Future of European AI: Where Responsibility Meets Innovation (+ Big Evening GDG Party!)

Name: Future of European AI: Where Responsibility Meets Innovation (+ Big Evening GDG Party!)
Start: 2025-05-06T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-05-06T19:00:00+02:00

Brussels Expo, 1 Place de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1020

GDG Brussels

Artificial Intelligence is transforming industries and daily life, but its rapid growth comes with significant environmental and ethical challenges. Nowhere is this more crucial than in Europe, where strong values around sustainability and responsibility are guiding a unique approach to AI. This conference tackles the critical question: How can we innovate in AI and reducing its carbon footprint?

May 6, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

🚀 One Day – Unlimited Impact – Gemma, On-Device ML & Responsible AI.Welcome to the Future of European AI Summit, 2025Europe’s most forward-thinking minds are gathering for nine adrenaline-charged hours of keynotes, live demos and hands-on labs that will redefine how we build, deploy and govern AI. With every seat at the table filled by Google, Bosch, Siemens, Members of the European Parliament, Y-Combinator start-ups—and you—missing it simply isn’t an option.
🔥 What Makes This Day Unmissable?The Who & What – From Gemma, Gemini, AGI to Sustainability & PoliciesMorning Vision Talks: 09:00 – 12:15 CET - Responsible AI, and why we need it.
Opening Talk by Michael Ramich
••••• Anna Muzykina’s roadmap for Sustainable AI 
••••• Andre Sara’s call for ethical democratization
••••• David Timis’s Keynote on how AI will change the world and why policies are important to guard AI.
You’ll get the big ideas steering Europe’s AI agenda.
High-Impact Panel: 12:15 – 13:00 CET - Panels & Fireside chats
••••• Panel on Ethics, Responsibility & AI — a rapid-fire debate with David Timis, Andre Sara and Sasha Denisov that will set the guardrails for everything that follows.
Gemma Power Block: 11:50 – 15:15 CET - Technical Workshops (Android, Gemma, & LLM-Engineering)
••••• Vasudev Maduri shows how Slim Models, Strong Impact puts Gemma on laptops, edge devices and the cloud.
••••• Laura Morinigo moves straight into a live workshop: customise Gemma, ship a demo.
••••• Sasha Denisov proves you can run truly private, low-energy agents in your pocket.
Code-Reality Labs 15:15 – 18:20 CET - Deep-Dive Workshops & Technical Talks
••••• Four deep-dive workshops (Rustam Mehmandarov, Svetlana Meissner, Ankur Roy, Andre Sara) 
••••• Responsible Vibe Coding (Jarosław Michalik)
••••• Designing for Trust (Konstantinos Kechagias)
Walk out with working prototypes, reusable code and hard-won best practices. 
Exclusive Networking + After-Show Party	Curated meet-ups with policy-makers, company CEOs and executives (Bosch, Siemens, T-Systems, Microsoft etc.), Google Developer Experts, AI & LLM engineers and Android developers, followed by live artists, signature cocktails and dinner — everything is fully free, thanks to our sponsors.
Zero Cost, Infinite ROI – Your ticket, food, drinks, and party (incl. stage show!) are 100% sponsor-funded.Hands-On, Not Hands-Off – Every talk flows into a workshop or live demo so you leave with code that runs.
At Brussels Expo, Brussels – the heart of Europe – On-site in Brussels + Online Track.
Career-Defining Collabs – Build and learn side-by-side with Google Developer Experts, EU lawmakers and sustainability pioneers.
One Cohesive Theme – Sustainable, Responsible, Trustworthy AI — from every angle, distilled into actionable playbooks, code demos and key-takeaways.
📅 Lock the Date —  06.05.2025, 10:00-19:00 CET
🎟️ RSVP now (free!) and secure your seat at Europe’s most responsible AI summit of the year.
Because when the future is being written in real time, you’re either in the room—or catching up.

When

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (UTC)

