AI Challenges and Opportunities for Luxembourg and Poland

We are excited to announce the 6th Luxembourg-Poland Business Conference, focusing on the theme of AI Challenges and Opportunities for Luxembourg and Poland. Join us on Monday, 25th November 2024, at the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Warsaw.

This pivotal event, co-organised by the Luxembourg-Poland Chamber of Commerce (LPCC) and Poland-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (PLIG), and supported by the embassies of both countries, aims to create a platform for exchanging experiences and insights. Industry leaders and experts from Luxembourg and Poland will discuss the impact of AI on the global economy, its transformation of the financial services industry, and potential collaboration between market actors.

Agenda

10.00 – 10.30    Registration, coffee and refreshments
10.30 – 11.00    Introduction

Welcome Speeches by:
H.E. Mr. Paul Schmit, Ambassador of Luxembourg in Warsaw, and a representative from the Embassy of Poland in Luxembourg

Keynote Speeches by:
Mr. Gilles Roth, Minister of Finance of Luxembourg
Mr. Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance of Poland
Short introduction about the notion of the AI by moderators

11.00 – 11.45    Panel Discussion #1: The AI revolution in Financial Services 

• Question of the general impact of the AI on the global economy and in particular to the services sector;
• Focus on how the AI is transforming financial services industry (Luxembourg and Polish perspective);
• AI and it’s regulation.

Moderator: Mr Jan Tarasiewicz, Data Scientist at dentsu international

Panelists (examples – in alphabetical order):

• Prof.Wojciech Kowalczyk, Lecturer at the Institute of Automatic Control and Robotics (IAR), Division of Control and Robotics
• Mr Philippe Maes, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Wizata
• Mr Michał Nowakowski, Partner Co-Head of AI and CyberSec at ZP Zackiewicz and Partners
• Mrs Agata Szeliga, Partner at Sołtysiński Kawecki and Szlęzak (SKS)
• Mr Nasir Zubairi, Chief Executive Officer of Luxembourg House of Financial (LHoFT)

11.45 – 12.30    Panel Discussion #2: Triangle for success – cooperation between the banking sector, research and start-ups

• Examples of common projects carried out by banks and universities (research project into the ethics, responsibility and robustness of the AI used by the bank – BGL BNP Paribas and the SnT of the University of Luxembourg);
• Testimonies on practical use of the AI in daily practices of investment funds (Omphalos Funds)
• Perspective of AI software designers (Ailleron)
• Potential dangers.

Moderator: Mrs Gabriela Bar, Partner Gabriela Bar Law and AI

Panelists (examples – in alphabetical order):

• Mrs Anne Goujon, Head of Data Science Laboratory at BGL BNP Paribas
• Mr Sławomir Kumka, Executive Director at IBM’s Poland Software Laboratory
• Mr Paweł Skrzypek, Chief Executive Officer of Omphalos Fund
• Mr Michal Walerowski- Business Unit Director AI/ML & Data Solutions
• Prof. Dr Yves Le Traon (TBC), Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg

12.30 – 12:40    Conference Summary and Q&A
followed by Networking Luncheon Reception

About the Luxembourg-Poland Business Conference

The Luxembourg-Poland Business Conference, a flagship initiative of the Luxembourg-Poland Chamber of Commerce (LPCC), has been at the forefront of fostering robust business relationships between Poland and Luxembourg since its inception in 2018. This annual conference serves as a dynamic and influential platform that brings together experts, professionals, researchers, and industry players. Over the past four years, conferences have successfully covered a diverse range of topics such as Fintech and Regtech, Luxembourg-Poland Partnership in Space Business, Future of Logistics, and Sustainable Finances.

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