6 - 7 MAY 2026
MESSE FRANKFURT

CO-LOCATED SHOWS

Conference Programme 2026

 

Explore our 2026 agenda shaped around the conversations that matter most across technology, leadership and innovation. Built to be relevant, practical and forward-looking, this year we are bringing together expert voices, real-world insight and the themes defining the year.

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Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
  1. Chair Open Remarks
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Marcus Schuler
    Marcus Schuler, Journalist / Silicon Valley Correspondent - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) / implicator.ai
  2. Beyond Productivity: Wie Künstliche Intelligenz unsere Wirtschaft (und Arbeit) transformiert
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Künstliche Intelligenz wird meist auf ihre Rolle als Produktivitätstool reduziert. Doch die wahren G ...
    Prof. Dr. Holger Schmidt
    Prof. Dr. Holger Schmidt, Editorial Director "Newsletters and Verticals" & Professor for Digital Transformation - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) / TU Darmstadt
  3. From Reactive Cloud to Intelligent Sovereignty: The Rise of AI-Native Operations
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Cloud operations are undergoing a fundamental shift. In Europe's regulated and sovereignty-driven la ...
    Delivered by: SYNTAX
    Björn Bartheidel
    Björn Bartheidel, Regional CEO, Europe - Syntax Systems GmbH & Co. KG
  4. The Quantum Threat to Cryptography: Leadership Actions Now to Reduce Cyber Risk and Establish Resilience in Infrastructure
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Session details coming soon
    Tommy Charles
    Tommy Charles, HP Chief Cryptographer - HP Security Lab, HP
  5. Europe's Digital Future: Turning AI, Cloud, and Regulation into Competitive Advantage
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Europe's digital competitiveness will be defined not by technology speed alone, but by how leaders a ...
    Marcin T. Zakrzewski
    Marcin T. Zakrzewski, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) - GEFA BANK GmbH
    Dr. Anna Christmann
    Dr. Anna Christmann, Founder & CEO - SAI Europe GmbH
  6. Security as a Strategic Enabler of Digital Innovation
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Session details coming soon
  7. Operating Global E-Commerce Securely at Scale
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Running global e-commerce at scale means more than handling peak traffic and enabling seamless digit ...
    Andreia Otto
    Andreia Otto, Senior Director Software Engineering - SRE and Operations - adidas
    Tigist Abraham Gizaw
    Tigist Abraham Gizaw, Director of Software Engineering - adidas
  8. Leading Digital Transformation Like a Team Sport
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    This discussion explores how teamwork, leadership, and resilience from the world of sport can inspir ...
    Dr. Christoph Menke-Salz
    Dr. Christoph Menke-Salz, Director of Licensed Football / Administration - Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH
    José Ángel Risco Oliva
    José Ángel Risco Oliva, Director of Digital Content - Sevilla Fútbol Club
    Timm Jäger
    Timm Jäger, CEO EintrachtTech - Eintracht Frankfurt
The Collaboration Hub
NEW for 2026!
  1. Peer to Peer: From Strategy to Spend: Making AI Infrastructure Decisions That Hold Up
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Cloud architects and platform leaders compare how they are designing AI- ...
  2. Peer to Peer: Balancing AI Demand with Energy Reality: What Gives?
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Data centre operators and infrastructure leaders share how they are mana ...
  3. Peer to Peer: Turning AI Ambition into Operational Reality
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Business and technology leaders explore how organisations are moving bey ...
  4. Session delivered by AI Frankfurt Rhein-Main e.V.
    The Collaboration Hub
    Session details coming soon
  5. Exercise QUANTUM DAWN: Role-Play an Attacker or Defender in This Cyber Game for When Quantum Computers Break Cryptography
    The Collaboration Hub
    Session details coming soon
    Tommy Charles
    Tommy Charles, HP Chief Cryptographer - HP Security Lab, HP
  6. Agentic AI Security: What Can Go Wrong When AI Acts on Its Own
    The Collaboration Hub
    AI agents are moving beyond simple chatbots. They now browse the web, execute code, manage files, an ...
    Daniel Gora
    Daniel Gora, OWASP Frankfurt Chapter Lead - Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP)
  7. OWASP Capture the Flag: Hack, Learn, Defend
    The Collaboration Hub
    Get hands-on with application security by hacking deliberately vulnerable web applications in a guid ...
    Daniel Gora
    Daniel Gora, OWASP Frankfurt Chapter Lead - Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP)
Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
  1. Cloud Transformation in 90 Days: Turning Plans into Practice
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Modern cloud programmes demand structure, not just scale. This session shows how German enterprises ...
