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 | |||
| 08:30 | Reception and badge issue | 08:30 | Reception and badge issue | ||
| 08:45 | General assembly SSS-O SSS-BI SSS-ER | 08:45 | Workshops XVI - XVIII | ||
| 09:15 | Coffee Break | 10:15 | Coffee Break | ||
| 10:30 | Reception and badge issue | 09:30 | Workshops VII - IX | 10:55 | Keynote Florian Dumpert Federal Statistical Office |
| 11:00 | General assembly SSS | 11:00 | Keynote Georges-Simon Ulrich Director of the Federal Statistical Office | 11:40 | Closing words and announcement of the SSM27 Jan Wunder |
| 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 | 11:30 | Poster Session | 12:00 | Workshops XIX - XXI |
| 11:45 | Workshops I - III | 12:00 | Lunch | 13:15 | Sandwich Lunch |
| 13:00 | Lunch | 13:15 | Keynote | 14:00 | Transfer Rorschach → St.Gallen |
| 14:00 | Keynote Damian Borth | 14:00 | Workshops X - XII | 14:45 | Abbey Library Cultural Programme |
| 14:45 | Workshops IV - VI | 15:30 | Coffee Break | 16:30 | Closing of SSM26 |
| 16:00 | Coffee Break | 16:10 | Workshops XIII - XV | ||
| 16:30 | Sponsor Pitch | 17:25 | Sponsor Pitch | ||
| 16:40 | Round Table | 17:35 | Round Table | ||
| 17:30 | End of Day 1 | 18:25 | End of Day 2 | ||
| 18:45 | Welcome aperitif | 19:30 | Statistics party (Dinner) | ||
| 19:00 | Opening Address Thomas Unseld Secretary General, Department of Economic Affairs, Canton of St.Gallen |