Where

Brussels Expo
1 Place de Belgique
Bruxelles, 1020

Agenda

STAGE: Sustainable AI for Our Shared Earth by Anna Muzykina	From Local Communities to Global Responsibility: Sustainable AI for Our Shared Earth My journey in organizing tech communities and participating in hackathons has shown me the incredible power of lifting each other up. This talk will explore how these local connections ripple outwards, influencing the broader tech landscape and our collective impact on the planet. As citizens of Earth, we all share the responsibility for its well-being, and this includes our technological endeavors. I'll share my explorations into the exciting intersection of AI, Quantum Computing, and rapid development, with a strong emphasis on Sustainable AI. Let's discuss how we can build a future where innovation and environmental responsibility are intrinsically linked, ensuring a thriving world for everyone who calls Earth home.
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Buchi Michelle Okonicha
STAGE: AGI is solved and will make AI responsible by Michael Ramich	Is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) solved already? I think yes. Michael Ramich presents his research about how we might already have AGI but just need to shape it's existance. He will explore why it is actually making AI Responsible.
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Faisal Abid
STAGE: Ethics in democratizing AI by Andre Sara	Andre Sara will present how Democratizing AI leads to ethical challenges and could impact sustainable usage of AI. If we continue to use AI at this pace, for everything, without thinking about it, emissions will skyrocket from AI usage. How can we bring in more responsible AI usage? And what about model safety & the outputs of AI? Will democratized AI affect our trust in AI? Andre Sara will provide answers to these questions around AI.
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Waleed Arshad
STAGE: Building Sustainable and Fairer AI by Laura Morinigo
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Maxim Salnikov
STAGE: Leyla Damoisaux-Delnoy
WORKSHOP ROOM: Slim Models, Strong Impact with Gemma by Vasudev Maduri	Go Sustainable with Gemma: "Gemma, Google’s new family of lightweight, state-of-the-art open models. Built on the same research and technology as the groundbreaking Gemini models, Gemma empowers developers to create innovative applications across various platforms. We’ll cover the types of models available and how to customize them to tune for new tasks. This session will explore the multifaceted capabilities of Gemma models, providing practical insights, demos, and code demonstrations for: Kaggle: Building engaging chat applications using the Keras API and the Kaggle Model Hub. Hugging Face: Leveraging the open collaboration between Google and Hugging Face for seamless integration and deployment. Mobile: Experimenting with Gemma on-device using MediaPipe and TensorFlow Lite for cross-platform compatibility. Local Machines: Running Gemma efficiently on laptops with Llama.cpp and quantized models. Vertex AI: Streamlining AI development and deployment with Vertex AI’s comprehensive platform. Whether you’re a seasoned AI developer or just starting, this session will equip you with the knowledge and tools to harness the full potential of Gemma models. The session will conclude with a series of live demos showcasing the practical applications of these technologies"
STAGE: Panel Discussion – Ethics, Responsibility & AI with David Timis, Andre Sara and Sasha Denisov	Ethics and Responsibility are core concepts to think about when designing, building and using AI. We will talk about not only how to design them responsibly, but also wether they should be guarded by policies and the government.
WORKSHOP ROOM: Workshop by Laura Morinigo	Building Sustainable and Fairer AI – Beyond a talk: Practical steps developers can take to identify and mitigate bias when building or integrating features that use AI/ML models (even if they didn't build the model itself).
STAGE: Lunch & Networking – Food & Drinks: Vegan, Vegetarian & Meat.	Enjoy Networking with all 300 participants of TransformIT Europe & our conference, including Vice Presidents of T-Systems or Bosch. Enjoy first class meals, drinks. For meetings you can go into any of our meeting-lounges.
STAGE: Responsible Vibe Coding by Jarosław Michalik	"AI tools are making ""developers"" out of anyone with a keyboard. That person who had no clue what a variable was last week? They're now selling AI apps built with code they can't explain. Welcome to Vibe Coding™ – code that somehow runs, until it doesn't, and nobody can fix it. Is that a problem? Maybe. Probably. Definitely when it breaks. This talk gets real about what's happening: AI makes coding available to everyone, but soon we’ll be drowning in buggy apps made by people who don't understand how their own code works. I'll cover: - How to distinguish between effective AI assistance and creating long-term problems - Creating stable solutions that aren't dependent on platforms - Helping newcomers learn proper development fundamentals - Common pitfalls to avoid when using AI for coding projects This session is valuable for both experienced developers and those new to coding with AI tools. You'll leave with practical, immediately applicable strategies."
WORKSHOP ROOM: Sustainable AI in Your Pocket with Gemma by Sasha Denisov	"As AI becomes more powerful, its environmental impact is growing — from energy-hungry cloud servers to data privacy concerns. But what if intelligence could live right in your pocket? In this talk, we’ll explore how to build fully offline AI agents that run directly on mobile devices using Google’s lightweight Gemma models. This on-device approach drastically reduces energy consumption by eliminating the need for constant cloud access — making it not only faster and more private, but genuinely sustainable. You’ll learn how to choose the right small-footprint models (like Gemma, Mistral Small, or Deepseek), and how to integrate them into your mobile or web app using a dedicated Flutter plugin built by the speaker. We’ll cover practical techniques for running these models locally, fine-tuning them for specific tasks, and even enabling Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) entirely on-device — allowing your agent to access and reason over local data like notes, files, or offline databases. Whether you're building apps for education, healthcare, or everyday productivity, this session will show how to create intelligent, eco-conscious user experiences that don’t rely on a network — just your phone."
STAGE: Designing AI for Trust by Konstantinos Kechagias	As AI systems become increasingly embedded in our daily lives, safeguarding privacy is not only a technical requirement but also a social imperative. This talk explores how privacy-preserving techniques—such as federated learning, differential privacy, and secure multiparty computation—can serve as foundations for socially sustainable AI. We will examine how embedding privacy by design enhances trust, supports regulatory compliance, and enables ethical innovation. By linking privacy to broader notions of sustainability, the talk offers a vision for AI systems that are not only intelligent, but also respectful, responsible, and resilient.
WORKSHOP ROOM: Workshop by Rustam Mehmandarov
STAGE: Educating Employees and Citizens about AI usage – Panel Discussion with Svetlana Meissner, Konstantinos Kechagias and Jarosław Michalik	Google Developer Experts unpack practical playbooks for upskilling workforces and empowering everyday users. Expect quick-hit frameworks, real-world case studies and actionable tips you can roll out the moment you’re back at your desk—no PhD required.
STAGE: Workshop on Democratizing AI by Andre Sara	As generative AI spreads like wildfire, unmanaged usage could out-pace the carbon footprint of entire nations. Andre’s lightning-intense workshop arms you with the tools to scale AI adoption without blowing up your ethics and responsibility budget — or the planet.
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Bukempas \| Burak PASTIRMACI
WORKSHOP ROOM: Workshop + Demos by Svetlana Meissner
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Ibtissem Hattab
STAGE: Networking, Food & Drinks
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Jitendra Gupta
WORKSHOP ROOM: Workshop by Ankur Roy
ONLINE ONLY: Talk by Abdul Basit
Stage Artists, Drinks & After-Show-Party	LET'S ROCK THE STAGE - COCKTAILS, LIVE STAGE ART & CONCERT AND NETWORKING. You never saw anything like this at a GDG event. I promise.

