TEDAI Vienna

✨ After volunteering at TEDAI Vienna last year, I joined the core team this year as Interactive Exhibits Lead. 💡 This role allowed me to dive deep behind the scenes - from brainstorming creative concepts and collaborating with partners to finally seeing the exhibits come to life and spark inspiration among attendees. My goal was to find creative, inspiring ways for people to interact with AI - to understand and feel it. 🤖 Seeing these ideas transform from first sketches into tangible, hands-on experiences was one of the most rewarding parts of the journey. What truly made this experience special was the incredible team spirit - the openness, drive, and shared vision that everyone brought to the table. Together, we created an experience that connects people, ideas, and technology. 💫 A huge thank you to the entire TEDAI Vienna team for the trust, teamwork, and curiosity that made this adventure unforgettable! ❤️ Alina Nikolaou, Vlad Gozman, Florian Schöffmann, Esther Preimesberger Maja Bührmann, Nandini Venkata, Sonja Hahn, Kristina Kling, Peter Tomanka, George Stoica, Savina Shekerova, Simone Ondrovic, Jakob Reiter, Josephine Weissmann, Niels Hansa, Lisa Berger, Benjamin Posch, Florian Burmann, Dóra Papp, Xiao C., Nader Kamal 📷 © TEDAI Vienna / Robert Leslie & © Chérie Hansson #TEDAI #TEDAIVienna #TEDFamily #Innovation #AI #Creativity #Collaboration #Teamwork #EventExperience

𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐄: AI × BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE × CLASSICAL MUSIC × DJing × VISUAL ARTS at TEDAI Vienna Some moments you just know will stay with you. Sharing the stage with the great Walter Werzowa, composer, conductor and innovator and a string quartet last week at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria is one of them. It was even more special to experience it alongside my dear friend Greg Lion, Olive Yu, Doina-Cezara Procopciuc, and Julius Meisse. As if the musical and scientific performance weren’t unique enough, the visuals created by Garson Yu and his incredible team at yU+co turned everything into pure magic. I'm proud to have represented MBZUAI (Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence), Biotech Dental Group and Inclusive Brains to push, once again, the boundaries of human-computer interactions. All together, we sonically and visually remixed Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube. And seeing the expressions in the audience's eyes and faces was the best reward we could imagine. The power of brainwaves over brainwaves. A huge thank you to Alina Nikolaou, Vlad Gozman, Florian Burmann and the entire #TEDAIVienna team for delivering three flawless days and giving us the opportunity to work hard together and have a lot of fun. We also met so many great people and enjoyed terrific talks. Gratitude to those who worked backstage starting with Paul Barbaste, Walter’s team and friends: Gabe Moffat, University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Lucia Kaplowitz, Yurika Shima, Marie Schmidt, Johanna Santocchi, Constantin Luger, Ulrike Sych, Johannes Meissl, Barbara Strack-Hanisch, and Martin Wilhelm (glad we finally got to meet) and of course team EMOTIV. This is only the beginning of another extraordinary adventure… stay tuned. #AI #music #BCI #EEG #MBZUAI #HCI #TEDAI cc TED Conferences I Institute for Artificial Intelligence by Biotech Dental (IAI by BD) I G42 I Core42 I Elizabeth Churchill I Philippe Veran I EMOTIV I Tan Le I Kim O. I Fondation CMA CGM I Région Sud - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur I La French Tech Aix-Marseille Région Sud I Eurobiomed I Creative Destruction Lab I HEC Entrepreneurs I X-HEC Entrepreneurs I MBZUAI Incubation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) I Jacques Lavoisier I Bpifrance I World Economic Forum I The Forum of Young Global Leaders I YPO

🌟  Grateful to have supported TEDAI Vienna 2025 again this year , and it was truly inspiring.🌟 Talks like Emily Kate Genatowski’s vision of living alongside robots and Anna Topol’s bold outlook on quantum computing really stayed with me. Hearing from global leaders such as Lukasz Kaiser (OpenAI) and Oriol Vinyals (DeepMind) was another highlight. Huge thanks to Alina Nikolaou and Vlad Gozman for making this possible , and to all the amazing people I met who share the same curiosity about what AI can unlock. #TEDAI #AI #Innovation #FutureOfAI #TechConference

