Innovation and Data Science, NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCI Agency)

      • Marissa Zhou, Director of Security AI, Accenture

      • Moderator: Pamela Gupta, AI Cybersecurity Chair, IEEE Standards Association

    • 12:50 - 13:10
      USE CASE Fully comprehensive disruptive banking
    • 12:40 - 13:00
      KEYNOTE “It’s possible that one day, nearly everything we own will be accounted for on the blockchain”
  • TRACK 4: INSPIREDMINDS! TALENT LAB
    • 11:40 - 13:00
      Stage: White Box Forum Chair: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)
      • Chair: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)

    • 11:40 - 13:00
      PLENARY The Great Resignation and Tech's Talent Drought: Reimagining How and Why We Work 11:45 - 11:55 Lauren Razavi, Author, Global Natives: The New Frontiers of Work, Travel, and Innovation
      11:55 - 12:05 Marijn Markus, Data Scientist, Ministry of Justice and Security - Government of the Netherlands
      12:05 - 12:15 Sharon O’Dea, Founder, Lithos Partners
      12:15 - 12:25 Hajo van Beijma, Founder, Atilax
      12:25 - 12:35 Gary Fowler, CEO and Founder, GSD Venture Studios
      12.35 - 13.00 Group Discussion
      Moderator: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)

      10 minute contributions followed by a group discussion

      • 11:45 - 11:55 Lauren Razavi, Author, Global Natives: The New Frontiers of Work, Travel, and Innovation

      • 11:55 - 12:05 Marijn Markus, Data Scientist, Ministry of Justice and Security - Government of the Netherlands

      • 12:05 - 12:15 Sharon O’Dea, Founder, Lithos Partners

      • 12:15 - 12:25 Hajo van Beijma, Founder, Atilax

      • 12:25 - 12:35 Gary Fowler, CEO and Founder, GSD Venture Studios

      • 12.35 - 13.00 Group Discussion

      • Moderator: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)

    • 14:00 - 15:00
      IMPACT SESSIONS with FruitPunch AI | Kickstart AI4Good Challenges Moderator: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI
      Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI
      • Moderator: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI

      • Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI

    • 15:10 - 16:10
      IMPACT SESSIONS with FruitPunch AI | Kickstart AI4Good Challenges Moderator: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI
      Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI
      • Moderator: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI

      • Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI

  • TRACK 5: AI4GOOD WICKED PROBLEM CHALLENGES
    • 11:40 - 13:00
      Stage: White Box Workshop Space
    • 11:40 - 12:40
      Trusted and Responsible AI In Practice Joëlle Van Damme, Senior Manager Data Science & AI, EY
      Mick Vleeshouwer, Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft
      • Joëlle Van Damme, Senior Manager Data Science & AI, EY

      • Mick Vleeshouwer, Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft

  • TRACK 6: WORKSHOPS
    • 11:40 - 13:00
      Stage: Building 43
    • 11:40 - 12:25
      1. AI solutions in the biggest European OpenStack Cloud Héctor López Romero, Senior Product Manager, Open Telekom Cloud
      Ferenc Kukucska, AI Architect - Open Telekom Cloud, T-Systems

      Here you will get an insight into the AI development process on different experience levels from beginner to expert. We will show you a ML framework on Open Telekom Cloud (biggest European OpenStack Cloud) as well as other possibilities like a ready to use ML image for your AI development and highlight some use cases. The importance of data privacy and the EU General Data Protection (GDPR) for the AI training will be touched on as well.

      • Héctor López Romero, Senior Product Manager, Open Telekom Cloud

      • Ferenc Kukucska, AI Architect - Open Telekom Cloud, T-Systems

    • 12:30 - 13:00
      AI, the enabler of I-ERP Systems Leandro Duarte, Technical Product Owner, Grupo Primavera
      • Leandro Duarte, Technical Product Owner, Grupo Primavera

  • 12:05 - 13:25
    Building 43

    Hear from the world’s leading tech innovators across industry and academia on fundamental breakthroughs in neural networks, evolutionary computation, vision, robotics, expert systems, speech processing, natural language processing, planning and machine learning. Genuinely ground-breaking new innovations in AI soon to go into full-scale application.

  • 12:05 - 13:25
    Stage: Building 41 Chair: Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung NEXT

    Not your average pitch-fest. 

     

    • StartUp Showcases
    • ScaleUp Stories
    • Fundraising in The New Normal
    • Business Model Analysis
    • Chair: Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung NEXT

  • 12:05 - 13:25
    Stage: White Box Forum Chair: Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs

    NLP + Voice have seen a big jump in performance since 2018 and now we are seeing the ultimate fruit come to bear. We investigate how new capabilities are empowering businesses to make data-informed decisions.

