On Tuesday, 1 October, the Jacques Delors Centre and the French Embassy in Berlin are hosting a high-level discussion event on the topic of ‘How can Europe become competitive in artificial intelligence?’. On two panels, German and French experts from science and politics will discuss what steps the EU needs to take to become a global leader in AI and how the European market is prepared for new AI tools.
Agenda of the event:
The program begins at 2:30 pm with opening remarks by:
- François Delattre, French Ambassador to Germany
- Stefan Schnorr, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs and Transport
- Philippe Aghion, Professor at the Collège de France
Following the keynotes, two insightful panel discussions will take place:
3 – 4:15pm: How can the EU become a global leader in AI innovation?
- Joanna Bryson, Hertie School - Centre for Digital Governance
- Gesche Joost, DFKI
- Corinne Narassiguin, Senator and Rappporteur on AI
- Frédéric Pascal, Director of the DATAIA Institute, CentraleSupélec
- Maik Außendorf, Spokesperson for Digital Affairs, Member of the German Parliament (tbc)
4:15 – 5:30pm: Is the European Single Market ready for AI?
- Guillaume Avrin, Coordinator of France's AI Strategy
- Robert Kilian, AI Association Germany
- Matthias Koehler, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
- Franca Salis-Mandinier, National Secretary of the French Democratic Confederation of Labour (tbc)
The panels will be moderated by Silke Wettach, journalist and EU correspondent. The event will end with a reception at 17:30.
The event will be held in German, French and English with simultaneous translation and will also be broadcast online.
French Embassy
Wilhelmstraße 69, 10117 Berlin