From Code to Cognition: Programming Languages, Foundation Models & AI at Scale

​THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED.

​What happens when the creator of Python, a builder of large-scale AI systems and a Professor of Human Media Interaction come together?

​Join Guido van Rossum, Euro Beinat and Vanessa Evers for a rare, cross-layer conversation spanning the full AI stack — from the languages we write, to the models we train, to the systems that operate in the real world.​

​Guido van Rossum
Creator of Python, the programming language that underpins modern software development and much of today’s AI ecosystem. His work fundamentally reshaped how developers write, scale, and think about code.

​Euro Beinat
AI leader at Prosus, building and deploying large-scale AI systems across a global portfolio of companies. Operating at the intersection of advanced research and real-world impact at scale.

​Prof. Vanessa Evers Director-General, National Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science CWI.

​Curated by Monique van Dusseldorp

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​17:30 Doors open

​18:00 Conversation with Euro Beinat and Guido van Rossum on the history of Python and its relevance today, later joined by Vanessa Evers. An audience Q&A is part of the session.

​19:15 Networking drinks

​20:45 Close