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AI, DATA & DECISIONS · HUMANOID ROBOTICS · INDUSTRY 5.0 · VIRTUAL WORLDS · MOBILITY & ENERGY · SYSTEM SHIFT · VISION OF THE FUTURE

Ljubljana · 21 October 2026 · GR Ljubljana Congress & Convention Centre

08:00–12:05 · Block 01

AI, data and decisions

  1. 08:00–09:00Registration

    Registration & welcome

    Registration, coffee and a visit to the exhibition area.

  2. 09:00–09:15Opening

    Welcome to IMPULZ 2026

    Ladeja Godina Košir (Circular Change) · Jože (humanoid robot)

    Janneke Vrijland (Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) · Tamara Zajec Balažič (SPIRIT Slovenia) · opening remarks

  3. 09:15–09:35Keynote

    The Two-Tier Trap: Why Europe’s AI Window Is Closing – and How to Keep It Open

    Sasha Rubel (Amazon Web Services)

  4. 09:35–10:20Round table

    AI Ready Slovenia — how the state, business, science and the support ecosystem join forces

    · Peter Wostner (UMAR)
    · Boštjan Bandelj (NGEN/Belektron/SBC)
    · Robert Dominko (National Institute of Chemistry)
    · Ines Vodopivec (AI4LAM)
    · Marko Štefančič (KCUI, GZS)

    moderator Aleš Pevc (Technology Park Ljubljana)

  5. 10:20–10:40Keynote

    ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD: Circularity, AI and the Human Edge

    Giulio Bonazzi (Aquafil Group)

  6. 10:40–11:00Business case

    The Decision and Data Advantage: the companies of the future will win with better decisions

    Fast or considered? Why not both? · Luka Vranješ (Valira AI)

    Competitive advantage with AI agents · Borut Terpinc (Kalmia)

  7. 11:00–11:45Panel

    Two intelligences, one future — the first global humanoid species summit

    · Tonka – Unitree G1 EDU U2 (Vandri Robotics)
    · Franci – Unitree G1 (Planet Robot)
    · Lumen (Vandri Robotics)
    · Valerie Wolf Gang (intermedia artist and researcher)
    · Luka Slapnik (Vandri Robotics)

    a conversation between humans and humanoid robots, moderated by Tadej Slapnik (Vandri Robotics)

  8. 11:45–12:00Keynote

    Beyond Industry 5.0 — when AI gets a body

    Ernest Vlacic (FEFA Faculty)

  9. 12:00–12:05Address

    Tine Novak

    Directorate for Industry, Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation, Ministry of the Economy, Labour and Sport

  10. 12:05–13:00Break

    Networking lunch

    Interactive AI and XR demos in the exhibition area.

13:00–15:00 · Block 02

Virtual worlds, robotics and Industry 5.0

  1. 13:00–13:20Keynote

    Technology of the future: from Virtual Worlds to Industry 5.0

    Marco Sacco (STIIMA-CNR)

  2. 13:20–13:40Presentation

    Virtual Worlds at Scale: a new generation of spatial content and business models

    · Connect with true feelings: Spatial computing and media – Ivan Varko (DeoVR)
    · ARGO XR – digital twins – interactive platforms – Silvo Katalenić (Art Rebel 9)

  3. 13:40–14:00Keynote

    Europe's XR ecosystem

    Michael Barngrover (XR4Europe)

  4. 14:00–14:45Panel

    IMPULZ new realities — humanoid robots' view of technology, society and our shared future

    · Tonka – Unitree G1 EDU U2 (Vandri Robotics)
    · Franci – Unitree G1 (Planet Robot)
    · Lumen (Vandri Robotics)

    A conversation among humanoid robots, moderated by Tadej Slapnik (Vandri Robotics)

  5. 14:45–15:00Presentation

    Quantum technologies: the next big tech revolution and an opportunity for Slovenia

    Erik Zupanič (AtomQL)

15:00–17:00 · Block 03

The System Shift: circularity, mobility and energy

  1. 15:00–15:15Opening provocation

    THE SYSTEM SHIFT — Why transformation is a network game

    Jacqueline Cramer (Utrecht University)

  2. 15:15–15:45Business crossfire

    Light without owning the light & Money talks — what makes a circular company investable?

    · Paolo Ceccherini (Signify)
    · Eleni Lampropoulou (Sporos)

  3. 15:45–16:15Interactive panel

    4 voices. 3 ingredients each. 12 ingredients for the future.

    · Jacqueline Cramer (Utrecht University)
    · Paolo Ceccherini (Signify)
    · Andrei Geica (Sporos)
    · Giulio Bonazzi (Aquafil Group)

    moderated by Ladeja Godina Košir (Circular Change)

  4. 16:15–16:30Human × Machine

    Human × Machine reality check — humanoid robots challenge 12 human recommendations

    · Jacqueline Cramer (Utrecht University)
    · Paolo Ceccherini (Signify)
    · Andrei Geica (Sporos)
    · Giulio Bonazzi (Aquafil Group)
    · Jože – Unitree G1 EDU U2 (Vandri Robotics)

  5. 16:30–17:00Mobility dialogue

    Mobility: the next system shift — connecting movement, data, infrastructure and people

    · Rok Žnidaršič (City of Ljubljana)
    · Kristijan Perčič (Pošta Slovenije)
    · Marko Dvornik (State Secretary for Mobility and Transport, MZIE)
    · Nena Dokuzov (Directorate for Industry, Entrepreneurship and Internationalisation)

    moderated by Andrej Brglez (Institute for Civilization and Culture)

    the discussion is analysed and critically assessed by Jože – Unitree G1 EDU U2 (Vandri Robotics)

17:00–18:00 · Block 04

Vision of the future

  1. 17:00–17:45Action panel

    365 impulses: what we must do in Slovenia over the next 365 days

    · Jože Guna (NTF)
    · Alwin Tan (SLX Holding)
    · David Kvaternik (Tvornica Tech)
    · Matej Golob (Corpohub)
    · Sabina Gros (BPT)

    moderated by Aleš Pevc (Technology Park Ljubljana)

  2. 17:45–18:00Takeaway & close

    The IMPULZ takeaway: what will you change on Monday?

  3. 18:00Closing

    Close of the IMPULZ conference

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