    Mit Saru
    Mit Saru, Head of Platform Engineering, SRE & Cloud Security - STOXX
    Arka Dutta
    Arka Dutta, Head of Enterprise Architecture, Executive Director - ISS STOXX (Part of Deutsche Börse Group)
  2. AI Automation als Wettbewerbsvorteil: Angebotsprozesse von Stunden auf Minuten reduzieren
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Generative AI hat die Experimentierphase längst verlassen – der wahre Wettbewerbsvorteil entsteht he ...
    Delivered by: AOE
    Christian Götz
    Christian Götz, CEO - Deltrian Filtration GmbH
    Daniel Pötzinger
    Daniel Pötzinger, CTO - AOE Group
  3. Projektvorstellung „FACIS“
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e. V
  4. KI-Assistenten und Datenkontrolle
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Wenn KI und Sicherheit Hand in Hand gehen müssen
    Delivered by: Arrow
  5. Beyond Human Skill: Benchmarking Cybersecurity Capability in the Age of AI
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    As AI reshapes both cyber threats and defensive operations, security leaders face a new reality: AI ...
    Delivered by: HACK THE BOX
    Shelby Heard
    Shelby Heard, Vice President of EMEA - Hack the box
  6. Cyber Resilience by Design: From Compliance to Competitive Advantage in the Age of AI
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    This session explores how organisations can move beyond checkbox compliance to enable resilient, tru ...
    Meri Roboci
    Meri Roboci, Cyber Security & AI Enablement - DWS
  7. When Security Fails: Building Operational Resilience for AI-enabled Services
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Enterprises are moving fast on AI governance and AI security controls. In production, however, contr ...
    Andrea Thu Le
    Andrea Thu Le, Business Resilience Manager - Allianz Global Investors
  8. Digitale Souveränität 2026 – Strategien für Kontrolle, Resilienz und Innovation
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Digitale Souveränität entwickelt sich 2026 vom politischen Leitbild zur strategischen Kernanforderun ...
    Delivered by: eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e. V.
  9. Session delivered by HPE
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Session details coming soon
    Session delivered by: HPE
  10. Smart Spend for Smarter AI: Rethinking Cloud Economics
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    AI workloads are changing how we think about cloud costs. This session explores how leading DACH ent ...
    Dr. Redouane Boumghar
    Dr. Redouane Boumghar, CEO - Celestical – The European Serverless Cloud
Big Data Keynote & Strategy
  1. Data Sovereignty 2026: Realität, Relevanz, Roadmap
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Daten gelten längst als strategischer Vermögenswert – doch wie souverän sind Unternehmen im Umgang m ...
    Dr. Carsten Bange
    Dr. Carsten Bange, CEO & Founder - BARC GmbH
  2. From AI Use Cases to Business Transformation: What It Takes and How to Get There
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Transformational AI goes far beyond isolated use cases or productivity gains. It reshapes how organi ...
    Delivered by: Prodyna
    Dr. David Wainwright
    Dr. David Wainwright, Chief Strategy Officer - PRODYNA SE
  3. Session delivered by Dremio
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: Dremio
  4. Session delivered by ThoughtSpot
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Session details coming soon
  5. The Productivity Promise of Generative AI: Measurable Reality?
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Generative AI is everywhere, but has it truly delivered the productivity surge many predicted? This ...
    Dr. Alec Sproten
    Dr. Alec Sproten, Head of Department Data & Analytics - fischer group
    Erbin Lim
    Erbin Lim, Director of Engineering and Development - Pfizer
    Dr. Nadine Wirkuttis
    Dr. Nadine Wirkuttis, Head of Data & AI - Hays AG
    Yves Brunschwiler
    Yves Brunschwiler, General Manager Germany - Wonderful AI
    Sabina Kohlmann
    Sabina Kohlmann, Founder - AI for Future Women Leaders
  6. How to Turn AI Use Cases into Production Runbooks
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    How can we efficiently, compliantly, and most importantly, quickly integrate AI ideas into a product ...
    Artur Yatsenko
    Artur Yatsenko, Director of Data Engineering - Urban Sports Club
  7. Production-Ready Agentic AI for Regulated Industries: Secure, Governed, and Built to Scale
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    In regulated industries, every decision must be traceable, every action must be defensible, and ever ...
    Delivered by: GoodData
    Oldriska Bursik Zikova
    Oldriska Bursik Zikova, Senior Project Manager - GoodData
    Roman Valovic
    Roman Valovic, Senior Software Engineer - GoodData
  8. The Future is Conversational: Bosch's Integrated Data Product Ecosystem with Generative AI
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Join the deep dive into Bosch's ambitious data journey and understand how Bosch is overcoming tradit ...
