In Brief
AI under the magnifying glass of world-leading AI experts, business leaders, and thought leaders from across organizations and industries around the world. Current stage of AI based on past failures, learnings and successes, and the future outlook for societies, businesses, and economies in 2022 and beyond.
In Detail
In the format of use cases, keynotes, interviews, and expert panel discussions this 3 hour-long global-reaching event spotlights the current state of AI with practical insights and elaborates on the AI trajectory in 2022 and beyond.
Main Focus Points
- The current state of AI development & applications
- AI in 2022+: Where are we heading
- The AI investment landscape
- Opportunities ahead
- Challenges and solutions
Full Event Recording
Kai-Fu Lee Keynote Recording
4k+ Viewers
100+ Countries
1/2m+ Followers
Virtual Conference
A global-reaching event series on AI.
No robots. No terminators. NO SALES.
Only practical AI under the magnifying glass of global AI leaders & experts.
Facilitated & Powered By
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Date and Time
14. December 2021, 16:00 – 19:00 CET
Location
Online
Agenda & Speakers
See below – more details to be announced soon
Registration
The event is open for the SwissCognitive Global AI Community & Partners. For official registration proceed forward here, and in case of questions, contact Livia Spiesz at lspiesz@swisscognitive.com.
Virtual Conference Agenda
Central European Time (CET)
16:00 – 16:05
Welcome by SwissCognitive – WORLD-LEADING AI NETWORK
Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Co-Founders of SwissCognitive
16:05 – 16:20
Interview – The ai trajectory in 2022 and beyond
Michael Møller, President of the Diplomatic Forum of the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation | Former Under-Secretary-General of the UN and the 12th director-general of the UNOG
Interviewed by Dalith Steiger, SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
16:20 – 16:50
Industry Insights Beyond POC
Panel Chair
Thomas Helfrich, CEO & Founder, instarel.ai, SwissCognitive AI Nerd | LinkedIn Influencer
Expert Panelists
Mari Emilia Haapala, Digital Lead, Motion, ABB
Robin Mata, Business Technology Leader – Intelligent Automation & Finance, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Bret Greenstein, Partner, Cloud & Digital – Analytics Insights, PwC, AI, Data, and Digital Transformation Expert
Kira Radinsky, Chairwoman & Chief Technology Officer, Diagnostic Robotics, Visiting Professor, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
16:50 – 17:00
Creating conditions for equitable AI development
Thomas Davin, Director of Global Innovation, UNICEF
17:00 – 17:35
Investing in AI for Economic, Human & global Advancement
Panel Chair
Molly Tschang, Founder & CEO, Abella Consulting Say It Skillfully®, Radio Show Host on VoiceAmerica
Expert Panelists
Cyrill Wiget, Digital Transformation Expert in AI & ML, Independent Consultant Financial Services
Dee Schwalb, Private Equity Professional & Investor
John Balen, Partner, Canaan Partners
Liying Iris Wang, COO, x.ai acquired by Bizzabo
17:35 – 18:10
AI 2022+: Global Challenges
Panel Chair
Martina Fuchs, Business Correspondent, Xinhua News Agency
Expert Panelists
Cansu Canca, Founder & Director, AI Ethics Lab | Ethics Lead & Research Associate Professor, Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University
Ben-Israel Isaac, Chairman, Israel Space Agency, Member Of The Board Of Advisors, Cyber 2.0 | Head of the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Centre, Tel-Aviv University
Pierre-Philippe Mathieu, Head of the Φ-lab Explore Office, European Space Agency
18:10 – 18:25
interview – what does the young generation expect from the ai trajectory?
