Program
Improve, connect, understand: Data and statistics in the age of artificial intelligence
Whether in research, business, public administration or society – data and statistics form the basis of our decisions and are a cornerstone of our democracy. Technological advances have increased data availability and the potential for data analysis and processing in unprecedented ways. Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) offer tremendous opportunities, but their applications also raise technical, ethical and legal questions.
Tuesday | Wednesday 26th august 2026 | Thursday 27th august 2026 | |||
| 10:30 | Reception and badge issue | 08:30 | Reception and badge issue | 08:30 | Reception and badge issue |
| 11:00 | General assembly SSS | 08:45 | General assembly SSS-O / SSS-BI / SSS-ER | 08:45 | Workshops XVI - XVIII |
| 11:30 | Welcome greetings Corinna Martarelli President of the SSS Jan Wunder Head of the Office for Data and Statistics of the Canton of St.Gallen | 09:30 | Workshops VII - IX | 10:15 | Coffee Break |
11:45 | Workshops I - III | 11:00 | Keynote Georges-Simon Ulrich Director of the Federal Statistical Office | 10:55 | Keynote Florian Dumpert Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) |
13:00 | Lunch | 11:30 | Poster Session | 11:40 | Closing words and announcement of the SSM27 Jan Wunder |
| 14:00 | Keynote Damian Borth Professor for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, University of St. Gallen | 12:00 | Lunch | 12:00 | Workshops XIX - XXI |
| 14:45 | Workshops IV - VI | 13:15 | Keynote Cornelia Diethelm Digital ethics expert and entrepreneur | 13:15 | Sandwich Lunch |
| 16:00 | Coffee Break | 14:00 | Workshops X -XII | 14:45 | Abbey Library Cultural Programme |
| 16:30 | Round Table | 15:30 | Coffee Break | 16:30 | Closing of SSM26 |
| 17:30 | End of Day 1 | 16:10 | Workshops XIII- XV | ||
| 18:45 | Welcome aperitif | 17:25 | Round Table | ||
| 19:00 | Opening Address Thomas Unseld | 18:25 | End of Day 2 | ||
19:30 | Statistics party (Dinner) |