    Wolfgang Klein
    Wolfgang Klein, Director Data-as-a-Service - Robert Bosch GmbH
    Simeon Rilling
    Simeon Rilling, Chief Product Owner for the Data Mesh Ecosystem - Robert Bosch GmbH
  9. From Excitement to Value: Success Criteria to Truly Scale AI
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    AI is everywhere, yet companies still struggle to generate value from it at scale. The reason lies i ...
    Tiankai Feng
    Tiankai Feng, Data & AI Leader, Author
  10. Humanise to Realise: Turning Data Strategy into Human Strategy
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    What if your data strategy was more human than technical? This keynote panel surfaces how organisati ...
    Tiankai Feng
    Tiankai Feng, Data & AI Leader, Author
    Petya Dasheva
    Petya Dasheva, Head of Global Digital Identities in the area of Cyber Security - Mercedes-Benz Group AG | Werk 096
    Meri Roboci
    Meri Roboci, Cyber Security & AI Enablement - DWS
    Jörg Corsten
    Jörg Corsten, Group Lead Service, Solutions and Innovation - Roche
    Dr. Martin Paschmann
    Dr. Martin Paschmann, Director Data Strategy, AI & Data Science - Douglas Group
Data & AI Engineering
  1. Metadata Management & Data Lineage: The Hidden Hero Behind Data Quality
    Data & AI Engineering
    Transparent data lineage is a cornerstone. This session shows how a German bank uses automated metad ...
    Pheline Binz
    Pheline Binz, Director Enterprise Architecture - Aareal Bank AG
  2. From Raw Data to AI-Ready Insight: Why Data Modeling Is the Backbone of Modern Data Strategy
    Data & AI Engineering
    As organisations race to adopt AI and advanced analytics, many discover that success depends less on ...
    Delivered by: Quest
  3. One Stack Fits All? Architecture Lessons from Integrating SAP BDC with Open Data Platforms
    Data & AI Engineering
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: INFORM Data Lab
  4. Generating AI Images at Scale: From Experiment to Automated Production at bonprix
    Data & AI Engineering
    Bringing AI applications from the experimental phase into productivity and thereby creating real fin ...
    Sascha Netuschil
    Sascha Netuschil, Domain Lead AI & Data Science Services - bonprix
  5. Session delivered by QUNIS
    Data & AI Engineering
    Session details coming soon
  6. AI-Ready by Design: Die Datenplattform für produktionsreife KI
    Data & AI Engineering
    KI-Initiativen scheitern selten am Modell, sondern an der zugrunde liegenden Datenarchitektur. Währe ...
    Delivered by: HICO Group
    Benjamin Gnädig
    Benjamin Gnädig, VP Data & Cloud - HICO Group AG
    Maximilian Kuhn
    Maximilian Kuhn, AI Engineer Consultant - HICO Group AG
  7. Correcting History at Scale: Apache Iceberg for Near Real-Time Industrial Reporting
    Data & AI Engineering
    Together with our client VW, ZEISS built a fully serverless, event-driven SaaS platform on AWS to de ...
    Delivered by: ZEISS Group
    Pawel Adaszewski
    Pawel Adaszewski, Data Solutions Architect - ZEISS Digital Innovation
    Alexander Schmielau
    Alexander Schmielau, Requirements Engineer - ZEISS Digital Innovation
  8. Session delivered by IdexQ
    Data & AI Engineering
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: IdexQ
  9. Explainable AI for the Business: Making the Output Trustworthy
    Data & AI Engineering
    Explainability isn't just technical; it's cultural. This talk shows how to communicate AI decisions ...
    Jean Amedee Boni
    Jean Amedee Boni, Founder - smainos - smart ai innovation solutions
  10. Session delivered by Qlik
    Data & AI Engineering
    Session details coming soon
Agentic Analytics
  1. Governing AI Agents Before They Govern You
    Agentic Analytics
    AI agents are becoming the invisible workforce of the enterprise, making decisions, triggering workf ...
    Session delivered by: Collibra
    Ed Atkins
    Ed Atkins, Senior Customer Engineer - COLLIBRA
  2. Session delivered by T-Systems
    Agentic Analytics
    Session delivered by: T-Systems
  3. AI & Vibe Coding - Death or Extension of your BI Plattform?
    Agentic Analytics
    Walk away knowing that your BI platform isn't becoming legacy but it's becoming the enabler for AI i ...
