The following speakers have confirmed their participation

Daniel Abbou - Managing Director of the German AI Association
Daniel Abbou Managing Director – German AI Association
Olaf Acker - Managing Partner, Head of EPAM Advisory EPAM
Olaf Acker Managing Partner, Head of EPAM Advisory – EPAM
Claudia Ahrens - Partner AI Strategy and Transformation Deloitte
Claudia Ahrens Partner AI Strategy and Transformation – Deloitte
Dr. Alexander Baghal-Schmid - Counsel CMS law.tax
Dr. Alexander Baghal-Schmid Counsel – CMS law.tax
Prof. Dr. Laura Bechtold - Futurist and Founding Professor of the Bavarian Foresight Institute, Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Dr. Laura Bechtold Futures researcher and founding professor of the Bavarian Foresight Institute – Ingolstadt University of Applied Sciences
Tom Becker - VP DACH Mistral AI
Tom Becker VP DACH – Mistral AI
Jan Bee - Chief Information Security Officer TeamViewer Germany
Jan Bee Chief Information Security Officer – TeamViewer Germany
Prof. Dr. Kamal Bhattacharya - Vice President for Research and Transfer, Professor of Computer Science, IU International University
Prof. Dr. Kamal Bhattacharya Vice President for Research and Transfer, Professor of Computer Science – IU International University
Euan Blair - CEO Multiverse
Euan Blair CEO – Multiverse
Sascha Böhr - Co-Founder Nuwacom
Sascha Böhr Co-Founder – Nuwacom
Nicole Cienskowski - Director, Lead Public Healthcare Germany Capgemini
Nicole Cienskowski Director, Lead Public Healthcare Germany – Capgemini
Abdelkader Cornelius - Cybersecurity and Darknet expert Clavis Cyber
Abdelkader Cornelius Cybersecurity and Darknet expert – Clavis Cyber
Judith Dada - Co-CEO, Langdock Senior Partner, Visionaries
Judith Dada Co-CEO, Langdock – Senior Partner, Visionaries
Britta Daffner - Director Data & AI Telefónica Germany
Britta Daffner Director Data & AI – Telefónica Germany
Jan Damm - Co-Founder and CEO Dataleap
Jan Damm Co-Founder and CEO – Dataleap
Dr. Johannes Dick - Board Member People & Data AXA
Dr. Johannes Dick Board Member for People & Data – AXA
Oliver Diekmann - Co-Founder & CEO wingmaite
Oliver Diekmann Co-Founder & CEO – wingmaite
Dr. Jörg Diesfeld - Member of the Executive Board & Group CFO Tesa
Dr. Jörg Diesfeld Member of the Executive Board & Group CFO – Tesa
Dr. Stefan Ebener - Field CTO Postman
Dr. Stefan Ebener Field CTO – Postman
Sebastian Enderlein - Chief Technology Officer DeepL
Sebastian Enderlein Chief Technology Officer – DeepL
Sarah Engel - Head of AI Trumpf
Sarah Engel Head of AI – Trumpf
Kira Engelhardt - Head of Data & AI, Energy Networks E.ON
Kira Engelhardt Head of Data & AI, Energy Networks – E.ON
Laura Engelhardt - Head of Strategy for Foundational Technologies Siemens
Laura Engelhardt Head of Strategy for Foundational Technologies – Siemens
Barbara Engerer - Head of Data & AI BSH Home Appliances
Barbara Engerer Head of Data & AI – BSH Home Appliances
Dr. Manuel Feuchter - Senior Manager Wavestone
Dr. Manuel Feuchter Senior Manager – Wavestone
Julian Fieres - VP Strategy, Corp. Dev. And M&A Harting Technology Group
Julian Fieres VP Strategy, Corp. Dev. And M&A – Harting Technology Group
Andreas Gaertner - CEO AIM & INK
Andreas Gaertner CEO – AIM & INK
Anne-Kathrin Gebhardt - Global HR Leader Bosch Digital
Anne-Kathrin Gebhardt Global HR Leader – Bosch Digital
Robert Göbel - Co-founder and Managing Director SPREAD
Robert Göbel Co-founder and Managing Director – SPREAD
Marco Görgmaier - Vice President Enterprise Platforms, Data & Artificial Intelligence BMW Group
Marco Görgmaier Vice President Enterprise Platforms, Data & Artificial Intelligence – BMW Group
Markus Grau - Area Vice President (AVP) & Enterprise Architect, Office of the CTO Everpure
