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2.500+ participants, 220+ speakers, 140+ sessions – that was the AI, Data & Quantum Summit 2026!    

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Hossam Ahmed
Hossam Ahmed
HPC-QC Intgration Researcher
Leibniz-Rechenzentrum
Kenza Ait Si Abbou
Kenza Ait Si Abbou
Founder & CEO
scailers
Hamzeh Alavirad
Hamzeh Alavirad
CEO
QUSMOS
Vera Alexander
Vera Alexander
Ambassador of Canada to the Federal Republic of Germany
Embassy of Canada to Germany
Dr Benjamin Alt
Dr Benjamin Alt
CTO
Convergent Robotics
Oliver Arafat
Oliver Arafat
Senior Solutions Engineering Manager
Cloudflare
Vladimir Atanaskovik
Vladimir Atanaskovik
Data & AI – Data Security Technical Specialist
IBM
Astrid Aupperle
Astrid Aupperle
Director AI Readiness & Ecosystem Partnerships
Microsoft
Dr Evgeniya Ballmann
Dr Evgeniya Ballmann
Head of Global AI
Robert Bosch
Ansgar Baums
Ansgar Baums
General Manager CELA IGA Germany & Austria
Microsoft
Julia Beck
Julia Beck
Chief Growth Officer
eleQtron
Tom Becker
Tom Becker
VP DACH
Mistral AI
Dr Susanne Beckers
Dr Susanne Beckers
Global AI Strategy Director
SAP
Marianne Beer
Marianne Beer
Senior Consultant Customer Success
AIM FORWARD Consulting
Hanna Behnke
Hanna Behnke
Chief of Staff
Langdock
Shirley Beul-Leusmann
Shirley Beul-Leusmann
VP Business Development T Cloud
Deutsche Telekom
Pallavi Bhardwaj
Pallavi Bhardwaj
Senior Researcher for Quantum AI
SAP
Dr Theresa Bick
Dr Theresa Bick
Senior AI Specialist
Deepshore
Dr Christian Biefel
Dr Christian Biefel
Developer
SAP
Thomas Bodé
Thomas Bodé
Chief Digital Transformation Officer
MET Group
Jan Bode
Jan Bode
AI Engineer
IBM
Timm Bohlmann
Timm Bohlmann
webMethods Manager
IBM
Franziska Brantner
Franziska Brantner
Member of the German Parliament and Co-Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens
Dr Larissa Braun
Dr Larissa Braun
Clustermanagement QVLS-iLabs
PTB
Ralph Brinkhaus
Ralph Brinkhaus
Speaker and Chairman of the Working Group of Digital and State Modernisation of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group
Stefan Brock
Stefan Brock
Head of AI Excellence Center (Central Europe)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Prof Dr Oliver Brock
Prof Dr Oliver Brock
Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor
Technische Universität Berlin
Dr Daniela Brönstrup
Dr Daniela Brönstrup
Vice-President
Federal Network Agency
Dr Sella Brosh
Dr Sella Brosh
CEO
NVision
Dr Charles Bruce
Dr Charles Bruce
Chief Innovation Officer
Mayo Clinic Florida
Dr Thierry Buecheler
Dr Thierry Buecheler
Head of Business Value & Strategy
Oracle
Paul Burggraf
Paul Burggraf
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Thryve
Simon Burghard
Simon Burghard
Head of BU IT/ Digital- and AI-Systems
Eberspächer Group
Maximilian Burkardt
Maximilian Burkardt
Data Platform Architect
IBM
Nemo Buschmann
Nemo Buschmann
Policy Officer Defence & Public Security
Bitkom
