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Welcome to
AI Week Frankfurt 2023 🤩
The AI Week Frankfurt is a 5-day event, packed with insights, networking and exchange for AI professionals and enthusiasts from Frankfurt Rhine-Main and beyond!
Day 1: Oct. 16th
Opening &
Fusion AI Hackathon
Opening Speech, Networking, Keynote, GenAI Hackathon
SIZE
100+ participants
AUDIENCE
Invite only
HIGHLIGHT
Networking for Leaders
INDUSTRY SPONSORS
Vitra, hauser lacour
Day 2: Oct. 17th
AI in Real Estate &
Fusion AI Hackathon
Hackathon with AI teams, Keynotes,Panel-Discussion and AI Vernissage
SIZE
200+ participants
AUDIENCE
Real Estate Industry
HIGHLIGHT
Networking for Leaders
INDUSTRY SPONSORS
Vitra, hauser lacour
Day 3: Oct. 18th
AI in Pharma/HC &
AI In Law
1 day industry event with keynotes, workshops and panel discussions
SIZE
200+ participants
AUDIENCE
Pharma & Law Industry
HIGHLIGHT
Networking for Leaders
Industry Sponsors
Allen & Overy
Day 4: Oct. 19th
UAI Conference
AI in Finance
1 day industry event with keynotes, workshops and panel discussions
SIZE
200+ participants
AUDIENCE
Financial Industry
HIGHLIGHT
Networking for Leaders
Industry Sponsors
Commerzbank, IIF
Day 5: Oct. 20th
AI Start-up &
Investors Day
AI-Start-up Pitches, AI Founders Panel, Investors Breakfast
SIZE
200+ participants
AUDIENCE
Founders,Investors,Experts
HIGHLIGHT
Networking, Closing Party
Industry sponsors
t.b.d.
AI Workshops & Trainings
AI Pop-up Restaurant, AI Vernissage, AI Rave, and many more!

More 🚀
incoming
-> LINEUP
Speakers
Our team is working hard to bring you the most interesting people in the field to learn from and connect to our event.

Armand Zorn
Mitglied @ Deutscher Bundestag

Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus
Hessische Ministerin für Digitale Strategie und Entwicklung

Walid Mehanna
CDAIO @ Merck

Emily J. Ryan
Head of Customer Engineering @ Google

Marcus Chromik
CRO @ Commerzbank

Michael Menzel
ML Specialist @ Google

Stefanie Babka
Global Head of Data Culture @Merck

Tobias Guenthoer
CIO @ Stada

Raphael Gielgen
Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn @ Vitra

Julia Sterling
VP Big Data & Advanced Analytics @ Commerzbank

Dominik Schmidt Kiefer
Divisional Board Member - Head of Big Data and Advanced Analytics @ Commerzbank

Nadja Schäfer
Global Lead Data Culture @ Roche

Sebastian Heinz
CEO @ AI Hub Frankfurt

Nico Baum
Head of Innovation & Data | Fundmanager @ Berenberg

Catharina Glugla
Senior Associate @ Allen & Overy

Hussain Mahmood
General Manager Enterprise Solutions @ Microsoft

Marius Lohr
Sr. Manager, Solutions Architect Enterprise @ DELL

Jochen Papenbrock
Head of Financial Technology EMEA @ NVIDIA

Tobias Stein
CVO @ AI Hub Ventures

Hannah Becher
Fraud Lead & SME to AI Lab @ Pleo

Dieter Konrad
Head of Quant & Smart Data @ Union Invest

Dr. Kirsten Bremke
Global Lead Data Tribe @ Deutsche Bank

Thomas Stadje
Chapter Lead Data Scientist @ Commerzbank

Laurent Lacour
CEO @ hauser lacour

Dr. Michael Soucek
VP of Data @ Building Minds

Till Eichenauer
Head of Digital Transformation & Innovation @ WISAG

Patrick Soschinksi
CEO @ SPARK Europe

Eric Menges
CEO @ FRM GmbH

Daniel von Devivere
Venture Partner Europe @ Storm Ventures

Marco Di Sazio
Digital Transformation Manager @ Bankhaus Metzler

Daniel Abbou
Managing Director @ KI Bundesverband

Andrej Nikonov
CEO @ Cloudflight

Michael Schropp
Head of AI Development Biologicals @ Boehringer Ingelheim

David Schlepps
Head of AI Academy @ statworx

Dr. Wolfgang Lippert
Chemicals & Energy Industry Lead @ Microsoft

Sascha Lang
CEO @ AiSupervision

Lennard Schmidt
Co-Founder @ Langdock

Axel Schnütgen
Founder & CEO @ SynergyShift

More incoming! 🚀
More is more.

