Event Overview

Date & Time

Monday, 22, June 2020
16:00 – 19:00 CET
10:00 – 13:00 EDT 

Location

Virtual Conference

Event Partner / Host

EPAM Systems

Languages

All sessions are held English

Entry

By invitation and publicly available registration links

Agenda

16:00 – 16:25 Welcome & Keynotes
16:25 – 16:55 Panel Discussion
16:55 – 18:25 AI Use Cases
18:25 – 19:00 Panel Discussion & Wrap-up

AI Has a Key Role in Driving the New Normal

Humankind experienced three industrial revolutions along history – all of which raised global income levels and improved the quality of life for society around the globe. In business, on the supplier side, industries adapted new ways of production and service, and also became more innovative and agile based on the technologies which supported that. On the demand side, customers’ needs were mutually corresponsive, with increasing needs in quantity.   

The fourth industrial revolution is driven by an exponential growth in computing power and by the availability of substantial amounts of data. In today’s challenging economy, while meeting the demand both for quality and quantity, automatization supports efficiency, profitability and sustainable growth. Although automation, accelerated by AI, has the power to put organisations into a competitive position, most companies and industries are still at the beginning of their journey. Those organisations that exploit AI to reinvent processes, this powerful technology will very soon become the new norm.

Expected event takeaways:

Through interviews, keynotes, practical use cases, and in-depth discussion, we will look at the development and challenges of AI adoption from various industry perspectives. We will get an insight into how some organisations have already implemented AI into their processes, and how that contributes to their success and business continuity during these challenging times. We will get hands-on advice on how to implement and develop processes, products, and services supported by AI, and how to pave our roads to the future where AI is a norm both for business and society.

CognitiveVirtual Agenda & Speakers

Central European Summer Time (CEST)

16:00

Welcome by SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub

Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Founders of SwissCognitive

16:05 – 16:20

Host Keynote
AI: Still Idle or Mainstream?

Balazs Fejes
EVP, Co-Head Global Busines; EPAM Systems

16:20 – 16:40

Use Case Keynote
Ending AI Infinite Implementation Through Pandemic

Domingo Senise De Gracia
Managing Director Switzerland, Expert System Switzerland

Susanna Tron
Senior knowledge engineer | NLP Specialist, SwissRE

16:40 – 17:10

Panel Discussion
AI Has a Key Role in Driving the New Normal

Pascal Roth, Director, Business Development & Account Management, EPAM Systems

Massimo Rigodanza, Vice President, Supply Chain Business Technology, EMEA, Johnson & Johnson

Thierry Buecheler, Head of Innovation Strategy & Operations, Oracle

Afke Schouten, Head of AI Management Studies, HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich

17:10 – 17:30

Use Case Keynote
Gamification for Novel Strategic Options

Quentin Ladetto, Research Director, Swiss Department of Defence – DDPS

Armando Geller, Manging Partner, Scensei

17:30 – 17:50

Use Case Keynote
Reducing CO2-Footprint of Real Estates with AI

Martin Keller, CEO & Co-Founder, Turicode

Isabel Müller, Sustainability Expert, Allianz Real Estate

17:50 – 18:10

Host Use Case Keynote
Rapid Response to COVID-19 with “InfoNgen”

Jonathan Wilke, Account Manager, EPAM Systems

18:10 – 18:30

Use Case Keynote
AI-Driven Security Operations – Success Story or Fairy Tale?

Stephan W. Zimmermann, Customer Security Lead, PostFinance

Fabian Cotic, Machine Learning Specialist and Presales Consultant – Platform Services & Operations, ACTICO

18:30 – 18:55

Panel Discussion
Driving Value with the AI Maturity & Business Modelling Toolbox

Frank Seifert; Head of Consulting Telecom, Energy & Media, adesso

Maya Reinshagen, Director, Principal Consultant Marketing Automation, Netzentric, A Cognizant Digital Business

Dr. Benjamin van Giffen, Head of Research Lab Management of Artificial Intelligence, University of St Gallen

Tiziano Sabbioni, Professional Inventor, Creaholic

Afke Schouten, Head of AI Management Studies, HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich

18:55 – 19:00

Closing Keynote

Diplomacy Turmoil: Artificial Intelligence Opportunities

Thomas A. Campbell, Founder and CEO, FutureGrasp

19:00

Event wrap-up by SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub

Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Founders of SwissCognitive

Keynote Speakers & Panelists

Pascal Roth

Pascal Roth

Director, Business Development & Account Management
EPAM Systems, Switzerland

 

MayaReinshagen

Maya Reinshagen

Director, Principal Consultant Marketing Automation
Netcentric, A Cognizant Digital Business

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Domingo Senise De Gracia

Managing Director
Expert System Switzerland

Frank Seifert

Frank Seifert

Head of Consulting Telecom, Energy & Media
adesso Schweiz

 

Balazs Fejes

Balazs Fejes

 EVP, Co-Head Global Business
EPAM

 

Isabel Müller

Isabel Müller

Sustainability Expert
Allianz Suisse Immobilien

 

Martin_Keller

Martin Keller

CEO & Founder
Turicode

 

Dr. Benjamin van Giffen

Dr. Benjamin van Giffen

Head of Research Lab Management of AI
University of St. Gallen

 

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Stephan W. Zimmermann

 
Customer Security Lead
PostFinance

 

Armando Geller2

Armando Geller

 
Managing Partner
Scensei

 

Susanna Tron

Susanna Tron

 
Senior knowledge engineer | NLP Specialist
SwissRE

 

Massimo

Massimo Rigodanza

 
Vice President, Supply Chain Business Technology, EMEA
Johnson & Johnson
 

Tiziano

Tiziano Sabbioni

Professional Inventor
Creaholic

 

Quentin Ladetto

Quentin Ladetto

 
Research Director
Swiss Department of Defence – DDPS | Technology Foresight

 

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Fabian Cotic

 
Machine Learning Specialist and Presales Consultant – Platform Services & Operations
ACTICO

 

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Thomas A. Campbell, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO
FutureGrasp

 

Thierry B

Thierry Buecheler

 
Head of Innovation Strategy and Operations
Oracle

 

Afke Schouten

Afke Schouten

 
Head of AI Management Studies
HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich

 

Jonathan Wilkes

Jonathan Wilkes

Account Manager
EPAM Systems

 

Event Moderators & Facilitators

Dalith Steiger

Dalith Steiger

AI Influencer, Co-Founder
SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub

 

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Andy Fitze

AI Influencer, Co-Founder
SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub

 

Event Organisation

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Livia Spiesz

Events & Communication
SwissCognitive – The Global AI Hub

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