Trusted AI Day 2026 – Shaping Trust in Artificial Intelligence
Date: Thursday, 05 February 2026
Venue: VisCenter, DFKI Saarbrücken, Saarland Informatics Campus
Time: 1:00 pm – approx. 5:00 pm
Format: In-person
About the Event
How can Artificial Intelligence be designed to be trustworthy, secure, and responsible?
At the 2nd Trusted AI Day 2026, experts from research, industry, government, and civil society will come together to discuss strategies for building and implementing Trust in AI. Organized by the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and CERTAIN, the event highlights the latest developments and implementation efforts in the field of trustworthy AI.
Program Highlights
- Opening remarks from leaders in AI and digital policy
- Insights into the progress of CERTAIN
- Three keynote speeches: Regional, national, and international perspectives on Trusted AI
- Two panel discussions: Deep Dive & Implementation
- Networking and open dialogue with AI stakeholders
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Opening & Welcome Reinhard Karger, DFKI |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Welcome & Introduction Philipp Slusallek, DFKI Jürgen Barke, Minister for Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | CERTAIN Update – Progress and Outlook Kevin Baum, DFKI |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Keynotes: Regional · Antoine Gautier, QuantPi National · Vera Sikes, Federal Office for Information Security International · Raouf Kerkouche, inria |
| 15:15 – 15:45 | Coffee Break & Networking |
| 15:45 – 16:30 | Panel 1: Trusted AI – Deep Dive André Meyer-Vitali (Moderator) – Maximilian Poretschkin, Fraunhofer IAIS, – Sarah Sterz, Scheer School of Digital Sciences – Wico Mulder, TNO – Saqib Bukhari, ZF – Bertrand Braunschweig, European Trustworthy AI Association Panel 2: Trust in AI – Ways to Implementation Philipp Slusallek (Moderator) – Freek Bomhof, TNO – Philip Piatkiewicz, Adra – Nicolas Rebierre, European Trustworthy AI Association – Christoph Poetsch, TÜV AI Lab |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Wrap-up & Summary |
| 17:00 – open end | Get-together & Networking Reception |
A detailed program and speaker list will be published soon.
Target Audience
This event is open to professionals and stakeholders in:
- Artificial Intelligence research and development
- Public policy and regulatory bodies
- Private sector and startups
- Non-profits and academia
Registration
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.