15-16 MARCH 2017

DIGITALISATION – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Venue: Chalmers Conference Centre, Chalmersplatsen 1, Gothenburg, Sweden

SPONSORSHIPS & EXHIBITION

The Initiative seminar is organized by:

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford

James Herbsleb, Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

Peter Ryan, Professor of Applied Security, University of Luxembourg

Patricia Lago, Professor Computer Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Sara Mazur, Head of Research, Ericsson

Manfred Broy, Professor of Computer Sciences, Technische Universität München, and Founding President of the Zentrum Digitalisierung, Bayern

Jan Bosch, Professor of Software Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology

Anna Felländer, Digital Economist, Swedish House of Finance

Charlotte Brogren, Director General of the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems, VINNOVA

Devdatt Dubhashi, Professor Computer Science, Chalmers University of Technology

Catherine Mulligan, Co-Director of the Imperial College Centre for Cryptocurrency Research

Per Stenström, Professor Computer Architecture, Chalmers University of Technology

Aarne Ranta, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Gothenburg

Anders Ynnerman, Professor in Scientific Visualization, Linköping University

Ulrich Sendler, writer & publicist

And more...

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WELCOME!Digitalisation is the greatest transformational force of society of today. The digital revolution has radically, fundamentally and globally changed society and continues to do so. It affects how people interact and relate to each other, how we perceive things, how we take on tasks and how we find solutions. Digitalisation leads to a transformation of society’s most important elements – growth, innovation, welfare, sustainability, security and democracy.

Opportunities and challengesThe opportunities that open up are extensive; increased level of service, automation and artificial intelligence, reduced environmental impact, more efficient processes in the industrial and service sectors and simplified everyday life.At the same time, digitalisation brings many new challenges. A sustainable digitalisation requires capable handling of issues relating to privacy, security, energy consumption, as well as issues related to the transition that takes place when jobs disappear due to automation.

Come togetherTo meet the challenges and create a sustainable future we require knowledge and close collaboration between the various actors in society. Our initiative seminar Digitalisation – opportunities and challenges, bring together experts from research, industry and the public sector to discuss the digitalisation progress and its potential consequences. Prominent researchers, experts and managers from industry and society will present and discuss perspectives on digitalisation, future, threats and promises for the society of today and tomorrow. A broad audience from academia, industry and the public sector are invited to the seminar.

The two day seminar will be organised in four themes offering additional perspectives on digitalisation:• Connected world• Automated society• Data-driven innovation• Digital sustainability

Our digital nativesOur initiative seminar will also offer activities for school children. Approxiamtely 100 pupils in the ages of 10-12 will visit a digital workshop in a parallell session.

The initiative seminar is a non-commercial arrangements by Chalmers Area of Advance Information and Communication Technology. The seminar is free of charge for participants.

Welcome to Chalmers 15-16 March 2017!

The Organizing Committee:Ivica Crnkovic, Professor, Software EngineeringMorten Fjeld, Professor, Interaction Design Urban Nuldén, Associate Professor, Applied ITDavid Sands, Professor, Software TechnologyJan Smith, Professor, Computer ScienceGiuseppe Durisi, Associate Professor, Information theoryElisabeth “Lotta” Kegel, Administrative officerMalin Ulfvarson, Communications officer

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Exhibition areaThe exhibition area is located on all three levels of the conference center. The foyers are in direct connection to the lecture hall. Lunch and fika will be served in the same foyers as the exhibitions. The exhibition will have the same opening hours as the conference, ie 8.00-17.30.

Entrance floor

2nd floor

3rd floor

More informationWe can assist in ordering flowers or green plants to you stand, please contact us through bokningjohanneberg@chalmerskonferens.se at least 3 weeks before.

Food and drinksIt is prohibited to sell or offer alcohol in the stands, according to Swedish law. It is of course allowed to offer snacks or candy in the exhibition.In the building there is a café, a pub and several lunch restaurants - please contact the reservation, ph 031-772 3950 for more questions or table reservations.

Parking and communicationThere are only a few parking lots along Sven Hultins gata, which cost 15 SEK/hour. Only coins or petrol cards are accepted.Along Gibraltargatan there is a big parking lot, and the parking house Gröna Mossen has accessable parking lots on the top floor. You can pay with credit cards, or petrol cards. It is not allowed to park on Chalmersplatsen or along Sven Hultins gata.

The trams no 6 and 8 runs from Chalmers to Korsvägen and further. Tram no 7 and 13 goes to the central station via Vasaplatsen and Avenyn. Bus no 16 runs to Brunnsparken and further on to Lindholmen.

ContactYour booking needs to be confirmed by us. ContactGiuseppe Durisi, durisi@chalmers.se, 031-772 18 02.

Questions regarding the facilities at Chalmers conference center, contact Pernilla Bylund, 031-772 39 08.

General questions regarding the initiative seminar, contact Malin Ulfvarson, 031-772 21 56, malin.ulfvarson@chalmers.se.

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After your booking has been confirmedSend your company logo in high resolution to malin.ulfvarson@chalmers.se, for publishing on the conference webpage and other conference material such as the programme folder or ppt-slides.

Building the standYou can start building the stand on Wednesday 15 March at 07.30 and the exhibition needs to be down again at the latest on Thursday 16 March at 19.00. You are responsible for tidying up the stand before you leave.

DeliveriesUnfortunately there are no storage rooms available at the conference center, neither before or after the exhibition. Therefore exhibition material can only be received the day before the conference begins.You are responsible for returning your goods after the conference. We cannot assist in sending goods when the conference has ended.

Goods must be clearly marked with your name, company and contact person.Delivery address:Chalmers Conference & RestaurantsPernilla Bylund / your company nameChalmersplatsen 1412 58 GOTHENBURG

For questions; contact the conference department at: bokningjohanneberg@chalmerskonferens.se

Exhibit area is not guarded during the night, so do not leave anything of value.

OtherIt is forbidden to put nails in the walls. You may not use tape or anything that leaves marks, or do damage to floors and walls.

Application formCompany information

Company _________________________________________

VAT no ___________________________________________

Address __________________________________________

Person in charge of your exhibition

Name _____________________________________________

Phone _____________________________________________

Email ______________________________________________

Invoice

Invoice address _____________________________________

Reference __________________________________________

_____________________________________________________ ________________Signature, company Date

Scan the signed form and email it to: durisi@chalmers.se

Book your exhibition stand at the initiative seminar: Digitalisation — opportunities and challenges, 15-16 March 2017, at Chalmers conference center, Chalmersplatsen 1, Gothenburg.

Exhibition AreaThe stand includes

• Space for 1-2 rollups (standard size)• 1 stand table• Electricity• Wifi

PrizeThe exhibition fee is 9900 SEK + VAT

ContactQuestions regarding the exhibition agreement, contact Giuseppe Durisi, durisi@chalmers.se, 031-772 18 02.

Questions regarding the facilities at Chalmers conference center, contact Pernilla Bylund, 031-772 39 08.

General questions regarding the initiative seminar, contact Malin Ulfvarson, 031-772 21 56, malin.ulfvarson@chalmers.se.

Practical issues during the initiative seminar, contact Elisabeth Kegel, 031-772 16 93, elisabeth.kegel@chalmers.se.

The Initiative seminar is organized by: