Workshop: AI Factories: foster collaboration and innovation

This session aims to give EDIHs a concrete, operational understanding of how to collaborate with AI Factories and TEFs, and how to jointly support SMEs and public organisations along a full “AI client journey” from initial awareness and testing to large scale deployment. It will present the main building blocks of the EU AI ecosystem, explain access policies, and illustrate collaboration patterns through national success stories. 

Speakers:  

• Javier Córdova Morey , Policy Officer, DG CNECT, European Commission  

• Petra Dalunde, Head of AI Ecosystem and Policy, AI Factory Mimer (Sweden) 

• Claudio Domenico Arlandini, Enabling AI Team Leader, IT4LIA AI Factory (Italy)

• Tomasz Parkoła, Project Coordinator, PIAST-AI (Poland) 

• Gaspard Demur, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CNECT, European Commission 

• Alvaro Hernando Hernando, Policy Officer, DG CNECT, European Commission