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Dr. Stefaan G. Verhulst is an expert in using data and technology for social impact. He is the Co-Founder of several research organizations including the Governance Laboratory (GovLab) at New York University and The DataTank base in Brussels. He focuses on using advances in science and technology, including data and artificial intelligence, to improve decision-making and problem-solving. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the open-access journal Data & Policy and has served as a member of several expert groups on data and technology, including the High-Level Expert Group to the European Commission on Business-to-Government Data Sharing and the Expert Group to Eurostat on using Private Sector data for Official Statistics. Dr. Verhulst has been recognized as one of the 10 Most Influential Academics in Digital Government globally. He has published extensively on these topics, including several books, and has been invited to speak at international conferences, including TED and the UN World Data Forum. He is asked regularly to provide counsel on data stewardship to a variety of public and private organizations.

The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is the voice of non-formal adult education in Europe. EAEA is a European NGO with 120 member organisations in 43 countries and represents more than 60 million learners Europe-wide. EAEA is a European NGO whose purpose is to link and represent European organisations directly involved in adult learning, promoting adult learning and access to and participation in non-formal adult education for all, particularly for groups currently under-represented.

Angeliki Giannakopoulou has a background in Computer Engineering and Informatics, having also followed further education in Adult Education, Counselling, and Gender Studies. As currently a project coordinator at the EAEA- European Association for the Education of Adults, she navigates the intersections of technology and education, specializing in digitalization, media, safe public spaces, gender, and intersectionality. Currently among others she is coordinating the Erasmus+ project AI4AL, aiming at the mindful adoption of AI in adult learning and education.

MinnaLearn makes workplace learning for teams. Their expert-created courses combine online self-study with collaborative meetings to solve real workplace challenges together.

Ville Valtonen is the co-founder and CEO of MinnaLearn. Formerly, he served as the project lead for Elements of AI, a highly acclaimed course on AI literacy with an extensive global reach, boasting over a million students. Additionally, he held the position of Chief Marketing Officer at Reaktor, a distinguished technology consultancy firm. He loves snowboarding, tennis and good food.

The UNED is the largest public university in Spain in terms of both number of students and academic offerings, as well as the largest campus in Europe. UNED has been dedicated, for 50 years, to universalizing quality Higher Education through an online and blended learning model that is a leader in its sector. The more than 200,000 students who trust in the UNED each year endorse an innovative learning system that combines online teaching and face-to-face support supported by a constantly evolving technology platform that offers a flexible model tailored to the individual needs of each of its students. An active system that is applied in all the studies of its wide academic offer, in which the student becomes the protagonist of his or her own learning, as established by the European Higher Education System. All this, in addition, without cut-off marks and adapting the study to your work schedule, personal situation, family and professional obligations.

Llanos Tobarra (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Albacete, Spain, in 1981. She received the MSc and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, in 2004 and 2009, respectively. She is currently an Associate Professor with the Control and Communication Systems Department, UNED. She is also the Deputy Vice-Rector for production of digital resources. She has participated in a big number of projects financed in public calls, some of them with special relevance for companies and administrations with an international scope, international journals, and conferences. She teaches graduate and post-graduate courses related to the network interconnection and security domains, among others. She is also lecturer in the MOOC of Elements of AI in its Spanish version. Her research interests include formal methods and forensic analysis in distributed systems, and the development of infrastructure and algorithms for e-learning and cybersecurity.

The AI Campus is an initiative aimed at advancing AI literacy within higher education and beyond, with the aspiration of attracting a broader audience to the field of artificial intelligence. By providing a learning platform with Online courses, Videos and Podcasts, the AI Campus endeavors to empower learners to comprehend, critically evaluate, and professionally architect AI systems. Our own learning opportunities, known as "AI Campus Originals," are developed specifically for the AI Campus, while we also curate external learning opportunities to further enrich our educational portfolio. These external resources gain enhanced reach and visibility through our platform, thus fostering a more inclusive and comprehensive learning environment.

Positioned as a component of the German Government's Digital Strategy, the AI Campus is a federal Research & Development project generously funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). On a regional level, the initiative is supported through the AI Campus Hub Baden-Württemberg, with financial backing from the Dieter Schwarz Foundation.