    • Chair: Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs

  • 12:05 - 13:25
    Title: TBC, Accenture
  • 12:05 - 13:25
    Stage: White Box Workshop Space
  • 12:05 - 13:05
    1. Presentation Sessions: Creating a liveable, clean and safe public space with AI - City of Amsterdam, CTO’s Office Claudia Pinhao, UX/UI Designer, City of Amsterdam
    Iva Gornishka, AI Specialist, City of Amsterdam
    Daan Bloembergen, AI Researcher, City of Amsterdam
    Laurens Samson, Tech Lead - Computer Vision Team, City of Amsterdam
    Guido Hobeijn, Team Lead Computer Vision team, City of Amsterdam
    Bart de Visser, Product Owner Data Collection, City of Amsterdam
    (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
    • Claudia Pinhao, UX/UI Designer, City of Amsterdam

    • Iva Gornishka, AI Specialist, City of Amsterdam

    • Daan Bloembergen, AI Researcher, City of Amsterdam

    • Laurens Samson, Tech Lead - Computer Vision Team, City of Amsterdam

    • Guido Hobeijn, Team Lead Computer Vision team, City of Amsterdam

    • Bart de Visser, Product Owner Data Collection, City of Amsterdam

    • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

  • STARTUP SHOWCASE AI Champions Driving New Industrial Solutions 12:05 - 12:15 Jean-Philippe M.L. Schepens, Founder and CEO, AxonJay.ai
    12:15 - 12:25 Patricia Thaine, Co-Founder & CEO, Private AI
    12:25 - 12:35 Patrick Van Osta, Chief Commercial Officer, Predictive Layer
    12:35 - 12:45 TBC, Impactbytes
    12:45 - 12:55 TBC, Bundles and Batches
    12:55 - 13:05 TBC, Melio
    13:05 - 13:15 TBC, Overstory
    13:15 - 13:25 TBC, LeafCloud
  • 13:00 - 14:00
    LUNCH & NETWORKING
  • 13:10 - 13:40
    Title: TBC Funding Box
    (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
    • Funding Box

    • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

  • TRACK 1: INNOVATION IN ACTION
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: Black Box (Hall 1) Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

      From manufacturing to e-commerce, smart cities to law firms, supply chain to government, hear from the world’s leading tech innovators on the big breakthroughs.

      • Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

    • 14:00 - 14:20
      USE CASE 1 GT Sophy: the first superhuman AI agent to outrace the world’s best drivers in Gran Turismo Michael Spranger, COO, Sony AI
      • Michael Spranger, COO, Sony AI

    • 14:20 - 14:40
      USE CASE 2 Data, AI, and Supercharging a Trusted Brand Orlando Machado, Chief Data Officer, LEGO Group
      • Orlando Machado, Chief Data Officer, LEGO Group

    • 14:40 - 15:00
      USE CASE 3 Quantum and The AI Factory of The Future Michael Kagan, CTO, NVIDIA
      • Michael Kagan, CTO, NVIDIA

    • 15:00 - 15:20
      USE CASE 4
    • 15:20 - 15:50
      PANEL DISCUSSION Ment van der Plas, Director of Big Data & Advanced Analytics, ASML
      Laurence van der Sande, Managing Director - Applied Intelligence, Accenture
      • Ment van der Plas, Director of Big Data & Advanced Analytics, ASML

      • Laurence van der Sande, Managing Director - Applied Intelligence, Accenture

    • 15:50 - 16:10
      USE CASE
  • TRACK 2: THE METAVERSE Chair: Sohel Aziz, Managing Director - France & BeNeLux, Accenture Song
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: Building 43 Chair: TBA

      Speculation is ablaze that the Metaverse = the future. It could represent a $1T market by the end of the decade. But the metaverse is a vision, not a specific technology.

      –   Who are the anticipated key players defining the Metaverse?

      –   What are the key considerations of the Metaverse?

      The Good and Bad of the future Metaverse and consequences on global societies.

