DSSGx Munich 2024 Closing Ceremony

On September 25th, our DSSGx fellows will present the results of the two projects, they developed over two months with our project partners.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Fabian Mehring, Bavaria's State Minister for Digital Affairs, for a welcome address, and Uli Köppen (Chief AI Officer, Bayerischer Rundfunk) for a keynote.

The event will be public and open to all interested parties. We are looking forward to meeting you!

AGENDA
16:00 Admission

16:30 Welcome address
Dr. Fabian Mehring, Bavaria's State Minister for Digital Affairs
Jacob Beck, DSSG Co-Lead
Dr. Thomas Meier, Science Manager, Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML)

16:45 Project presentation: “Harmonizing tourism and nature protection. Data-driven visitor management in the Bavarian Forest National Park”

17:30 Project presentation: “Knowing where to help. Enhancing Strategic Foresight and Preparedness by estimating the impact of events on migration flows with machine learning”

18:15 Keynote speech: Great to Have, Hard to Get: Data for the Social Good. How to Become a Data-Driven Society

Ulrike Köppen (Chief AI Officer, Bayerischer Rundfunk)

Everyone is talking about AI – but what do we need to really being able to use this technology? A perspective on what it takes to become a data-driven society using data for social good.

By 19:00 Closing remarks, Flying Buffet & Drinks