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SUMMARY:eCulture Convention
DESCRIPTION:eCulture CONVENTION 2026				\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n					THE CONVENTION IS A PLATFORM FOR EXPERTS FROM THE CULTURE AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES TO DISCUSS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ART\, CULTURE AND ECONOMY				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Format 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									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. 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Register 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									Registration for the eCulture Convention is mandatory.								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Date 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									18-22 may\, 2026 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n									Location 								\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									HLRS | Stuttgart 								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n					REGISTER				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									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. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					FORMATS				\n				\n				\n				\n									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. 								\n				\n				\n				\n					PROGRAMME				\n				\n				\n				\n							\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Day 1 | 18 - May\n					\n					Welcome to theGATE15:00 – Doors Open 16:00 – Welcome SpeechesModerated by Andrea Seehusen\, IAM Art Advisor Prof. Dr. Michael Resch\, Director HLRSMatthias 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 – 21:00theGATE Festival ExhibitionOptional: Guided tour of the Supercomputing Room + Immersive CAVE System 19:00 – Dance LabThe Stuttgart Ballet’s Dance Lab Choreographed by Carlos Strasser \n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Day 2 | 19 - May\n					\n					Shaping the digital humanities: Computational cultures in transition10:00 – Keynote: “Threads & Rifts – Making Sense of Computational Culture”Peter Friess\, Senior official of the European Commission at DG CONNECT and the STARTS11:00 – Messy Studio: “Threads & Rifts: Making Sense of Computational Culture”Moderated by Peter Friess\, with input from: Michael Resch\, HLRSAlistair Hudson\, ZKM KarlsruheFco. Javier Iglesias Garcia\, Fundacion Epica La Fura Dels BausAlexander MankowskyDenise Lanzieri\, Sony CSL12:30 – Lunch 14:00 – 14:45 – Keynote:“Art and Algorithm: Research Summary (2021–2024)“Marcos Cuzziol\, University São Paulo 14:45- 15:45 – Panel:“AI or IC? Artificial intelligence or intelligent culture? Exploring the significance and interconnections of digital and cultural sovereignty“ Sven Meyer\, State Theatre StuttgartMatthias Pfeffer\, Council for European Public SpaceMarkus Korselt\, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra16:00 – 16:30 – Keynote:“Theatre in Public Spaces“Lokstoff Stuttgart Theatre Group in Public Spaces 16:30 – 17:15 – Panel: “Performance Art & Technology & Research and Society”Moderated by: Sven Meyer\, State Theatre Stuttgart. Panelists:  Mauricio Valdés\, PiNA / HEKA LabAlessandro Londei\, Sony CSLFco. Javier Iglesias Garcia\, Fundacion Epica La Fura Dels Baus17:15 – Keynote:“Stuttgart Moving Image Center“Lars Henrik Gass\, SMIC (f.k.a. House of Film & Media) 18:00 – 21:00 theGATE Festival Exhibition \n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Day 3 | 20 - May\n					\n					AR2B – ARTISTIC RESEARCH TO BUSINESSAR2B – 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. More info (PDF) 10:00 – Impulse & Exchange: “Meet the EIT Culture & Creativity” Anette Schäfer (CEO\, EIT Culture & Creativity)Alexander Diesenreiter  (Business Development Manager\, EIT Culture & Creativity) Rolf Hughes (Education Director\, EIT Culture & Creativity) 11:30 – Panel: “Building the Ground for AR2B: Creative Innovation Alliances with MSC – Media Solution Center and ICE Germany – Innovation by Creative Economy” (DE) Moderated by Anna Christmann (SAI Europe)  Andreas Wierse\, MSC/ SICOSEgbert Rühl\, ICE/ Kreativgesellschaft HamburgJens Krzywinski\, ICE/ TU DresdenLina Longhitano\, MSC/ HLRSMichael Zyder\, NXTGN12:30 – Lunch 14:00 – Panel: “Advantage Europe: How Artistic Research Shapes Next-Gen AI Infrastructure” Moderated by: Claudia Jericho (MSC) & Rolf Hughes (Education Director\, EIT Culture & Creativity)  Ali Hossaini\, King’s College London / IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics EngineersAnette Schäfer\, EIT Culture & CreativityDavid Crombie\, University of the Arts UtrechtMichael Schwab\, SAR – Society for Artistic Research  / JAR – Journal for Artistic ResearchSoenke Zehle\, xm:lab / K8 Institut für strategische Ästhetik / Deutsches Forschungszentrum für KI15:45 – Keynote: “How Ars Electronica drives AR2B”Veronika Liebl\, Ars Electronica 16:15 – Presentations & Exchange: “From AR to AI: Artistic Intelligence in Practice” Moderated by: Rolf Hughes (Education Director\, EIT Culture & Creativity) & Claudia Jericho (MSC)   Franco Ripa di Meana\, Accademia di Belle Arti di RomaGwendolin Kremer\, TUD Dresden University of TechnologyJohanna Bruckner\, Lucerne University of Design\, Film & Art / University of Applied Sciences VorarlbergMatthias Stroezel\, SSC Services GmbH18:00 – 21:00theGATE Festival Exhibition \n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Day 4 | 21 - May\n					\n					When the Invisible Speaks: Art\, Science & the Frontiers of the RealReality is microscopic. Human perception is not. In aproaching this central tension posed by quantum physics we should not (always) trust common sense. The panel will  explore how art\, science\, and technology can approach this tension. 10:00 – Setting the Stage:Ralph Dum\, How can physics inspire art? How can art inspire physics? The Lab as Studio — The Studio as Lab: How do you visualise phenomena that are\, by definition\, impossible to see — phenomena that contradict our very understanding of the world? Eveline Domnitch\, Dmitry Gelfand\, and Robert Loew present works — among them Camera Lucida and Force Field — that don’t simply lllustrate physics\, but make it a sensory experience. They show how the interior life of a laboratory can become an artistic atelier.Karl Jansen follows with a scientist’s perspective on the deep links between research and artistic practice at DESY\, one of Europe’s leading particle physics centres. Institutional perspectives 1Giulia Bini is sharing how CERN is actively embedding artistic practice into hard science environments.11:15 – Break 11:30 – Institutional perspectives 2 Bettina Kames (LAS Foundation) presents how quantum phenomena have become a central theme in LAS installations over the past years.Martin Rauchbauer (Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs) introduces a pioneering ministry initiative ‘creative entanglement’ connecting artistic residencies with quantum research.Panel : All speakers join a closing panel moderated by Ralph Dum How can art and science engage in genuine dialogue — and to what end? What type of instruments are best suited to move such a dialogue forward? 12:30 – Lunch 14:00 – Panel: “Technological and political sovereignty”Moderated by Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaminski  Prof. Dr. Marcus Düwell\, TU DarmstadtPam Dixon\, World Privacy ForumSrđan Prodanović\, Institute for Philosophy and Social TheoryZeljko Radinkovic\, Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory16:00 – “AI – African Intelligence” Welcome & DiagnosticRalph DumThe Artistic POVHadassa Ngamba\, ArtistDr. Uwe Wössner\, HLRSThe Philosophical & Technical POVVittorio Loreto\, Sony CSLProf. Dr. Andreas Kaminski\, TU DarmstadtThe Politics of Access: Towards Digital SovereigntyDarius Bamwene Solo\, Université Joseph Kasa-Vubu\, Boma\, DRCMartin Rauchbauer\, Austrian Foreign Ministry 18:00 – 21:00theGATE Festival ExhibitionIncluding a special performance: “African Intelligence” by Hadassa Ngamba \n				\n							\n					\n													\n															\n								\n														\n												Day 5 | 22 - May\n					\n					theGATE 2027-2028theGATE 2027 – ALL INIn conversation with Matthias Hauser\, Michael Resch and Bastian Koller theGATE Festival Exhibition \n				\n								\n						\n				\n				\n				\n					REGISTER
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LOCATION:HLRS – Stuttgart\, Germany
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