      • Chair: TBA

    • 14:00 - 14:30
      PANEL DISCUSSION Augmented and Virtual Metaverse? What will they look like? Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung Next
      Anant Sharma, CEO and Founder, Matter of Form
      TBC, Accenture
      Moderator: Marloes Pomp, ELSA labs, NL AI Coalition
      • Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung Next

      • Anant Sharma, CEO and Founder, Matter of Form

      • TBC, Accenture

      • Moderator: Marloes Pomp, ELSA labs, NL AI Coalition

    • 14:30 - 14:50
      KEYNOTE Cybersecurity and policing in the metaverse Jack McCauley, Co-Founder, Oculus, Professor and Innovator in Residence, Jacobs Institute for Design, UC Berkeley
      • Jack McCauley, Co-Founder, Oculus, Professor and Innovator in Residence, Jacobs Institute for Design, UC Berkeley

    • 14:50 - 15:10
      IN-CONVERSATION Governance and regulating the metaverse Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor in Computer Science, University of Southampton
      Interviewer: Dr. Kate Devlin, Reader in Artificial Intelligence and Society, King’s College London
      • Dame Wendy Hall, Regius Professor in Computer Science, University of Southampton

      • Interviewer: Dr. Kate Devlin, Reader in Artificial Intelligence and Society, King’s College London

    • 15:10 - 15:40
      PANEL DISCUSSION What role is big tech playing in shaping the metaverse? Moderator: TBA
      • Moderator: TBA

    • 15:40 - 16:10
      PANEL DISCUSSION Gaming and the Metaverse – why is gaming such a key part of the Metaverse and how will it help shape the future of the Metaverse? Michael Spranger, COO, Sony AI
      Jack McCauley, Co-Founder, Oculus, Professor and Innovator in Residence, Jacobs Institute for Design, UC Berkeley
      Moderator: Linda Bernardi, Co-Founder and CEO, XdMind
      • Michael Spranger, COO, Sony AI

      • Jack McCauley, Co-Founder, Oculus, Professor and Innovator in Residence, Jacobs Institute for Design, UC Berkeley

      • Moderator: Linda Bernardi, Co-Founder and CEO, XdMind

  • TRACK 3: RESPONSIBLE AI: GETTING IT RIGHT
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: Building 41 Chair: Cathy Cobey, Global Trusted AI Leader, EY

      Bias, Ethics, Inclusivity, Trust, Privacy + Safety

      The latest guidance, developments and practical approaches for start-ups and experts creating AI solutions to integrate responsible consideration of AI and ML. Whether you are encumbered with legacy infrastructure or at the beginning of your business growth, understand what responsible AI looks like in practice and build frameworks that are safe for the future to ensure AI develops as a force for good. Attention will be focussed on the EU legislation coming down the pipe and how this might play out in your domains.

      • Chair: Cathy Cobey, Global Trusted AI Leader, EY

    • 14:00 - 14:20
      KEYNOTE Trustworthy AI, Digital Privacy, and the Open Internet Mark Surman, President and Chief Executive, Mozilla Foundation
      • Mark Surman, President and Chief Executive, Mozilla Foundation

    • 14:20 - 14:40
      IN-CONVERSATION Waking Up to the Threat of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Verity Coyle, Senior Advisor, Amnesty International
      Ioana Puscas, Tech & Security Researcher on AI, UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
      Moderator: Katherine Templar Lewis, Co-founder, Kinda Studios
      • Verity Coyle, Senior Advisor, Amnesty International

      • Ioana Puscas, Tech & Security Researcher on AI, UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)

      • Moderator: Katherine Templar Lewis, Co-founder, Kinda Studios

    • 14:40 - 15:00
      KEYNOTE From Theory to Reality: Detailing Pathways to Realise Trusted and Responsible AI Cathy Cobey, Global Trusted AI Leader, EY
      • Cathy Cobey, Global Trusted AI Leader, EY

    • 15:00 - 15:20
      KEYNOTE: AI ethics: from principles to practice Professor Francesca Rossi, President, AAAI, Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM
      • Professor Francesca Rossi, President, AAAI, Fellow and AI Ethics Global Leader, IBM

    • 15:20 - 15:40
      Machines Behaving Badly Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, UNSW Sydney
      • Toby Walsh, Professor of AI, UNSW Sydney

    • 15:40 - 16:00
      Building the Right Culture for Responsible AI Linda Leopold, Head of Responsible AI & Data, H&M Group
      • Linda Leopold, Head of Responsible AI & Data, H&M Group

    • 16:00 - 16:30
      PANEL DISCUSSION When is AI transparent enough? Safiya Umoja Noble, Professor, UCLA, Co-Founder and Co-Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
      Professor Jeroen van den Hoven, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology
      Layla Li, CEO, KOSA AI
      Nanda Piersma, Scientific Director HvA Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence, Hogeschool van Amsterdam
      Blanca Escribano, Cañas, Digital Law Partner, EY Law
      Moderator: Billy Perrigo, Staff Writer, TIME
      • Safiya Umoja Noble, Professor, UCLA, Co-Founder and Co-Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry

