The European AI Summit 2022 – Connecting American and European AI Experts was a hybrid event which connected hundreds of AI Experts, Founders, Investors, and VCs based in both Europe and The United States. The event had an online presence on Zoom, and a physical presence in Munich for selected guests.
The objective of this landmark event was to maximize knowledge exchanges, by providing fifteen internationally-known speakers the opportunity to share their opinions and expertise in just 90 minutes.
Our speakers included:
6:30pm–6:45pm CET: Webinar Opening
Topic: Setting out the event agenda, and giving an overview of the AI Scene in Europe
- Adam Fulham, Founder & CEO of Startup Network Europe
- Thomas Neubert, Founder of The Transatlantic AI eXchangeGM of Datacenter and AI Cloud Execution and Strategy Group at Intel US HQ
- Markus Bohl, Managing Director Europe at Intel IgniteSerial Tech Founder; Early-Stage Investor; Forbes AI30; Deloitte Technology Fast 50
6:45pm–6:55pm CET: Panel Discussion – Research Institutions / Universities
Topic: Research Institutions / Universities
- Gregory LaBlanc, Lecturer at HEC, Stanford University and The University of California, Berkeleyost of The unSILOed Podcast with Greg LaBlanc
- Zahar Barth-Manzoon, Director of DWIH – The German Center for Research & Innovation San Francisco
6:55pm–7:15pm CET: Panel Discussion – AI Leaders in Europe & The USA
Topic: How America and Europe are building competitive ecosystems, and how they can learn from one another
- Oliver Schramm, Consul General of Germany in San Francisco
- Timothy Liston, US Consulate General in Munich
- Holger Hoos, Co-Founder & Chair of the Board of CLAIRE; Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Artificial Intelligence at RWTH Aachen University; Professor of Machine Learning at Leiden University
- Gerard de Graaf, European Union Ambassador to Silicon Valley (official title: Head of Office, San Francisco, Senior Envoy for Digital to the US, Delegation of the European Union to the United States)
7:15pm–7:30pm CET: Panel Discussion – VCs in Europe & The USA
Topic: Startup Trends for 2023; key elements VCs look for in Startups
- Jasper Masemann, Partner at HV Capital
- Lidiya Dervisheva, Partner at Next 47
- Ekaterina Almasque, General Partner at OpenOcean.vc
7:30pm–7:45pm CET: Panel Discussion – Startup & Scaleup Founders
Topic: What matters most – value creation
- Cyriac Roeding, Co-Founder & CEO of Earli and Founder & Investor at Roeding Ventures
- David Carmona, General Manager of Artificial Intelligence & Innovation at Microsoft Author of The AI Organization
- Lutz Finger, Author; Physicist; President of The Product and Development Faculty at Cornell University
7:45pm–8:00pm CET: Panel Discussion – International Start-up Programs
Topic: Presenting AI Beyond Borders Award
- Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Sciences and the Arts, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
- Prof. Matthias Notz, CEO, German Entrepreneurship
- 1st, 2nd & 3rd place announcement of Beyond Borders Award winners
Hosts and Partners:
- Startup Network Europe
- Transatlantic AI eXchange
- German Entrepreneurship
- The German Consulate General of San Francisco
- Intel Ignite