








European AI Forum – 2th Edition
December 2020

Following the success of the first European AI Forum held in June, the second edition aims to check in with policymakers in Brussels and Member States to examine new developments relating to AI in terms of digital and green policies and business uptake.
On the last days of the German Presidency and as a new Trio takes the Council of the EU helm, European AI Associations invite you to join us in finding the right answers on :
Strengthening European AI to compete worldwide
To this day Europe falls short in providing a European equivalent to the big American and Chinese technology companies even though potential, expertise and knowledge are abundant. On this panel, entrepreneurs, experts from science and policymakers illuminate the current Status Quo of European AI and discuss possible future strategies, incentives and policymaking needed to push forth a competitive European AI.
Making Europe a climate neutral continent with AI
This panel discusses the potential that lies at the application of AI to the challenges of climate change and for the protection of our environment. It seeks to identify the framework needed for this objective, the possible ways of using AI in and for sustainability and evaluates what impact can be ultimately hoped for.
The State as the first client: A model to ignite Europe’s AI industry
At the moment, European AI R&D is still in a fledgling state, largely due to a lack of critical mass of demand that is needed for the AI industry to flourish. To ignite the AI ecosystem, Member States have the potential to be the ideal first client by seeking AI solutions to some of the public sector’s key challenges.
Keynote speakers & Panelists

Karina Angelieva
Deputy Minister of Education & ScienceBulgaria

Nicola Beer
Vice-PresidentEuropean Parliament

Tomislav Ćorić
Minister of the Economy & Sustainable DevelopmentCroatia

Vladimir Danailov
Executive DirectorFund of Funds
Bulgaria

Christel Fiorina
AI National StrategyMinistry for the Economy
France

Luciano Floridi
Professor of Philosophy & EthicsUniversity of Oxford

Leonore Gewessler
Minister of Climate Action, Innovation & TechnologyAustria

Kilian Gross
Head Technologies & Systems for Digitizing IndustryEuropean Commission

Eva Kaili
Special Committee on AI in a Digital AgeEuropean Parliament

Anja Karliczek
Minister of Education & ResearchGermany

Boštjan Koritnik
Minister of Public AdministrationSlovenia

Francesco La Camera
Director-GeneralInternational Renewable Energy Agency

Mislav Malenica
Founder & CEOMindsmiths

Eva Maydell
Special Committee on AI in a Digital AgeEuropean Parliament

Cédric O
Minister of State for Digital TransitionFrance

Margarete Schramböck
Minister for Digital & Economic AffairsAustria

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Environment, Nature Conservation & Nuclear SafetyGermany

Kristina Sinemus
Hessian State Minister for Digital Strategy and Development
Virginijus Sinkevičius
European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries
Maikki Sipinen
AI Policy OfficerDG Connect
European Commission

Jens Spahn
Minister of HealthGermany

Gregor Strojin
President of Ad Hoc Committee on AICouncil of Europe

Dubravka Šuica
Vice-PresidentEuropean Commission

Lars Zimmermann
Managing DirectorPUBLIC

Matija Žulj
Founder & CEOAGRIVI
Moderation

Jörg Bienert
PresidentKI Bundesverband

Vanessa Cann
Managing DirectorKI Bundesverband

Milly Doolan
Head of Public PolicyCroAI

Gaëlle Pinson
Managing DirectorHub France IA

Jan Stedul
Secretary GeneralCroAI

Mitja Trampuz
PresidentAI4SI
Joint recommendations for AI regulation in the European Union
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