-> PROGRAM
Agenda 🚧👷🏗️
The AI Week is organized in events for different industries, accompanied by learning and cultural offerings.
DAY 1: OCTOBER, 16th 2023
Opening AI Week Frankfurt 2023
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Check-in / Arrival
4:30 – 4:30 pm: Welcome Speech AI Week 2023
Sebastian Heinz, CEO AI Hub Frankfurt
Armand Zorn, Member of the German Bundestag
4:45 – 5:00 pm: The Importance of AI in Germany
Daniel Abbou, Managing Director KI Bundesverband
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Impact of AI for Frankfurt and Rhine-Main
Eric Menges, CEO FRM GmbH
Dominik Schmidt-Kiefer, Head of Big Data & Advanced Analytics, Commerzbank AG
Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus, Hessische Ministerin für Digitale Strategie und Entwicklung
6:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
Fusion AI Hackathon Day 1
Hackathon Intro
Participation in the hackathon requires an application via the ticket form. You can apply as single hacker or in teams max 3 people. Briefly describe which AI supported problems regarding new products, services or business models you wish to work on. Find all necessary information in the hackathon material. hackathon material.
4:30 – 5:00 pm: Check-in / Arrival
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Welcome Briefing
Laurent Lacour, CEO, Hauser Lacour
Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn, Vitra
Lutz Dietzold, CEO, German Design Council
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Pitch your „What if..“
t.b.d.
7:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
DAY 2: OCTOBER, 17th 2023
AI in Real Estate
9:30 – 9:45 am: Welcome Speech AI in Real Estate
Sebastian Heinz, CEO AI Hub Frankfurt
9:45 – 10:15 am: Why is AI important in Real Estate?
Patrick Soschinksi, CEO, SPARK Europe
10:15 – 10:30 am: Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 am: Sustainability in Real Estate – Energy Forecasting, Energy Rating, Retrofitting
Dr. Michael Soucek, VP of Data, Building Minds
11:00 – 11:30 am: Networking
11:30 – 12:00 am: AI in Real Estate for more Efficient and Sustainable Property Management
Till Eichenhauer, WISAG
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Building management: How AI systems can improve the efficiency and sustainability of properties
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:00 pm: AI in Architecture
3:00 – 3:30 pm: Streamlining the building permit process with AI
Andrej Nikonov, Cloudflight
3:30 – 4:00 pm: Open Slot
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
4:30 – 6:00 pm: The Future of Real Estate in the Age of AI
Sven Gruber, Managing Director, Immoraum
Sebastian Heinz, CEO, AI Hub Frankfurt
6:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
Fusion AI Hackathon Day 2
9:30 – 10:00 am: Challenge the Brief
Laurent Lacour, CEO, Hauser Lacour
Raphael Gielgen, Trendscout Future of Work Life & Learn, Vitra<
10:00 – 12:00 am: Hack Sprint 1
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Progress Update
1:00 – 3:00 pm: Hack Sprint 2
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Progress Update
4:00 – 6:00 pm: Hack Final Sprint
6:00 – 7:00 pm: Prepare to Present
7:00 – 8:30 pm: Presentation of Prototypes
8:30 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
Workshops
1:00-2:30 pm: LLMs for Knowledge Management: An Interactive Workshops with the AI Makers Lab
In this workshop, you will learn about the business potential of large language models for knowledge management and interactively build your own solution using our no-code AI Makers Lab.
3:00-4:00 pm: Explainable AI in Business Applications
Get to know the potential and importance of explainable AI for solving real world problems. Learn about the most important approaches and their applications.
4:00-5:00 pm: Forecasting 2.0: Navigating the Future with Foundation Models (Forecasting the Future of Forecasting)
Navigate the uncharted waters of futuristic forecasting models. Learn how foundation models and zero-shot forecasting are setting new standards and reshaping the landscape of predictions.
DAY 3: OCTOBER, 18th 2023
AI in Pharma / Healthcare
9:00 – 9:30 am: Check-in / Arrival
9:30 – 9:35 am: Welcome
Moderator, t.b.d.
9:35 – 10:00 am: Keynote Data & AI in Pharma & Healthcare
Walid Mehanna, CDAIO, Merck
10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking & Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 am: Generative AI in Pharma Use Case
11:00 – 12:00 am: Panel on Data Culture
Stefanie Babka, Global Head of Data Culture, Merck
Nadja Schäfer, Global Lead Data Culture, Roche
David Schlepps, Head of AI Academy, statworx
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm: The Importance of Data im Pharma & Healthcare
Axel Schüttgen, CEO, Synergy
Tobias Ghuentoer, CIO, Stada
Walid Mehanna, CDAIO, Merck
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:00 pm: Gen AI in Pharma
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Panel Discussion, t.b.d.
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:00 pm: tbd
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Closing Keynote
6:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
AI in Law
9:30 – 9:35 am: Welcome
Moderator, t.b.d.
9:35 – 10:00 am: State of AI in Law
Allen & Overy, t.b.d.
10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking & Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 am: Overiew EU AI Act
Michael Rammensee, CEO, AI Quality & Testing Hub
11:00 – 11:30 am: Networking
11:30 – 12:00 am: Keynote 2
t.b.d.
12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Use Cases of AI in Law
Allen & Overy, t.b.d.
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
2:30 – 3:00 pm: Keynote
t.b.d.
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Panel Discussion
t.b.d.
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Networking & Coffee Break
4:30 – 5:00 pm: Keynote
t.b.d.
5:00 – 6:00 pm: Closing Keynote
t.b.d.
6:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
Workshops
1:00-2:30 pm: LLMs for Knowledge Management: An Interactive Workshops with the AI Makers Lab
In this workshop, you will learn about the business potential of large language models for knowledge management and interactively build your own solution using our no-code AI Makers Lab.
3:00-4:00 pm: Explainable AI in Business Applications
Get to know the potential and importance of explainable AI for solving real world problems. Learn about the most important approaches and their applications.
4:00-5:00 pm: Forecasting 2.0: Navigating the Future with Foundation Models (Forecasting the Future of Forecasting)
Navigate the uncharted waters of futuristic forecasting models. Learn how foundation models and zero-shot forecasting are setting new standards and reshaping the landscape of predictions.
DAY 4: OCTOBER, 19th 2023
AI in Finance
9:00 – 9:10 am: Welcome
Sebastian Heinz, CEO, AI Hub Frankfurt
9:10 – 09:30 am: Keynote
Marcus Chromik, CRO, Commerzbank
9:30 – 10:00 am: AI in Anti-Financial Crime
Oliver Maspfuhl, Deutsche Bank
Hannah Becher, Pleo
10:00 – 10:30 am: Networking
10:30 – 11:30 am: Panel on EU AI Act
Sarah Gadd, Julius Bär
Julia Sterling, Commerzbank
Catharina Glugla, Allen & Overy
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Developing Trustworthy AI
12:00 – 12:30 am: The Era of Generative AI: Driving transformation in Finance & Banking
Hussain Mahmood, Microsoft
Gerald Ertl, Commerzbank
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch Break
1:30 – 6:00 pm: Track 1, hosted by the IIF Keynotes and Panels on AI Regulation, Responsible AI and AI Supply Chains
1:30 – 6:00 pm: Track 2, hosted by the AI Hub Frankfurt Keynotes and Panels on AI in Quant Finance, AI Technology and Use Cases
6:00 – 10:00 pm: Networking, Food & Drinks
Workshops
1:00-2:30 pm: LLMs for Knowledge Management: An Interactive Workshops with the AI Makers Lab
In this workshop, you will learn about the business potential of large language models for knowledge management and interactively build your own solution using our no-code AI Makers Lab.
3:00-4:00 pm: Explainable AI in Business Applications
Get to know the potential and importance of explainable AI for solving real world problems. Learn about the most important approaches and their applications.
4:00-5:00 pm: Forecasting 2.0: Navigating the Future with Foundation Models (Forecasting the Future of Forecasting)
Navigate the uncharted waters of futuristic forecasting models. Learn how foundation models and zero-shot forecasting are setting new standards and reshaping the landscape of predictions.
DAY 5: OCTOBER, 20th 2023
AI Start-up Day
9:00 – 9:30 am: Check-in / Arrival
9:00 – 9:35 am: Welcome
Moderator, t.b.d.
Sebastian Heinz, CEO, AI Hub Frankfurt
9:35 – 10:00 am: Welcome Keynote
t.b.d.
10:00 – 10:30 am: Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:00 am: Panel on Investing in AI First Companies
11:00 – 11:30 am: Networking
11:30 – 12:00 am: Impact of AI Act on German Start-ups
t.b.d.
12:00 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 pm: Fireside Chat: Being on Y Combinator
Lennard Schmidt, Co-Founder, Langdock (YC S23)
Tobias Kemkes, Co-Founder, Langdock (YC S23)
Sascha Lang, Co-Founder & CEO, AiSupervision (YC W22)
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Networking
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Panel on Scaling a Start-up
2:30 – 3:00 pm: Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm: Founders Story Google x AI Hub Frankfurt
4:00 – 4:30 pm: Networking
4:30 – 5:30 pm: AI Pitch Battle
10 AI Startups, 3 minute Pitches
5:30 – 6:00 pm: Closing Remarks of AI Week 2023
t.b.d.
6:00 pm – 3:00 am: AI Week Closing Party
Closing Party
Agenda will follow soon 😉

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Location ✨
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Meet the team
The AI Hub Frankfurt team is looking forward to welcome you to the most exciting event in Frankfurt this year!

Sebastian Heinz
CEO AI Hub Frankfurt

Marcel Isbert
COO AI Hub Frankfurt

Tobias Stein
CVO AI Hub Frankfurt

Julius Heinz
CFO AI Hub Frankfurt

Stefanie Sykes
Event Office

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