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Programme

Monday, October 16
AI / Emergent Technologies / Ethics

Tuesday, October 17
Robotics / Autonomy / Humanity

Wednesday, October 18
Education / Research

Thursday, October 19
Culture / Religion

Day One

Monday, October 16

AI / Emergent Technologies / Ethics

Morning Session – suggested start at 9:00
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 9:00-10:30 – Welcome from event hosts and sponsors
    Professor Marcin Szpyrka (Director of AGH Doctoral School),
    Professor Janusz Kozinski (Lakehead University, Canada)

  • 10:30-11:00 – Coffee break

  • 11:00–12:30 – Keynote address (including Questions & Answers): Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and Emergent Tech
    Professor Salvador Abreu (Evora University, Portugal)

  • 13:00-14:00 – Lunch

Afternoon Session – suggested start at 14:30
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 14:30-16:30 – Panel discussion: Ethical Implications of AI
    Panelists:
    Professor Salvador Abreu (Evora University, Portugal),
    Professor Janusz Kozinski (Lakehead University, Canada),
    Edddy Evans (Lakehead University, Canada)

Evening – suggested time 18:30

  • Welcome dinner – invited speakers and organizers in La Grande Mamma restaurant

  • Welcome meeting – invited participants in Klub Studio (with vouchers)

Day Two

Tuesday, October 17

Robotics / Autonomy / Humanity

Morning Session – suggested start at 9:00
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 9:00-10:30 – Keynote address (including Questions & Answers): Unleashing the Potential – AI and Autonomy Empowering Humanity
    Mahyar Fotoohi (Quanser Inc, Canada)

  • 10:30-11:00 – Coffee break

  • 11:00-12:30 – This session will include a demonstration of real-world AI applications, including mechatronics and smart cities

  • 13:00-14:00 – Lunch

Afternoon and evening sessions will be conducted at the Wieliczka Salt Mine

  • Departure for Wieliczka at 14:20, from the AGH University (main gate, Reymonta street 7).

  • 15:30-17:15 – Screening of a documentary entitled Let Me Do It
    Post-screening open discussion including panelists:
    Mahyar Fotoohi (Quanser Inc, Canada)
    Eddy Evans (Lakehead University, Canada)

Evening – suggested start at 17:30

  • 17:30-19:00 – Sightseeing the Tourist Route

  • 19:00-21:00 – Cultural event for all participants – networking banquet at Wieliczka Salt Mine in the Jan Haluszka I Chamber

Day Three

Wednesday, October 18

Education / Research

Morning Session – suggested start at 9:00
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 9:00-12:30 – Keynote address (including Questions & Answers): Transforming Higher Education in the Age of AI
    Eddy Evans (Lakehead University, Canada)
    Professor Janusz Kozinski (Lakehead University, Canada)

  • 10:30-11:00 – Coffee break

  • 13:00-14:00 – Lunch

Afternoon Session – suggested start at 14:30
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 14:30-16:30 – Panel discussion: A Humanist Renaissance in the Age of Intelligent Machines
    Panelists:
    Professor Salvador Abreu (Evora University, Portugal)
    Eddy Evans (Lakehead University, Canada)
    Marcin Zwierżdżyński PhD (AGH University, Poland)
    Professor Janusz Kozinski (Lakehead University, Canada)

Day Four

Thursday, October 19

Culture / Religion

Morning Session – suggested start at 9:00
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 9:00-12:30 – Keynote address and Q&A: Between Belonging and Believing – the Role of Religion in the Modern World
    Marcin Zwierżdżyński PhD (AGH University, Poland)

  • 10:30-11:00 – Coffee break

  • 13:00-14:00 – Lunch

Afternoon Session – suggested start at 14:30
(AGH Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology)

  • 14:30-16:30 – The AGH Debate
    An Oxford-style debate of the following motion:
    This House believes that technology has fundamentally improved the human experience.
    There would be two opposing teams, selected among the participants, debating the motion.

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