Amelie Buss
Amelie Buss
Strategic Coordinator
DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung
Prof Dr Rickey Carter
Prof Dr Rickey Carter
Professor
Mayo Clinic Florida
Aliénor Cauvet
Aliénor Cauvet
Referendary Counsellor
French Court of Auditors
Pierre Chastanet
Pierre Chastanet
Head of Unit for Microelectronics and Photonics
European Commission, DG CNECT
Alfred Churchill
Alfred Churchill
AI Leader, EMEA North & DACH
Workato
Lucy Czachowski
Lucy Czachowski
Head of AI & Cloud Policy
Bitkom
Markus Danhel
Markus Danhel
Head Data Products - DACH
IBM Technology
Paul Dannenfeldt
Paul Dannenfeldt
Content Creator & Moderator
CAIREER
Ehsan Darweshi
Ehsan Darweshi
CEO & CTO
QANAT Technology
Anne Decker
Anne Decker
Co-Founder
eigenmind & n8shyft
Akhil Deo
Akhil Deo
Senior AI Regulatory Affairs Expert
appliedAI Institute for Europe
Mika Dinnus
Mika Dinnus
Sales Engineer
Esri Germany
Dr Joseph Doetsch
Dr Joseph Doetsch
Quantum & Optimization Lead
Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Dr Florian Dommert
Dr Florian Dommert
Head of Quantum Computing
TRUMPF
Matthias Ecke
Matthias Ecke
Member of the European Parliament
Dr Peter Eder
Dr Peter Eder
COO
QOODA GmbH
Dr Lara Ehrenhofer
Dr Lara Ehrenhofer
Senior AI Value Engineer
Aleph Alpha
Prof Dr Jens Eisert
Prof Dr Jens Eisert
Full Professor
Freie Universität Berlin
Eric Eitel
Eric Eitel
Chief Creative Officer
German Bionic
Eric Eitel
Eric Eitel
Chief Creative Officer
German Bionic
Sarah Engel
Sarah Engel
Head of AI
TRUMPF
Adam Ernst
Adam Ernst
Director Germany
Austrian Business Agency (ABA) GmbH
Marlon Etzel
Marlon Etzel
Data Engineer
M&M Software
Mats Falck
Mats Falck
Quantum Software Engineer
Accenture
Dr Dr Regina Finsterhoelzl
Dr Dr Regina Finsterhoelzl
Senior Advanced R&D Scientist
Quantinuum
Johannes Fischer
Johannes Fischer
Senior Expert
Circular AI Hub
Dr Frederik Floether
Dr Frederik Floether
Chief Quantum Officer
QuantumBasel
Vincent Fourmi
Vincent Fourmi
Managing Director
Woodmark Consulting
Dr Philip Fox
Dr Philip Fox
European AI Policy Lead
KIRA Center
Dr Robert Friedrich
Dr Robert Friedrich
Senior Account Manager for Federal & Defense
NVIDIA
Eugen Galizin
Eugen Galizin
Strategic Account Executive
IBM
Jasper Glindemann
Jasper Glindemann
Research Assistant
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Dr Nikita Golovko
Dr Nikita Golovko
AI Portfolio Architect
Siemens
Lukas Gomber
Lukas Gomber
Consulting Manager
DATA MART Consulting GmbH
Dr Franziska Greinert
Dr Franziska Greinert
Quantum Training & Professional Development
Quantum Valley Lower Saxony (QVLS)
Prof Dr Volker Gruhn
Prof Dr Volker Gruhn
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
adesso
Max Grytz
Max Grytz
Innovation Manager Quantum Tech
Deutsche Bundesbank
Heike Hagemeier
Heike Hagemeier
Policy Officer Cyber Security Research
Bundesministerium des Innern
Tim Haremsa
Tim Haremsa
Referent Digital Banking & Financial Services
Bitkom e.V.
Stephanie Harrer
Stephanie Harrer
Director Software Modernization
MaibornWolff
Kerstin Haubold
Kerstin Haubold
Director, Sustainability Lead
Kyndryl Deutschland GmbH
Janis Hecker
Janis Hecker
Head of AI - Regulation & Strategy
Bitkom
Dr Marcus Hennig
Dr Marcus Hennig
Chief Business Officer
planqc
Nils Henning
Nils Henning
Product Strategist
Ninox Software
Isabel Hernandez Cabrera
Isabel Hernandez Cabrera
Founder, CEO
AIM FORWARD Consulting
Sascha Heußen
Sascha Heußen
Chief Product Owner Quantum Error Correction
neQxt
Dong Hoang
Dong Hoang
Technical Specialist in AI Assistants and Business Automations
IBM
Jurgen Hofkens
Jurgen Hofkens
CTO & VP of Solutions Engineering, EMEA & LATAM
NetApp
Julius Hollmann
Julius Hollmann
Founder & CEO
digetiers․
Dr Denise Holtschulte
Dr Denise Holtschulte
VP Strategy & Transformation
Capgemini Invent
Samuel Horsch
Samuel Horsch
Applications Solution Architect
Quandela
Nicole Höß
Nicole Höß
Scientific Coordinator
Technical University of Applied Sciences Regensburg
Dr Jens Hüsers
Dr Jens Hüsers
Data Scientist & AI Specialist
DAK-Gesundheit
Dr Thomas Husslein
Dr Thomas Husslein
Chief Science Officer
OptWare
Max Imbiel
Max Imbiel
Field CISO DACH
Cloudfare
Anders Indset
Anders Indset
Frontier-Tech Investor | Philosopher | Author
tomorrowmensch
Thomas Jarzombek
Thomas Jarzombek
Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and State Modernization
Christin Jentzsch
Christin Jentzsch
CTO Office - Director Global Applied AI
CGI
Manuel Jimenez Merida
Manuel Jimenez Merida
Senior Trustworthy AI Expert
AppliedAI Institute for Europe
Dr Sara Jourdan
Dr Sara Jourdan
CEO & Co-founder
Genow
Christian Kainzmeier
Christian Kainzmeier
Senior Partner Sales Engineer
Alteryx
Dr Efstathia Katsigianni
Dr Efstathia Katsigianni
IBM Quantum Safe Project Executive
IBM CISO Office
Alexander Kiltz
Alexander Kiltz
Principal
UVC Partners
Stefan Kister
Stefan Kister
Development Architect Quantum Optimization
SAP
Dr Till Klein
Dr Till Klein
Head of AI Regulation
appliedAI Institute for Europe
Dr Tina Klüwer
Dr Tina Klüwer
Executive Director
AI NATION
Dr Martin Knufinke
Dr Martin Knufinke
Senior Expert Quantum Computing
Bull
Manuel Koch
Manuel Koch
Principal Solution Engineer
Salesforce
Nina Kohl-Haefke
Nina Kohl-Haefke
Solution Manager
Computacenter
Michael Kollig
Michael Kollig
CIO
Infineon Technologies
André M. König
André M. König
CEO
Global Quantum Intelligence
Luise Kranich
Luise Kranich
Head of Department, Technology Strategy and Information Technology
Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
Stefan Krassin
Stefan Krassin
CEO & Co-Founder
yasp
Dr Jasper Simon Krauser
Dr Jasper Simon Krauser
Quantum Technology Central Coordinator
Airbus
Henning Kruse
Henning Kruse
AI Security Lead - Cyber Security & Privacy
PwC
Prof Dr Markus Krutzik
Prof Dr Markus Krutzik
Group lead & Professor for Integrated Quantum Sensors
Co-Founder Ferdinand-Braun-Institut (FBH) & Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Rydberg Photonics GmbH
Dr Janika Kutz
Dr Janika Kutz
Team Lead »Public Service Innovation«
Fraunhofer IAO
Sergey Lagodinsky
Sergey Lagodinsky
The Greens/ EFA European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
Robert Lahmann
Robert Lahmann
Quantum Account Engineer
Kipu Quantum
Andreas Land
Andreas Land
Program Manager
Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft
Dr Kirsten Langfeld
Dr Kirsten Langfeld
Director Business Relations Management
Kyndryl
Verena Laumayer
Verena Laumayer
Lead SAP Women in Tech
SAP SE
Prof Dr Helena Liebelt
Prof Dr Helena Liebelt
Director / Founder
Technische Hochschule Deggendorf - Institut Future Technologies
PD Dr Jeanette Miriam Lorenz
PD Dr Jeanette Miriam Lorenz
Head Of Department
Fraunhofer IKS
Heiko Lütjens
Heiko Lütjens
CTO & Director Engineering
Thales Deutschland
Alexander Machado
Alexander Machado
Head of Trustworthy AI
appliedAI Initiative
Andreas Magiera
Andreas Magiera
RVP Presales DACH
IBM
Salim Makhloufi
Salim Makhloufi
AI Solutions Engineer
macros Financial Technology Consult
Fabian Malms
Fabian Malms
Project Lead - Certified-AI
Fraunhofer IAIS
Christian Malzacher
Christian Malzacher
Head of Modern Workplace & AI
Bechtle
Manousos Markoutsakis
Manousos Markoutsakis
Senior Business Development Manager, Europe
IQM Quantum Computers
Dr Kevin Mato
Dr Kevin Mato
Senior Quantum Libraries Engineer
NVIDIA
Marc Maussner
Marc Maussner
Senior Consultant
infoteam Software
Pauline Meimberg
Pauline Meimberg
Head of #SheTransformsIT
Bitkom
Dr Kristel Michielsen
Dr Kristel Michielsen
Director Jülich Supercomputing Centre
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Dr Carina Mieth
Dr Carina Mieth
Managing Director
QuiX Quantum
Larissa Mikolaschek
Larissa Mikolaschek
Head of Tech
SESTdigital
Mladen Milicevic
Mladen Milicevic
Co-Founder and CEO
Unchained Robotics
Bhavna Mistry
Bhavna Mistry
Technical Partner Manager EMEA
DDN
Katja Modder
Katja Modder
Partner, Tax, Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT)
KPMG
Dr Niall Moroney
Dr Niall Moroney
Lead Solutions Engineer
Q-CTRL
Dr Michele Mosca
Dr Michele Mosca
CEO
evolutionQ
Marcus Mühling
Marcus Mühling
CEO
Thales Secure Cloud Deutschland
Rajesh Nambiar
Rajesh Nambiar
President
Nasscom
Claudia Nemat
Claudia Nemat
Multi-Board Director, Chair of the Quantum Advisory Council at IQM
Michael Neuber
Michael Neuber
Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy DACH
Google Cloud
Lars Neumann
Lars Neumann
Senior Vice President T Cloud
Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden
Demian Niemeyer
Demian Niemeyer
Senior AI Regulatory Expert
appliedAI Institute for Europe
Sarah Nolte
Sarah Nolte
Consultant Technology Transformation
KPMG
Dr Corey O'Meara
Dr Corey O'Meara
Chief Quantum Scientist
E.ON Digital Technology
Dr Theresa Oehm
Dr Theresa Oehm
Co-Founder & CEO
Thellma
Johannes Oetken
Johannes Oetken
AI Product Manager
macros Consulting Group
Dr Daniel Ohl de Mello
Dr Daniel Ohl de Mello
Manager
d-fine
Martin Ott
Martin Ott
Chief Executive Officer
Taxfix
Dr Johannes Otterbach
Dr Johannes Otterbach
Investment Advisor AI & Quantum
SPRIND
Carsten Paasch
Carsten Paasch
Head of Competence Center GenAI
Materna Information & Communications
Dr Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz
Dr Alexandra-Gwyn Paetz
Head of the Department for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Dr Andreas Pargner
Dr Andreas Pargner
Senior Manager
Deloitte
Marvin Pawelczyk
Marvin Pawelczyk
Policy Officer Artificial Intelligence & Cloud
Bitkom
Moritz Pawelke
Moritz Pawelke
Partner
EY Consulting
Simon Pfeiffer
Simon Pfeiffer
Director Programmes
Helsing
Kirill Podkov