    Sebastian Nädtke
    Sebastian Nädtke, Managing Partner - LeitArt
    Achim Gnadt
    Achim Gnadt, Co-CEO - LeitArt
  4. Session delivered by INFOMOTION
    Agentic Analytics
    Session details coming soon
    Session delivered by: INFOMOTION
  5. Agentic AI in Practice: Autonomous Coding for Everyone and the Rise of Physical AI
    Agentic Analytics
    2026 is the year of agentic systems. We are moving beyond simple chatbots toward systems that don’t ...
    Alexander Zorn
    Alexander Zorn, Lead LLM based Robot Control and Coding - Fraunhofer IAIS
  6. The Hidden Power of Clean Data: Enabling AI, Automation and Real Insight
    Agentic Analytics
    Modern AI and analytics depend on trustworthy data. Yet most organisations underestimate how much in ...
    Session delivered by: Uniserv
    David Hennig
    David Hennig, Head of Business Development - UNISERV GmbH
  7. From Factory Floor to Agentic Company: Building the Foundation for “Talk to your Data"
    Agentic Analytics
    Becoming an “Agentic Company” doesn’t start with models – it starts with data, ownership and mindset ...
    Sponsored by: Dataciders
    Melanie B. Sigl
    Melanie B. Sigl, Managing Consultant - Dataciders
  8. KI Einsatz in der Praxis: Erfahrungsbericht im weltweiten GenAI Rollout an 1.200 Personen
    Agentic Analytics
    Was möglich ist: Chancen und Potenziale von GenAI im Unternehmensalltag Wie man startet: Deine erste ...
    Marc Thormann
    Marc Thormann, Head of Growth - myGPT
  9. Session delivered by
    Agentic Analytics
    Session details coming soon
    Noha Salama, MBA PMP
    Noha Salama, MBA PMP, Germany Chapter Director - Women in Tech - Global Movement
  10. Session delivered by
    Agentic Analytics
    Session details coming soon
    Peter Mousaferiadis
    Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO & Founder - Cultural Infusion
  11. Session delivered by
    Agentic Analytics
    Session details coming soon
    Dr. Chantal Spleiss
    Dr. Chantal Spleiss, Co-chair of AI Governance and Compliance - Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
Data Centre World Keynote
  1. Future-Proofing DC Investments: The 2030 Sustainability Mandates
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Forward-looking overview of upcoming EU and German sustainability rules shaping DC investment strate ...
    Dr. Paolo Bertoldi
    Dr. Paolo Bertoldi, Senior Expert - European Commission
  2. Session delivered by Langley Holdings
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: Langley Holdings
  3. Die Bedeutung nationaler und regionaler Rechenzentrumsstrategien für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Rechenzentren sind das unsichtbare Rückgrat der deutschen Wirtschaft und der unverzichtbare Motor fü ...
  4. Session delivered by Michael Thomas GmbH
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Session details coming soon
  5. Gridlocked: Energy, Permits and the Fight for Future Capacity
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Power access is now the defining bottleneck in European data centre growth. Learn how operators and ...
    Lasse Kari
    Lasse Kari, Global Resources & Energy Research Lead - Accenture
  6. The Real Energy Crisis: Why Datacenters Don't Need More Power – They Need Better Measurement
    Data Centre World Keynote
    The industry is demanding gigawatts while ignoring the elephant in the server room: facilities runni ...
    Matthias Haymoz
    Matthias Haymoz, Project Manager - SDEA
  7. Fiber Optics and Edge Data Centers: Your Local Anchor for Data Sovereignty and a Gateway to the World
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Fiber-optic networks and edge data centers are two key pillars of modern digital independence. By de ...
    Delivered by: PFALZKOM
    Peter Wehrle
    Peter Wehrle, Bereichsleiter Operations Netzwerk & Datacenter - PfalzKom GmbH
  8. The Net-Zero Data Centre: Blueprint or Buzzword?
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Can operational resilience and carbon neutrality go hand in hand? As AI workloads increase power den ...
    Delivered by: Ramboll
    Ed Ansett
    Ed Ansett, Global Director - Data Centre Technology & Innovation - Ramboll
  9. Smart Energy Meets Smarter AI: Optimising Infra with Infra
    Data Centre World Keynote
    As AI workloads drive unprecedented demand for compute capacity, data centres themselves are becomin ...
    Delivered by: German Data Center Association e.V.
  10. Europe's AI Infrastructure Moment: Build, Lead, or Fall Behind?
    Data Centre World Keynote
    AI is scaling at unprecedented speed and the systems supporting it must scale even faster. As energy ...
