GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № 65998F
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Rise of AI Conference 2026

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he Rise of AI Conference 2026 marks 10 years of building Europe’s AI ecosystem, bringing together leaders from business, policy, research, investment, and entrepreneurship for highly curated discussions on topics like Europe’s technological sovereignty, trusted AI infrastructure, regulation, and competitiveness. The event fosters meaningful connections and…

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11Voices
2Underwriters
0Exhibitors
8On the bill · sessions
10Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Rise, in alphabetical order.
Carla Hustedt
Director "Centre for Digital Society" · Mercator Foundation
Chris Boos
AI-Fellow
Dr. Tina Klüwer
Executive Director · AI NATION
Dr. Ulli Waltinger
Vice President, Head of AI & New Technologies · Siemens Advanta
Franziska Giffey
Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises
Prof. Antonio Krüger
CEO & Scientific Director · German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Prof. Dr. Feiyu Xu
Professor of Industry AI · German University of Digital Science
Prof. Dr. Hans Uszkoreit
Scientific Director · DFKI
Ronja Kemmer, MdB
Member of parliament · Deutscher Bundestag
Thomas Jarzombek, MdB
Parliamentary State Secretary
Vanessa Cann
Managing Director, Data & AI Lead · Accenture
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
GermanTechJobs
SIBB
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The Programme

Selected from 8 sessions on the bill.
  • 5 MAY

    Side Events

    Join Partner Events in Berlin.

  • 5 MAY

    Speaker Dinner

    The anniversary speaker dinner on 5 May is our most exclusive in-person gathering, reserved for Premium ticket holders only — an elegant evening with speakers and selected VIP gues…

  • 6 MAY, 10 AM to 7 PM

    Applied AI Stage

    The Applied AI Stage turns AI into practice, showcasing real-world use cases, implementation insights, and business impact for those building and scaling AI in organizations.

    Applied AI Stage
  • 6 MAY, 10 AM to 7 PM

    Meta Stage

    The Meta Stage brings together the bigger picture of AI — from policy and sovereignty to society and strategy — making it the place for the conversations shaping Europe’s AI future…

    Meta Stage
  • 6 MAY, 11 AM to 5 PM

    COGNITVE LAB

    The Cognitive Lab explores where AI meets health, policy, and sovereignty, making it a relevant space for deeper discussions on how AI is shaping real-world decisions and Europe's …

    Cognitive Lab
  • 6 MAY, 2.15 PM to 4.30 PM

    Pîabo Media Lounge

    The Pîabo Media Lounge is where Europe’s AI story gets discussed, recorded, and amplified through interviews, live podcasts, and conversations on infrastructure, governance, and so…

    Piâbo Media Lounge
  • 6 MAY, 6 PM TO 8 PM

    Networking Drinks

    Enjoy the end of the conference day with an informal get-together.

  • 6 MAY, 9 AM to 10 AM

    AI Topic Tables

    The AI Topic Tables turn the start of the day into focused exchange, bringing together investors, researchers, builders, and operators for direct conversations on enterprise AI, in…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 10 companies, parsed from the program.

Ten companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
8Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

55% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite19%
  • VP-level19%
  • Director / Head of436%
  • Other roles545%

Of 11 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01GermanTechJobsSp
  2. 02SIBBSp
  3. 03Accenture1V
  4. 04AI NATION1V
  5. 05Deutscher Bundestag1V
  6. 06DFKI1V
  7. 07German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)1V
  8. 08German University of Digital Science1V
  9. 09Mercator Foundation1V
  10. 10Siemens Advanta1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified2
100% of 2

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