Kirill Podkov
Tech Lead, Data Platform
Upvest
Mia Carlotta Polle
Mia Carlotta Polle
Member, Speaker
CAIREER
Alexander Pöllmann
Alexander Pöllmann
Global IT Director (CIO) & Digital Value Creation Leader
Viessmann Generations Group
Dr Thomas Pöppelmann
Dr Thomas Pöppelmann
Engineering Lead, PQC
Google
Jan-Peter Preuß
Jan-Peter Preuß
Technical Subject Matter Expert - AI Governance
IBM Deutschland
Daniel Privitera
Daniel Privitera
Founder & Executive Director
KIRA Center
Lukas Prommersberger
Lukas Prommersberger
Manager Data Policy
Bitkom
Mathias Raak
Mathias Raak
Deputy Director IT
TFG Transfracht
Prof Dr Robert Raussendorf
Prof Dr Robert Raussendorf
Professor
Leibniz University Hannover
Tobias Rebert
Tobias Rebert
Co-CEO
Tentris
Dr Alexander Regnat
Dr Alexander Regnat
Co-Founder & Managing Director
kiutra
Wibke Reincke
Wibke Reincke
Policy Lead Germany
Anthropic
Malte Reissig
Malte Reissig
Senior Research Associate
RIFS | at GFZ
Florentin Reiter
Florentin Reiter
Head of Business Unit Quantum Systems
Fraunhofer IAF
Vasileios Rentoumis
Vasileios Rentoumis
Innovation Manager Quantum Tech
Deutsche Bundesbank
Dr Heike Riel
Dr Heike Riel
IBM Fellow, Head Science & Technology, Lead IBM Research Quantum EMEA
IBM
Dr Tim Rietz
Dr Tim Rietz
Founder
Respeak
Dr Carlos Riofrío
Dr Carlos Riofrío
Quantum Technical Lead
BMW
Sasha Rubel
Sasha Rubel
Head of AI/Generative AI Policy, EMEA
AWS
Celine Rudorfer
Celine Rudorfer
Regional Manager
Vienna Business Agency
Simon Sack
Simon Sack
CEO
NEUROLOGIQ
Dr Ellie Sakhaee
Dr Ellie Sakhaee
Manager, AI and Emerging Tech Policy
Google
Evelina Santa-Kahle
Evelina Santa-Kahle
Head of Division
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
Peter Sarkozy
Peter Sarkozy
Data Science Expert
SAP
Dr Moriz Scharpenberg
Dr Moriz Scharpenberg
Emerging Technologies Project Manager
Airbus
André Scheffknecht
André Scheffknecht
CEO
SoftProject GmbH
Helmut Scherer
Helmut Scherer
Director, Business Transformation
iteratec
Ina Schlie
Ina Schlie
Supervisory Board Member, Co-Founder
encourageventures
Dr Sven Schmeier
Dr Sven Schmeier
Chief Engineer
DFKI
Carina Schöllmann
Carina Schöllmann
Partner & Member of the Executive Management Board
EY Consulting
Colonel (GS) Gerald Schreiber
Colonel (GS) Gerald Schreiber
Head of Branch Innovation and Cyber II 4
Federal Ministry of Defence
Theresa Schreyer
Theresa Schreyer
Leader Innovation Cluster >Digital Solutions<
SCHAEFFLER
Leah Schrimpf
Leah Schrimpf
Head of Digital Society
Bitkom
Ralf Schundelmeier
Ralf Schundelmeier
Head of Enterprise Data & Platforms
Boehringer Ingelheim
Dr Mierk Schwabe
Dr Mierk Schwabe
Group leader Quantum Computing For Earth System Models
German Aerospace Center Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Max Schwarz
Max Schwarz
Co-Founder
Devctrl GmbH
Nico Sieber
Nico Sieber
Senior Technology Consultant
BearingPoint
Konstantin Sietzy
Konstantin Sietzy
Deputy Director, Research Unit
UK AI Security Institute (UK government)
Ines Skock
Ines Skock
Architect and Managing Consultant
Kyndryl Germany
Prof Dr Surjo R․ Soekadar
Prof Dr Surjo R․ Soekadar
Einstein Professor of Clinical Neurotechnology & CIO
Charité Berlin
Benjamin Sokolowski
Benjamin Sokolowski
Vice President & Head of Government Affairs EMEA, Managing Director
Qualcomm Germany
Anna-Maria Sperber
Anna-Maria Sperber