    Lasse Kari
    Lasse Kari, Global Resources & Energy Research Lead - Accenture
    Stefan Frenzel
    Stefan Frenzel, MD - Independent Consultant DME
    Ifetayo Agboola
    Ifetayo Agboola, Senior Data Center Operations (DCO) Tech - Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Green Innovation
  1. Session delivered by Carrier
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
  2. Ihr Rechenzentrum ist sicher, der Weg dorthin nicht – Möglichkeiten der sicheren Verbindung zwischen Data Center
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: dacoso 
  3. Session delivered by Legrand
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
  4. Partial and Full Load in Focus – Challenges of Chilled Water-Based Data Centre Cooling with CRAH, CDU, and Free Cooling
    Green Innovation
    AI applications are increasing power density in data centres, while modern IT components are designe ...
    Julian Appelhoff
    Julian Appelhoff, Global Product Manager - CRAC/ CRAH/ CHILLER - FläktGroup
    Jonas Caino
    Jonas Caino, Business Development Director - Global Applications - FläktGroup
  5. Herausforderungen und Lösungen für Rechenzentren in Deutschland
    Green Innovation
    Zukunft Rechenzentrum Deutschland: Zwischen Energiekrise und KI-Boom – Strategien für Wachstum und W ...
    Delivered by: VIRZ® Verband Innovatives Rechenzentrum e.V.
  6. Wie verkabele ich KI-Rechenzentren richtig!
    Green Innovation
    Delivered by: Datwyler IT Infra
    Pius Albisser
    Pius Albisser, Senior Engineer Data Centre Solutions - Datwyler IT Infra
  7. Session delivered by ENEL PS
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: ENEL PS
  8. We Are Cooling the Wrong Thing: Why Data Centre Architecture Must Change
    Green Innovation
    Modern data centres are increasingly defined by one challenge: removing heat. Yet the industry still ...

    Delivered by: aquatherm

    Dimitri Wolf
    Dimitri Wolf, Principal, Data Center Systems - aquatherm GmbH
  9. Session delivered by VIRZ® Verband Innovatives Rechenzentrum e.V.
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: VIRZ® Verband Innovatives Rechenzentrum e.V.
Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
  1. Chair Open Remarks
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Marcus Schuler
    Marcus Schuler, Journalist / Silicon Valley Correspondent - Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) / implicator.ai
  2. Dark Side of AI – How Hackers Use AI and Deepfakes
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    More than 90% of cyber attacks are caused by human error, and hackers now use AI and deepfakes to at ...
    Mark T. Hofmann
    Mark T. Hofmann, Crime- & Intelligence Analyst ('Profiler') - www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de/en
  3. Effective AI in an Age of Insecurity: How Trust, Culture & Infrastructure Shape Real Adoption
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Every organisation wants AI adoption. Few understand why it fails. In this talk, I'll share practica ...
    Marie Kilg
    Marie Kilg, AI Advisor & Host of "Der KI-Podcast" (ARD)
  4. If No One Gets It, No One Uses It: Why Communication Is the Missing Link in Sovereign Innovation
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Sovereign innovation often fails not for lack of technology, but for lack of clarity. Brilliant solu ...
    Sarah Yvonne Elsser
    Sarah Yvonne Elsser, Co-Founder, Head of Strategy - Tech Well Told
    Alexander Pessler
    Alexander Pessler, Co-Founder, Head of Content - Tech Well Told
  5. From Strategy to Adoption: How Leaders Build Trust in Sovereign Innovation
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    After the impulse session has set the stage, this panel shifts the lens to the C-suite. Sovereign, s ...
    Sarah Yvonne Elsser
    Sarah Yvonne Elsser, Co-Founder, Head of Strategy - Tech Well Told
    Alexander Pessler
    Alexander Pessler, Co-Founder, Head of Content - Tech Well Told
    Ulrike Tagscherer
    Ulrike Tagscherer, Managing director - China Innovation Consulting (ex-KUKA)
  6. She Builds, She Leads, She Inspires: Empowered by Tech
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    Diversity drives innovation. Join women trailblazers and digital leaders as they explore how inclusi ...
    Ashley Bryant
    Ashley Bryant, Director of IT Innovation - Teaching and Learning - Frankfurt International School e.V.
    Amesteris Amin
    Amesteris Amin, Lead Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Germany - Munich Re
    Marie Kilg
    Marie Kilg, AI Advisor & Host of "Der KI-Podcast" (ARD)
    Andreia Otto
    Andreia Otto, Senior Director Software Engineering - SRE and Operations - adidas
  7. How Agentic Automation Is Reshaping Engineering Operations, Teams And Outcomes At Scale
    Tech Show Frankfurt Keynote
    As development teams improve AI coding, the bottleneck for most enterprise engineering teams at scal ...
