Max Lemke
Dr. Max Lemke, Head of Unit for Internet of Things in Directorate General CONNECT of the European Commission, is responsible for programmes under Horizon 2020 on the digital transformation of key industrial sectors, including in particular agri-food, smart energy and mobility. He is as well engaged in the preparation of the new programmes under the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2021 - 27 (Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, etc.), in particular in areas such as smart IoT, edge computing, digital transformation of industry and digital industrial spaces and platforms. Previously, Max Lemke had a leading role in developing and coordinating the Digitising European Industry strategy and was involved in developing the European Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. Dr Lemke was responsible for the areas embedded and cyber-physical systems, advanced computing, and ICT for manufacturing (Industry 4.0). He was co-responsible in CONNECT for the Joint Technology Initiative ECSEL (Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership), the Public Private Partnership Factories of the Future and the pan-European network of Digital Innovation Hubs.
In the first half of 2020, Max was a European Union Fellow and visiting scholar at Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies of University of Washington in Seattle. He has conducted a study on “The digital industrial ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest” and taught as a guest professor a course on “Geopolitics of innovation: The US, the EU and China”. Before joining the Commission in 1995, Max has worked in research and industry in Germany around Fraunhofer, the US, and the UK. With a Diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Doctorate in Natural Sciences, he has a scientific background in numerical mathematics, high performance computing, and software engineering.
Sessions in which Max Lemke participates
Croke Park Conference Centre - Hogan Mezzanine 1
Keynote
Max Lemke, European Commission (Moderator)
Marc Duranton, CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) (Speaker)
Mr Gurdip Singh, National Science Foundation (Speaker)
Jason Hallstrom, Florida Atlantic University' (Speaker)
Croke Park Conference Centre - Davin Suite
Panel
Nuria De Lama, IDC (Moderator)
Max Lemke, European Commission (Keynote speaker)
Giorgio Micheletti, IDC (Speaker)
Dr David Langley, University of Groningen (Speaker)
Joann O´Brien, TM Forum (Speaker)
Irene Lopez de Vallejo, DisCO.coop (Speaker)
Laure Le Bars, SAP (Speaker)
Croke Park Conference Centre - Hogan Mezzanine 1
Panel
Mr Sergio Gusmeroli, Politecnico di Milano (Moderator)
Mr Alessandro Liani, Video Systems (Keynote speaker)
Max Lemke, European Commission (Speaker)
Ms Rute C. Sofia, fortiss GmbH (Speaker)
Natalie Samovich, ENERCOUTIM (Speaker)
Croke Park Conference Centre - Suite 683/684
Workshop
Martin Serrano, Insight Centre for Data Analytics - NUI Galway (Moderator)
Max Lemke, European Commission (Speaker)
Niall O Brolchain, National University of Ireland Galway (Speaker)
Mirko Presser, Aarhus University (Speaker)
Marco Carugi, ITU-T SG20 and AIOTI WG03 (Speaker)
Siobhan Horan, Enterprise Ireland (Speaker)
Croke Park Conference Centre - Hogan Mezzanine 2
Panel
Max Lemke, European Commission (Moderator)
Mr Aitor Corchero, Eurecat (Speaker)
Mr Ignacio Lacalle Úbeda, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia (Speaker)
Anastasios Zafeiropoulos, National Technical University of Athens(NTUA)/Institute of Communication and Computer Systems(ICCS) (Speaker)
Marc-Elian Bégin, SixSq (Speaker)
Theodore Zahariadis, Synelixis Solutions (Speaker)
Federico M. Facca, Martel Innovate (Speaker)
Mr Richard Stevens, European Government Consulting (Speaker)
Gael Blondelle, Eclipse Foundation (Speaker)
Croke Park Conference Centre - Hogan Mezzanine 1
Talk
Srdjan Krco, DunavNET (Chair)
Mr Stephen Mellor, Industry IoT Consortium (Speaker)
Max Lemke, European Commission (Speaker)
Bilel Jamoussi, ITU/AI4GOOD (Speaker)
Martin Serrano, Insight Centre for Data Analytics - NUI Galway (Speaker)
Ray Walshe, Dublin City University (Speaker)
Sessions in which Max Lemke attends
Croke Park Conference Centre - Hogan Foyer & Suite
Alison Gilliland, Dublin City Council (Speaker)