Join us on these late summer days in the heart of the Danish capital, next to the charming Tivoli Gardens for insightful discussions, networking opportunities, and knowledge sharing. You will meet speakers from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, who will share their experiences and insights on the application of HPC in their respective companies.
This event is arranged by the National HPC Competence Centres of the Nordic countries and Dansk Industri. The Nordic National HPC Competence Centres serve as a comprehensive resource for companies. We provide support in AI and HPC technology adoption, from developing competence and training to assisting with funding applications and access to supercomputers.
Danish Industry – DI – is Denmark’s largest and most influential business and employers’ organisation, covering manufacturing as well as service industries across sectors such as transport, energy, IT, health, trade and professional services.
Who Should Attend?
The Nordic Industry Days are specifically designed for professionals and leaders in industry, high-tech startups, and SMEs who are interested in leveraging AI, HPC technology and Quantum Computing to drive their business forward. Whether you're a startup founder seeking to understand how these technologies can give you a competitive edge, a business leader looking to stay ahead of the curve, or a professional in the field eager to network and learn from peers, this event is for you.
Why Attend?
Attending the Nordic Industry Days will provide you with a platform to connect with like-minded individuals, learn from industry experts, and gain insights into how AI and HPC can help companies succeed in the digital age. This is your chance to stay ahead of the curve, be part of the conversation shaping the future of the industry and discover how these technologies can drive growth and innovation in your business.
Register now and stay tuned for the full conference program. We look forward to welcoming you to Copenhagen in September 2024!
Program
| 12.00-13.00 | Registration, Lunch and Networking at DI |
| 13:00-13:35 |
Opening Welcome on behalf of EuroHPC, Josephine Wood, Head of Unit Strategy and Governance at EuroHPC-JU), Andreas Holbak Espersen (Director of DI Digital) and Dennis Lange Wollbrink (EuroCC Denmark) Welcome All! An introduction on the importance of supercomputing (HPC) within industry. We will describe the necessity and importance of utilising European supercomputers to ensure the competitiveness of European businesses on a global scale. In this keynote session, you will learn why Supercomputing is essential for successfully developing and implementing AI, on a European level and on a local level. This session is moderated by Dennis Lange Wollbrink, Leader of the Danish National Competence Centre. |
| 13:35-14:30 |
Keynote session Grazyna Piesiewicz (European Commission) - AI Factories, Lars Hård (Oxide AI) - Globally Competitive AI: Small Teams with Large Computers “In these two keynotes we’ll focus on AI advancements. Discover the EU’s latest AI development: AI factories, which provide supercomputing infrastructure to support innovative start-ups and SMEs in training AI models. Learn also how AI’s powerful automation capabilities enable small teams to make significant impacts, driven by large-scale data access and robust computational resources. Explore the critical synergy between supercomputing (HPC) and AI, and understand HPC’s pivotal role in AI success across all levels, from startups to large organisations.” This session is moderated by Dennis Lange Wollbrink, Leader of the Danish National Competence Centre. |
| 14:30-14:45 |
Coffee Break: Networking and Visiting the Exhibition |
| 14:45-16:00 |
Supercomputing in an SME context SME Cases and panel discussion with Jens Otto Kjærum (Dictus), Pier Luigi Dovesi (AI Industry Expert) and Tapio Friberg (Iceye) This session will explore the transformative power of supercomputing in small and medium-sized enterprises. It will feature insightful presentations from innovative SMEs: Dictus, leveraging over 15 years of experience in speech technology; Iceye, providing near real-time intelligence for natural catastrophe response; and a collaborative effort between KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the University of Bologna, and industrial AI labs. The talks will be followed by a panel discussion offering a deep dive into the practical applications and business growth potential enabled by supercomputing. This session will be moderated by Thor Wikfeldt, head of ENCCS, the Swedish National Competence Centre. |