Speakers

Andre Sara

DXC Technology

Chief Technologist

David Timis

AI & Future of Work Expert

Anna Muzykina

GDG Ahlen

GDG Ahlen Organiser | NASA Space Apps Ahlen Lead Organiser | Flutter Developer | WTM Ambassador | WiDS Ambassador

Laura Morinigo

Samsung Electronics

Principal Engineer

Dr. Thomas Schulte

Bosch

Senior Vice President

Sasha Denisov

EPAM Systems

Chief Software Engineer

Rustam Mehmandarov

SpareBank 1 Utvikling

Senior Software Engineer

Jens Mühlner

T-Systems

Tribe Lead Digital Sustainability Solutions

Leyla Damoisaux-Delnoy

Women Techmakers

Google WTM Ambassador

Konstantinos Kechagias

GDE & Google Innovation Champion in AI & ML

Maxim Salnikov

Microsoft

Google Developer Expert, Angular and Web Technologies

Svetlana Meissner

AI-Trainer

AI-Trainer, Google Developer Expert in ML/AI

Vasudev Maduri

Admiral Group

GDE on Cloud , Staff Data Engineer

Ibtissem hattab

Cloud GDE

Jarosław Michalik

Impl

Founder

Faisal Abid (GDE)

Bitstrapped

VP of Engineering

Abdul Basit

SadaPay

Sr. Software Engineer

Waleed Arshad

Google Developer Expert - Flutter

Burak Pastirmaci

GDE for ML/AI, Supply Chain Project Leader at Horse Renault

Michael Ramich

AI Engineer

NFON AG

Sayed Ali Alkamil

BNP Paribas

Flutter Developer , GDE

Vasudev Maduri

Admiral Group Plc

Staff Data Engineer | Google Developer Expert | Mentor | Cloud Evangelist

Buchi Michelle Okonicha

Google Developer Expert

Jitendra Gupta

KPMG

Engineering Manager

Ankur Roy

Online Partner

Google Developer Expert • Solutions Architect • Author

Organizers

Federica Nocerino

GDG Organizer

See bio

Anna Muzykina

See bio

Michael Ramich

See bio

Contact Us

Future of European AI: Where Responsibility Meets Innovation (+ Big Evening GDG Party!)

May 6, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (UTC)

Key Themes

About this event

🚀 One Day – Unlimited Impact – Gemma, On-Device ML & Responsible AI.

Welcome to the Future of European AI Summit, 2025

🔥 What Makes This Day Unmissable?

The Who & What – From Gemma, Gemini, AGI to Sustainability & Policies

Exclusive Networking + After-Show Party

Zero Cost, Infinite ROI – Your ticket, food, drinks, and party (incl. stage show!) are 100% sponsor-funded.

Because when the future is being written in real time, you’re either in the room—or catching up.

When

Where

Agenda

Speakers

Andre Sara

David Timis

Anna Muzykina

Laura Morinigo

Dr. Thomas Schulte

Sasha Denisov

Rustam Mehmandarov

Jens Mühlner

Leyla Damoisaux-Delnoy

Konstantinos Kechagias

Maxim Salnikov

Svetlana Meissner

Vasudev Maduri

Ibtissem hattab

Jarosław Michalik

Faisal Abid (GDE)

Abdul Basit

Waleed Arshad

Burak Pastirmaci

Michael Ramich

Sayed Ali Alkamil

Vasudev Maduri

Buchi Michelle Okonicha

Jitendra Gupta

Ankur Roy

Partners

Google for Developers

TransformIT Europe

European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME

The Linux Foundation

Brussels Times

EE Times

amc Media Network

Sillicon Valley Europe

Organizers

Federica Nocerino

Anna Muzykina

Michael Ramich

May 6, 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM (UTC)