    Kyle Forster
    Kyle Forster, Founder / CEO - RunWhen
The Collaboration Hub
NEW for 2026!
  1. Disrupting the Leadership Journey: Changing Direction in Tech
    The Collaboration Hub
    Join Women in DevOps for an interactive session exploring the realities of building a career in toda ...
    Dominika Kodadova
    Dominika Kodadova, UK & Ireland Lead - Women in DevOps
    Miranda Blaxland
    Miranda Blaxland, DACH Lead - Women in DevOps
  2. Workshop zu: Souveräne industriespezifische KI-Modelle aus Deutschland.
    The Collaboration Hub
    Session details coming soon
  3. Peer to Peer: From Data Strategy to Deployment: Why Scaling Still Fails
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Data leaders discuss the gap between data ambition and operational AI, f ...
  4. Peer to Peer: Securing AI and Hybrid Systems: Where Are the Real Risks?
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Security leaders examine how threat models are evolving with AI adoption ...
  5. Peer to Peer: Cost, Risk, or Growth: What’s Really Driving Technology Decisions?
    The Collaboration Hub
    A one hour peer discussion. Senior leaders reflect on how priorities are shifting across cost contro ...
Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
  1. Edge Computing in Deutschland: Chancen, Anforderungen und Perspektiven
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Ob Mittelstand, öffentliche Hand oder kritische Infrastrukturen: Digitale Anwendungen brauchen heute ...
    Delivered by: eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e. V.
  2. Quantum Steps for AI
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Quantum computers are a real technology that disrupts classical computation, offers enhanced securit ...
    Dr Bertie Müller
    Dr Bertie Müller, PGT Programme Director - Computer Science - Swansea University
  3. The ANOM Case: Security Awareness Through the Logic of Organised Crime
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    The ANOM operation exposed how structured and process-driven organised crime networks operate. This ...
    Olcay Sancar
    Olcay Sancar, Manager Security Awareness Programs & Security Innovations - Fresenius Group
  4. Are Humans the Weakest Link or Cyber Security's Strongest Defence?
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    As threats evolve, so must our view of the human factor. This panel examines how culture, leadership ...
    Dr Bertie Müller
    Dr Bertie Müller, PGT Programme Director - Computer Science - Swansea University
    Cesar Oliveira
    Cesar Oliveira, Chief Information Security Officer - CMS
    Dr. Redouane Boumghar
    Dr. Redouane Boumghar, CEO - Celestical – The European Serverless Cloud
    Alice Mini
    Alice Mini, Information Security Risk and Awareness Specialist - Hyundai Motor Europe
  5. Von Kubernetes-as-a-Service bis Daily Operations: Was kostet es wirklich Kubernetes Cluster zu betreiben?
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Kubernetes-as-a-Service kaufen und los geht's? Nein. Ein Kubernetes Clusters zu betreiben ist weitau ...
    Session delivered by: AOE Group
    Kevin Schu
    Kevin Schu, Director Cloud & DevOps - AOE Group
    Kevin Gimbel
    Kevin Gimbel, DevOps & Platform Engineer - AOE Group
  6. When "New Hire” Means “New Threat”: DPRK vs EU
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    EU companies are increasingly running into DPRK operations that don't begin with a sketchy email. Th ...
    Nicol Daňková
    Nicol Daňková, Head of SOC, Incident Response & CTI - Henkel
  7. Cyber Resilience Under Pressure: Do Exercises Really Prepare Us?
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Cyber exercises are now standard practice across Europe, but do they genuinely prepare organisations ...
    Riccardo Riccobene
    Riccardo Riccobene, Senior Information Security Officer - State Street Bank International
    Dr. Chantal Spleiss
    Dr. Chantal Spleiss, Co-chair of AI Governance and Compliance - Cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
    Anton Horn
    Anton Horn, Founder & Managing Director - Envoy Security
    Nicol Daňková
    Nicol Daňková, Head of SOC, Incident Response & CTI - Henkel
  8. GRC Engineering: How DevOps Thinking Fixes Compliance
    Cloud, AI, & Cyber Security Keynote
    Software engineering is being massively accelerated by cloud platforms and AI. Governance, Risk and ...
    Anton Horn
    Anton Horn, Founder & Managing Director - Envoy Security
Big Data Keynote & Strategy
  1. The AI Act Almost Two Years On
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    The AI Act has moved from legal obligation to business benchmark. This keynote outlines how DACH ent ...
