"Failure is part of our business" ... but

Reinhard Pfeiffer, CEO of Messe München Group confronts tricky questions by B2Bioworld about shareholder value, regional expansion, trade fair competition as well as mitigating geopolitical risks. A look behind results reveals setbacks as well as opportunities whilst manoeuvering in uncertain environments with high expectations.Read more ...

Good or Unusable Artificial Intelligence for Autonomous Driving

Putting artificial intelligence (AI) on its feet is crucial to provide for safety in autonomous driving. While is important, it is not the “Holy Grail”, warns Mario Trapp, Executive Director Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems. He explains different AI tools and reminds of the limits of in-silico learningRead more ...

De-risking the trade fair business

Numbers of rented space, exhibitors, visitors are what counts. The bigger the better. With this formula trade fair organisations have been serving their public shareholders for many years. However pandemics, competition, and digital meeting opportunities require de-risking. Jochen Koeckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe on lessons of lockdowns, facing risks at home, in Brussels, China, and North America, as well as restructuring the trade fair business beyond his group. Will de-risking downsize profits?Read more ...

Beyond AI - Big Data Challenges

Big Data & Research – Acquisition, Analytics, and Exploitation

Ulrich M Gassner, Professor of Public Law at Universität Augsburg (DE) discussing privacy, research disclaimers, DigiMed Bavaria, and wiggle room between national, regional, EU regulationsRead more ...

Regulatory Challenges of Big Data Operations – Algorithms, Healthcare, or Autonomous Driving

Herbert Zech, Professor of Life Sciences and Intellectual Property Laws at Universität Basel on key juridical concepts of the current debate about big data and artificial intelligence applications beyond privacy lawsRead more ...

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