PROGRAM
Visit to the DFactory facilities
16:00
OPENING
Professor Carles Sierra
Artificial Intelligence Research Institute Director
16:30
BEING A MEMBER OF AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ECOSYSTEM
The Catalan AI Strategy
Daniel Marco, SMARTCatalonia Director, Catalan Government
16:35
The Artificial Intelligence Research Alliance (AIRA)
Professor Carles Sierra, Director IIIA-CSIC, President EurAI
16:45
HERMES: AI Excellence Center (LEITAT)
Marc Cortés, Excellence Center Director, LEITAT
16:50
Introduction to Wuhan AI Computing Centre, Best practice (Online)
Dr. Hu Zhi, CEO of Wuhan AI Computing Centre
& Jiangtao, Vice President of Huawei Computing Product Line
16:55
Contribute the European AI ecosystem with AI full stack solution
Jarek Kowalski, SID Expert, HUAWEI Europe
17:05
Barcelona, a Privileged Environment for AI Activities
Veronica Tan Tan, Responsible for Foreign Direct Investment (Asia-Pacific), City Promotion, Barcelona City Council
17:10
Centre of Innovation for Data tech and Artificial Intelligence (CIDAI)
Joan L. Mas Albaigès, CIDAI Director. Eurecat
17:15
The Catalan Observatory for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (OEIAC in Catalan)
Albert Sabater Coll, OEIAC Director, Universitat de Girona
17:20
The Digital Catalonia Alliance-Artificial Intelligence Community (DCA-IA)
Àngel Martín, AI Innovation Director, i2cat
17:25
Why the European Industry Needs an Open Ecosystem for AI, Cloud, and Edge Technologies
Gael Blondelle, VP Ecosystem Development, Eclipse Foundation AISBL
17:30
EXPANDING THE CATALAN AI ECOSYSTEM
Moderator: Marc Cortes
17:50
Daniel Santanach, Álvaro Ortín, Carles Sierra, Jarek Kowalski, Joan L. Mas Albaigès
CLOSURE
Marc Cortes
18:50
SOCIAL EVENT AND NETWORKING
DFactory
19:00
COCKTAIL DINNER
Restaurant SAGARDI 1881 (Sponsored by HUAWEI)