Keynote: AI in the EU

Event Overview

The European Commission launched its AI Continent Action Plan, signaling a commitment to a more proactive role in the global AI ecosystem.

Join Cornell’s Lutz Finger and Lucilla Sioli, Director of the European Commission’s AI Office, as they explore the EU’s bold and optimistic vision of becoming the “AI Continent.”

From cutting-edge AI factories and gigafactories to trusted data spaces and talent development, this Keynote highlights how Europe is building a uniquely powerful AI ecosystem rooted in collaboration, excellence, and democratic values.

What You'll Learn

What it means for Europe to become the “AI Continent”
How AI factories and gigafactories will supercharge European innovation
Why data is the next battleground — and how the EU plans to win it
Where Europe will apply AI first and who stands to benefit
How Europe is building an AI talent pipeline from the ground up

Speakers

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Lucilla Sioli

Director of the EU AI Office

Directorate-General CONNECT at the European Commission

Lucilla Sioli is the Director of the EU AI Office within Directorate-General CONNECT at the European Commission. Ms. Sioli is responsible for the coordination of the European AI strategy, including the implementation of the AI Act and international collaboration in trustworthy AI and AI for good. The Directorate is also responsible for R&D&I activities in AI and for the implementation of the AI Innovation Package.

Ms. Sioli holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southampton (UK) and one from the Catholic University of Milan (Italy). She has been a civil servant with the European Commission since 1997.

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Lutz Finger

Senior Visiting Lecturer

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

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Senior Visiting Lecturer, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business

Lutz Finger is an esteemed technologist with a diverse background in building innovative technology platforms for companies including Google, LinkedIn, and Snap Inc.. He is the founder of R2Decide, a platform for generative AI tools.

Finger is a regular contributor to Forbes, where he writes about AI and deep learning. His book Ask, Measure, Learn was published in 2014 and serves as a non-technical guide on how to extract significant business value from big data. Finger serves as an advisor, venture partner, and angel investor at several data-centric corporations in Europe and the United States. He has an MBA from INSEAD and an M.S. in quantum physics from TU Berlin.

Finger, who resides in the San Francisco Bay area, aims to bring over 20 years of diversified experience in data science and product management to his students at Cornell.

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