Alma Mater Europaea University | Department of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies

Artificial Intelligence Week 2026

19-22 October 2026 | Maribor

The central annual event of Alma Mater Europaea University in artificial intelligence, connecting research, education, business, public administration, and the international academic community over four days.

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About

The department's central event of the academic year.

Artificial Intelligence Week connects students, researchers, and professors with business, public administration, educational institutions, and project and strategic partners.

Four Days

Four days. Four perspectives on artificial intelligence. One community.

01 Monday, 19 October AI, infrastructure and the start-up community

The opening day connects research infrastructure, start-up thinking, and the community of students and professors.

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02 Tuesday, 20 October AI and education

A day focused on knowledge transfer, schools, pupils, principals, and responsible use of AI in learning.

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03 Wednesday, 21 October AI in practice: business, projects, and digital twins

A practical day connecting business, student-company exchange, project cooperation, and digital twin pilots.

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04 Thursday, 22 October Research and the doctoral school of AI

Doctoral student presentations, research ethics, and the closing social programme of AI Week.

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Introductory Events

Press conference and expert pre-event.

12 October 2026, Maribor | press conference.

15 October 2026, Ljubljana, venue to be announced | Ethics and artificial intelligence in scientific research, an interdisciplinary discussion organised by ZRS Koper in cooperation with ARIS.

Cultural and Social Programme

Artificial Intelligence Week as a university and city event.

Film event and discussion on artificial intelligence

City walk*

Closing networking at Vodni stolp

Continuation of the film programme in Koper

*The city walk is planned as a short symbolic promotional activity for students, pupils, speakers, and participants.

Speakers and Participants

Speakers, contributors and project participants.

The programme brings together invited speakers, panel participants, project contributors and showcase presenters.

Darko Toplak

Strokovnjak za digitalno transformacijo in poslovno uporabo UI | Info-digital / Tovarna podjemov

Poslovni zajtrk

Andrej Kositer

ICT svetovalec, tehnološki strateg in podjetnik | Agenda d.o.o. / Ragla AI

Poslovni zajtrk

Matej Rus

Podjetniški mentor in soustvarjalec start-up ekosistema | Tovarna podjemov

Start-up delavnica

Tjaša Zupančič Hartner

Strokovnjakinja za raziskave, inovacije in trajnostno gradnjo | GIC Gradnje

Poslovni zajtrk

Aleš Erker

Strokovnjak za upravljanje vodnih izgub in podatkovno podporo | Mariborski vodovod

Projektno delo in digitalni dvojčki

Borut Zrim

Namestnik sekretarja za projekte, investicije in razvoj | Občina Moravske Toplice

Projektno delo in digitalni dvojčki

Tadeu da Ponte

Strokovnjak za UI, izobraževanje in podatkovno podprte tehnologije | HRCollab.AI

Delavnica za dijake

Marko Jagodič

Ravnatelj in profesor fizike | II. gimnazija Maribor

Panel: UI je že v razredu - kaj zdaj?

Franc Čuš

Ravnatelj in učitelj zgodovine ter geografije | Gimnazija Franca Miklošiča Ljutomer

Panel: UI je že v razredu - kaj zdaj?

Matevž Vremec

Raziskovalec na področju UI, okoljskega modeliranja in digitalnih dvojčkov | Univerza Alma Mater Europaea

Showcase predstavitve

Tomaž Goričan

Raziskovalec umetne inteligence in digitalnih tehnologij | Univerza Alma Mater Europaea

Showcase predstavitve

Matej Mertik

Raziskovalec, predavatelj in vodja UIDT | Univerza Alma Mater Europaea

Showcase predstavitve

Tanja Angleiter Sagadin

Programska vodja, predavateljica in moderatorka | Univerza Alma Mater Europaea

Moderiranje panelne razprave in start-up delavnica

Projects and Partners

Institutional partners, project framework and event supporters.

Artificial Intelligence Week is connected with the university, research, infrastructure, and European project environment of the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies.