CEEDS Roundtable

Integrated Intelligence +
Green Intelligence

Building Thriving Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the AI Era

A curated international delegation bringing together academia, industry, entrepreneurs, government, investors, and ecosystem builders alongside AIMLSystems 2026.

October 6-9, 2026 Lecco / Lake Como, Italy

The Concept

A curated international delegation of approximately 20-30 participants from India, Europe and the United States, bringing together academia, industry, entrepreneurs, government, investors and ecosystem builders. The Roundtable will operate as an extended workshop alongside AIMLSystems, combining participation in the main conference with dedicated working sessions and engagement with the Lecco ecosystem.

"AIMLSystems is the global technology anchor. Lecco is the living local context. The Roundtable is the space for integration."

We are not trying to fill three days with another conference. We want to combine the best of AIMLSystems, the Lecco ecosystem and a carefully curated international delegation to discover what is worth creating together.

SEE
Oct 7 • Shared Language
CONNECT
Oct 8 • Shared Opportunities
CREATE
Oct 9 • Collective Creation

Program at a Glance

October 6

Arrival
Evening
AIMLSystems Welcome Reception - Delegation joins the wider conference community. No separate Roundtable programming planned.

SEE October 7

Integrated Intelligence: What Kind of Future Are We Creating?
Purpose: Create Shared Language
7:30 - 8:15
Morning Presence - Optional outdoor activity
9:00 - 10:30
AIMLSystems Plenary + Coffee
10:30 - 12:30
Roundtable Workshop I - Integrated Intelligence in the AI Era
12:30 - 15:30
AIMLSystems Lunch + Keynotes / Conference Program
15:30 onward
Conference sessions + optional curated industry / entrepreneurial conversations
Evening
AIMLSystems Conference Dinner

Workshop I Detail: Opening provocation on Integrated Intelligence, followed by a fireside conversation and working roundtables.

Core questions: What truly matters? What is possible? What creates regenerative value? Central discussion: What becomes more valuable not less valuable as AI capability increases?

Day 1 principle: We came to learn before we came to prescribe.

CONNECT October 8

Green Intelligence + Thriving Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Purpose: Discover Shared Opportunities
7:30 - 8:15
Morning Connect - Optional Lake Walk
9:00 - 10:30
AIMLSystems - Plenary + Coffee
10:30 - 12:30
Roundtable Workshop II - What Makes a Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Thrive?
12:30 - 15:30
AIMLSystems - Lunch + Keynotes / Conference Program
15:30 - 18:30
Lecco Living Lab - Local ecosystem engagement
Evening
Cultural Experience + Dinner

Workshop II Detail (Put the Ecosystem in the Room): Bring together perspectives across Academia, Industry, Entrepreneurs, Government and Investors / Enablers, including voices from Lecco, Mysuru and the international delegation. Explore: What does Lecco already possess that can enable a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem in the AI era? What can different regional ecosystems learn from one another and what must remain deeply local?

Working proposition: Globally connected technology + AI infrastructure. Locally differentiated entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Lecco Living Lab: A curated opportunity to engage directly with selected local companies, entrepreneurs, researchers and/or innovation initiatives. Objective: See Lecco rather than only talk about Lecco.

CREATE October 9

From Shared Insight to Collective Creation
Purpose: Identify What Is Worth Continuing
Morning
Reflect - Optional outdoor reflection
9:00 - 10:30
AIMLSystems - Plenary
10:30 - 12:30
Roundtable Workshop III - Challenges Worth Solving
Lunch
AIMLSystems Lunch
13:30 - 15:00
AIMLSystems workshops / open exploration
15:00 - 17:00
Final Convergence - What Is Worth Continuing?
Evening
Optional informal closing experience

Workshop III Detail: Working groups explore challenges at three levels - Individual, Organization and Ecosystem using the questions: What truly matters? What is possible? What creates regenerative value?

Final convergence: Identify a small number of initiatives, experiments or collaborations that genuinely deserve to continue after Lecco.

Desired outcome: 2-4 credible continuation opportunities.

Integration with AIMLSystems / Lecco

CEEDS will manage the Roundtable program and international delegation. All members of the international delegation will have full AIMLSystems conference registration. To make this a success, we value collaboration in the following areas:

Workshop space for ~30-40 people on or adjacent to the campus during proposed Roundtable blocks.
Participation from selected AIMLSystems organizers, steering committee members, and speakers in relevant conversations.
Connections to the Lecco ecosystem: local entrepreneurs, SMEs, academia, and innovation organizations.
One meaningful Lecco Living Lab opportunity for the afternoon of October 8.
Schedule coordination so the Roundtable integrates naturally with the main AIMLSystems program.