Science for AI
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Matthias Bethge
Curator for Science for AI
Matthias Bethge is director of the Tübingen AI Center, co-founder of ELLIS and Head of the ELIAS Alliance
Arnout Devos
Curator of Science for AI
Arnout Devos is the Scientific Coordinator of ELLIS and a Staff Member & Lecturer at the ETH AI Center, where they also co-head the ELIAS Alliance Node Zurich
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3 November
9:45
Opening Speech & Framing - Lucilla Sioli (Director of the EU AI Office, DG CNECT, EC)
10:00
Keynote: AI Science and Innovation - Serge Belongie (University of Copenhagen, President of ELLIS Society)
10:25
Spotlight Talks: Opportunities for European Research Excellence. Zhijing Jin (MPI / University of Toronto), Antoine Bosselut (Apertus / EPFL), Nicu Sebe (ELIAS / University of Trento)
11:10
Break
11:30
Sciencepreneurship Award
11:50
Panel Discussion: “Shaping Public AI for Science, Innovation & European Impact” - Panelists: Nicu Sebe, Antoine Bosselut, Zhijing Jin, Serge Belongie, Sahar Abdelnabi. Moderator: Cecile Huet
12:40
Wrap-up & Outlook to Day 2
4 November
9:00
Welcome & Framing - Matthias Bethge & Arnout Devos (ELIAS Alliance Curators)
9:10
Keynote: State of AI 2025 - Nathan Benaich (Founder & General Partner of Air Street Capital)
9:40
Spotlight Talks: AI Trends and Ecosystem Building - Jessica Montgomery (Director of ai@cam / ELIASAlliance) & Tim Rocktäschel (Deep Mind / University CollegeLondon)
10:10
Panel Discussion: “Opportunities to Lead in AI Innovation” - Panelists: Nathan Benaich, Jessica Montgomery, Tim Rocktäschel. Moderator: Matthias Bethge
10:50
RAISE Speech - Miguel Rubio Escudero (Policy Officer - Excellence in AI & Robotics, EC)
10:55
Closing Remarks
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Yoshua Bengio
University of Montréal & LawZero
Yoshua Bengio is Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at Université de Montreal, Co-President and Scientific Director of LawZero.
Max Welling
CTO and Co-founder of CuspAI and Professor at University of Amsterdam
Prof. Dr. Max Welling is a research chair in Machine Learning at the University of Amsterdam and a Merkin distinguished visiting professor at Caltech.
Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, European Commission
Henna Virkkunen serves as the Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy at the European Commission, a role she assumed in December 2024.
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation at the European Commission
Ekaterina Zaharieva is Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation at the European Commision.
Christina Egelund
Danish Minister for Higher Education and Science
The minister will highlight the priority of AI in the strategy the Council of the European Union and Denmark.
David Dreyer Lassen
Rector, University of Copenhagen
At AIS25, Rector will highlight UCPH’s vision for AI in Science as part of the university’s overall vision for research and innovation in Europe.
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