🧠 #ThrowbackThursday: Reflecting on TEDAI Vienna | Last month, Our Principal Scientist, Dina Zielinski, PhD made a powerful impact at TEDAI Vienna. Together with Dr. Andrey Bachvarov, she led a thought-provoking Discovery Session exploring the question, “𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲?” The compelling discussion highlighted how AI can shift healthcare from reactive “sick care” to proactive healthspan optimization, integrating technology to guide personalized interventions that maximize the years we live in good health. Beyond healthcare, TEDAI Vienna showcased how AI is becoming the connective tissue across industries, shaping how we live, work, and thrive. From Hardy Pemhiwa's vision of AI empowering teachers in Africa to improve educational outcomes to Mercedes Bidart's demonstration of how AI can measure financial trust beyond credit history to expand opportunities for underserved populations, it is clear that AI has the power to build a more equitable future. 💡 A key post-event reflection from Dina Zielinski: “𝐀𝐈 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲.” At WhiteLab Genomics, we share this vision. We believe that AI’s true potential lies in optimization: it can help us see more clearly, understand more profoundly, and act more wisely. As AI continues to mature, its greatest impact will come from collaborations across disciplines, where innovators, scientists, and change-makers align to reprogram human potential. #aiforgood #deeptech #healthcareinnovation #techforgood 

Ich war vom 24-26 September bei der TEDAI Vienna Conference – und ganz ehrlich: selten so viele inspirierende, aber auch herausfordernde Gedanken gehört. Ein Satz hat sich bei mir richtig eingebrannt: „Willst du ein Tool, das für dich denkt – oder eines, das dich zum Denken bringt?“ Genau das trifft’s. Wir reden ständig davon, wie KI uns schneller macht. Aber vielleicht geht’s gar nicht nur um „schneller“. Vielleicht auch darum bewusster zu sein. Um Reibung, ums Stolpern, ums selber Denken. Wenn alles reibungslos läuft, verlernen wir irgendwann, was Denken eigentlich heißt. Und ich find, das ist ein Punkt, über den wir mehr reden sollten – nicht nur in der Technik, sondern überall, wo wir Verantwortung tragen. Danke an alle, die diese Tage möglich gemacht haben. Vieles wurde klarer und doch ging ich mit mehr Fragen heim, als ich gekommen bin – und das ist genau richtig so. #TEDAI #AI #Gedanken #Design #Intention #Wien PS: Am nächsten Tag in der Früh ging es gleich nach Japan, bin nun am Ende meiner Reise, daher kam der Beitrag erst jetzt.

✨ I’d like to share a few thoughts and impressions from my experience at TEDAI Vienna — and encourage all of you if possible to join next year’s event and take part in the conversation around #AI, a technology that is already transforming our lives and will only grow in impact. It was not only a pleasure to be back at the HOFBURG Vienna (hello, #PioneersFestival throwback! 👋), but also truly inspiring to witness such a well-curated program and lineup of speakers Florian Schöffmann, Jakob Reiter 👏 This wasn’t just about AI. It was about rethinking #work, #inclusion, #ambition — and what we choose to build with AI. Here are just three standout thoughts that are still echoing for me: 1️⃣ Des Traynor (Founder of Intercom & Fin.AI) reminded us that the most exciting challenge isn't saving money — it's imagining what we can create with the capacity AI unlocks: “Don’t just stop doing things — figure out what else becomes possible.” 2️⃣ Bivek Sharma (Chief AI Officer at PwC) cautioned against short-sighted decisions like workforce reduction, and urged us to define the gap between today and our AI-augmented future: “True value lies in what we build next — with the people we have.” 3️⃣ Hardy Pemhiwa (Cassava Technologies) reframed the entire narrative: “Is AI a battle for dominance, or a frontier for inclusion and opportunity — especially in Africa, where 60% of the global youth population will live by 2050?” My #takeaway? AI isn’t a destination — it’s a decision. How we use it, who we include, and what stories we tell will shape not just our businesses, but our collective future. Let’s make it count. #TEDAI2025 #AI #CreatingABetterFuture Some of the amazing other speakers I've had the privilege to listen to Swami Sivasubramanian, Mercedes Bidart, Eva Katharina Masel, Emily Kate Genatowski, Tullio Ghi Great seeing you Michael Maier, Balázs Lóránd, Ph.D, Tamas Szauer and meeting many more fantastic and curious people!