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AI in practice: business, projects, and digital twins

Wednesday, 21 October 2026

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

AudienceCompanies, project partners, researchers, engineers, municipalities, students, and development teams.

LocationAlma Mater Europaea University, Maribor Water Utility, Vetrinjski dvorec, and Maribor Puppet Theatre

01

Project working day with selected partners

09.00-15.00 | Maribor Water Utility

An internal project day linked to digital twins, data flows, infrastructure, and partner cooperation.

02

Business breakfast: AI in practice and cooperation with companies

10.00-12.00 | Alma Mater Europaea University

A morning session connecting students, researchers, and companies. The programme will include short company presentations, a moderated discussion on practical AI use, and direct student-company exchange with presentation materials. Participating companies will be announced later.

03

Project meetings: digital twin pilots

13.00-14.30 | Alma Mater Europaea University / project locations

A working session for coordinating pilot activities, preparing presentations, and connecting content in the field of digital twins.

04

Showcase: digital twins in practice

15.00-15.30 | Vetrinjski dvorec, Maribor

Presentation of selected digital twin pilots from BioGemTwin, DIRDET, BlueTwin, and GW-CARE, showing what modern AI technologies enable in urban planning, the environment, and society.

05

Brunch and networking

15.30-17.00 | Vetrinjski dvorec, Maribor

Informal networking for AI Week participants, partners, students, researchers, and guests.

06

Film evening: artificial intelligence, technology, and society

19.00 | Maribor Puppet Theatre

An evening film event followed by a discussion on artificial intelligence, technology, society, and future development questions.

Registration information - soon.