​A 3-Part Journey: From Trust to Practice

​Join us for an interactive meetup series for senior AI practitioners exploring the most critical question in AI today: Can we build intelligent systems that respect privacy, earn trust, and actually work in the real world?

​FOCUS:

• ​Trust, Failure & Local AI

​FULL AGENDA:

​Format: Short talks + highly interactive sessions

• ​18:30: Door Opens - Mingle & Drinks

• ​18:45: Welcome!

• ​19:00: Startup Talk #1: Verifiable Data Integrity in LLMs
  Georg Runge

  • ​Georg dives into one of the most critical open questions in AI today: data integrity. How can we verify which datasets were actually used to train or fine-tune large language models—and just as importantly, prove that certain data was explicitly not used? Expect a practical, technically grounded look at mechanisms, constraints, and emerging approaches for making data provenance and integrity auditable in LLM systems.

• ​19:20: Interactive Session #1

• ​19:35: Startup Talk #2: Privacy-First AI in Practice
  Benjamin Ramhofer

  • ​Benjamin brings real-world stories from his work at MAYA, where AI meets strict privacy requirements. His talk focuses on how AI-driven data anonymization can work seamlessly across on-premises and cloud environments without breaking compliance or trust. Through concrete examples and lessons learned, he'll show how consistent anonymization enables secure data usage and sharing while preserving privacy, even in complex enterprise landscapes.

• ​19:50: Interactive Session #2- Personal AI Privacy Moments

• ​20:10: Wrap-Up & Reality Check

• ​20:20+ –: Networking session

• ​Host: Riccardo Lamanna

• ​The appliedAI Developers bring together engineers, researchers and tech leaders solving real-world AI challenges through knowledge exchange and collaboration.

• ​DEEP: The Deep Tech Institute at ESMT Berlin supports cutting-edge ventures by linking research, talent, and capital to accelerate breakthrough technologies and entrepreneurship.

• ​ESMT Berlin (European School of Management and Technology) is a private, triple-accredited international business school based in Berlin, Germany, offering master’s, MBA, PhD, and executive education programs focused on leadership, innovation, and analytics.