EDIH Network Summit 2024 | 26 and 27 November
The EGG, Brussels
This second edition of the EDIH Network Summit brought together over 700 key stakeholders from the European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) network, including representatives from various thematic working groups, national authorities, and expert groups.
The summit provided first-rate information on key topics such as AI challenges as well as facilitated in-depth discussions on practical topics through good practices for digital transformation and innovative solutions across multiple areas including agrifood, construction, cybersecurity, digital health, and smart connectivity.
Attendees had the opportunity to participate in workshops, panel discussions, and networking sessions designed to foster collaboration and share best practices. Additionally, the EDIH Network Awards Ceremony recognised the most outstanding success stories of the network.
The presentations delivered as well as the recordings of the sessions are available in the sections below.
Agenda
Schedule | Event |
| 12:00 - 18:00 | Registration |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Welcome lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:15 | EDIH Network Summit 2024 welcome |
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Opening speech Keynote speech - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (video message) Fire side keynote - Roberto Viola, Director General of DG CONNECT, European Commission |
| EDIH Network Awards finalists presentation - Human centered AI | |
| 14:45 - 15:30 | Session 1 - Keynotes
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| EDIH Network Awards finalists presentation - Green Digitalisation | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Networking coffee break |
| 16:00 - 16:15 | EDIH Network Awards finalists presentation - Digital Skills and Collaboration |
| 16:15 - 17:15 | Session 2 - Panel discussion: How the EDIH Network should respond to the AI opportunity?
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| 17:15 - 17:55 | Session 3 - EDIH Network Summit 2024 - Awards ceremony |
| 17:55 - 18:00 | Wrap up and introduction to next day's agenda |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Networking reception |
Streaming: All Day 1 sessions will be streamed.
Schedule | Event | |||
| 08:00 - 16:00 | Registration | |||
| 08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome coffee | |||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome address and presentation of the next EDIHs call | |||
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Session 4 - The AI Act explained Presentation of Artificial Intelligence Act (45') | Session 5 - Networking the Networks Panel discussion on how to cooperate between EDIHs and other initiatives at EU level | Session 6 - EDIH success by the numbers Workshop on data-driven intelligence about the EDIH Network and its clients | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Networking coffee break | |||
| 11:00 - 12:30 | Session 7 - Meet the Associated Countries - Panel discussion on new EDIHs joining the EDIH Network Panel discussion on Associated Countries joining the EDIH Network | Session 8 - Tailoring services to the needs of companies Panel discussion on how to effectively reach out, engage, and tailor services to the needs of companies | Session 9 - Addressing public sector organisations needs Workshop on how to better tailor services to meet the specific needs of public sector organisations | Session 13 -The Digital Markets Act Presentation of the Digital Markets Act (45')
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| 12:30 - 14:00 | Networking lunch | |||
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 10 - Access to Finance: tools and real cases Panel discussion on how to find financing solutions for companies | Session 11 - Integrating AI into EDIHs Workshop on how to make the EDIHs AI friendly | Session 12 - Digital Maturity Assessment Tool (DMAT) How do firms digitalise? | |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Networking coffee break | |||
| 16:00 - 17:00 | EDIH Network Summit 2024 - Closing | |||
| 17:00 - 18:00 | Networking reception | |||
The Ukraine EDIH Network session will take place at 9:30 - 10:30
Streaming: Day 2 Welcome address and presentation of the next EDIHs call, Session 4 - The AI Act explained, Session 7 - Associated Countries, Session 10- Funding opportunities for EDIHs customers and EDIH Network Summit 2024 - Closing will be streamed.
Video Recordings
Day 2
Presentations
Day 1 - 26/11/2024
Session 1 - Keynotes
Day 2 - 27/11/2024
Session 4 - The AI Act explained
Session 5 - Networking the Networks
Session 6 - EDIH success by the numbers
Session 8 - Tailoring services to the needs of companies
Session 9 - Addressing public sector organisations needs
Session 10 - Access to Finance: tools and real cases
Session 12 - Digital Maturity Assessment Tool (DMAT)
Networking and Matchmaking
During the EDIH Network Summit 2024, participants had many opportunities to network and connect with each other.
Meet the speakers
Roberto Viola
Director General of DG CNECT (Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology) at the European Commission.
Lucilla Sioli
Director AI Office, DG CNECT, European Commission.
Vasco Pedro
Co-Founder & CEO, Unbabel.
Artūrs Vasiļevskis
Chairman of the Board, Tilde.
Bianca Muntean
Honorary Consul of Estonia, is co-founder and cluster manager Transilvania IT.
Alessandra Poggiani
Director General, Cineca.
Thomas Faber
Manager Digital Economy, NL Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Malgorzata Nikowska
Head of Unit for Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Policy Coordination, DG CNECT, European Commission.
Justina Anglickytė
Industry 4.0 project team lead, GreenTech Hub Coordinator, Innovation Agency Lithuania.
Antoine-Alexandre André
Legal and Policy Officer working for the AI Office (European Commission)
Simon Boisserpe
EDIH DIVA Coordinator.