      • Professor Jeroen van den Hoven, Professor of Ethics and Technology, Delft University of Technology

      • Layla Li, CEO, KOSA AI

      • Nanda Piersma, Scientific Director HvA Centre of Expertise Applied Artificial Intelligence, Hogeschool van Amsterdam

      • Blanca Escribano, Cañas, Digital Law Partner, EY Law

      • Moderator: Billy Perrigo, Staff Writer, TIME

  • TRACK 4: INSPIREDMINDS! TALENT LAB
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: White Box Forum Chair: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)

      The Future of Work, Recruitment and Human Potential in AI

      Across sectors, across functions, and across silos, the world of work has dramatically shifted. Companies are struggling to sustain or attain sufficient human resources to keep up with the pace of AI evolution. We explore advances in…

      • the way we work + job quality
      • culture, mission + purpose
      • no-code and accessible AI
      • Organisational and hub structure
      • career development
      • education + funding initiatives 
      • socialisation

      …to help the AI community solve the dual challenges of a global talent shortage and ‘The Great Resignation’. 

      • Chair: Rebecca Finlay, CEO, Partnership On AI (PAI)

    • 14:00 - 14:30
      PANEL Enabling the disenfranchised: no-code and accessible AI Gina Romero - CEO & Co-Founder, Connected Women
      Amna Habiba, Founder, BloomED Foundation
      Michael Radvany, CEO & Founder, Spectrum Intelligence
      Moderator: Angle Bush, Founder, Black Women in A.I.
      • Gina Romero - CEO & Co-Founder, Connected Women

      • Amna Habiba, Founder, BloomED Foundation

      • Michael Radvany, CEO & Founder, Spectrum Intelligence

      • Moderator: Angle Bush, Founder, Black Women in A.I.

    • 14:30 - 14:45
      KEYNOTE Why Recruiting Gen Z + Gen A is Your Competitive Edge Kim Parnell, Head of Partner Relations, The Knowledge Society (TKS)
      • Kim Parnell, Head of Partner Relations, The Knowledge Society (TKS)

    • 14:45 - 15:05
      IN-CONVERSATION 7 powerful ways to create a better culture with mindfulness

      Wellity work with some of the world’s largest tech firms to support them in their journey to healthier, happier workplace culture

    • 15:05 - 15:40
      DEBATE The 4-day Week Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of Estonia (2016 – 2021)
      Gina Romero - CEO & Co-Founder, Connected Women
      Sharon O’Dea, Founder, Lithos Partners
      Chair: Peter Barden, Director of Content - World Summit AI, InspiredMinds!

      Would a 4-day week unleash a new era of employee wellbeing and productivity, or stifle innovation and hold back the high-achievers who push the economy forward?

      • Kersti Kaljulaid, former President of Estonia (2016 – 2021)

      • Gina Romero - CEO & Co-Founder, Connected Women

      • Sharon O’Dea, Founder, Lithos Partners

      • Chair: Peter Barden, Director of Content - World Summit AI, InspiredMinds!

    • 15:40 - 16:00
      KEYNOTE AI against Modern Slavery Adriana Eufrosina Bora, Project Lead - AIMS (AI against Modern Slavery), Queensland University of Technology
      • Adriana Eufrosina Bora, Project Lead - AIMS (AI against Modern Slavery), Queensland University of Technology

    • 16:00 - 16:20
      KEYNOTE Marijn Markus, Managing Consultant, Gapgemini
      • Marijn Markus, Managing Consultant, Gapgemini

  • TRACK 5: AI4GOOD WICKED PROBLEM CHALLENGES
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: White Box Workshop Space Host: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI
      Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI

      In partnership with Dutch AI4Good community, FruitPunch, join our brand new, hands-on impact design-sprints. Collaborate on solving ‘wicked problems’ such as biodiversity, health, water and food. 

       

      Challenges are aligned with the UN Development Goals. 

       

      Objectives may include: 

       

      • AI for Wildlife – autonomous drones that track poachers in protected wilds

       

      • AI for Food – developing robots to feed more people, while using less land
      • Host: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI

      • Sako Arts, CTO, FruitPunch AI

    • 14:00 - 16:10
      AI4GOOD CHALLENGES Session 1: 14:00 - 15:00
      Session 2: 15:10 - 16:10
      • Session 1: 14:00 - 15:00

      • Session 2: 15:10 - 16:10

  • TRACK 6: WORKSHOPS
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Location: Building 43 - Upstairs

