Stéphanie
Schaer
Stéphanie Schaer
Digital interministerial director
Paris | France
Biography
Stéphanie Schaer, general engineer of Mines, has been, since September 2022, the interministerial director of digital (DINUM).
A former student of École Polytechnique (1997), she is also a graduate of the École nationale supérieure des telecommunications/Télécom Paris.
Her professional career is notably marked by stints at the Central Directorate for Information Systems Security (DCSSI, now ANSSI) from 2002 to 2006 then at the Ministry of the Economy, Industry and Employment where she is project manager on embedded electronics then head of the software industry office of the Directorate General for Competitiveness, Industry and Services in 2008.
She later became deputy regional director of businesses, competition, consumption, work and employment (Direccte) of Burgundy, then of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. At the same time, in 2015, as an intrapreneur, she launched the State Startup "Signaux Faibles", which makes it possible to detect companies in difficulty early on, to better support them, using data held by administrations. This service, now deployed throughout France, has benefited from DINUM support programs: entrepreneurs of general interest (EIG) and the State Startup incubation program, Beta.gouv.
In 2019, Stéphanie Schaer became deputy director of Élisabeth Borne's cabinet, at the Ministry of Ecological and Inclusive Transition then at the Ministry of Labor where she would then be appointed head of the cabinet. When Élisabeth Borne is appointed to Matignon in May 2022, Stéphanie Schaer became advisor to the Prime Minister.
On September 26, 2022, she was appointed head of the interministerial digital department.
Speaker session
AI in support of Interoperability - part 1
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC
AI in support of Interoperability - part 2
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC
Arthur Schiltz
AI and semantic developer
Antwerpen | Belgium
Biography
Arthur Schiltz is a consultant within the Technology Consulting department at PwC. Arthur joined PwC Belgium after obtaining a degree in Business Administration, with a major in Finance and a minor in Econometrics. Through his professional work on the SEMIC project he has garnered experience as a semantic developer, focusing on modelling and maintenance of the various SEMIC specifications. Among his topics of focus is interoperability for AI, where Arthur has worked on data models specifically designed for improving the interoperability of Machine Learning data.
Organisation
PwC
Industry/business
Speaker session
AI in support of Interoperability - part 1
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC
AI in support of Interoperability - part 2
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC
Marc Christopher SCHMIDT
Policy Officer and Team Leader eProcurement
Leuven | Belgium
Biography
Marc Christopher Schmidt has been working for the European Commission since end of 2013. He supports the Commission on the new procurement notices called eForms, on the self-declaration European Single Procurement Document (ESPD), eCertis and the Public Procurement Data Space (PPDS). He interacts with Member States to support them in moving towards digital procurement.
He is an established senior expert in the field of digital procurement with more than 20 years of experience. He started to work in this field in 2003 for the Federal Procurement Agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior in Germany. He was the project leader of the initiative XVergabe (XTendering) in Germany which is about achieving interoperability between eTendering systems and a member of the European expert group on eTendering in 2012. Marc Christopher enjoys working together with Member States to break down barriers to make public procurement easier for buyers and suppliers alike.
Organisation
European Commission
EU institution
Speaker session
AI in support of Interoperability - part 1
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC
AI in support of Interoperability - part 2
STUDIO 211+212
Join us for an engaging and informative workshop session on 'AI for Interoperability'. In this session, experts from the public sector, academia, and industry will share real-life use cases, lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities in this innovative field. We will explore how AI supports interoperability in public services through technologies such as machine translation and document summarization. Additionally, we will delve into the synergy between knowledge graphs and Large Language Models. Our panel of experts will also discuss topics like AI and ML model discovery and reusability, as well as the interoperability of chatbots.
Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry experts and engage in thought-provoking discussions on AI for interoperability and semantics.
Moderators:
- Razvan Radu - Portal and web service, Publications office
- Hans Arents - Professor, UGent
- Florian Barthélemy - Semantic and data consultant, PwC