Programme
Sunday, 25 May
Pre-opening
- 19:00–
- 21:00
- Film screening
- Film screening
Eno: An ever-changing portrait of a musical visionary
Eno: An ever-changing portrait of a musical visionary. The Austrian premiere of the groundbreaking documentary about Brian Eno by Gary Hustwit, screened at the Filmmuseum Vienna.
As this is a special screening, tickets are available by invitation only.
Monday, 26 May
AI and society
- 09:00–
- 10:30
- Opening Ceremony
- Arena21, Oval
- Opening Ceremony
Shaping our digital future
- 10:30–
- 11:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 11:00–
- 12:30
- Keynotes
- Arena21, Oval
- Keynotes
AI and democracy
Lawrence Lessig
Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School
Moshe Y. Vardi
University Professor and the George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice University
- 12:30–
- 14:00
- Lunch
- Lunch
Lunch
- 14:00–
- 15:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
AI meets society
Ricardo Baeza-Yates
Research Professor at the Institute for Experiential AI of Northeastern University
Katja Bühler
Scientific Director, Head of Biomedical Image Informatics Group at VRVis
Toby Walsh
Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW Sydney
- 14:00–
- 15:30
- Panel
- Suite A
- Panel
AI and eco-social regeneration
- 15:30–
- 16:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
AI’s technical trajectory
Michael Bronstein
DeepMind Professor of AI at the University of Oxford
Edward A. Lee
Professor of the Graduate School in EECS
Ute Schmid
Full Professor of Cognitive Systems at the University of Bamberg (Germany), Director of the Bamberg Center of AI (BaCAI)
Carles Sierra
Research Professor of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC)
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Workshop
- Suite A
- Workshop
Artistic Intelligence and AI
Tuesday, 27 May
Platforms and power
- 09:00–
- 10:30
- Keynotes
- Arena21, Oval
- Keynotes
Platform power
Marietje Schaake
Fellow at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center and at the Institute for Human-Centered AI
- 10:30–
- 11:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 11:00–
- 12:30
- Panel
- Arena21, Oval
- Panel
Platforms as new institutions
Annabelle Gawer
Professor in Digital Economy & Director, Centre of Digital Economy (CoDE), Surrey Business School, University of Surrey
Ben Snaith
Senior Researcher at the Open Data Institute (ODI)
Philipp Staab
Professor of Sociology at Humboldt University in Berlin and Co-Director at the Einstein Center Digital Future
- 12:30–
- 14:00
- Lunch
- Lunch
Lunch
- 14:00–
- 15:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
Governing AI
Dame Wendy Hall
Regius Professor of Computer Science, Associate Vice President and is Director of the Web Science Institute at the University of Southampton
Marc Rotenberg
President and Founder of the Center for AI and Digital Policy
Lucilla Sioli
Director for AI and Digital Industry within the European Commission
- 15:30–
- 16:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
Cybersecurity in new times
Martina Lindorfer
Associate Professor at TU Wien and key researcher at SBA Research
Matteo Maffei
Key researcher at SBA Research and Professor at TU Wien
Rafal Rohozinski
Founder of SecDev Group and CEO of Zeropoint Security
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Workshop
- Oval
- Workshop
Social media and AI: What’s on the research agenda?
Fariba Karimi
Full Professor of Social Data Science at the Faculty of Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at TU Graz
Brigitte Krenn
Deputy Director of the Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (OFAI)
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Panel
- Suite A
Wednesday, 28 May
Disruptive innovation
- 09:00–
- 10:30
- Keynotes
- Arena21, Oval
- Keynotes
Innovation in the AI age
Michael A. Cusumano
Sloan Management Review Distinguished Professor of Management (former Deputy Dean)
- 10:30–
- 11:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 11:00–
- 12:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
Re-imagining AI through social innovation
Reema Patel
Co-founder of the Ada Lovelace Institute
Mirko Schäfer
Co-founder and the Sciences Lead of the Data School at Utrecht University
- 11:00–
- 12:30
- Panel
- Suite A
- Panel
Funding a digital future worth living
Hosted by:
Michael Stampfer
Managing Director of the Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF)
Günter Klambauer
Professor at the Institute for Machine Learning at JKU Linz
Karin Tausz
Managing Director of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)
- 12:30–
- 14:00
- Lunch
- Lunch
Lunch
- 14:00–
- 15:30
- Panel
- Arena21, Oval
- Panel
From social media to AI: Lessons learned
Noshir Contractor
Jane S. & William J. White Professor of Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University
Sunimal Mendis
Assistant Professor in Intellectual Property Law at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) of the Tilburg University
Max Schrems
Lawyer, author and speaker, Honorary Chairman at NOYB
- 14:00–
- 15:30
- Workshop
- Suite A
- Workshop
The EU Digital Humanism Initiative (EUDHIT)
Erich Prem
Chief RTI Strategy Advisor and CEO of eutema GmbH
- 15:30–
- 16:00
- Coffee
- Coffee
Coffee
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Panel
- Oval
- Panel
Teaching Digital Humanism
Anna Bon
Researcher and Lecturer in Digital Transformation and Global Development at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Marta Sabou
Professor for Information Systems and Business Engineering at the Vienna University of Economics and Business
Alexander Schmölz
Professor of Digital Humanism at the University of applied Sciences BFI Vienna and Executive Director of the Austrian Institute for Vocational Training Research
Dorothea Winter
Research Associate & Advisor to the Rector at the University of the Humanist Association Berlin-Brandenburg
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Workshop
- Suite A
- Workshop
AI and democracy: From values to action
Teki Akuetteh
Founder and Executive Director of the Africa Digital Rights Hub LBG
Siddhi Gupta
Inclusive AI Lab and Assistant Professor, Creative Education at Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology
Astrid Mager
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Technology Assessment of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Michael Veale
Associate Professor in digital rights and regulation at the Faculty of Laws, University College London
- 16:00–
- 17:30
- Panel
- Arena21
- Panel
Implementing Digital Humanism in practice
Hosted by:
Georg Krause
CEO of msg Plaut
Martin Giesswein
WU Executive Academy and DigitalCity.Wien
Natalia Postek
Member of Vocational Participation of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities at the University of Vienna
Carina Zehetmaier
Ambassador at Women in AI Austria
Join for an engaging panel discussion on the practical implementation of Digital Humanism. The distinguished guests are the winners of the “Digital Humanism in Practice” award, presented in January 2025. The discussion will feature three categories of awardees: individuals who have made significant contributions to the implementation of Digital Humanism, projects that have excellently embodied its principles, and organisations that have made a noteworthy contribution to its realisation. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from leading experts in the field!
Speakers
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