      30 – 90 minute sessions in various rooms

    • 14:00 - 15:00
      Deploying a computer vision model to the cloud (in no time) Victor Pereboom, Co-Founder + CTO, UbiOps
      Anouk Dutrée, Product Owner, UbiOps
      (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
      • Victor Pereboom, Co-Founder + CTO, UbiOps

      • Anouk Dutrée, Product Owner, UbiOps

      • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

    • 15:10 - 16:10
      Title: TBC Cohere
      (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
      • Cohere

      • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

    • 15:10 - 16:10
      5. AI for Business Leaders Masterclass (60 mins) Renée Cummings, AI Ethicist, Criminologist & Data Activist in Residence, University of Virginia
      (Room: Michaelangelo)
      • Renée Cummings, AI Ethicist, Criminologist & Data Activist in Residence, University of Virginia

      • (Room: Michaelangelo)

    • 15:10 - 16:10
      6. Title TBC HP
      (Room: Einstein)
      • HP

      • (Room: Einstein)

  • 16:10 - 16:40
    REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING
  • 16:40 - 16:50
    AI4GOOD IMPACT SESSION HIGHLIGHTS Host: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI Plenary

    Top picks from the day’s AI4Good challenges will speed through the ground they’ve covered and the visions they have.

    • Host: Buster Franken, CEO, FruitPunch AI

  • 16:50 - 17:20
    HEADLINE PANEL Deploying AI to Solve the Mysteries of the Universe Vandi Verma, Chief Engineer of Robotic Operations - Mars 2020, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA
    Anna Scaife, Professor of Radio Astronomy, University of Manchester
    Shirley Ho, Founder & CSO, Parallaxis Technologies, Group Leader - Cosmology X Data Science, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute
    Moderator: Ramon Rahangmetan, Co-Founder, Spacefluencers     Plenary
    • Vandi Verma, Chief Engineer of Robotic Operations - Mars 2020, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), NASA

    • Anna Scaife, Professor of Radio Astronomy, University of Manchester

    • Shirley Ho, Founder & CSO, Parallaxis Technologies, Group Leader - Cosmology X Data Science, Center for Computational Astrophysics, Flatiron Institute

    • Moderator: Ramon Rahangmetan, Co-Founder, Spacefluencers

  • 17:20 - 17:45
    CLOSING HEADLINER: IN-CONVERSATION The Fifth Paradigm of Scientific Discovery Christopher Bishop, Laboratory Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge
    Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One     Plenary
    • Christopher Bishop, Laboratory Director, Microsoft Research Cambridge

    • Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One

  • 17:40 -
    CLOSE OF WORLD SUMMIT AI DAY ONE
  • 17:40 - 19:30
    INSPIREDMINDS! AFTER PARTY
  • Thursday 13th
  • 08:00 - 09:30
    REGISTRATION
  • 09:30 - 09:35
    WELCOME Inspired Minds Sarah Porter, CEO and Founder, Inspired Minds! UN Advisor, LAWS
    • Sarah Porter, CEO and Founder, Inspired Minds! UN Advisor, LAWS

  • 09:35 - 09:50
    WELCOME and chairperson’s opening remarks Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor Plenary
    • Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

  • 09:50 - 10:15
    HEADLINER The GANfather: Giving Machines the Gift of Imagination Plenary
  • 10:15 - 10:40
    HEADLINER How AI Will Power the Cognitive Cities of the Future, Today Joseph Bradley, CEO - Tech + Digital, NEOM Plenary
    • Joseph Bradley, CEO - Tech + Digital, NEOM

  • 10:40 - 11:00
    HEADLINER Learning How to Live and Build Our Civilisations Around The Tech of Tomorrow Jamie Susskind, Author, The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century Plenary
    • Jamie Susskind, Author, The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century

  • 11:00 - 11:35
    PANEL DISCUSSION EU AI Regulations 2022: Anticipating - and Adapting to - the New Playing Field Catelijne Muller, President ALLAI Nederland, Member High Level Expert Group on AI European Commission
    Mark Surman, President and Chief Executive, Mozilla Foundation
    Ansgar Koene, EY Global AI Ethics Lead, EY
    Renée Cummings, AI Ethicist, Criminologist & Data Activist in Residence, University of Virginia
    Chair: Michel van Leeuwen, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Ministry of Justice and Security - Government of the Netherlands     Plenary
    • Catelijne Muller, President ALLAI Nederland, Member High Level Expert Group on AI European Commission

    • Mark Surman, President and Chief Executive, Mozilla Foundation

    • Ansgar Koene, EY Global AI Ethics Lead, EY

    • Renée Cummings, AI Ethicist, Criminologist & Data Activist in Residence, University of Virginia

    • Chair: Michel van Leeuwen, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Ministry of Justice and Security - Government of the Netherlands

  • 11:35 - 12:05
    REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING & Book signing for 'On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century'
  • TRACK 1: INNOVATION IN ACTION
    • 14:00 - 16:10
      Stage: Black Box (Hall 1) Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

      From manufacturing to e-commerce, smart cities to law firms, supply chain to government, hear from the world’s leading tech innovators on the big breakthroughs.

