Explaining AI Track

What does it take to trust AI, and why does it matter more than ever?

 

Organized by the AI Innovation Center, the Explaining AI Track brings together leading companies and experts to tackle this question head-on. The morning program features sessions on integrating AI into industrial high-tech manufacturing, navigating digital sovereignty, and concludes with a deep dive into edge AI and how intelligent agents are entering the physical world. In the afternoon, the focus shifts to applying a human-and-virtual-companion approach to enable smart manufacturing, earning trust through GenAI-driven employee engagement, and ending with a powerful reflection on how to Remain Human in Times of Exponential Technology.

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TIMETABLE

11:00  Coffee break and Expo

11:30   Arnaud Hubaux

12:00  Oscar Bastiaens, two names t.b.a.

12:30  Willem Sanberg

13:00  Lunch break and Expo

14:15  Tom Acland

14:45  Maarten Kelderman, Hans Nikol, Paul Merkus and moderator

           Felipe Augusto Chies

15:15  Keynote representative from HP (t.b.a.)

15:45  Rens van der Vorst

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Keynote: Arnaud Hubaux

Senior Product Manager AI, ASML

Keynote: Integrating AI in Industrial High-Tech Manufacturing



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Panel: Who Owns the Algorithm?

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Panelist: Oscar Bastiaens

Philosopher, Ethics & Technology and Head of programme Academy of Arts Maastricht



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Two more panellists to be announced

Soon the other two panellists will be announced. 

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Keynote: Willem Sanberg

Senior Research Engineer Embedded AI Systems at NXP Semiconductors

EdgeAI: Where AI and AI agents Meet the Physical World

By bringing agentic AI to the Edge, NXP Semiconductors provides opens new possibilities for robots, vehicles, and smart homes to perceive, interact with, and influence their environments. 



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As artificial intelligence begins to control these systems, it gains the ability to operate autonomously in dynamic, real-world settings. But what lies at the core of these AI systems? How can such complex functionality run on compact edge devices? And most importantly: how do we ensure these intelligent systems operate safely?

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Tom Acland

CEO of 3DEXCITE at Dassault Systèmes

Live Demo: Trust Me, I'm Your Digital Twin

The demo will consider how to combine accurate representation of products with generative story telling. It will showcase how generative AI can contribute to enhance the Human experience of our customers by enabling them to create the representation of their products based on their storytelling and insights, which therefore supports first the human needs and creative experience enhanced by AI to deliver more accurate results in the product representation.




Dassault Systèmes will develop a dedicated demo and presentation for the AI Summit. In the meantime, you can view an example of how our technology is applied via the following link.

Panel: How to earn trust with Generative AI projects, driving employee engagement and adoption

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Panelist: Maarten Kelderman

R&D IT Director at NXP Semiconductors

 

Maarten Kelderman is the R&D IT Director at NXP Semiconductors where he is responsible for the EDA design infrastructure environments that are used globally for hardware design. Maarten has more than 20 years of experience leading IT solution development programs and transformations in the high-tech industry.


Panelist: Hans Nikol

Head of IoT at Signify


Hans Nikol has been with Signify and before Philips for close to 30 years and is currently responsible for Open Innovation and IoT. Signify IoT connects over more than 100 M devices in consumer and professional lighting segments.

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Panelist: Paul Merkus

Head of the Research Support Office at TU/e

Paul Merkus joined the TU/e in 2018 after 30 years of industry experience in high-tech R&D within the Brainport region. Next to being head of the Research Support Office of the TU/e and coordinating public-private partnership projects of the TU/e, he is also active in EAISI, the Eindhoven AI Systems institute. Paul is also active within EAISI (Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute) and is a passionate AI enthusiast. As an early adopter of responsible generative AI in research and innovation, he is actively exploring how to harness the AI wave for both academic and societal benefit—while remaining vigilant about its risks.

