RE.M.I. Initiatives Plenary Session Regulation Meets Innovation

17/03/2026

Agenda

Registration - Welcome Coffee – 8.30/9.00 a.m.

1. Welcome & Opening Remarks ( 9.00/09.10 a.m.)

• Welcoming words – Alain Herrmann - Commissioner, CNPD
• Opening Remarks – David Benhamou, AI Sandbox Lead, CNPD

2. Contributions of Research Institutes to the AI Ecosystem (09.10/09.35 a.m.)

• Deepfakes and Digital Deception : Detection Challenges for Trustworthy – Dr. Nicla Notarangelo and Dr. Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ali from the Computer Vision, Imaging and Machine Intelligence Research Group at SnT (uni.lu)
• Engaging discussion with the audience : Q&A

3. The Regulators and the AI Ecosystem (09.35/10.00 a.m.)

• The role of ALIA and the transparency obligations for Generative AI under the AI Act – Théo Antunes, Legal Officer at ALIA
• Engaging discussion with the audience: Q&A

4. Luxembourg Companies and AI (10.00/10.30 a.m.)

• Data & AI For Road Safety – Nicolas Vivarelli, Head of Data & AI at DEEP (POST Telecom)
• Engaging discussion with the audience

5. The Working Groups of the REMI Initiative 1st Part (10.30/11.00 a.m.)

Moderation by Sadia Berdai, Head of AI Division at the CNPD

• Best Practices for Pre trained model selection (sustainable, trustworthy, ethical, etc.)
  •  AI visit note assistant – Marina Tsikintikou, legal advisor in Data Protection at uni.lu; Ulf Herbig, CEO of Kreios; Alexandre Delphis, CEO of Governys
  • Email triage assistant - Liliana Grigor, CTO at Esst Luxembourg; Niels Tilch, CTO at Governys
  • Open discussion and Q&A

Coffee Break – 20 minutes

6. Contributions of support organizations to the AI Ecosystem (11.20/11.50 a.m.)

• AI Academy: Skills, Projects and Professional Impact – Marc Lemmer, Advisor for Business development & Partnerships at the Digital Learning Hub
• The AI Experience Center: Driving Innovation in Finance - Dr. Esli Spahiu, AI Experience Centre Manager at the LHoFT Foundation  

7. The Working Groups of the REMI Initiative 2nd Part (11.50/13.20 p.m.)

Moderation by Rosa-Andre Lynn, Project Manager at AI Factory, LuxInnovation and Sadia Berdai, Head of AI Division at the CNPD

• Evaluating Luxembourg's Present AI Testing Landscape - Dr Alessio Buscemi, R&T Engineer at AIRA, LIST; Giuseppe Tarantino, Manager Market Intelligence at LuxInnovation
• Defining internal control within the context of AI system conformity assessment: A matter of embeddings? - Philippe Valoggia, Head of Mission at the CNPD
• Responsible AI – Embedding Risk Mitigation into the AI Lifecycle - Darren Douglas, CEO of RegsearchAI & Luxembourg Ambassador to the Global Council for Responsible AI
• Cybersecurity & AI –Emilia Tantar, Chief AI Officer at the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity
• Open discussion and Q&A

8. Closing Remarks & Next Steps (13.20 p.m. /13.25 p.m.)

Speakers: Stefano Pozzi Mucelli, Head of Ecosystem Innovation Project, LuxInnovation and Alain Herrmann, Commissioner at the CNPD

• Key takeaways 

What it is about

RE.M.I. (Regulation Meets Innovation) is a Luxembourg-based community initiative that brings together regulators, innovators, researchers and support organisations. Created by the CNPD and the AI Factory, RE.M.I. is designed to foster a constructive dialogue between AI and digital technology stakeholders, regulatory actors, and subject-matter experts in Luxembourg and based on the setting up of a Community of Practices.

This Plenary Session on 17 March in Esch-Belval is open to all profiles. It is designed as a space where people can  address the operational, technical, and regulatory challenges that arise in the rapidly evolving fields of AI and digital innovation. 

 

Join Re.M.I.

 You want to be part of the working groups? Please register here.

The call is open to:

• Innovative companies
• Public and semi-public institutions
• Academic and research bodies

Applicants must be established in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.