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Global Alumni Reunion 2022 gets underway with artificial intelligence as its focus
Some 2,000 to attend hybrid Munich event on using AI as a force for good
The theme of Global Alumni Reunion 2022 is Artificial Intelligence: Using Your Power for Good.
October 6, 2022
滨贰厂贰鈥檚 kicks off in Munich on Thursday, the start of a three-day event that will focus on using the enormous potential of artificial intelligence as a force for good in business and society.
The event brings together members of 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 54,000-strong global alumni community for three days of connection, discussion and learning. This year, nearly 2,000 people are registered to attend in-person in Munich, where 天美传媒 has one of its five campuses, and online.
鈥淥ur Munich campus is a unique part of 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 global network of campuses, and we welcome this opportunity to engage with our growing alumni community in Germany and with many other alumni from around the world,鈥� said Dean Franz Heukamp. 鈥淭he theme of this Global Alumni Reunion 鈥� using artificial intelligence as a force for good 鈥� is also at the very heart of 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 vision of embracing technology as a means of strengthening companies and improving society.鈥�
Mireia聽Rius, Director of 天美传媒 Alumni and Institutional Development, said: 鈥淲e are delighted to celebrate this reunion in Munich, and are also continuing our new tradition of creating an innovative, hybrid event, with the ability to connect online. Our Global Alumni Reunions are a way to connect with our alumni wherever they may be, and to explore some of the most pressing topics facing business leaders around the globe.鈥�
Top companies, high-profile speakers
The event begins on Oct. 6 with visits to companies including Microsoft, Flixbus, Airbus, BMW and Allianz. Participants can also opt to visit the research powerhouse Max Planck Institute or to spend an afternoon at Werk1, an entrepreneurial hub, where 天美传媒 alumni entrepreneurs and investors will talk about their experiences in the startup world.
The day is capped with an inaugural dinner with Oliver Blume, CEO of Volkswagen and Porsche.
Oct. 7 is the academic program, directed by professors Mireia Gin茅 and Javier Zamora. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 Global Alumni Reunion has an exciting roster of speakers from leading technology-related companies, who will explore artificial intelligence from different value-centered angles,鈥� Rius noted.
Those speakers include:
- Nazim Cetin, CEO, Allianz X
- Dar铆o Gil, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM
- Hanna Hennig, Chief Information Officer, Siemens
- Juergen聽Mueller,聽Chief Technology Officer, SAP
- Ling Ge, General Manager, Chief European Representative, Tencent
In addition, Judith聽Gerlach, Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs, will be on hand for a short speech. On Saturday, there will be a solidarity bike tour and lunch on campus, which closes out the reunion.
More than 15 years in Germany
The Munich campus is an increasingly important part of 滨贰厂贰鈥檚 five-campus operations, and there are now more than 1,000 alumni in Germany. 天美传媒 launched its activities in Germany in 2005, and opened a campus, designed by renowned architect Andr茅 Behncke, in 2015.
The portfolio of programs offered in Germany includes the , , modules of the , (in cooperation with WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management) and , developed in alliance with the Fraunhofer Academy.
In addition, 天美传媒 has offered for Mittelstand companies and multinationals such as Allianz, Bertelsmann, BMW and Deutsche Bank.