Through regional hubs, the AI Campus ensures a demand-driven utilization and distribution of learning opportunities, embracing blended-learning formats to cater to diverse learning preferences and needs. Our overarching mission is to significantly contribute to bridging the AI knowledge gap, while fostering a culture of curiosity, critical thinking, and professional competency in AI across the educational spectrum.

Michael Kircher is a Content Manager at the AI Campus of the Stifterverband. As a media didactician and educator, his focus is on designing digital learning opportunities. Together with the team in Heilbronn, he is building the AI Campus Hub Baden-Württemberg. This includes regional networking and the (further) development of the AI Campus's learning opportunities in dialogue with project partners.

Scotland’s AI Strategy was launched in March 2021 and outlined a vision for Scotland to become a leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. The Scottish AI Alliance is tasked with the delivery of the vision outlined in Scotland’s AI Strategy in an open, transparent and collaborative way. The group provides a focus for dialogue, collaboration and, above all, action on all things AI in Scotland. The Scottish AI Alliance is a partnership between The Data Lab and the Scottish Government and is led by a Minister-appointed Chair and overseen by Senior Responsible Officers from The Data Lab (CEO) and the Scottish Government (CDO). Its activities are overseen by a Leadership Group with representation across society and working groups are convened as and when appropriate for specific projects and programmes from across Scotland’s AI community.

Steph Wright is a data science enthusiast with specific experience in the healthcare domain. She has a diverse background ranging from astrophysics to genomics in academia and film & TV to dance in the arts and the third sector. A project and programme management professional with extensive experience in the data and AI space, she loves to develop and build collaborations across organisations to help people with their data/AI journey. Steph led on Data Lab’s efforts in support of the Scottish Government in developing Scotland’s AI Strategy and she’s now leading on the delivery of the strategy’s vision for Scotland to be a leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. She is passionate about diversity in STEM and is also Co-Founder of Diverse AI, a not-for-profit working to support and grow diversity in AI.

aivancity School for Technology Business & Society is a French graduate school located in the south of Paris. aivancity is a "school with a mission" in the sense of the Pact Law (the first in French higher education) with an educational purpose and commitments to employability, diversity, responsibility, territorial anchoring and openness to the city.
aivancity was created in 2020 in order to train students and executives for the new challenges brought by the emergence of Data and AI. We believe that beyond its technical challenges, AI today raises many questions about its implications on business and management, but also on tomorrow's Humankind and Society.
Artificial intelligence is now proving its legitimacy in replacing man for tedious and time-consuming tasks, allowing individuals to focus on more rewarding activities. The challenge of AI therefore lies in the training of young and not so young people, for them to face the profound changes in professions and skills AI brings.That is why aivancity has been launched under the unique tryptic of Technology – Business – Ethics. Its global strategy is strongly oriented towards international, particularly in terms of creating partnerships, recruiting students and co-constructing international educational programmes. aivancity also works in close cooperation with the professional world, with companies who offer students concrete projects to work on in their AI Clinic.
aivancity offers different types of courses, from Bachelor to MSc, summer schools and executive education, all officially recognised by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and the Ministry of Labour. aivancity is part of the Campus France forum and other national networks, and is in the process of obtaining the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education.

Solenn Daudu is the Area Manager of aivancity for Asia and Benelux. She is in charge of developing aivancity's network in the mentioned areas for institutional partnerships, student recruitment, programme development and promotion. She is also the founder of Vanillea International, a consultancy through which she supports the international development of higher education institutions. Solenn also writes Erasmus+ cooperation project applications and coordinates approved projects in the following topics: STEM, entrepreneurship, soft skills, inclusion. She has experience as Director of International Relations and European Projects in a French graduate school of engineering and as Smart city project manager. She graduated as an Engineer in 2013 and completed her training with degrees in International Relations, Management and Smart Cities.

ianka fleerackers is an expert in storytelling, personality branding and thought leadership. She is the founder of the Thought Leaders Academy where experts and executives are guided in developing a sustainable public identity.

Besides a successful career as an actress in television, film and theatre, ianka has also been a director of plays, publisher of short stories, producer and presenter of her own programmes on radio and television.

These days, you can find her on stage as a keynote speaker on personality branding and storytelling.

In November 2023, her book "Own Your Story. Or Someone else will." will be released by Lannoo Campus. It is her first business book, but the ninth in her bibliography.

ianka deliberately writes her name in lower case.