    Kai Zenner
    Kai Zenner, Head of Office & Digital Policy Adviser (MEP Axel Voss) - European Parliament
  2. Beyond the Model: Turning AI Ownership & Governance into Measurable Value
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    As organisations move AI beyond experimentation, success depends less on model accuracy and more on ...
    Iris Hollick
    Iris Hollick, Head of Data Science - Breuninger
    Dr. Richa Sharma
    Dr. Richa Sharma, Data Scientist - Breuninger
  3. From Data to Decisions: Building Trusted Data Products with Purpose and Governance
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    As organisations invest heavily in data platforms and AI, many still struggle to translate data into ...
    Delivered by: Quest
    Glenda O'Keefe
    Glenda O'Keefe, Field CTO - Quest Software
  4. Operationalising Enterprise AI: From Strategy to Scalable Execution
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Most organisations have defined AI strategies but struggle to translate them into operational realit ...
    Nhi Le
    Nhi Le, Lead Solutions Consultant | Strategic Cross-BU AI & Aviator Programs, Strategic Technologies - OpenText Software GmbH
  5. GenAI Meets Reality: Revealing Organisational Readiness Gaps
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    In this talk, I address how Generative AI has exposed many organisations' readiness issues, which st ...
    Dr. Nadine Wirkuttis
    Dr. Nadine Wirkuttis, Head of Data & AI - Hays AG
  6. Sustainable AI Adoption: Enabling Humans to Work WITH Intelligence, Not Under It
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    AI enablement has been framed inaccurately over time. Most organisations treat it as a training prob ...
    Dr. Ofure Obazee
    Dr. Ofure Obazee, Associate Director, RQS Digital Capability & AI Enablement - Merck Healthcare KGaA
  7. Datenmanagement mit und für KI-Agenten: Vom Daten-Dschungel zur Wertschöpfungs-Oase
    Big Data Keynote & Strategy
    Der Aufstieg von Agentic AI stellt die bisherigen Regeln des Datenmanagements in Frage und eröffnet ...
    Florian Bigelmaier
    Florian Bigelmaier, Analyst Data & Analytics - BARC GmbH
Data & AI Engineering
  1. Scaling GenAI Beyond Pilots: Governance, Reuse & Production-Ready Delivery in a Regulated Enterprise
    Data & AI Engineering
    GenAI adoption is easy to start but hard to scale without fragmentation, duplicated solutions, and s ...
    Ömer Adigüzel
    Ömer Adigüzel, Senior AI & Generative AI Specialist - Deutsche Lufthansa AG
    Luca Wiesmaier
    Luca Wiesmaier, Senior Data Scientist - Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  2. Nächster Halt „Data-Mesh-Bric“ - Die Reise zu einer modernen Datenarchitektur beim DB Fernverkehr
    Data & AI Engineering
    Datenmanagement ist seit jeher eine Herausforderung, das gilt insbesondere in komplexen und historis ...
    Session delivered by: Denodo
    Steffen Kandler
    Steffen Kandler, Senior Data Strategist and Enterprise Architect - DB Fernverkehr AG
    Rakibul Haque
    Rakibul Haque, Data Specialist - DB Fernverkehr AG
  3. Session delivered by Dremio
    Data & AI Engineering
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: Dremio
  4. Culture of Caution vs Culture of Confidence
    Data & AI Engineering
    Different industries and cultures approach AI adoption with very different appetites for risk. This ...
    Dr. Ofure Obazee
    Dr. Ofure Obazee, Associate Director, RQS Digital Capability & AI Enablement - Merck Healthcare KGaA
    Jean Amedee Boni
    Jean Amedee Boni, Founder - smainos - smart ai innovation solutions
    Nico Baum
    Nico Baum, Head of Solutions and Head of AI - Berenberg
    Anastasios Fountis
    Anastasios Fountis - Harvard in Tech Chapter Berlin Lead
  5. The T+1 Countdown: How DataOps Keeps Settlement From Breaking
    Data & AI Engineering
    The shift to T+1 settlement is creating serious data challenges across the financial industry. In th ...
    Dr. Alexander Lammers
    Dr. Alexander Lammers, Researcher & Lecturer - FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management
  6. Skills for Future Careers – The Impact of AI on Recruitment
    Data & AI Engineering
    Join us for an insightful talk, exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping hiring practices, ...
    Dr Bertie Müller
    Dr Bertie Müller, PGT Programme Director - Computer Science - Swansea University
  7. The Next Generation Data Team: Roles, Skills & Culture
    Data & AI Engineering
    AI and platform strategies are reshaping how DACH enterprises design and operate their data organisa ...
