The first two days focus on the strategic, managerial and regulatory dimensions of AI in EU funds. Participants explore how AI as real innovation transforms programme management, monitoring, reporting, fraud prevention, and audit readiness. You learn how to integrate AI into:
This part builds the strategic mindset and governance framework needed to deploy AI responsibly and effectively.
Theme: Understanding how AI can support applications, assessment, selection and verifications EU Funds.
Learning focus:
Participants discover how AI can assist professionals without replacing professional judgement. The central message is:
“AI advises. Humans decide. Humans remain accountable.”
09:00 – 10:15 | Opening: Welcome to the Team Game
• Introduction Round
• Introduction to the 2-day professional class, the game rules, team roles, scoring system and awards. Participants are divided into teams
10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 | AI in EU Funds: From Buzzword to Practical Tool
A clear and practical explanation of how AI can support. (part 1)
• Implementation and use of AI in EU Funds; Essential Basics
• Use of AI in General and in EU funds; Dilemma training Team Game PRO Level
• Use of AI ; quality project input vs output, tips and tricks PRO Level; a practical case (bring your laptop)
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 Team Challenge 1: An Application Under Construction
Teams act as potential beneficiaries / applicants ESI Funds, IPA Funds, Migration and Security Funds ((AMIF, ISF BMVI) using AI as a partner to invest in the Future of the EU
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break
15:30 – 17:00 | Team Challenge 2: An Application Under Pressure
Teams analyse a fictional EU-funded project application. AI is used as a partner to identify missing information, inconsistencies, risk indicators and questions for the applicant.
17:00 – 17:15 | Debrief: Stay in Command
Teams compare their findings. The trainer highlights where AI added value, where human judgement was essential, and where blind trust in AI would create risks.
17:15 – 17:30 | Q&A ; End of Day 1
Theme: Using AI to strengthen controls and improve the quality of management verifications and audits.
Learning focus:
Participants learn how to use AI to review project files more critically, identify red flags and improve the audit trail.
09:00 – 09:15 | As a warm-up, a quick reflection on the first day.
09:15 – 10:30 | Team Challenge 3: The Hidden Risk File
An engaging multi media presentation of an EU-funded project, putting the team’s observations, risk analyses, healthy skepticism, and teamwork to the test.
Do they, with their human intelligence, uncover the hidden risks?
The teams hold a brainstorming session and begin creating a presentation to showcase their findings.
10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:30 | Team Challenge 4: AI & The Hidden Risk File
AI and Risk Analysis Dashboard
Practical very realistic exercise of how AI can support:
• risk indicators;
• anomaly detection;
• prioritisation of checks;
• selection of samples;
• audit planning;
• follow-up questions.
Each team gets a project file with documents, and AI helps them spot anomalies and analyze the content, but it’s up to the team to decide what truly matters. They create a risk heatmap for a complex project scenario, with AI lending support, and focus on identifying high-risk areas in applications, procurement, existence and expenditure, outputs, and controls.
Their findings are then added to their team presentations.
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 | What Could Be Wrong?
Teams challenge their own conclusions. They must ask:
“What would a sceptical verifier / auditor question?”
“What evidence is still missing?”
“What could break our conclusion?”
How can AI assist in answering these questions?
Their answers and findings are then added to their team presentations.
Their lessons learned will be part of the presentations
15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:30 | Team Presentations
By representatives of the Teams.
15:30 – 16:00 | Awards, Recognition and Closing
Final scores are announced. Awards are given for:
• Best AI-supported analysis;
• Best professional scepticism;
• Best teamwork;
• Best control insight;
• Winning Team Game Award.
Closing message:
“With AI by your side, you can tighten controls, question the file and uncover hidden risks — while staying fully in command.”
16:00 – 16:20 | Q&A ;
And a Preview of Workshop 2, culminating in on-the-spot research powered by the newest AI techniques, in the famous Casino Monte Carlo.
16:30 End of Workshop 1
This course will take place in beautiful Nice, France, offering a perfect mix of Mediterranean atmosphere, stunning coastline, and an inspiring setting for an engaging learning experience.
In addition to comprehensive training materials, the seminar fee covers the following:
a) Catering Services
b) Experiential Learning Session: Guided Tour & Culinary Exploration
c) Participant Recognition
d) Digital Materials Package
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