🍇 Registration & Morning Coffee (8:00 AM – 9:00 AM) Coffee Area Location

     If you intend to register later, please send an email to Ms. Carla Cisneros at carla.cisneros3@ehl.ch

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🍇 Opening Remarks (9:00 AM – 9:15 AM) Aula Location

     Introduction to the Theme of Data Science, AI & Wine.

     -  Xiao-Li Meng, Founding Editor-in-Chief Harvard Data Science Review, Professor of Statistics, Harvard University

     -  Ricky Sun, Life Sciences Partner, Bain Capitol

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🍇 Keynote Address (9:15 AM – 10:00 AM) Aula Location

     The role of data science and AI in the wine industry, from viticulture to market analysis and consumer behavior.

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     Viticulture in the Intelligence Age

     -  Kia Behnia, Co-Founder and CEO, Scout

 

🍇 Industry & Academia Roundtable (10:00 AM – 10:45 AM) Aula Location

     A moderated discussion by Xiao-Li Meng on the challenges and opportunities of AI in data science.

     -  Jing Cao, Professor of Statistics, Department of Statistics and Data Science, Southern Methodist University

     -  Ramesh Oertli, Brand Manager, Vinattieri Ticino

     -  Jamie Ritchie, Former COO, BlockBar; Worldwide Chairman, Sothebys Wine

     -  Anna Grichting Solder, Research Fellow, University of Vermont; Urbanist and Musician, Switzerland

 

🍇 Break (10:45 AM - 11:15 AM) Coffee Area Location

 

🍇 AI Technologies for the Wine Industry (11:15 AM – 12:45 PM) Aula Location

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     AI from Vine to Mind: Exploring AI opportunities throughout the wine value chain

     -  Miguel Paredes, Industry Column Co-editor, HDSR; Partner, Kearney; Fellow and Adviser, AI Fund

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     Data intelligence and AI in research, industry and teaching applications related to the grape

     and wine industries: a South-African perspective

     -  Albert Strever, Senior lecturer of Viticulture and Oenology, Stellenbosch University

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     Fine Wine Meets the Algorithm

     -  Pauline Vicard, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Areni Global

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🍇 Lunch  (12:45 PM – 1:45 PM) Food Court Location
     Informal networking & discussions, plus media engagement opportunities.

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🍇 Special EHL Session - Wine Economics (1:45 PM – 3:15 PM) Aula Location

     Organized in collaboration with AAWE (American Association of Wine Economists) and EuAWE (European

     Association of Wine Economists). Presentation by Philippe Masset (Associate Professor of Finance, EHL) on wine

     pricing, and a presentation on tariffs and their impact by Benoit Molinie (Founder and Owner, Petit Vin), followed by

     an industry roundtable moderated by Steffen Raub (Professor of Organizational Behavior, EHL).

      -  Arnaud de La Ville, Administrative and Financial Director, Haut Médoc Sélection

      - James Miles, Chairman and CEO, Liv-Ex

      - Jan Schwarzenbach MW, Head, Fine Wines, Coop

      -  Alexander Van Beek, General Director, Château Giscours

 

🍇 Data Science for Wine (3:15 PM – 4:15 PM) Aula Location

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     Revealing terroir from chemistry

      -  Alexandre Pouget, Professor, University of Geneva

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     Telling the stories behind the Chateau Lafite labels (virtual presentation)

      -  Saskia de Rothschild, CEO and Director General, Château Lafite Rothschild

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🍇 Closing Keynote Address (4:15 - 4:45 PM) Aula Location

     

     History & Reflections on Twenty-Two Years of Crowdsourced Data

     -  Eric LeVine, Founder/CEO, CellarTracker LLC

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🍇 Break (4:45 PM – 5:15 PM) Coffee Area Location

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🍇 Facilitated Breakout Sessions (5:15 PM – 6:00 PM) 

 

      Data Science and AI for Wine led by Caroline Meesemaecker, Owner & CEO, Wine Services (M_405 Location)

 

      Academia and Industry Partnerships led by Ulrich Sautter, Wine Editor-in-Chief, Falstaff (M_406 Location)

 

      Wine Economics led by Günter Schamel, Professor of Agricultural and Food Economics, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (M_408 Location)

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🍇 Closing Session (6:00 PM – 6:30 PM) Aula Location

     Reports from facilitators & reflections on the symposium’s key takeaways.

      - Xiao-Li Meng, Founding Editor-in-Chief, HDSR, Professor of Statistics, Harvard University

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🍇 Wine Tasting Tutorial and Blind Tasting Application (6:30 PM – 8:00 PM) Aula Location

     A hands-on session on wine appreciation techniques, featuring Histoire d’Enfer winery followed by a special blind tasting of contributed wines,

     where participants will be asked to guess various features of the wine served, and the results will be analyzed by AI, and compared to expert

     guesses.

     -  Michele Caimotto, Founder, Wine Rose Sàrl

     -  Julien-François Nebel, Histoire d’Enfer

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🍇 Gala Dinner (8:00 PM – 11:00 PM) Agora Location (near the Main Reception)

     A special EHL dinner featuring exceptional wines gifted by our sponsors, and with the results from the different experiments summarized.

     An evening to remember!

     -  Charles Spence, Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford

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