How will artificial intelligence transform professions and businesses between now and 2030? And above all, how can we work better with it? These questions--as wide-ranging as they are topical--were put to 43 high school students from twelve Luxembourg schools at the 28th edition of the Innovation Camp.
Organised twice a year by Jonk Entrepreneuren Luxembourg, this event invites students aged 16 to 20 to solve a business challenge in one day. For this year’s event on 3 April, a new partnership was formed between the organisation and PWC Luxembourg, which welcomed the participants to its Experience Centre.
From the very beginning, the students dove into the theme of the day. There was no observation round: they had just a few hours to imagine, structure and then defend their solution in front of a panel of PWC employees.
AI applied to sustainable logistics wins an award
Of the ten teams competing, the Opti-Chain group came out on top with a solution combining predictive artificial intelligence and intelligent automation, designed to optimise sustainable logistics. The tool makes it possible to anticipate disruptions, streamline operations and meet ESG requirements. The team comprised Valeria Germano (Lycée Aline Mayrisch), Rafael Sanches Costa (Lycée Technique de Lallange), Emily Nielsen (Lënster Lycée) and Joshua Delles (Fieldgen Private School).
In second place, the Breaking Brains group presented an immersive application to help with speaking. This analyses posture and diction, then provides personalised feedback to each user. The quartet included Flavia Lippert (Lycée Robert Schuman), Filip Bozic (Lycée Michel Lucius), Marie Vandendriessche (European School II) and Liam Bahbout (Lycée Aline Mayrisch).
To round off the podium, another team came up with an AI assistant that improves the customer experience, speeds up market access and optimises decisions in real time while continuously learning thanks to machine learning. The group consisted of Sam Thoss (Maacher Lycée), Danaé Prost (Lënster Lycée), Uriel Baucou (Lycée français - Vauban) and Farouq Bennani (International School of Differdange and Esch-sur-Alzette).
“Seeing these young students tackle complex questions about AI and human collaboration gives me immense hope for our future,” said PWC Luxembourg’s country managing partner . “Their innovative thinking demonstrates that Luxembourg’s next generation is ready to take the lead in a world transformed by artificial intelligence.”
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