      • Chair: Rosanna Lockwood, International News Anchor

    • 12:05 - 12:25
      FIRESIDE CHAT TBC, Quantum Black
      • TBC, Quantum Black

    • 12:25 - 12:45
      KEYNOTE Accelerating the Open AI Software Ecosystem Wei Li, VP/GM, AI and Analytics, Intel
      • Wei Li, VP/GM, AI and Analytics, Intel

    • 12:45 - 13:05
      USE CASE 6 How AI Blew Up Tennis Craig O'Shannessy, Director, The Brain Game
      • Craig O'Shannessy, Director, The Brain Game

    • 13:05 - 13:25
      USE CASE 7
  • TRACK 2: DEEP DIVE TECH TALKS
    • 12:05 - 13:25
      Building 43

      Hear from the world’s leading tech innovators across industry and academia on fundamental breakthroughs in neural networks, evolutionary computation, vision, robotics, expert systems, speech processing, natural language processing, planning and machine learning. Genuinely ground-breaking new innovations in AI soon to go into full-scale application.

    • 12:25 - 12:45
      TECH TALK 2 Victor Pereboom, Co-Founder + CTO, UbiOps
      • Victor Pereboom, Co-Founder + CTO, UbiOps

    • 12:05 - 12:25
      TECH TALK 1 AI in Science Yarin Gal, Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Head of the Oxford Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Group (OATML), University of Oxford Computer Science Department (UK)
      • Yarin Gal, Associate Professor of Machine Learning and Head of the Oxford Applied and Theoretical Machine Learning Group (OATML), University of Oxford Computer Science Department (UK)

    • 12:45 - 13:05
      TECH TALK 3
    • 13:05 - 13:25
      TECH TALK 4 Self-Driving Cars: What Deep Learning Can and Cannot Do Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard, Founding Chair of the Department of Engineering and Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, University of Technology Nuremberg
      • Prof. Dr. Wolfram Burgard, Founding Chair of the Department of Engineering and Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, University of Technology Nuremberg

  • TRACK 3: STARTUP CITY
    • 12:05 - 13:25
      Stage: Building 41 Chair: Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung NEXT

      Not your average pitch-fest. 

       

      • StartUp Showcases
      • ScaleUp Stories
      • Fundraising in The New Normal
      • Business Model Analysis
      • Chair: Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung NEXT

    • 12:05 - 13:25
      STARTUP SHOWCASE AI Champions Driving New Industrial Solutions 12:05 - 12:15 Jean-Philippe M.L. Schepens, Founder and CEO, AxonJay.ai
      12:15 - 12:25 Patricia Thaine, Co-Founder & CEO, Private AI
      12:25 - 12:35 Patrick Van Osta, Chief Commercial Officer, Predictive Layer
      12:35 - 12:45 TBC, Impactbytes
      12:45 - 12:55 TBC, Bundles and Batches
      12:55 - 13:05 TBC, Melio
      13:05 - 13:15 TBC, Overstory
      13:15 - 13:25 TBC, LeafCloud
      • 12:05 - 12:15 Jean-Philippe M.L. Schepens, Founder and CEO, AxonJay.ai

      • 12:15 - 12:25 Patricia Thaine, Co-Founder & CEO, Private AI

      • 12:25 - 12:35 Patrick Van Osta, Chief Commercial Officer, Predictive Layer

      • 12:35 - 12:45 TBC, Impactbytes

      • 12:45 - 12:55 TBC, Bundles and Batches

      • 12:55 - 13:05 TBC, Melio

      • 13:05 - 13:15 TBC, Overstory

      • 13:15 - 13:25 TBC, LeafCloud

  • TRACK 4: NLP, CONVERSATIONAL AI + VOICE: THE NEXT GENERATION
    • 12:05 - 13:25
      Stage: White Box Forum Chair: Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs

      NLP + Voice have seen a big jump in performance since 2018 and now we are seeing the ultimate fruit come to bear. We investigate how new capabilities are empowering businesses to make data-informed decisions.

