| Date: | 2 December 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 (CET) | Price: | Free (for eligible participants) | |
| Format: | AI:AT Webinar, ONLINE (Zoom) | Target audience: | Academia, industry, public admin | |
| Language: | English* | Organizers: | AI:AT & ASC |
* Bitte kontaktieren Sie uns, wenn Sie Deutsch bevorzugen, wir könnten dies bei einer zukünftigen Wiederholung berücksichtigen.
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal force driving innovation and transformation across industries. This webinar is designed to guide organizations, particularly Startups and SMEs, through the lifecycle of AI development – from proof of concept to scale.
Join us on this enlightening journey as we unravel the mysteries of AI and empower your organization to harness its full potential for growth and innovation.
Why Attend
- Gain an understanding of the AI technical and organizational journey, from initial exploration and pilot phase to advanced implementation for scale.
- Learn practical strategies and best practices for building and scaling AI offerings within your company or organization.
- Explore emerging trends and technologies shaping the future of AI, enabling you to stay ahead of the curve.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for decision maker, executives (CEOs and CTOs) from Startups and SMEs, but all others are welcome as well.
This webinar is open and free of charge for participants from academia, industry, and public administration from EU and/or EuroHPC JU member countries.
Entry level & Prerequisites
Basic – no prior AI knowledge is required.
Agenda
15:00 Presentation of AI:AT – AI-Factory Austria
Daniel Lehner (AI:AT – AI Factory Austria)
15:10 Navigating the AI Journey – From PoC to Scale
Endri Deliu (AI:AT – AI Factory Austria)
15:45 Panel Discussion with Startup Leaders to Relay their Experience
Daniel and Endri engage in a panel discussion with:
Philipp Heideker (Sleak AI) and
Laurenz Hinterholzer (Aximote)
16:15 Questions and Discussion
Speakers
Endri Deliu (AI:AT – AI Factory Austria)
Endri comes from an extensive experience as an AI Architect, Principal Architect and Chief Architect from large tech companies in Silicon Valley. He advised executive leaders of large technology companies and other organizations on how to build robust AI systems for 15 years. Today, he supports the AI Factory Austria AI:AT in adapting the existing supercomputing infrastructure for AI and assists startups in implementing their AI projects. In addition, Endri is a lecturer for Machine Learning Operations at TU Wien.
Philipp Heideker (Sleak AI)
Philipp is co-founder and managing director of Sleak AI, a Munich-based AI Startup specializing in AI-driven sales enablement. He has been living in Copenhagen since the beginning of the year and is currently part of the AI Launchpad in Vienna. Sleak AI helps companies onboard their sales teams faster, coach them more effectively, and foster sustainable growth – through AI-powered simulations with virtual customers that enable realistic sales conversations. The result: shorter onboarding times, higher win rates, and clear data on the skills and readiness of each salesperson.
Laurenz Hinterholzer (Aximote)
Laurenz is the founder of Aximote, a Startup that develops software for connected vehicles and helps drivers better understand their cars. The Aximote platform connects people, cars, and data for a modern driving experience.
Daniel Lehner (AI:AT – AI Factory Austria)
Daniel is an expert in AI knowledge transfer at the AI Factory Austria (AI:AT). He also works as a consultant and trainer at TwinTech, helping companies make efficient use of the potential of digitalization through the application of artificial intelligence and digital twins. In addition to his work with various companies, he draws on many years of research experience in digital twins and artificial intelligence at Johannes Kepler University in Linz.
Language
English
Date, Time, and Location
02.12.2025, 14:00 – 15:30 (CET), LIVE ONLINE WEBINAR (using Zoom)
Registration
Registration is required, the link to the registration form can be found on the top of this page in the menu on the left. Please register with your official institutional email address to prove your affiliation.
You will get the Zoom link in the automatic confirmation by email (subject starting with "[Indico] Registration"), please check your Spam/Junk folders). We will also send a reminder before the webinar.
Please do not hesitate to contact us at training@asc.ac.at if you have any questions.
Organizers
This webinar is jointly organized by AI:AT – AI Factory Austria and ASC – Austrian Scientific Computing (aka ASC Research Center, TU Wien).
Acknowledgements
AI:AT – AI Factory Austria has received funding from the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (JU) under grant agreement No 101253078. The JU receives support from the Horizon Europe Programm of the European Union and Austria (BMIMI / FFG).
