Building the European AI Skills Ecosystem

​Building the European AI Skills Ecosystem - Enhancing Competences and Nurturing Talent

​Organised in collaboration with Istat - Italian National Institute of Statistics

Taking advantage of the Kick-Off of the AI Skills Hub Academy Project in Rome, and considering the need to accelerate on AI adoption and talent skilling and acquisition in different strategic sectors (including the public sector), this public event aims to debate with European and national policymakers, and experts from academia, industry and civil society, how to frame the AI Skills Academy as concrete contributions to the building of the European AI ecosystem. 

Given the limited number of seats, your participation in the event will depend on confirmation. Apply for your spot now!

​PLEASE NOTE THAT REGISTRATION IS ALSO REQUIRED TO RECEIVE THE LINK FOR ONLINE PARTICIPATION.

AGENDA

09:00–09:30 | Registration

​09:30–10:00 | Welcome and Institutional Remarks

​Massimo Fedeli, Director of the Department for the Development of Methods and Technologies for the Production and Dissemination of Statistical Information, Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat)

​Gianluca Misuraca, AISHA Coordinator, Founder & CEO, Inspiring Futures Europe

​Mario Nobile, Director General, Agency for Digital Italy (AGID)

Claudia Sartori, Director, Office for International Affairs, Department for Information & Publishing, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Government of Italy

​10:00-11:15 | Roundtable on AI Skills as a key enabler of the EU AI Ecosystem

​How can Europe build AI skills at scale while ensuring trust, competitiveness and public value?

​Moderated by Gianluca Misuraca, AISHA Coordinator, Founder & CEO, Inspiring Futures Europe

​Panellists:

​Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament, Co-Chair of the Working Group on the Implementation of the AI Act

​Claudio Feijoo, Jean Monnet Chair of Technology Diplomacy and Digital Sovereignty, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

​Catelijne Muller, President & co-founder, ALLAI, former member of the EU High Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence

​Keyzom Ngodup Massally, Director, AI Hub for Sustainable Development & Global Digital & AI Programmes, United Nations Development Programme

​11:15-11:45 | Networking & Coffee Break

​11:45-13:00 | Roundtable on Competences for AI Governance Innovation & Data Spaces

​Building next-generation AI leaders and functional specialists for the European public sector

​Moderated by Antonino Rotolo, Head of Alma AI, University of Bologna

​Panellists:

​Fabrizio Davide, Senior Research Manager, Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT)

​Kirsty Kitto, Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology (SLATE), University of Bergen, Norway

​Paul Nemitz, Visiting Professor of Law, College of Europe / Chair of the Arthur Langerman Foundation

​Walter Quattrociocchi, Director, Centre for Data Science and Complexity for Society, University of Rome “La Sapienza”

​Gabriela Viale Pereira, Associate Professor for Information Systems, University for Continuing Education, Krems, Austria

13:00-13:30 | Closing Remarks