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Digitalize in Stockholm 2024: Exploring the Future of AI with Industry Leaders and Cutting-Edge Innovations

Some days are just great! Digitalize in Stockholm on 17 October at Nacka Strand Möten & Event was definitely one of those days!

This annual conference, hosted by Digital Futures, welcomed some 650 attendees for an insightful exploration of the generative AI landscape. Our fantastic moderator, investor and founder Paulina Modlitba expertly guided the event, which began with a much-appreciated opening note from Aida Hadžialić, Mayor of Metropolitan Stockholm.

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Aida Hadžialić, Mayor of Metropolitan Stockholm

The event featured remarkable keynote speakers, starting with an engaging introduction to AI-generated music by Bob L. T. Sturm and Elin Kanhov (KTH Royal Institute of Technology), followed by cutting-edge presentations from Lourdes Agapito (UCL and Synthesia) on AI avatars and Elena Fersman (Ericsson) on the symbiotic evolution of telecom and AI. Last but certainly not least, Jonas Adler (Google DeepMind) presented on AlphaFold—very timely considering the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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We were thrilled with the overwhelming amount of positive feedback from our engaged audience, which included participants from various countries and sectors—students, researchers, academics, public sector representatives, and industry professionals. We learned a lot from the 70 research presentations, danced to AI-generated music, and captured the moment in the Magic Mirror Photobooth.

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Moderator Paulina Modlitba

A big thank you to our partners—KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, AstraZeneca, Ericsson, Saab, Scania Group, Skanska, Xylem, Karolinska Institutet, City of Stockholms, and Region Stockholm—for their valuable contributions on stage during panel discussions and at the Partner Fair.

A big thank you to Meetx and Adapt for their excellent support before, during, and after the event!

Recorded presentations are published on the Digital Futures YouTube channel – Playlist “Digitalize in Stockholm 2024“.

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