eCulture CONVENTION 2026

THE CONVENTION IS A PLATFORM FOR EXPERTS FROM THE CULTURE AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO DISCUSS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ART, CULTURE AND ECONOMY

Formato

Panels with multidisciplinary experts and stakeholder to introduce strategic concepts and mission for the current Research and Innovation ecosystem and the overall society – 45 min.

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Registration for the eCulture Convention is mandatory.

Fecha

18-22 may, 2026

Ubicación

HLRS | Stuttgart

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This professional event promotes debate, discussion and reflection on the challenges and opportunities in the confluence of art, science, technology and society as a key driver to face and envision the future. Leading international figures from disciplines such as science, artificial intelligence, creative economy, quantum computing, the humanities and art will participate in the event, proposing meeting points between disciplines.

FORMATS

Panels with multidisciplinary experts and stakeholder to introduce strategic concepts and mission for the current Research and Innovation ecosystem and the overall society – 45 min.

Interactive and participatory Messy Studios – format with tables and one moderator, continue the discussion about the topic, create momentum, connections and take decisions between people and organisations about the role of multidisciplinary art, science, technology and society R+D+I ecosystems, in shaping the future of Europe.

PRELIMINARY programme (to be completed):
Welcome to theGATE

Prof. Dr. Michael Resch, Director HLRS
Matthias Hauser, Head of the Department Culture & Creative Industries HLRS, CCO MSC

AFTERNOON
  • Keynote 1
    „The Universe is Computing“
    Prof. Dr. Michael Resch, Director HLRS
  • Keynote 2
    „HpC and AI Factory HammerHai“
    Dr. Ing. Bastian Koller, CEO HLRS
  • Guided tour of the computing room + cave
    Dr. Uwe Wössner & Team, Head of the Department Visualization & Simulation HLRS
EVENING

theGATE FestivalProf. Dr. Michael Resch, Director HLRS

Shaping the Digital Humanities: Computational Cultures in Transition
MORNING
  • Keynote 3
    STARTS + HpC
    Peter Friess, Senior official of the European Commission at DG CONNECT and the STARTS
    Messy Studio – Threads & Rifts: Making Sense of Computational Culture.
    Moderation Peter Friess
    Alistair Hudson, Director ZKM
    N.N, Ars Electronica
    Javier Iglesias García, CEO Fundación Épica La Fura dels Baus
    Prof. Dr. Michael Resch, Director HLRS
    Alexander Mankowsky, Philosopher and Sociologist
AFTERNOON
  • Panel 1
    Show Cases Theater AI
    Immersives Theater
    Moderation Sven Meyer, General Manager State Theatre Stuttgart
    N.N, Staatstheater Stuttgart
    Markus Korselt, General Manager Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
    Alessandro Londei, Sony Lab
    Mauricio Valdes, Pina, Immersive Sound Doum, PINA
  • Keynote 4
    House for Film and Media Stuttgart
    Lars Henrik Gass, Founding Director SMIC Stuttgart Moving Image Center (House of Film&Media)
EVENING

theGATE Festival

A Creative Economy for the Digital Era A Digital Based Creative Economy
MORNING
  • Keynote 5
    Meet the EIT CC
    Anette Schaefer, CEO EIT CC
    Messy Studio – A Digital Based Creative Economy
    Moderation N.N.
    Anette Schaefer, CEO EIT CC
    Egbert Rühl, ICE Germany
    Veit Haug, WRS Stuttgart
    N.N. New European Bauhaus
    Claudia Jericho, KreativBund
AFTERNOON
  • Keynote 6
    Artistic Research to Business
    Claudia Jericho
  • Panel 2
    Artistic Research to Business
    Claudia Jericho
    Andreas Wierse, CEO SICOS GmbH
    Matthias Stroezel, CEO SSC-Services GmbH
    N.N., MACK Research
EVENING

theGATE Festival

Quantum visualisation of quantum phenomena
AI + Ethics
MORNING
  • Keynote 7
    Quantum Phenomena
    Ralph Dum, Physicist
    Messy Studio – Quantum Paenomene
    Moderation Ralph Dum
    Giulia Bini, CERN ART
    Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco, Director, Institute for Quantum Control PGI-8
    Robert Löw, Deputy Head of Department, 5th Department of Physics, University of Stuttgart
    N.N.
AFTERNOON
  • Keynote 8
    Political Cultures in Transition
    Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaminski, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Technology TU Darmstadt
  • Panel 2
    AI + Ethics
    Borut Jerman, President @ PiNA
    Denise Lanzieri, Sony Lab
    Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaminski
  • Session
    Fundación Épica la Fura dels Baus
    Javier Iglesias García, CEO Fundación Épica la Fura dels Baus
EVENING

theGATE Festival

All In theGATE 2027 – 2028
MORNING
  • Open Debate with
    Prof. Dr. Michael Resch
    Dr. Ing. Bastian Koller
    Matthias Hauser

theGATE 2027 -2028

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