12:00 - 13:30

Registration & Networking Lunch

13:30 - 13:40

Welcome

Vincent Hein, Director, IDEA

13:40 - 13:50

Opening address

Carlo Thelen, Director General, Chamber of Commerce

13:50 - 14:05

Welcome speech

Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism

14:05 - 14:20

Address by the President of the EIB

Nadia Calviño, President, European Investment Bank Group

14:20 - 14:30

Should we fear AI? (pre-recorded video)

Prof. Philippe Aghion, Economist, Professor at the Collège de France, INSEAD, and at the London School of Economics

14:30 - 15:00

GenAI: myth or reality?

Dr Luc Julia, Chief Scientific Officer, Renault Group

15:00 - 15:45

Time for Luxembourg & Europe to realise their digital ambitions!
What are the risks and opportunities of AI for Luxembourg?
How can Luxembourg and Europe close the digital gap?
What role do governments play in driving digital transformation?

Moderated by Gérard Cops, Industry & Services Leader, PwC Luxembourg and with:

• Gérard Hoffmann, Chief Executive Officer, Proximus Luxembourg
• Ananda Kautz, Member of the management board - Innovation, Payments and Sustainability, ABBL
• Jacques Thill, Digital Economy and Data Policy Coordinator, Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy

15:45 - 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15 - 16:35

Energy transition & digitalisation: making distribution and consumption smarter
How can AI support this transition?

Live interview by Amanda Roberts, Founder LUX WMN & Professor (Miami University) with:

• Dr Grégory Nain, Co-founder & Head of Operations, DataThings
• Laurence Zenner, Chief Executive Officer, CREOS

16:35 - 16:45

PwC's Annual Global CEO Survey "Reinvention on the edge of tomorrow"

• Cécile Liégeois, Clients and Markets Leader, PwC Luxembourg

16:45 - 17:30

Is AI really transforming businesses?
Are AI technologies genuinely poised to revolutionise our economy and businesses?
How mature and affordable are key technologies? How can AI increase productivity?
What are the risks?

Moderated by Gaston Trauffler, Head of Industrial Policy, FEDIL with:

• Maxime Allard, Co-founder, Helical
• Véronique Martin-Lang, Chief engineer AI and Advanced Analytics, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
• Marie-Hélène Massard, Deputy General Director, Foyer Group
• Stefano Perego, VP International Operations & Global Ops Services, AMAZON

17:30 - 17:45

Wrap-up and Q&A

• Vincent Hein, Director, IDEA

17:45 - 19:00

Networking drinks