FORSEE Workshop: AI Success Factors for SMEs (hybrid)

10 December 2025
12:30 – 14:45 (12:30-13:00 Light networking lunch)
Venue: European DIGITAL SME Alliance – Rue Marie Thérèse 21 bte.5 1000, Brussels
Belgium

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping industries worldwide, raising both opportunities and challenges for businesses, policymakers, and society as a whole. The FORSEE project – Forging Successful AI Applications for the European Economy and Society – funded under Horizon Europe programme, aims to investigate what constitutes ‘successful AI’ by examining its economic, social, and ethical impacts.

We are pleased to invite you to a workshop hosted by the European DIGITAL SME Alliance and the FORSEE initiative to capture how small businesses define AI success and the challenges they encounter, offering valuable insights for European policymakers striving to close the gap between Europe and global competitors.

AGENDA

12:30-13:00 Welcome and Networking lunch

13:00 – 13:30 Project Introduction & Setting the Stage
This session frames the workshop with an overview of the project, key preliminary results, and participant introductions. (Each participant will have 2 minutes to present themselves and the company they represent)
Moderator: Loredana Bucseneanu, Project Manager Artificial Intelligence, European DIGITAL SME Alliance

13.30 – 14:00 Workshop Session 1: Getting AI-ready from within – Internal enablers for SMEs
This session focuses on internal enablers that shape AI readiness in SMEs, including strategy, technical infrastructure, and organizational practices.

14.00 – 14:30: Workshop Session 2:  Beyond the business: External enablers and the AI ecosystem
This session explores the external factors that support AI adoption in SMEs, such as partnerships, networks, policies, and the wider innovation ecosystem.

14:30 – 14.45 Closing remarks:
A brief wrap-up to reflect on the discussions, highlight key insights, and outline next steps.