| 16:00-16:30 |
Coffee Break: Networking and Visiting the Exhibition |
| 16:30-18:15 |
Use cases from large industry Welcome to our Large Industry Use Case session. Here, you will meet a selection of companies that all share a commitment to leveraging advanced technologies to drive innovation and efficiency in their respective fields.The talks will be followed by a panel discussion with:
This session is moderated by Roger Kvam, Leader of the Norwegian National Competence Centre. |
| 18:15-18:30 | Summary and Closing Day 1 |
| 19:30-22:00 | Dinner and Networking & Drinks in the Restaurant and on the Roof Terrace of DI |
| 9:00-9:15 |
Introduction of day 2 - Meet the NCCs An outlook of the program on day 2 and an elevator pitch by the National Competence Centres of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Sweden giving an overview of their work, challenges and success stories. This session is moderated by Marta Schulze, Project Manager at the Danish National Competence Centre. |
| 9:15-9:45 |
AI meets supercomputing Keynote Magnus Sahlgren, AI Sweden In this keynote presentation, Magnus Sahlgren, Head of Research for Natural Language Understanding at AI Sweden, will provide an overview of the rapid advancements in open Large Language Models (LLMs) with a special focus on the Nordic region. Discover whether the Nordics are keeping pace with global developments in this dynamic field and explore the current state and future potential of open LLMs in Europe. This session will be moderated by Thor Wikfeldt, head of ENCCS, the Swedish National Competence Centre. |
| 9:45-10:15 |
Coffee Break: Networking and Visiting the Exhibition |
| 10:15-11:45 |
Emerging AI Use Cases on HPC Talks and Panel with Noah Torp-Smith (DBC - Digital Danish Library Center), Kimmo Pentikäinen (SUPERSIGHT), Guillaume Lanquepin (Norwegian Customs) and Lars Hård (Oxide AI) The session “Emerging AI Use Cases on HPC” will feature presentations and a panel discussion with innovators in both industry, public sector, and academia. Supersight will showcase their latest Al technology for 100% privacy-preserving automation for measuring utilisation rate in buildings, DBC (Danish Library Center) will demonstrate their utilisation of AI in library services, and Norwegian Customs will discuss their approach to structuring extensive data on tax and security-related information on all goods crossing the border. Oxide will join the panel, exploring emerging and cutting-edge applications of AI leveraging the power of supercomputers. This session will be moderated by Ingrid af Sandeberg, RISE (external) Stockholm. |
| 11:45-13:00 |
Commercial use of HPC resources Per Öster (CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd), Viktor Rehnberg (C3SE Chalmers University of Technology) and Glenn Arild Haugland (Cegal Cetegra HPC) A presentation of Europe’s flagship supercomputer, Lumi, and all the insights as to how a supercomputer enables companies, industrial entities and others to develop, integrate and utilize AI within a vast range of different settings and scenarios. Through a combination of technical insights and case-based demonstrations this session will provide knowledge on how your company, institution or organization can benefit from the usage of supercomputer facilities. This session is moderated by Dennis Lange Wollbrink, Leader of the Danish National Competence Centre. |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch at DI, Networking and Visiting the Exhibition |
| 14:00-15:30 |
Creating opportunities for industry users Talks with Laura Morelli (CINECA), Johan Kristiansson (ColonyOS), Alan O'Cais (MultiXscale) Various EuroHPC initiatives support industrial users who have never leveraged HPC before or would like to scale their AI workloads to make the most of the EuroHPC infrastructures provided. A selected panel from these initiatives will pave the way for an interesting, lively and interactive ‘Fish Bowl’ discussion. This discussion will focus on how those support initiatives and existing infrastructures match the needs of industry in general and SMEs in particular, ensuring that all participants are engaged and part of the conversation. Selected participating SMEs will be allowed for 'lighthouse talks' to present their business ideas and HPC infrastructure/support requirements. This session is moderated by Morris Riedel, Leader of the Icelandic National Competence Centre. |
| 15:30-16:00 | Summary and Closing of the Conference |
Registration
Register now at: https://www.danskindustri.dk/arrangementer/soeg/arrangementer/it-og-digitalisering/nordic-industry-days/
