EJEA Conference 2024

“Future Knowledge and Competence for AI-driven Innovation in Europe and Japan“

November 5 – 7, 2024

sponsored by

jointly organized by

hosted by
Linköping University in Sweden
Official language of the conference is English. For further information visit https://liu.se/en/research/ejea-conference-2024.

This year’s conference will be held both in person and online at Linköping University (Sweden) on November 5-7, 2024. It will offer online participation for keynotes and workshops from Japan and Europe. Excursions and company visits in Linköping and surrounding places are planned in person in the afternoons.

The EJEA Conference 2024 opens the floor for presentations and discussions from a broad range of perspectives and aspects. Europe and Japan have a lot in common but also face different challenges – on a local as well as on a global level. The conference focuses on the current complex mid-term, and long-term transformations in Japan and Europe – such as realizing fair and trustworthy AI for managing integration, cooperation, participation, and competition in society, economy, and research. Megatrends for 2030 will be guiding the 2024 conference. They include technological progress most notably AI, as well as application areas like economy, health, agriculture, education, society, culture, and work assisted by AI.

The conference aims to update the Japanese-European relationship, to strengthen exchange and collaboration between the two regions focusing on Japan, as well as:

develop integrated views and common recommendations that have the potential to maximize the opportunities while minimizing the risks
develop perspectives and strategies for societal and digital transformation in a peaceful spirit based on innovative technology making use of AI
develop concepts for managing the complex challenges in Japan and Europe: such as integration, cooperation, participation, separation, and competition

Individual experts and citizens, decision-makers and opinion leaders from related organizations, companies, universities, research institutes as well as public administration and governments from Japan and Europe. By this, a platform of knowledge and expertise will be created.

The EJEA Conference 2024 is jointly organized by the European Japan Experts Association (EJEA), Linköping University (Sweden), Kagawa University (Japan), Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT (Germany), and NETWORK FOR SCIENCE (Germany).

Hosted by: Linköping University (on site and online)

Venue: Kronan, Studenthuset, 6-th floor, Campus Valla, Linköping University, Linköping.

Time zone in Linköping: CET (Central European Time).

Public transport: Buses in Linköping can be accessed via the Östgötatrafiken app, which is available in English, follow the link on https://www.ostgotatrafiken.se/. A day pass for unlimited bus travel in Linköping costs 66 Swedish kronor (5.8 Euros).

Official accommodation: Clarion Collection Hotel Slottsparken, Storgatan 76, 582 28 Linköping, Sweden.
You can also contact the hotel directly at cc.slottsparken@strawberry.se. To book via this email, please mention “EJEA CONFERENCE” in the subject line.

Social dinner: 5 November, 19.00 – 21.45, restaurant SmakSak – to be booked and paid individually. Please pre-book before October 21 to secure your place.

Guided tour and dinner at the Airforce Museum: 7 November, guided tour at 17.30 (included in the fee), dinner at 19.00 (to be paid individually)

Conference fee: 300€ in-person, 100€ online/students, 1000€ booth/advertisement

Official language of the conference is English.

More information about the conference in this document

The European Japan Experts Association (EJEA) was established by the Japan-German Center Berlin (JDZB) in 1995 and started annual conferences in 2018. The conferences aim to explore the similarities and challenges faced by Europe and Japan in the digital transformation era.

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In October 2023 the G7 leaders welcomed international guiding principles on AI and a voluntary Code of Conduct for AI developers. This Hiroshima AI Process Comprehensive Policy Framework consists of four pillars:

Analysis of priority risks, challenges and opportunities of generative AI
International Guiding Principles for all AI actors in the AI ecosystem
International Code of Conduct for organizations developing advanced AI Systems
Project-based cooperation in support of the development of responsible AI tools and best practices