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IT Con­gress Neu-Ulm | Ulm 2023: AI every­where - but HOW?

23.10.2023, Press Release :

This year's IT Congress, which will take place on November 9 at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU), will focus on topics related to the use of artificial intelligence and the opportunities and risks associated with it. Interested parties can register for the free event at www.it-kongress.com. A trade and recruiting fair will be held at the same time.

From 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 9 at the HNU, everything will revolve around the trendy topic of artificial intelligence (AI). The organizers of the Neu-Ulm | Ulm IT Congress - Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, Ulm University of Technology and the Ulm/Neu-Ulm business location same as regional companies - have set themselves the goal of presenting applicable knowledge and implementable solutions with the event. The conference is aimed at company representatives from all sectors, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as university staff and students.

This year's welcoming addresses will be given by HNU Vice President Prof. Dr. Julia Kormann, Gunter Czisch, Lord Mayor of the City of Ulm, and the initiator of the IT Congress, Prof. Dr. Philipp Brune.

The IT Congress will start with a keynote by Thomas Schwarz, Chief Financial Officer of the Caritas Association of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising e.V., which was the victim of a cyberattack with ransomware in 2022. A second keynote will ring in the afternoon: Prof. Dr. Joachim Ankerhold, Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Ulm, will speak on the topic "Quantum Technologies - Quo vadis?".

Other presentations by top-class speakers will address topics such as data protection by ChatGPT, dealing with cyber attacks, use cases of AI-based urban planning, and how AI is blurring the lines between truth and fake.

The trade and recruiting fair taking place at the same time offers a platform for exchanging information on current developments in the IT sector. At booths in the foyer of the HNU, companies and institutions from the IT industry will present their news and offers and invite people to talk about IT trends, opportunities and challenges. Potential employers and employees will also find each other here.   

The entire program can be viewed at www.it-kongress.com.

About the IT Congress Neu-Ulm | Ulm

The IT Congress has been held annually in November since 2010. The event is organized by the universities of Neu-Ulm and Ulm, the urban development association Ulm/Neu-Ulm and regional companies.
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