KI.Connect brings together business, science, politics and emerging talent – for exchange, application and future ideas around Artificial Intelligence in Göttingen. Under the motto "Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice", the event offers talks, discussions, workshops and a Start-up Area as a platform for everyone who wants to experience AI in a practical way and develop it together. Organised by: Note: Name & address are required for participation. 2026 KI.Connect
University of Göttingen, CIDAS, GWG Göttingen, RZGö/GWDG, KISSKI
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Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour (GWDG)
Jens Düwel (GWG Göttingen)
Jan-Torben Schwager & Tobias Vinhoven (Prof. Schumann GmbH)
Responsible use of AI between regulation and innovation
Moderation: Andreas Redeker (GWG)
Panellists:
Confirmed exhibitors:
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Agenda
07:45
Check-in & Registration
Registration. Coffee bar open.
08:15
Welcome address
Opening by the organisers.
08:30
Keynote
AI in everyday life: from hype to real value
09:15
Talks – Block 1
3 talks of 20 min each.
Man's best friend? Risks and interpretability of language models
Jonas Mayer Martins (University of Göttingen)
From research to application: how Hogrefe translates AI into practice
Bastian Funken, Head of Innovation Lab (Hogrefe)
"Me, my digital twin and the work of tomorrow"
Prof. Dr. Manuel Trenz (University of Göttingen)
10:30
Break
Coffee & networking.
11:00
Talks – Block 2
2 talks of 20 min each.
AI in robotics
Prof. Dr. Florentin Wörgötter (University of Göttingen)
Digity: hand exoskeletons for industry – from injury prevention to data-driven innovation
Miguel Bravo (Digity)
12:00
Panel discussion
Topic
TV
Tim Vogelsang
Arineo Group
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JS
Jan-Torben Schwager
Prof. Schumann GmbH
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LN
Lea Nickel
University Medical Center Göttingen
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KM
Dr. Kristin Masuch
University of Göttingen / Cysec
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13:00
Lunch break
Soup, finger food & coffee.
13:00
Start-up Area
Networking and presentation of regional start-ups & projects.
KISSKI
kisski.gwdg.de ↗
Digity
digity.de ↗
Cysec
cysec-institut.de ↗
decyte
decyte.com ↗
Rescuemation
rescuemation.com ↗
AVOR
GWG – Liga Nachhaltige Betriebe
14:00
Guided tours of the RZGö
Go behind the scenes of the Göttingen data centre. Approx. 30 minutes, max. 12 persons per group. Sign up via the registration link.
14:00 – 14:30
Tour 1 – High-performance computers & data storage
14:45 – 15:15
Tour 2 – Data centre operations, cooling & security
15:30 – 16:00
Tour 3 – Storage solutions & backup
13:30
Workshops
13:30 – 14:30
Trustworthy Generative AI – Secure chatbots and generation of media data
Room MMR01 · 18 places
14:30 – 15:30
Agentic Coding – Introduction and How to
Room MMR01 · 18 places
13:30 – 15:30
AI fundamentals – Open discussion and exchange of experience
Room MMR02 · 12 places
16:30
End of event
We look forward to a lively exchange and see you in November!
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