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Rise of AI Converence

The Rise of AI Conference 2026 marks 10 years of building Europe’s AI ecosystem, and this is an event you won’t want to miss!

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22Sponsors
142Exhibitors
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Speakers

Programmed at Rise, in alphabetical order.
AI Ecosystem Pass:
Discounted tickets for researchers, government officials & students – apply · contact@riseof.ai
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.
Carla Hustedt
Director "Centre for Digital Society" · Mercator Foundation
Chris Boos
AI-Fellow
Daniel Jeffries
Author & Futurist
Dr. Ramin Assadollahi
Chairman of the Board & Founder · ExB group
Dr. Tina Klüwer
Founder, Board Member, Author
Franziska Giffey
Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises
META STAGE
At the Meta Stage, we delve into overarching policy and business concerns such as the Geo AI Strategy and the European AI Act. We also focus on critical aspects of AI Sustainability, AI Security and the ongoing wave of Generative AI.
Networking
Our focus is on fostering genuine and valuable connections. To facilitate optimal networking, we carefully design our conference with ample time and space for interactive dialogue. Instead of impressing with high attendance numbers, we value quality over quantity in interactions.
Prof. Antonio Krüger
CEO & Scientific Director · German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Prof. Dr. Feiyu Xu
Professor of Industry · University of Digital Science  CEO at Amber Iris AI Consulting
Prof. Dr. Hans Uszkoreit
Scientific Director · DFKI
Ronja Kemmer, MdB
Member of Parliament · Deutscher Bundestag
Thomas Jarzombek, MdB
Parliamentary State Secretary · MdB
Vanessa Cann
Managing Director, Data & AI Lead · Accenture
Workshops
Experience the thrill of exploring vital topics in an informal, small-group setting. Our workshops, consistently a favorite among attendees, allow for hands-on exploration and learning. In 2026, we’ll continue this tradition with live workshops on various topics in Berlin.
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The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
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Deloitte LLPsilver
Amber Iris AI Consultingbronze
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