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Rise of AI

Since 2014, the Rise of AI Conference has united AI pioneers, decision-makers, and visionaries, shaping the role of artificial intelligence in society, politics, and business. The 2025 edition, under the theme “Good News from Europe,” gathered over 350 AI leaders and innovators who explored how Europe can jointly build a responsible, innovative, and connecte…

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57Speakers
21Sponsors
51Exhibitors
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121Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at Rise, in alphabetical order.
Adrian Locher
General Partner & Founder · Merantix Capital
Agnieszka Walorska
Founder & CEO · mika
Alexander Braun
Entrepreneur, Advisor, Author · Zurück zur Zukunft Podcast
APPLIED AI STAGE
Our Applied AI Stage centers on practical insights into launching, scaling, and going global with AI businesses; securing funding; hiring talent; and adopting best practices for integrating market-ready solutions.
Armin Fleischmann
Generalmajor · Bundeswehr
Axel Voss, MEP
Coordinator/Spokesperson for the EPP Group in the Committee on Legal Affairs · European Parliament
Bea Longworth
Director of Government Affairs · EMEA NVIDIA
Carsten Kraus
Founder & CEO · Casablanca.AI & CK Holding
Christian Winterfeldt
Senior Director Data Center Sales Germany · Dell Technologies
Claudia Pohlink
Director Data & AI (Chief Data Officer) · FIEGE Logistik Stiftung & Co. KG
Daniel Abbou
Managing Director · KI Bundesverband
Daniel Jeffries
Author & Futurist
Dennis Geisse
AI Enterprise Architect · Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Dr. Annika von Mutius
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Empion
Dr. Philip Hutchinson
Senior AI Strategist · appliedAI Institute for Europe
Dr. Tina Klüwer
Founder & Board Member
Dr. Ursula Feindor-Schmidt, LL.M.
Senior Partner · LAUSEN
Dr. Yorck Hesselbarth
Co-Founder · Stealth StartUp
Eileen Neumann
Teamlead GenAI · SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH
Elias Kouloures
Chief AI Officer · Creative Director & Data Scientist EliasKouloures.com
Elisabeth L'Orange
Partner AI & Data · Deloitte
Eva Gengler
Researcher, Co-Founder, Feminist · feminist AI Community, enableYou
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AI Solutions Inc.platinum
Data Insights Ltd.gold
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9 % Developers, Engineers, Data Scientists and AI Architectscustom
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