BSC AI Factory General Assembly 2026

1 Jul 2026, 10:00 → 2 Jul 2026, 18:00 Europe/Lisbon

Rembrandt I - 12th floor (Radisson Blu Hotel)

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Wednesday 1 July

10:00 → 10:30 Welcome

10:30 → 11:30 Meetings

10:30 BSC AIF project overview

Project status summary: overall project progress, key achievements, main challenges

Speakers: Diego Perino, Mariona Sanz

10:50 BSC AIF Service KPIs & Service Access Protocol

Review of KPIs figures and Project Office KPI dashboard; review of the Service Access Protocol

Speaker: Miguel Corella

11:10 BSC AIF Services Funnel

• requests
• one-page diagnosis
• services being delivered
• services completed

Speaker: Susana Caetano

11:30 → 11:50 Coffee-Break

11:50 → 13:00 Meetings

11:50 WP2 - Engineering Lead

Use of the tools (current platform: Project Office); review of processes and tools for KAMs / SPMs / AI Experts from the different countries; high-value use cases and relevant projects

Speaker: Kostiantyn Tsyvinskyi

12:10 WP3 – BSC AIF Data Services

Overall progress of data services & relevant activities

Speaker: Eudald Lerga

12:30 WP4 – BSC AIF Software Services

Overall progress of software services & relevant activities

Speaker: Marco Bettini

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 17:30 Meetings

14:30 Transport to Lisbon coworking space

15:00 Visit to Lisbon coworking space

visit to meeting rooms (groups max.10 people)

Speakers: Catarina Ortigão (CNCA), Larissa Santos (CNCA)

15:30 Startups zapping short session

5-min pitches from incubated startups @Lisbon coworking space

Speakers: Diana Almeida (FCCN, FCT), Susana Caetano (FCCN), David Cowan (Startup "Forecast Factor"), Emidio Sacramento (Startup "Kultr")

15:45 Group dynamic

Team-building activity w/4 or 5 teams and startups. Suggestion based on Business Model Canvas Explained.

Speakers: Diana Almeida (FCCN,FCT), Miquel Corella (BSC)

16:45 Closing and Wine&Natas networking break

Conclusions & remarks of Day 1

Speakers: Mariona Sanz (BSC), João Nuno Ferreira (FCT/CNCA), Feyza Eryol (TUBITAK), Dragos Barbu (ICI)

18:00 → 19:30 Social event

Lisbon sightseeing w/transport to dinner + group picture

20:00 → 22:00 Social dinner

Thursday 2 July

09:00 → 09:15 Welcome

09:30 → 10:45 Meetings

09:45 WP6 – BSC AIF Spaces

Overall progress of WP6 & relevant activities

Speaker: Sergi Besonias

10:15 WP7 – BSC AIF Training

Future planned trainings & other relevant WP7 activities

Speakers: Aline Melinette, Feyza Eryol

09:30 → 11:00 Parallel Meetings @ Picasso Room

09:30 WP2 focused session (hybrid: in-person/online)

Speakers: Susana Caetano, Kostiantyn Tsyvinskyi, Albert Cañigueral

10:40 → 11:00 Break

11:00 → 13:00 Meetings

11:10 WP5 – BSC AIF Innovation Services

Overall progress of WP5 & relevant activities. Update on PT Nodes (Diana-tbc)

Speaker: Albert Cañigueral

11:40 WP8 - BSC AIF Events Marketing plan strategy progress

Future planned events and overall progress of marketing plan / strategy implementation

Speaker: Renata Gimenez-Binder

12:10 WP1 – Project Management & Coordination

General updates, project calendar for the period leading up to the review, risks management.

Speaker: Tamara Naranjo

12:30 Conclusions & Remarks from this F2F: Day 1 and 2

Speakers: Mariona Sanz (BSC), João Nuno Ferreira (FCT & CNCA), Feyza Eryol (TUBITAK), Dragos Barbu (ICI)

13:00 → 15:00 Lunch