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

15:00 – Doors Open

16:00 – Welcome Speeches

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

16:15 – Keynote: „The Universe is Computing“
Prof. Dr. Michael Resch, Director HLRS

16:45 – Keynote: „HPC and AI Factory HammerHAI“

Dr. Ing. Bastian Koller, CEO HLRS
17:15 – Keynote: “Quantum phenomena/Art and Quantum”
Prof. Dr. Tommaso Calarco, Director, Institute for Quantum Control PGI-8
 
18:00 – 21:00
theGATE Festival Exhibition
Optional: Guided tour of the Supercomputing Room + Immersive CAVE System
Shaping the digital humanities: Computational cultures in transition

10:00 – Keynote: “Threads & Rifts – Making Sense of Computational Culture”
Peter Friess, Senior official of the European Commission at DG CONNECT and the STARTS

11:00 – Messy Studio “Threads & Rifts: Making Sense of Computational Culture”
Moderated by Peter Friess, with input from:

    • Michael Resch, HLRS
    • Alistair Hudson, ZKM Karlsruhe
    • Veronika Liebl, Ars Electronica
    • Fco. Javier Iglesias Garcia, Fundacion Epica La Fura Dels Baus
    • Alexander Mankowsky
12:30 – Lunch
 

14:00 – Keynote:“Art and Algorithm: research summary (2021–2024)”
Marcos Cuzziol, University São Paulo

15:00 – Panel “Immersive Theatre”
Moderated by: Sven Meyer, State Theatre Stuttgart. Panelists:

 
    • Markus Korselt, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
    • Mauricio Valdes, PiNA / HEKA Lab
    • Veronika Liebl, Ars Electronica
    • Alessandro Londai, Sony CSL

16:45 – Keynote “Theatre in Public Spaces”
LOKSTOFF! Theater im öffentlichen Raum e.V.

17:15 – Keynote “Stuttgart Moving Image Center”
Lars Henrik Gass, SMIC (f.k.a. House of Film & Media)

18:00 – 21:00

theGATE Festival Exhibition
AR2B – ARTISTIC RESEARCH TO BUSINESS

AR2B – Artistic Research to Business aims to bridge the gap between artistic inquiry and real-world innovation – turning research-driven creativity into future business applications. By connecting artists, researchers, creative intermediaries, and AI pioneers across Europe, AR2B invites innovation leaders to experience how artistic research can create social and economic value and to discover how artistic intelligence is reshaping the future of AI infrastructure – in showcases, high-level panels, and hands-on exchange.

MORNING

Impulse & Exchange: Meet the EIT Culture & Creativity

Panel 1: Building the Ground for AR2B: Creative Innovation Alliances Media Solution Center & ICE Germany

AFTERNOON

Panel 2: “Advantage Europe: How Artistic Research Shapes Next-Gen AI Infrastructure

Showcases & Discussions: “Artistic Research to Business – in Action and Practice”

18:00 – 21:00
theGATE Festival Exhibition

Quantum Phenomena, AI+Ethics

10:00 – Keynote “Quantum Visualization of Quantum Phenomena”
Ralph Dum, Physicist

11:15 – Messy Studio “Quantum Phenomena”
Moderated by Ralph Dum, with input from:

 
    • Giulia Bini, CERN ART
    • Robert Löw, Deputy Head of Department, 5th Department of Physics, University of Stuttgart
    • Evelina Domnitch, Artist
    • Dmitry Gelfand, Artist
12:30 – Lunch
 
14:00 – Panel “Technological and political sovereignty”
Moderated by Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaminski
 
16:00 – Keynote “AI – African Intelligence”
Hadassa Ngamba
 
18:00 – 21:00
theGATE Festival Exhibition
Performance: African Intelligence
theGATE 2027-2028

theGATE 2027 – ALL IN
In conversation with Matthias Hauser, Michael Resch and Bastian Koller

theGATE Festival Exhibition

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