Messe Stuttgart launches AI conference
Messe Stuttgart has recently added a congress on artificial intelligence to its program with AI Fusion. The inaugural event will take place on September 29 and 30. In addition to presentations, an exhibition and networking opportunities will be offered.


AI Fusion is aimed at an international audience from research, education, start-up scene as well as SMEs and large enterprises. The format aims to make AI more tangible and offers a platform for great AI learning, best practices on the live stage and a high-quality science conference.
To this end, Messe Stuttgart has teamed up with the Tübingen AI Center, among others. As one of five national centers of excellence for AI research and embedded in an ecosystem of regional and international initiatives, the Tübingen AI Center is shaping and discussing the next generation of machine intelligence. The goal is to develop more robust, efficient and responsible systems in order to bring them into commercial use and deploy them for the benefit of society.
The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labor and Tourism is also a partner behind the AI Fusion. After all, the state government wants to strengthen regional competence in artificial intelligence with "AI made in BW." In addition, the ministry is organizing the Start-up BW Summit, which is taking place in parallel at the exhibition center. This is an event for start-ups in Baden-Württemberg - Israel has already confirmed its participation as one of this year's partner countries.
Numerous AI initiatives and experts at kick-off event
Messe Stuttgart is in close exchange with numerous interested parties. These include the Heilbronn consortium, which convinced with its concept in the competition for the Innovation Park AI Baden-Württemberg announced by the state and will present its offer and vision for the AI ecosystem in Heilbronn by then.
Also participating from research are:
- the KI Fortschrittzentrum (AI Progress Center),
- the Cyber Valley,
- Women in AI & Robotics,
- Women in Voice Germany,
- the Steinbeis Europe Center,
- the Platform Lernende Systeme (Learning Systems Platform),
- the KI Park e.V. and
- the KI Trainer aus dem Mittelstand-Digital Netzwerk des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (AI trainers from the SME Digital Network of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection).
Companies planning to participate in the first AI Fusion are:
- LBBW,
- Targens GmbH,
- Boehringer Ingelheim,
- Ernst & Young and
- Technologiepark Heidelberg GmbH, which is involved in the implementation of the AI programs KI-Lab Kurpfalz and KI-Garage.
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