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European Language Data Space

LDS Country Workshop Austria

Training and workshops

The European Language Data Space is bringing together experts from Austrian industry, public administration, and research to discuss the importance of language data for the development of language technologies and AI-based tools in Austria.

Watch the full event recording here
 

  • digital single market
  • Wednesday 23 September 2026, 08:00 - 16:30 (CEST)
  • Vienna, Austria

Programme

  1. 23 Sep 2026, 08:00 - 09:00 (CEST)
    Registration
  2. 09:00 - 09:05 (CEST)
    Opening and Welcome

    Dagmar Gromann 
    University of Vienna 

  3. 09:05 - 09:35 (CEST)
    Welcome by the European Commission

    Dhafer Lahbib  
    Programme Officer at the EC (online)
    Presentation

  4. 09:35 - 10:05 (CEST)
    The Alliance for Language Technologies

    Edouard Geoffrois and Carolyn Christan 
    ALT-EDIC director and Policy Officer 

    Presentation

  5. 10:05 - 10:35 (CEST)
    European Language Data Space: Building the Market for Language Data to Power AI in Europe

    Georg Rehm
    European Language Data Space coordinator (online)

    Presentation

  6. 10:35 - 11:10 (CEST)
    Coffee Break
  7. 11:10 - 12:10 (CEST)
    Open Discussion on ALT-EDIC and Austria
  8. 12:10 - 13:30 (CEST)
    Lunch Break
  9. 13:30 - 14:30 (CEST)
    Panel Session: ALT-EDIC from an Austrian Industry Perspective

    Rania Wazir
    Co-Founder and CTO of leiwand.AI

    Gábor Recski
    TU Wien and CEO of KR Labs

    Gerhard Backfried
    CSO von Hensoldt Analytics

    Philippe Wacker
    Executive Director of LT-Innovate

  10. 14:30 - 15:30 (CEST)
    Hands-on Language Data Space Session and Demo

    Penny Labropoulou
    ATHENA RC/ LDS

  12. 15:30 - 17:00 (CEST)
    Coffee Break and Networking

Practical information

When
Wednesday 23 September 2026, 08:00 - 16:30 (CEST)
Where
Almanac Palais Vienna
Parkring 14 -16, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Languages
English

Description

CW Vienna