Elodie Carpentier
Project Officer in Economics of Digital Innovation,Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Giulia Carsaniga
Policy/Project Officer, AI Innovation and Policy Coordination, AI Office, European Commission
Mike Conroy
Director of the Data2Sustain EDIH.
Petra Dalunde
Coordinating Senior Project Manager CitCom.ai TEF
Coordinator of Test and Evaluation of AI at RISE
Melhem Daoud
Seconded National Expert at the EU Commission.
Gaspard Demur
Deputy Head of Unit “AI Innovation and Policy Coordination” at EU AI Office.
Robert Fischbach
Research Associate and Operational Manager of EDIH South Westphalia
Irina Florea-Saghin
PhD, FIT EDIH Coordinator, Head of the I4T Technological Transfer Center in ICEBERG PLUS.
Giovanna Galasso
Partner at Intellera Consulting and CoordinaTEF Coordinator
Jordy Goorman
Business Development Manager Innovation at FME (Trade association Metalectro) – EDIH BOOST, NL.
Narine Haroyan
Advisor to the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia.
Pirita Ihamäki
International Business Manager Robocoast EDIH/Prizztech Ltd.
Marco Iuorio
Secretary General of DIHCUBE, Head of the Digital Transition Office at ANCE.
Stina Jonsson
Senior Project Manager at RISE, Research institutes of Sweden.
Stefanos Kotoglou
Programme Officer at the European Commission.
Yiannis Kotsis-Giannarakis
Coordinator of the Greek Public Services Digital Innovation Hub (GR digiGOV-innoHUB) led by GRNET.
Olha Krevska
Director of the Directorate for European and NATO integration and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
Mihaela Lafont
Programme / Policy Officer in the AI Office (Artificial intelligence Innovation and Policy Coordination), DG CNECT - European Commission.
Andrea Lösch
Senior Researcher at DFKI (German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence) – EDIH Saarland.
Kirke Maar
Manager of AI & Robotics Estonia (AIRE EDIH)
Krisztina Markovics
Project Manager, AI EDIH Hungary.
Sebastiaan Meijer
Professor, head of department, vice dean, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Lidia Mocanu
Strategy Director @ EDIH – Digital Innovation Zone.
Katja Mohar Bastar
Director DIH Slovenia, partner at EDIH DIGI-SI.
Enkelejda Muçaj
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Republic of Albania.
Daniel Nepelski
Team Leader, Joint Research Centre, Digital Economy Unit
Nikolaos Nikolakis
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems & Automation (LMS) at the University of Patras, Greece.
Yves Paindaveine
Ir. EE, Ir. CSE, senior expert, AI Innovation and Policy Coordination unit of the AI Office, European Commission.
Marcin Piaskowski
Policy/Project Officer, AI Innovation and Policy Coordination, AI Office, European Commission.
Tautvydas Pipiras
Project Manager at Lithuanian Innovation Centre / EDIH4IAE.LT Advisor.
Stefano Sbarbati
Senior Project Manager at Steinbeis Europa Zentrum.
Jacqueline Schardijn
Sr. business developer at InnovationQuarter.
Dimitri Schuurman
University Business Developer & Visiting Professor
Arsim Nimanaj
Business Development Advisor at the Innovation and Training Park (ITP).
Olga Shapoval
Eastern Ukraine EDIH
Stéphanie Roosa
EU project Manager at GreenWin
Johan Stake
Scientific Policy Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre.
Solja Sulkunen
Project Manager at Finnish AI Region EDIH.
Kolfinna Tómasdóttir
Senior Adviser at the Icelandic Centre for Research
Slavica Tomović
Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro.
Vassilis Tsanidis
Senior Innovation Procurement Advisor, European Innovation Council/Business Acceleration Services, (EISMEA).
Martin Ulbrich
Economist, European Commission's AI Policy Team.
Alberto Valenzano
Team Leader at the European Commission, DG GROW.
Ger van den Kerkhof
Manager DIGITALIS
Irene van Hooff
Programme Manager DSIH.
David Vidal
Project Director of the Digital Transformation Accelerator (DTA).
Mantas Vilys
Executive Director at Lithuanian Innovation Centre, EDIH4IAE.LT Coordinator.
Awards Competition
Celebrating digital excellence
The EDIH Network Awards are designed to showcase and celebrate EDIHs that have successfully provided innovative services to SMEs and Public Sector Organisations (PSOs) to support them through their digital transformation. Beyond recognising the accomplishments of individual EDIHs, the awards aim to encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practices within the network.
Green digitalisation
Awards services that align with the Green Deal objectives, focusing on sustainability and environmental protection.
Human-centred AI
Awards services that use AI to enhance performance and privacy of the organisations and empower the staff.
Digital skills
Awards services that equip customers with necessary digital skills for quality jobs, driving social and economic impact.
Collaboration with other EDIHs or European intiatives
Awards services requiring the joint efforts between EDIHs and other European initiatives.
People's Choice Award
The People's Choice awards the people's favourite Success Stories among the finalists!
People's Choice Award
Awards the people's favourite Success Stories among the finalists!
Useful information
Venue Details
The EGG Brussels
Rue Bara 175, 1070 Brussels