Join AI26 –
The Lamarr Conference:
Where AI Research Meets Real-word Impact
We are happy to welcome leading researchers, innovators, and decision-makers to AI26 – The Lamarr Conference.
As Artificial Intelligence continues to transform research, industry, and society at an unprecedented rate, the AI26 Conference brings together those shaping scientific foundations and those translating AI advances into tangible impact.
The AI26 highlights rapid progress in foundation models, trustworthy and agentic AI, examining how these developments open new frontiers in health, business, and scientific discovery.
We warmly invite you to join us in Bonn on July 7 – 8, 2026.
Join AI26 –
The Lamarr Conference:
Where AI Research Meets Real-word Impact
We are happy to welcome leading researchers, innovators, and decision-makers to AI26 – The Lamarr Conference.
As Artificial Intelligence continues to transform research, industry, and society at an unprecedented rate, the AI26 Conference brings together those shaping scientific foundations and those translating AI advances into tangible impact.
The AI26 highlights rapid progress in foundation models, trustworthy and agentic AI, examining how these developments open new frontiers in health, business, and scientific discovery.
We warmly invite you to join us in Bonn on July 7 – 8, 2026.
Program
08:30 – 9:30
Arrival, Check-in & Mingling
09:30 – 9:45
Greeting
09:45 – 10:45
Lamarr Award: Laudation and Award Winner’s Keynote
10:45 – 12:00
Breakthroughs in AI Research
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 14:45
Generating Economic Value through AI
14:45 – 16:00
Perspectives on AI in Health
16:00 – 18:00
Excursions: Visits to Companies and Tour of Bonn’s Former Government District
18:00 – 22:00
Evening Reception: IHK’s „Empfang der Wirtschaft“ and AI26
08:15 – 09:15
Arrival, Check-in & Mingling
09:15 – 09:30
Greeting
09:30 – 10:15
Keynotes on Agentic AI
10:15 – 11:00
Round Table Discussion
11:00 – 12:15
Meet the Experts from the Round Table Discussion
12:15 – 13:30
Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:30
Parallel Sessions
- AI-ready Data for Business
- Trustworthy AI for Health
- AI for Scientific Discovery
14:30 – 15:00
Coffee Break
15:00 – 16:00
Parallel Sessions
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Trustworthy AI for Business
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Foundation Models for Health
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Agentic AI for Business
16:00 – 16:30
Outlook
Location
World Conference Center Bonn (WCCB) | Plenary Hall
Experience a world-class venue on the banks of the Rhine, where modern architecture meets German political history. The centerpiece is the iconic, light-filled Plenary Hall – the former seat of the German Parliament – which offers an acoustically optimized and inspiring setting for keynotes and high-level networking.
Benefit from a central location in the heart of the UN District, featuring excellent public transport links and on-site parking.
Foto: ©WorldCCBonn
Foto: ©WorldCCBonn
Location
Experience a world-class venue on the banks of the Rhine, where modern architecture meets German political history. The centerpiece is the iconic, light-filled Plenary Hall – the former seat of the German Parliament – which offers an acoustically optimized and inspiring setting for keynotes and high-level networking.
Benefit from a central location in the heart of the UN District, featuring excellent public transport links and on-site parking.
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Directions
Getting There by Public Transport
Travel to the regional station Bonn UN Campus using train lines RB26, RB30, RB48, or RE5. From there, it is approximately an 8-minute walk to the WCCB. Alternatively, take subway lines 16, 63, or 66 to the Heussallee/Museumsmeile stop (approx. 5-minute walk). Bus lines 610 and 611 also stop directly at Deutsche Welle, located in the immediate vicinity of the main entrance.
Arrival by Car
The WCCB is centrally located in the Federal Quarter and is easily accessible via the A562 motorway (exit Bonn-Rheinaue) or the B9. Follow the signs for “World Conference Center” or “UN Campus”.
Prof. Dr.
Stefan Wrobel
Stefan Wrobel studied Computer Science in Bonn and Atlanta, Georgia, USA (M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology) with a focus on Artificial Intelligence and received his doctorate from the TU Dortmund University. After working in Berlin and Sankt Augustin, he became Professor of Computer Science at the University of Magdeburg, before accepting a call to his current position in 2002. Since 2014, he has also been one of the directors of the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (b-it).
As speaker of the “Fraunhofer Alliance Big Data and Artificial Intelligence”, director of the “Fraunhofer Research Center Machine Learning”, deputy chairman of the “Fraunhofer Information and Communication Technology Group” and speaker of the group “Knowledge Discovery, Data Mining and Machine Learning” of the Society for Computer Science, he is advancing the topics of digitization, intelligent use of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence on a national and international level.