Important information: new Date – 16th December 2024

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

The 6th Saxon-Polish Innovation Day planned for September was unfortunately cancelled due to the flooding of the Oder.

We have now agreed on 16 December 2024 as an alternative date for the Innovation Day, which is planned as a one-day event with an evening session. For visitors who want to stay overnight in Wrocław, we will be offering an event in the morning of 17 December at The Depot History Centre to mark the 65th anniversary of the Wrocław-Dresden city partnership and the 25th anniversary of the regional partnership between Dolny Śląsk and Saxony.

With kind regards

The organisation team of the Innovation Day

The United Nations‘ 17 Sustainable Development Goals are now the globally recognised benchmark for the transformation of our society. In line with these goals, the European Union has committed itself to sustainable, fair and competitive action. For the EU, digital technologies provide functionalities that will serve as a catalyst for sustainable change. The EU therefore considers digital transformation to be a fundamental pillar of the transformation process and has set out the necessary measures in its strategy paper ‘Towards a green & digital future’ (DOI: 10.2760/977331). In this paper, artificial intelligence in particular is described as a key technology for the realisation of this transformation.

The 6th Saxon-Polish Innovation Day will focus on how AI methods are already being used today to achieve sustainability goals and what potential they will offer in the future to overcome complex sustainability challenges. The aim is to present multi-layered and concrete examples from the areas of

• Health and well-being
• Community and sustainable growth
• Climate and resources

The Innovation Day will focus in particular on the economic significance of AI methods for companies and SMEs in particular.

The innovative capacity and specific resources of the Polish-Saxon scientific and economic region for the development of AI tools and their implementation in practical applications and processes will be demonstrated.

The Innovation Day brings together scientists, entrepreneurs and transfer players from Poland and Saxony to form an internationally competitive network on this important topic.

The aim is to effectively and sustainably expand cooperation between the neighbouring countries in research and development. Together, the aim is both to stimulate growth in the region and to develop internationally competitive solutions for social change.

The Saxon-Polish Innovation Day, the nucleus of which is the Wrocław-Dresden city partnership, thus makes a sustainable contribution to strengthening the innovative capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Central European region in particular and promoting the internationalisation of the innovation system.

The following programme is based on the original programme of the cancelled 6th Saxon-Polish Innovation Day in September. We are still waiting for the confirmation of some speakers and moderators.

Monday, 16 December 2024

9:00 Registration

10:00 Opening of the 6th Saxon-Polish Innovation Day

Katja Meier
Saxon State Minister of Justice, for Democracy, Europe and Equality

Jakub Mazur
First Vice President of the City of Wrocław

Jan Pratzka
Mayor of Dresden, Department of Economic Affairs, Digital Affairs, Human Resources and Security

Prof. Arkadiusz Wójs
Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Peter Rosenbaum
Head of International Office at TUD Dresden University of Technology

Prof. Paul Noon
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University

Martin Kremer
General Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wrocław

10:30 Panel discussion: AI for global challenges – hype or real solution?

Moderator: Michał Karbowiak, Concordia Design

Prof. Wojciech Bożejko, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Prof. Paul Noon, Coventry University

Prof. Uwe Aßmann, TUD Dresden University of Technology

11:30 Session 1: How is artificial intelligence already changing the economy and industry today?

Moderator: Prof. Grzegorz Chodak, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Mateusz Baron, Brainlab AG.
Use of AI in neurosurgery

Krzysztof Choma, Nomtek sp. z o.o.
Balancing Innovation and Risk: Challenges and opportunities in implementing AI in digital products

Kamil Barczyk, St Luke’s Hospital in Boleslawiec.
Practical applications of AI in health care

Prof. Marcos Kauffman, Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Coventry University
Navigating the Future of Manufacturing: AI-Driven Solutions to Overcome Key Industry Challenges

13:00 Lunch break with discussions with the Young Innovators

14:00 Session 2: How artificial intelligence enhances innovation processes in science and industry?

Moderator: Prof. Thomas Köhler, Center for Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences (CIDS)

Dr Phillip Gould, Coventry University
Optimisation of Viral Vaccine production. The journey from a quick experiment in the lab to a commercial company.

Dr. Moritz Kuhtz, TUD Dresden University of Technology
Use of data analysis and AI in materials development and modelling

Mieszko Max Dropiński, Intel Corporation
Advanced Semiconductors Manufacturing overview

Prof. Bogdan Franczyk, Center for Scalable Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (ScaDS.AI Dresden/Leipzig)
From research to practice: application and limits of foundation models

15:30 B2B, R2B discussions and Round Tables

Introduction: Dr. Thomas Richter, Saxony Trade & Invest Corp.

RT1: Cooperation potential with UK on AI development
Moderator: Deepak Farmah, Coventry University

RT2: AI and the development of sustainable materials – GreenCompas
Moderator: Rafał Stanik, Technische Universität Dresden

RT3: AI and modern education – Xgarden
Moderator: Dr. Albert Langkamp, Technische Universität Dresden

RT4: Potential for and the use of AI in international business cooperation
Moderator: Anna Kurzynoga, Wirtschaftsförderung Sachsen GmbH

RT5: Complex System Engineering and AI
Moderator: Prof. Anna Timofiejczuk, Politechnika Sląska

RT6: Use of AI in medicine
Moderator: Prof. Dariusz Król, Politechnika Wrocławska

17:00 Session 3: Future of AI: How can it help solving current challenges?

Moderator: Dr. Maria Dymitruk, University of Wrocław

Prof. Ireneusz Jabłoński, Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU) Cottbus–Senftenberg; Fraunhofer-Institut für Photonische Mikrosysteme
Cross-border readiness for AI innovation in autonomous and interactive cyber-physical systems

Prof. Paul Noon, Coventry University
The Role of AI in Democratising Society

Deepak Farmah, Coventry University
Empowering Society for Economic Growth: Scaling AI Solutions for Widespread Impact on Non-Digital Challenges

18:00 Individual transfer to the Old Town Hall

Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Building H14
Wybrzeże Stanisława Wyspiańskiego 40
50-370 Wrocław

Monday, 16 December 2024

19:00 – 22:00 Reception with musical accompaniment

19:30 Closing of the 6th Saxon-Polish Innovation Day

Moderator: Ingolf Römer, InfAI Infinity GmbH

The Old Town Hall
Rynek
50-107 Wrocław

A survey on the experiences and expectations of the Saxon-Polish Innovation Day can be found under the following link:

https://ankieta.wcss.pl/index.php/345792

We would be pleased to receive your feedback!

Registration is possible via the following link: