1. AI around the world inspiration session: AI in China: Pascal Coppens, Keynote Speaker at nexxworks

2. Piloting the European AI Ethics guidelines

3. Working sessions on Belgian AI cartography, and next steps

After a successful launch on March 18th of the AI4Belgium Coalition and its recommendations (more details on www.AI4Belgium.be), we would like to invite you for a world-class expert view of AI around the world and working together on making AI happen in Belgium.

Our objectives remain twofold:

• Put AI on top of the Belgian political and public agenda and get significant public investment

• Start contributing to the Belgian AI ecosystem together.

After a high-level inspiring session, we will discuss how we can pilot the European ethical guidelines and then work together on the mapping of the Belgian AI ecosystem.

Programme:

• 13:00: Registration & Coffee
• 13:15: AI4Belgium: Minister Philippe De Backer, Minister of Administrative Simplification, Digital Agenda, Postal Services and Telecom.
• 13:25: AI in China: Pascal Coppens, Keynote Speaker at nexxworks
• 14:05: European AI Ethical Guidelines: Nathalie Smuha, Lawyer & Coordinator High-Level Expert Group on AI, DG Connect and Jelle Hoedemaekers, Expert - ICT Standardisation at Agoria
• 14:50: Mapping Belgian AI landscape, regional input: Peter Spyns, coordinator international policy at the Flemish Government - Department of Economy, Science and Innovation (EWI) and Christophe Montoisy, partner Réseau IA
• 15:10: Break
• 15:25: Mapping Belgian AI landscape, research cartography: Nathanaël Ackerman, partner AI4Belgium
• 15:35: Mapping Belgian AI landscape, next steps: Nathanaël Ackerman, partner AI4Belgium
• 15:40: Open data: Aurelien Fievez, Expert scientifique et technique sur le numérique éducatif, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
• 15:50: European AI projects financing explained, Ji-Hyeon Kim Vanguers, H2020 NCP Coordinator Brussels
• 16:30: Wrap-up & next steps, Joseph Fattouch, Advisor Digital Agenda at Belgian Federal Government - Cabinet of Philippe De Backer
• 16:45: Networking reception