<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 14:30 Registration </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> </div>

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 15:00 Welcome </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p><a href="https://fh-hwz.ch/kontakt/prof-dr-claude-meier" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Prof. Claude Meier </a>(Leiter Center for Research & Methods HWZ)<br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenremke/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sven Remke</a> (Managing Director data innovation alliance)</p> </div>

15:10 Keynote by Christopher Ganz: What Can Monthy Python Teach Us About Innovation

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 15:10 Keynote by Christopher Ganz: What Can Monthy Python Teach Us About Innovation </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Innovation literature mostly talks about radical innovation, significant steps that transform markets. Still, most of the innovation is happening incrementally. New product versions are released with new features, serving the existing market. In this talk, I will present a few thoughts on changing one's viewpoint. Seeing things from a different angle may help to discover new approaches to customersu2019 challenges. How this relates to Monty Python remains to be seen.</p> </div>

15:45 World Cafu00e9 by HWZ

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 15:45 World Cafu00e9 by HWZ </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>During the coffee break youu2019ll have the opportunity to join one or more posters sessions with the following topics:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>How to make AI usable for trends and developments in Banking & Finance (e.g. for Open Finance)?</li> <li>How to automatise qualitative content analysis with AI? Basis: A study done to climate communication of Swiss companies.</li> <li>Actual AI-based research projects at HWZ.</li> </ul> <p>We are looking forward to exciting discussions.</p> </div>

16:30 Breakout Session - Industrial AI: From Research to Real-World Impact

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 16:30 Breakout Session - Industrial AI: From Research to Real-World Impact </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Would you like to explore how AI can drive innovation in your industry? Join us for the first meeting of the new u201cIndustrial AIu201d Expert Group.<br><br>What is on the program?<br>u2699ufe0f Learn how the Innovation Booster facilitates collaboration and accelerates industrial AI solutions.<br>u2699ufe0f Hear from companies that have successfully leveraged the AI Booster in past and ongoing projects.<br>u2699ufe0f Engage in an interactive session to assess your companyu2019s AI potential and explore new ideas.<br><br>We are looking forward to meet you there!<br><br>Biruk, Maik, Thomas, Manuel and Lilach</p> <div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://data-innovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/COLOURBOX65649038.png" alt="" class="wp-image-23246" /></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://data-innovation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/COLOURBOX65566495.png" alt="" class="wp-image-23247" /></figure> </div> </div> </div>

16:30 Breakout Session - Smart Services

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 16:30 Breakout Session - Smart Services </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>The Expert Group "Smart Services" will have an ideation session, with Gerrit Schatte from Kistler moderating the discussion about the following topics:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Software / services as upselling product for hardware</li> <li>Software / services as enablers to sell hardware in the system network at all</li> </ul> </div>

16:30 Breakout Session - Governance for Growth with Data & AI: Digital Product Pass & Its Impact on Switzerland

<div id="ui-id-1" class="-accordion-header accordion-header" role="tab" aria-controls="ui-id-2" aria-selected="false" aria-expanded="false" tabindex="-1"> <div index="" class="-accordion-header-label accordion-header-label" > 16:30 Breakout Session - Governance for Growth with Data & AI: Digital Product Pass & Its Impact on Switzerland </div> </div> <div class="accordion-content" id="ui-id-2" aria-labelledby="ui-id-1" role="tabpanel" aria-hidden="false"> <p>Almost any physical product sold in the EU may soon require a digital counterpart that provides access to data on materials, recycling, supply chains, and production. In just two years, this will apply to the first product group: batteries.</p> <p>What can we expect from the digital product pass in Switzerland? Join us for an interactive session with Peter Krummenacher from Bloqsense, where we will explore challenges, requirements, opportunities, and the potential of data governance.</p> </div>

Events

Q: 14:30 Registration

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Q: 18:00 Apu00e9ro

In the area of AI, there are many events that are specifically suitable for certain (language) regions and/or thematic sectors. The SAIROP initiative provides a good overview of such events – and is also open to anyone to publish their own events there.