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Panel Moderator: Felipe Augusto Chies

Head of Generative AI & ML GTM Europe North at AWS

As a leader in Generative AI and Machine Learning at AWS, Felipe Chies bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and business impact. Felipe drives go-to-market strategies in the Benelux, Nordics, and Baltics, empowering customers to unlock the full potential of AWS's AI stack.

 

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Keynote: HP

HP representative t.b.a.

Keynote: Rens van der Vorst

Technophilosopher @ Fontys University

Keynote: How to Remain Human in Times of Exponential Technology

 

In times of exponential technology it becomes more and more important to understand what it means to be human. After all, only if we understand what makes us unique as human beings we can design, implement and use technology that truly supports us. Rens van der Vorst designed a thought framework based on digital gremlins, to help you reach that goal.

 

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Arnaud Hubaux

Senior Product Manager AI, ASML

Keynote: Integrating AI in Industrial High-Tech Manufacturing



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Panel: Who Owns the Algorithm? A conversation on AI, power, and sovereignty

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Panellist: Oscar Bastiaens

Philosopher, Ethics & Technology and Head of programme Academy of Arts Maastricht

Two more panellists to be announced

Soon the other two panellists will be announced. 


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Keynote: Willem Sanberg

Senior Research Engineer Embedded AI Systems at NXP Semiconductors

EdgeAI: Where AI and AI agents Meet the Physical World

By bringing agentic AI to the Edge, NXP Semiconductors provides opens new possibilities for robots, vehicles, and smart homes to perceive, interact with, and influence their environments. 
As artificial intelligence begins to control these systems, it gains the ability to operate autonomously in dynamic, real-world settings. But what lies at the core of these AI systems? How can such complex functionality run on compact edge devices? And most importantly: how do we ensure these intelligent systems operate safely?

 

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Tom Acland

 CEO of 3DEXCITE at Dassault Systèmes

Live Demo: Trust Me, I'm Your Digital Twin

Applying a human and virtual companions approach to enable manufacturing, life sciences and infrastructure projects

 

Panel: How to earn trust with Generative AI projects, driving employee engagement and adoption

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Panellist: Maarten Kelderman

R&D IT Director at NXP Semiconductors


Maarten Kelderman is the R&D IT Director at NXP Semiconductors where he is responsible for the EDA design infrastructure environments that are used globally for hardware design. Maarten has more than 20 years of experience leading IT solution development programs and transformations in the high-tech industry.

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Panellist: Hans Nikol

 

Head of IoT at Signify

Hans Nikol has been with Signify and before Philips for close to 30 years and is currently responsible for Open Innovation and IoT. Signify IoT connects over more than 100 M devices in consumer and professional lighting segments.

 

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Panellist: Paul Merkus

 

Head of the Research Support Office at TU/e

Paul Merkus joined the TU/e in 2018 after 30 years of industry experience in high-tech R&D within the Brainport region. Next to being head of the Research Support Office of the TU/e and coordinating public-private partnership projects of the TU/e, he is also active in EAISI, the Eindhoven AI Systems institute. Paul is also active within EAISI (Eindhoven Artificial Intelligence Systems Institute) and is a passionate AI enthusiast. As an early adopter of responsible generative AI in research and innovation, he is actively exploring how to harness the AI wave for both academic and societal benefit—while remaining vigilant about its risks.

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Panel moderator: Felipe Augusto Chies

 

Head of Generative AI & ML GTM Europe North at AWS

As a leader in Generative AI and Machine Learning at AWS, Felipe Chies bridges the gap between cutting-edge technology and business impact. Felipe drives go-to-market strategies in the Benelux, Nordics, and Baltics, empowering customers to unlock the full potential of AWS's AI stack.

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Keynote HP

 

Soon to be announced

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Keynote: Rens van der Vorst


Technophilosopher @ Fontys University

Keynote: How to Remain Human in Times of Exponential Technology

In times of exponential technology it becomes more and more important to understand what it means to be human. After all, only if we understand what makes us unique as human beings we can design, implement and use technology that truly supports us. Rens van der Vorst designed a thought framework based on digital gremlins, to help you reach that goal.

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