We want to gain key insights from this first event that will form the basis for the second event at the Werner von Siemens Centre at the end of August. On the basis of these findings, we will develop more in-depth content and solutions. We want to use the findings from both events to summarize a needs analysis with recommendations for action.

• Practical exchange – Learn from other decision-makers which AI strategies work in SMEs and discuss meaningful formats for the orientation of state and privately initiated funding initiatives.
• Have your say – Fishbowl discussion allows you to actively contribute your own questions and experiences, and your ideas will also be placed at the centre of this event.
• First-hand impulses – With his keynote speech ‘AI in service – from plan to practice: experiences from SMEs’, Christopher Karl, Managing Director of B.I.N.S.S. GmbH, will provide a practical insight into his company’s AI strategy – including challenges, success factors and honest lessons learnt from AI implementation in service. And Nicolas Pörschke, founder of the start-up enmit, will enrich us with his knowledge on how to overcome hurdles in production start-ups and SMEs.
• An interactive tour – Discover current AI applications from stories and by trying them out for yourself as part of the Mission AI exhibition.
• Networking – Make contacts with potential partners and experts.Have your say – Contribute your own questions and experiences to the interactive fishbowl discussion and put your ideas at the centre of the event.

The Werner-von-Siemens Centre for Industry and Science e. V. (WvSC) is a research and innovation campus for industrial companies in transformation. In cooperation projects with industry, science, research, SMEs and start-ups, the WvSC develops technological innovations and solution concepts in line with industrial needs. The WvSC supports the transfer into practice with a wide range of educational programs and its own real-world laboratory.

The Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Zukunftskultur is part of the nationwide Mittelstand-Digital network, which is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection. Our center supports small and medium-sized enterprises and the skilled trades in their digital transformation processes. In doing so, we place a particular focus on promoting innovative capacity, the sensible use of artificial intelligence, the involvement of employees and the strengthening of a sustainable corporate culture.