We interrupt the regular programming with breaking news: Last week, at the annual gathering of Central and Eastern European countries in Bratislava, TIS GRUPA was awarded the “Oscar” for IBM’s most outstanding partner in the category of fastest growth in sustainability.

This is a significant recognition for a small but mighty team. The joy is even greater when considering the size of the IT “sandbox” and the number of top-tier players creating truly revolutionary solutions within it. It’s an honor to share this playground with those guided not only by excellence but also by a commitment to long-term impact on the business community.

And now, back to our regular program.

This year, TIS GRUPA celebrates 25 years of partnership with IBM. Over this quarter-century, we’ve built a strong relationship resulting in numerous projects that have made a significant impact on the business world. We’ve earned and upheld the trust placed in us by consistently raising the bar with each new project driven by this partnership.

You’ll often hear us emphasize our connection to the domestic, regional, European, and global financial industries. Without the expertise of our small yet extraordinary team, we wouldn’t be discussing collaborations with 4 out of 5 major domestic banks, half of Slovenia’s banks, or 6 out of 10 British banks. While these achievements involved the collective effort of many TIS members, this recognition is dedicated primarily to our colleagues on the upper floors of our headquarters. You know who you are.

Especially since, as you read this, they’re preparing new and exciting solutions for all our business partners eager to step into a smarter future powered by reliable, top-quality products.

It was precisely such projects that were the focus of the two-day summit in BraTISlava (pun intended).

Between 180 and 220 tech enthusiasts from across the region gathered in the Slovak capital. As Stefano Rebanotti described it, it was a prime opportunity to exchange the freshest ideas and experiences on projects related to data, automation, and artificial intelligence.

In the front rows of vibrant discussions were Dzenan Lojo and Daniel Van Schepdael.

• “Events like this are not just opportunities to hear and see the latest developments on a regional level but also a chance to evaluate how we stand compared to competitors and whether there’s potential for collaboration on future projects.”
• “We’re pleased to report that the mission was successfully accomplished, and we’re returning to headquarters with optimism across all fronts.”
• “Congratulations to our colleagues on the well-deserved recognition. Perseverance always pays off, but it’s even sweeter when rewarded externally.”

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In October, we organized our first independent conference in the UK. The impressions finally settled. Without exaggeration and false modesty, we can announce that genAI for BUSINESS was a complete hit.

The conference was held in the academic environment of the Sci-Tech Daresbury campus, which produced not one, not two, but even three Nobel laureates! As if that wasn’t impressive enough, Alan Turing (yes, that Alan Turing) postulated a part of the foundation of modern information science right there in the 50s. To this day, SciTech remains synonymous with scientific excellence, mostly in AI development and nuclear and space research. One of the more memorable landmarks in the county is the characteristic bell-shaped chimneys, like the one you might remember from the Simpsons intro. If you need to know more about the significance of the Sci-Tech campus, an IBM supercomputer and a vast particle accelerator are also their most prolific tenants.

Now that we are spatially and contextually situated, we can turn our heads towards our conference. 

Under the baton of Ina Bičanić Benković, Justin Barnes and Neil Jenkinson masterfully led behind and in front of the scenes. They efficiently managed to seduce the speakers and audience equally with their charm, not to mention the amount of preparation our English lads put into the job.

As for the content, the story was very rounded. During this one-day meeting, the lecturers presented the entire life cycle of the development of LLM projects to the audience. They answered questions like Under what conditions such projects are created, what technologies to use and how to use them, whom are they intended for, what challenges each designer encounters along the way, why the ethical moment is an essential element of every single AI project, and, most importantly, how to raise money for development of such goals. Previous AI projects of the TIS Grupa served as a perfect analysis starting point for each of the questions mentioned above.

From the home team, in addition to the already mentioned, our colorful heptagons were defended by Dženan Lojo and, unexpectedly, Karlo Franić, who ran into the pitch in the last seconds. Due to unexpected complications, he replaced his boss, Tomislav Strgar, at the last minute. We are glad to say Karlo quickly turned into one of the shining stars of the whole event. Once more, it has been proven that a good plan B is the best friend of all challengers of fate.

We want to thank all the speakers and the guests. According to our field agents, the subject was coming up roses. If it’s not apparent, we don’t even try to hide our satisfaction with a well-done job. Still, the most significant confirmation of our success is that our hosts expressed their wish to turn this event into a regular platform for exchanging information on AI.

Learned and inspired by this experience, we throw ourselves into the organization of new forums of this type. .debug, we are coming for you. 

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