The European AI Ecosystem

Daniel Gillblad is Director of the Chalmers AI Research Center (CHAIR) and Co-Director of Scientific Vision for AI Sweden. His research interests include machine learning, large-scale data mining and their practical applications. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Royal Institute of Technology.

Dr. Alexander Ilic is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the ETH AI Center. He is a Swiss-German deep tech entrepreneur, researcher, and investor. Previously was an e-Lab fellow at MIT and co-founded Dacuda (acquired by Magic Leap in 2017).

As Managing Director of UnternehmerTUM GmbH Andreas Liebl is responsible, among other things, for setting up the appliedAI initiative with partners such as Google and NVIDIA. With more than 50 partners the initiative is one of the largest in its field in Europe.

Pegah Maham is project director for Artificial Intelligence & Data Science at the Berlin-based think tank Stiftung Neue Verantwortung. Her interest lies in how to measure and forecast progress in artificial intelligence, its risks, and how to effectively govern the technology.

Nicolas (Nico) Miailhe is Co-Founder of The Future Society, an independent, nonprofit AI Policy think tank. A recognized strategist and thought-leader, Miailhe has lectured around the world, and advises governments, international organizations, philanthropies, and multinationals.