Okezue Bell, Founder of Fidutam, Harvard-MIT Researcher
interviewed by Dalith Steiger, SwissCognitive Co-Founder
18:25 – 18:55
Global AI Development Trends
Panel Chair
Dalith Steiger, Co-Founder, SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Expert Panelists
Frida Polli, Technology Expert, The Washington Post | CEO & Founder, pymetrics | Global Innovator, World Economic Forum
Pascal Bornet, Chief Data Officer, Aera Technology, Top Voice in Tech with 400K+ Followers
Nils Müller (industry), CEO & Founder, TRENDONE
Kay Firth-Butterfield, Head of AI & ML and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
18:55 – 19:30
How AI Will Transform Our World
Kai-Fu Lee, AI Expert, CEO, 创新工场 Sinovation Ventures, Former President of Google China, Author of ‘AI Superpowers’
19:30
Event Wrap-up by SwissCognitive – WORLD-LEADING AI NETWORK
Dalith Steiger and Andy Fitze, Co-Founders of SwissCognitive
Virtual Conference Speakers’ Handouts
Robin Mata:
«World of well»
«Robotic-Assisted Innovation Could Help With Knee-Replacement Surgery»
«Innovative Supply Chain Technology»
«Drones used to deliver HIV Drugs in Africa»
Mari Emilia Haapala:
«3 ways digital solutions can reduce energy costs»
Bret Greenstein:
«Six AI business predictions for 2022»
Thomas Davin:
«Creating the conditions for equitable AI development»
Okezue
«OkezueBell.com»
Molly Tschang:
«Say It Skillfully®»
«SayItSkillfully.com»
Pascal Bornet
«Pascal Bornet articles»
Nils Müller:
«WAVE 5: Die fünf großen technologischen Zeitalter»
Pierre Philippe Mathieu:
«Learning from Earth Observation for a more sustainable planet»
Thomas Helfrich:
«Instarel.ai Blog»
«Thomas “Ai Nerd” Helfrich Articles»
«The Impact of AI On Society»
«Thomas Helfrich Entrepreneur»
Event Speakers
Martina Fuchs
Business Correspondent, Xinhua News Agency
Kai-Fu Lee
AI Expert, CEO, 创新工场 Sinovation Ventures
Former President of Google China, Author of ‘AI Superpowers’
Michael Møller
President of the Diplomatic Forum of the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator Foundation | Former Under-Secretary-General of the UN and the 12th director-general of the UNOG
Walter Thurnherr
Chancellor of Switzerland
Kay Firth-Butterfield
Head of AI & ML and Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
Robin Mata
Business Technology Leader – Intelligent Automation & Finance
Janssen Pharmaceuticals of J&J
Ben-Israel Isaac
Chairman, Israel Space Agency
Member Of The Board Of Advisors, Cyber 2.0 | Head of the Blavatnik Interdisciplinary Cyber Research Centre, Tel-Aviv University
Thomas Davin
Global Innovation Director
UNICEF
Mari Emilia Haapala
Digital Lead, Motion
ABB
Thomas Helfrich
CEO & Founder, instarel.ai
SwissCognitive AI Nerd | LinkedIn Influencer
Molly Tschang
Founder & CEO, Abella Consulting
Say It Skillfully® Radio Show Host on VoiceAmerica
Bret Greenstein
Partner, Cloud & Digital – Analytics Insights, PwC
AI, Data, and Digital Transformation Expert
Cyrill Wiget
Digital Transformation Expert in AI & ML
Independent Consultant Financial Services
Pascal Bornet
Chief Data Officer, Aera Technology
Top Voice in Tech with 400K+ Followers
Nils Müller
CEO & Founder
TRENDONE
Pierre-Philippe Mathieu
Head of the Φ-lab Explore Office
Europen Space Agency
Frida Polli
Technology Expert, The Washington Post CEO & Founder, pymetrics
Global Innovator, World Economic Forum
John Balen
General Partner
Canaan Partners
Liying Iris Wang
COO
x.ai acquired by Bizzabo
Okezue Bell
Founder of Fidutam, Harvard-MIT Researcher
Fidutam, MIT Media Lab
Cansu Canca
Founder & Director, AI Ethics Lab |
Ethics Lead & Research Associate Professor, Institute for Experiential AI, Northeastern University
Tim Williams
CEO
Onalytica
Event Host & Facilitator
Dalith Steiger
Co-Founder, Global AI Thought Leader
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Andy Fitze
Co-Founder, Digital Transformation Strategist
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Event Team
Livia Spiesz
Global Events & Communications
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Valeska Hoenen
Content and Social Media Manager
SwissCognitive, World-Leading AI Network
Virtual Conference
These virtual conferences are regular worldwide-reaching online events bringing dozens of global AI leaders and experts together to share their views, experiences and expertise in the development of AI to the benefit of business and society. These 3 hour-long events are transparently addressing the development of cognitive technologies – including successes and challenges – while reaching and connecting a global online community of over ½ million followers.
All the sessions and formats are strictly content-driven with a non-sales approach, allowing focused and open discussions with no BS just content. These events provide not only a platform to brainstorm and network but also to position experts, leaders, organisations, research developments, the current status and future outlook of AI.