AI strategy & data foundations workshop with Vlerick

Agenda of the AI New Year's Celebration by Vlerick

13:00 - 17:30: AI workshops

Madison.Partners: AI strategy & data foundations workshop (90 min)

Discover the crucial interaction between AI, business strategy and data maturity while gaining profound insights into operationalising AI through robust foundations and strategic alignment. Immerse yourself into practice via our use cases & industry practices.

Additional workshops will be given by KPMG and Agoria.‍

17:30 - 19:00: Champagne reception

19:00 - 20:30: panel discussion with digital transformation leaders

Evening event: Reflection on the AI Journey in 2023 and Beyond. What's hype, what's here to stay, and what are the changes and opportunities to move forward by Bart Van Rompaye (Head of AI, KPMG) & Bart Baeyens (CEO, Faktion).

Followed by a panel of Karsten Neubauer - Founder and CEO G2K Group GmbH, Gilles Mattelin - Founder & CEO Henchman.ai, Jos Polfliet - Founder and CTO Metamaze, Marijke Schroos - GM at Microsoft Belgium and Prof. Stijn Viaene moderated by Prof. Philippe Baecke

Panel discussion building on the topics of the afternoon.

Explore the dilemma of "buy or build" in AI solutions: should organizations wait and buy off-the-shelf solutions, or be a first mover and build their own?

Learn valuable lessons from AI product companies capable of building, scaling, and monetizing focused AI applications.

20:30 - 22:00: dinner

Conclude the event with a networking dinner, offering you the chance to engage with speakers, connect with fellow alumni, and mingle with professionals.

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Practicalities

Date: January 24, 2024
Timings: 1pm - 10pm
Location: KPMG offices, Luchthaven Brussel Nationaal 1K 1930 Zaventem, Belgium
Organizer: Vlerick - Digital Transformation Club
Price: €95