Whiskey AI — Provisional Workshop Schedule

Day 1 — Context, Expertise, and Strategic Discussion

Start: 13:00

• 13:00–13:20 — Welcome & Introduction
  Overview of the Whiskey AI initiative, workshop goals, participating communities, and expected outcomes.

• 13:20–13:50 — Invited Talk 1

• 13:50–14:20 — Invited Talk 2

• 14:20–14:50 — Invited Talk 3

• 14:50–15:10 — Coffee break

• 15:10–15:40 — Invited Talk 4

• 15:40–16:10 — Invited Talk 5 (optional reserve slot)

• 16:10–17:20 — Lightning Talks Session
  5-minute contributions (including questions) from participants, early-stage ideas, demos, provocations, and case studies.

• 17:20–18:20 — Roundtable Discussion
  Sustainability aspects of AI-driven and process-driven fermentation, ageing, and distillation. Discussion between invited experts, organisers, and participants.

• 18:30 onward — Informal self-funded dinner and networking (optional)

Day 2 — Community Outcomes and Collaborative Writing

• 09:30–10:00 — Coffee & informal arrival

• 10:00–11:00 — Roundtable Discussion: Call for Action Paper
  Identification of key themes, recommendations, opportunities, and open challenges.

• 11:00–12:15 — Collaborative Writing Session
  Open drafting and breakout groups focused on sections of the paper.

• 12:15–12:45 — Wrap-Up & Next Steps
  Summary of outcomes, publication strategy, future collaborations, and community coordination.

• 12:45 onward — Informal lunch / departures

Notes

• Participation in the collaborative writing session is fully open and encouraged, but there is no expectation or pressure for attendees to contribute directly to the writing process.
• The schedule is intentionally flexible to accommodate discussion flow and varying levels of engagement.
• Depending on the number of submitted lightning talks, the session may be organised into thematic clusters.