      • Chair: Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs

    • 12:05 - 12:45
      PLENARY Conversational AI is already transforming the world - where are we now, and what’s next? 12:05 - 12:15 Phil Blunsom, Chief Scientist, Cohere
      12:15 - 12:25 Ryan Ra Ong, Program Manager - Virtual Assistants, Google
      12:25 - 12:35 Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs
      12:35- 12:45 Group Discussion

      10 minute contributions

      • 12:05 - 12:15 Phil Blunsom, Chief Scientist, Cohere

      • 12:15 - 12:25 Ryan Ra Ong, Program Manager - Virtual Assistants, Google

      • 12:25 - 12:35 Catherine Breslin, Founder, Kingfisher Labs

      • 12:35- 12:45 Group Discussion

    • 12:45 - 13:05
      USE CASE Almost no data and no time? Unlocking the true potential of large language models [LLMs]
    • 13:05 - 13:25
      KEYNOTE
  • TRACK 5: WHITE BOX WORKSHOPS
    • 12:05 - 13:25
      Stage: White Box Workshop Space
    • 12:05 - 13:25
      Title: TBC, Accenture
  • TRACK 6: WORKSHOPS
    • 12:05 - 13:05
      1. Presentation Sessions: Creating a liveable, clean and safe public space with AI - City of Amsterdam, CTO’s Office Claudia Pinhao, UX/UI Designer, City of Amsterdam
      Iva Gornishka, AI Specialist, City of Amsterdam
      Daan Bloembergen, AI Researcher, City of Amsterdam
      Laurens Samson, Tech Lead - Computer Vision Team, City of Amsterdam
      Guido Hobeijn, Team Lead Computer Vision team, City of Amsterdam
      Bart de Visser, Product Owner Data Collection, City of Amsterdam
      (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
      • Claudia Pinhao, UX/UI Designer, City of Amsterdam

      • Iva Gornishka, AI Specialist, City of Amsterdam

      • Daan Bloembergen, AI Researcher, City of Amsterdam

      • Laurens Samson, Tech Lead - Computer Vision Team, City of Amsterdam

      • Guido Hobeijn, Team Lead Computer Vision team, City of Amsterdam

      • Bart de Visser, Product Owner Data Collection, City of Amsterdam

      • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

    • 13:10 - 13:40
      Title: TBC Funding Box
      (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
      • Funding Box

      • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

  • 13:25 - 14:30
    LUNCH & NETWORKING
  • TRACK 1: DEEP DIVE TECH TALKS Stage: Black Box (Hall 1)
    Chair: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One
    • 14:30 - 14:50
      TECH TALK 5 TECH TALK 5 AI-driven Fully Autonomous Flight: The Nuts and Bolts Miguel Martín Acosta, Chief Engineer - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Airbus
      • Miguel Martín Acosta, Chief Engineer - Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), Airbus

    • 14:50 - 15:10
      TECH TALK 6 Return of the Bot: The next generation of chatbots are making a comeback Davood Shamsi, Senior Manager, AI and Machine Learning, Apple
      • Davood Shamsi, Senior Manager, AI and Machine Learning, Apple

    • 15:10 - 15:30
      TECH TALK 7 Jim Thomason, VP of Imagery Products, Planet
      • Jim Thomason, VP of Imagery Products, Planet

    • 15:30 - 15:50
      IN-CONVERSATION Are sentience and consciousness consequences of the laws of physics? Grady Booch, Chief Scientist for Software Engineering & Fellow, IBM Research
      Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One
      • Grady Booch, Chief Scientist for Software Engineering & Fellow, IBM Research

      • Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One

  • TRACK 2: T-MINUS30 Stage: Building 43
    Chair: Carl Pratt, Founder and Creative Director, FuturePlanet
    • 14:30 - 15:00
      PANEL DISCUSSION “We won’t get to net zero without artificial intelligence” Gavin Starks, CEO, Icebreaker One
      Fredrick Royan, Vice President/Global Leader - Sustainability and Circular Economy, Frost & Sullivan
      Manisha Mistry, Chief Operating Officer - R² Factory, Rolls-Royce
      Moderator: Carl Pratt, Founder and Director, FuturePlanet
      • Gavin Starks, CEO, Icebreaker One

      • Fredrick Royan, Vice President/Global Leader - Sustainability and Circular Economy, Frost & Sullivan

      • Manisha Mistry, Chief Operating Officer - R² Factory, Rolls-Royce

      • Moderator: Carl Pratt, Founder and Director, FuturePlanet

    • 15:00 - 15:30
      PANEL DISCUSSION 21st Century Industry: Reducing Waste and Minimising Supply Chain Impact Sophia Savvides, Leader - Digital Ventures for Sustainability, Cargill
      Ralf Herbrich, Professor, Hasso-Plattner Institute
      Alexander Kaunas, CTO, POMPOM
      Moderator: Maria Morais, Co-founder and Chairwoman, Circklo
      • Sophia Savvides, Leader - Digital Ventures for Sustainability, Cargill