Principal Consultant Future of Work & Workplace AI
Computacenter
Anna Spitznagel
Anna Spitznagel
CEO
trail
Alexander Stanitzki
Alexander Stanitzki
Senior Project Manager
Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD)
Ana-Maria Stefan
Ana-Maria Stefan
CRO Sovereign Cloud Germany
Delos Cloud
Patricia Stich
Patricia Stich
CEO of Volkswagen Group Info Services AG / SVP Data & AI Platform
Volkswagen Group Info Services AG / Cariad
Dr Tim Still
Dr Tim Still
Engineering Director Artificial Intelligence & Quantum Computing
Schwarz Digits IT
Ernst Stöckl-Pukall
Ernst Stöckl-Pukall
Head of the Digtalisation and Industry 4.0 Division
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Dr Natalia Stolyarchuk
Dr Natalia Stolyarchuk
Senior Manager Future Computing & Microelectronics
Bitkom
Eric Stopfer
Eric Stopfer
Research Associate
Fraunhofer IIS
Nikola Strah
Nikola Strah
Regional Director DACH & Central Europe
Classiq Technologies
Dr-Ing Michael Tagscherer
Dr-Ing Michael Tagscherer
Group CTO
Giesecke+Devrient
Riqwan Thamir
Riqwan Thamir
Staff Engineer
n8n
Leena Tharwat
Leena Tharwat
Coordinator in People’s Team
DeepTech Collective
Dr Manuel Thesen
Dr Manuel Thesen
Head of Project Management
Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD)
Florian Thiel
Florian Thiel
Director of Engineering, Clients Tribe
Upvest
Clemens Utschig-Utschig
Clemens Utschig-Utschig
Chief Technology Officer
Boehringer Ingelheim
Arian van Huelsen
Arian van Huelsen
Director Solutions Consulting / AI Leader
PTC
Michael Vetter
Michael Vetter
Director-General and Chief Information Officer
Federal Ministry of Defence
Sarah Volkamer
Sarah Volkamer
Research Associate
Fraunhofer IIS
Dr Thomas Volz
Dr Thomas Volz
Managing Director and CTO
Quandela
Dr Felix von Held
Dr Felix von Held
CEO & Co-Founder
IICM Consulting
Dr Marcus Voß
Dr Marcus Voß
Responsible AI Lead & AI Engineer
Birds on Mars
Dr Hans Walter
Dr Hans Walter
Senior Scientist and Project Manager
Research Fab Microelectronics Germany (FMD)
Dr Ing Susan Wegner
Dr Ing Susan Wegner
Advisory Board Member
Keller&Kalmbach
Günther Welsch
Günther Welsch
Director / Head of Department Classified Information Protection and Cryptotechnology
Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik
Mathias Wenig
Mathias Wenig
Senior Account Executive Startups
Cloudflare
Julia Werra
Julia Werra
AI Go-To-Market Strategist
CGI Bv & Co KG
Felix Westerkamp
Felix Westerkamp
Manager
d-fine
Klaas Wiggers
Klaas Wiggers
Founder
CAIREER
Dr Ralf Wintergerst
Dr Ralf Wintergerst
President
Bitkom
Felix Winterhalter
Felix Winterhalter
Software Developer
Materna Information & Communications
Ingolf Wittmann
Ingolf Wittmann
Technology Analyst & Consultant
TeAnCo
Michael Witzenleiter
Michael Witzenleiter
Partner
Rinascai GmbH
Prof Dr Hendrik Wöhrle
Prof Dr Hendrik Wöhrle
Chair of Electronic Devices and Circuits
University Duisburg-Essen
Dr Wadim Wormsbecher
Dr Wadim Wormsbecher
Senior Innovation Developer - Quantum, AI, Data
Bundesdruckerei
Dr Dirk Woywod
Dr Dirk Woywod
Managing Director
Rulemapping Solutions
Dr Matthias Zimmermann
Dr Matthias Zimmermann
Group lead Quantum Simulations and Applications
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Quantum Technologies
Dr Christian Zimmermann
Dr Christian Zimmermann
Co-Founder & CTO Business & Photonics
neQxt