    Peter Mousaferiadis
    Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO & Founder - Cultural Infusion
    Artur Yatsenko
    Artur Yatsenko, Director of Data Engineering - Urban Sports Club
    Semone Noel
    Semone Noel, CEO & Founder - PPA LeaderTek
    Stephen Nwoye, PhD
    Stephen Nwoye, PhD, Senior Data Engineer - National Health Service (NHS) England
    Laura Moritz
    Laura Moritz, Country Director Germany - Global Women TechLeaders
  8. Governed AI driven CDC data pipelines: timely, trusted data for faster insights and smarter decisions
    Data & AI Engineering
    Observations and findings from building and scaling a real-time data backbone for AI-driven decision ...
    Clemens Rabe
    Clemens Rabe, Solution Architect for Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and Data Catalogue Solutions - Pentaho
    Philipp Heck
    Philipp Heck, Head of Technical Solutions & Customer Success - it-novum GmbH
Agentic Analytics
  1. Session delivered by ThoughtSpot
    Agentic Analytics
    Session details coming soon
    Session delivered by: ThoughtSpot
  2. Deploying AI in Regulated Enterprises: Turning Complex Data into Scalable Knowledge Agents
    Agentic Analytics
    In many organisations, employees spend a significant portion of their time searching for information ...
    Erlend Kühnel
    Erlend Kühnel, Manager IT-Department - MinebeaMitsumi Technology Center Europe GmbH
    Sara Jourdan
    Sara Jourdan, CEO & Co-Founder - Genow GmbH
Data Centre World Keynote
  1. The EnEfG Impact: How Germany's New Energy Efficiency Act Redefines Data Centres
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Germany's new EnEfG law will reshape data centre economics by mandating renewable sourcing and heat ...
    Pascal Wagenführ
    Pascal Wagenführ, Associate (Lawyer) - Latham & Watkins LLP
  2. Innovationsmotor Infrastruktur – Technologische Durchbrüche für das Rechenzentrum der Zukunft
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Angesichts steigender Leistungsdichten und verschärfter regulatorischer Anforderungen ist technologi ...
    Delivered by: eco- Verband der Internetwirtschaft e. V. 
  3. Global Perspectives on Inclusion
    Data Centre World Keynote
    In a globally connected workplace, inclusion must transcend borders. This panel explores how organis ...
    Peter Mousaferiadis
    Peter Mousaferiadis, CEO & Founder - Cultural Infusion
    Dominika Kodadova
    Dominika Kodadova, UK & Ireland Lead - Women in DevOps
    Noha Salama, MBA PMP
    Noha Salama, MBA PMP, Germany Chapter Director - Women in Tech - Global Movement
    Laura Moritz
    Laura Moritz, Country Director Germany - Global Women TechLeaders
  4. Beyond the Metros: Germany’s Next Phase of Data Centre Growth
    Data Centre World Keynote
    This presentation explores how Germany’s data centre growth is expanding beyond major metropolitan h ...
    Delivered by: DC Byte
    Christian Tshishiku
    Christian Tshishiku, Senior Analyst - DC Byte
  5. Quantum-safe Encryption: What Companies Need to Do Now to Keep Their Networks Secure for the Future
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: dacoso
  6. Session delivered by Legrand
    Data Centre World Keynote
    Session details coming soon
Green Innovation
  1. How to Optimise AI Infrastructure for Heat Reuse & Decarbonisation?
    Green Innovation
    As artificial intelligence workloads continue to scale exponentially, the energy intensity of AI dat ...
    Stefan Frenzel
    Stefan Frenzel, MD - Independent Consultant DME
    David Gyulnazaryan
    David Gyulnazaryan, Executive Consultant - Impleon
    Maarten Trautmann
    Maarten Trautmann, Project & Business Development Lead - Oleon
    Ricardo Penzin Monteiro
    Ricardo Penzin Monteiro, Regional Growth Manager EMEA - Midas
    Ian Lovell
    Ian Lovell, VP Strategy & Technical Solutions - Reconext
    Thomas Hofbauer
    Thomas Hofbauer, Head of Product Management - SCHÄFER IT-Systems
  2. Session delivered by Fluke
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
  3. Heat Reuse Partnerships: Turning Waste into Revenue
    Green Innovation
    As data centre capacity continues to expand across Europe, the industry faces increasing pressure to ...
    Delivered by: German Data Center Association e.V.
    Pascal Wagenführ
    Pascal Wagenführ, Associate (Lawyer) - Latham & Watkins LLP
  4. Session delivered by VIRZ® Verband Innovatives Rechenzentrum e.V.
    Green Innovation
    Session details coming soon
    Delivered by: VIRZ® Verband Innovatives Rechenzentrum e.V.

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