      • Ralf Herbrich, Professor, Hasso-Plattner Institute

      • Alexander Kaunas, CTO, POMPOM

      • Moderator: Maria Morais, Co-founder and Chairwoman, Circklo

    • 15:30 - 16:00
      PANEL DISCUSSION The Water Crisis, Risk, Leakage + AI Caco Baibich, CTO, Kando
      Joukje Keuning, Director of Infra 2025, Vitens, Representative, Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN)
      Moderator: Fredrick Royan, Vice President/Global Leader - Sustainability and Circular Economy, Frost & Sullivan
      • Caco Baibich, CTO, Kando

      • Joukje Keuning, Director of Infra 2025, Vitens, Representative, Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN)

      • Moderator: Fredrick Royan, Vice President/Global Leader - Sustainability and Circular Economy, Frost & Sullivan

  • TRACK 3: STARTUP CITY Stage: Building 41
    Chair: Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung NEXT
    • 14:30 - 15:40
      PITCHES AI Champions Driving New Industrial Solutions 9. 14:30 - 14:40 TBC
      10. 14:40 - 14:50 TBC, AAVAA
      11. 14:50 - 15:00. Anna Weigel, CTO, Modulus.ai
      12. 15:00 - 15:10. TBC, Selas Studio
      13. 15:10 - 15:20. TBC, Kermap
      14. 15:20 - 15:30. TBC, NOOMI AI
      15. 15:30 - 15:40. TBC, Humanising Autonomy
      • 9. 14:30 - 14:40 TBC

      • 10. 14:40 - 14:50 TBC, AAVAA

      • 11. 14:50 - 15:00. Anna Weigel, CTO, Modulus.ai

      • 12. 15:00 - 15:10. TBC, Selas Studio

      • 13. 15:10 - 15:20. TBC, Kermap

      • 14. 15:20 - 15:30. TBC, NOOMI AI

      • 15. 15:30 - 15:40. TBC, Humanising Autonomy

    • 15:40 - 16:00
      FIRESIDE CHAT Are we heading towards an AI Winter? Or are we just getting started? Whatever the weather, how can we adapt to protect our industries and businesses? Eamonn Carey, General Partner, Tera Ventures
      Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung Next
      Moderator: TBC, Curiosity VC
      • Eamonn Carey, General Partner, Tera Ventures

      • Hina Dixit, Head of AI + Metaverse Investments, Samsung Next

      • Moderator: TBC, Curiosity VC

  • TRACK 4: SPACEFLUENCERS Stage: White Box Forum
    Host: Spacefluencers
  • TRACK 5: WHITE BOX WORKSHOPS Stage: White Box Workshop Space
    • 14:30 - 15:30
      Title: TBC TBC, Hong Kong Medical AI Cluster
      • TBC, Hong Kong Medical AI Cluster

  • TRACK 6: WORKSHOPS Location: Building 43
    • 14:30 - 15:30
      3. AI Technology for People TBC, City of Amsterdam (Room: Jeane D'Arc)
      • (Room: Jeane D'Arc)

    • 14:30 - 15:30
      4. Conversations with... Black Women In Artificial Intelligence (Room: Le Corbusier)
      • (Room: Le Corbusier)

  • 15:50 - 16:10
    REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING - Facilitated networking experience for founders & investors (by invitation only)
  • 16:10 - 16:35
    HEADLINER Professor Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering & MD of Google's R&D Center in Israel, Google Plenary
    • Professor Yossi Matias, Vice President, Engineering & MD of Google's R&D Center in Israel, Google

  • 16:35 - 17:00
    IN-CONVERSATION : Data Science in Context - what’s new in AI and Data Science? Peter Norvig, Pioneer in AI, Author of best-selling textbook, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Distinguished Education Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
    Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One     Plenary
    • Peter Norvig, Pioneer in AI, Author of best-selling textbook, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Distinguished Education Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

    • Interviewer: Alex Kantrowitz, Host of the Big Technology Podcast, Writer of Big Technology, Author of Always Day One

  • 17:00 - 17:30
    CLOSING HEADLINER : The Future Workplace, Technology Supporting Safety & Efficiency Stefano La Rovere, Director of Global Robotics Advanced Technology, Amazon
    • Stefano La Rovere, Director of Global Robotics Advanced Technology, Amazon

  • 17:30 -
    CLOSE OF WORLD SUMMIT AI 2022

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