AI as a Protagonist in the III Meeting of the Innovation Hub CICAE
On October 7 and 8, CICAE held its III Innovation Hub networking day at the Euroforum in San Lorenzo del Escorial, bringing together 110 professionals from private schools across Spain. This event highlighted the potential of various Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools applied to education, ranging from administrative management to relevant legal aspects. The meeting took place at the Palacio de los Infantes, a historic setting that attendees were able to explore during a guided tour of the Royal Monastery. CICAE President Gabriel Castellano opened the event by emphasizing the importance of integrating AI into educational institutions. He stressed that, although progress has been made in this area, it is crucial to consider diverse perspectives of professionals.
The inaugural conference was given by Giuseppe Auricchio, chief learning & innovation officer of SEK Educational Institution, who highlighted the knowledge that leaders should have about AI. Likewise, Nikolay Taran, PhD in Neuroscience and AI expert at St. Peter’s School, shared a powerful reflection: “Just as it is difficult for me to remember a world without the internet, for the new generations it will be impossible to imagine a world without artificial intelligence”.
The event introduced a new modality of “one to one” meetings with CICAE partner companies, fostering synergies and the development of the potential of the participating institutions. It also offered, for the first time, practical workshops given by Escuela 21 and the Observatory of AI in Education Virgin of Europe.
The first day included presentations by experts such as César Gómez de la Cal and Mª Teresa Lama Yébenes, who focused on AI awareness and training for the educational community. In addition, crucial topics such as cybersecurity, data protection and intellectual property were addressed, presented by David de Falguera and Alberto Colomina of EY Abogados.
On Tuesday 8, the meeting culminated with the intervention of Carlos Rabazo, manager of acceleration, digital transformation and innovation ecosystems at Telefónica, who analyzed how AI can contribute to the improvement of educational institutions. And he addressed how AI can help us in organizational and business management processes, of which he specified that “Chat GPT what it does is consolidate all the knowledge and, in all that knowledge, it gives us back an almost human response”.
For the first time, there were also several practical workshops on various educational topics, led by experts from Escuela 21 and the Observatory of AI in Education of the Virgin of Europe Foundation.
This III Meeting of the Innovation Hub CICAE not only provided valuable tools and knowledge on AI, but also promoted a space for collaboration and reflection on its integration into the educational environment.