Markus Grau Area Vice President (AVP) & Enterprise Architect, Office of the CTO – Everpure
Dr. Anna Gründler - Director Business Development Deepset
Dr. Anna Gründler Director Business Development – Deepset
Dr. Ralf Gulde - Co-Founder & CEO Sereact
Dr. Ralf Gulde Co-Founder & CEO – Sereact
Sabine Gusbeth - China Correspondent in Beijing, Handelsblatt
Sabine Gusbeth China correspondent in Beijing – Handelsblatt
Omar Hairani - Head of Data & Artificial Intelligence Tchibo
Omar Hairani Head of Data & Artificial Intelligence – Tchibo
Theresa Hannig - Author
Theresa Hannig author
Manuel Haug - Senior Vice President Product Platform Core & Foundation Celonis
Manuel Haug Senior Vice President Product Platform Core & Foundation – Celonis
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Hecker - Deputy Head of Institute, Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Dirk Hecker Deputy Head of Institute – Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems IAIS
Thorsten Heilig - Co-Founder & CEO paretos
Thorsten Heilig Co-Founder & CEO – paretos
Jens Heilmann - Lead Executive Partner msg for banking ag
Jens Heilmann Lead Executive Partner – msg for banking ag
Florian Heinemann - Managing Director Data Insights & AI Hapag-Lloyd
Florian Heinemann Managing Director Data Insights & AI – Hapag-Lloyd
Stefan Hezel - Head of Marketing EMEA Infosys
Stefan Hezel Head of Marketing EMEA – Infosys
Jasper von Hoersten - Applied AI Architects Lead Open AI
Jasper von Hoersten Applied AI Architects Lead – Open AI
Yoan Iliev - Co-Founder & COO Micro AGI
Yoan Iliev Co-Founder & COO – Micro AGI
Dr. Marlitt Jönsson - Director R&D Digital Beiersdorf
Dr. Marlitt Jönsson Director R&D Digital – Beiersdorf
Dr. Lydia Kaiser - Thought Leader Digital Systems Engineering Contact Software
Dr. Lydia Kaiser Thought Leader Digital Systems Engineering – Contact Software
Frederike Kaltheuner - AI Policy Expert and Strategist
Frederike Kaltheuner AI Policy Expert and Strategist
Dr. Friedemann Kammler - Head of Research Department, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence 
Dr. Friedemann Kammler Head of Research Department – German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence 
Dr. Robert Kilian - Board Member of the German AI Association
Dr. Robert Kilian Board of Directors – German AI Association
Prof. Dennis-Kenji Kipker - Research Director & Founder cyberintelligence.institute
Prof. Dennis-Kenji Kipker Research Director & Founder – cyberintelligence.institute
Dr. Jan Kleibrink - Managing Director Handelsblatt Research Institute
Dr. Jan Kleibrink Managing Director – Handelsblatt Research Institute
Mark Klein - Chief Digital Officer and Member of the Executive Board ERGO Group
Mark Klein Chief Digital Officer and Member of the Executive Board – ERGO Group
Klaus Klingner - Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Asam Beauty
Klaus Klingner Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – Asam Beauty
Dr. Tina Klüwer - Executive Director AI Nation
Dr. Tina Klüwer Executive Director – AI Nation
Dr. Leonidas Lefakis - Senior Principal Applied Scientist & GenAI Team Technical Lead Zalando
Dr. Leonidas Lefakis Senior Principal Applied Scientist & GenAI Team Technical Lead – Zalando
Markus Berger-de León - Chief Operating Officer Taxfix
Markus Berger-de León Chief Operating Officer – Taxfix
Sarah Lewandowski - EVP Group AI Officer Heraeus
Sarah Lewandowski EVP Group AI Officer – Heraeus
Christoph Magnussen - CEO and AI practitioner
Christoph Magnussen CEO and AI practitioner
Bastian Maiworm - Managing Director amber
Bastian Maiworm Managing Director – amber
Gary Marcus - Author, Scientist & Entrepreneur NYU Professor Emeritus
Gary Marcus Author, Scientist & Entrepreneur – NYU Professor Emeritus
Dr. Fabian Mehring, Member of the Bavarian Parliament - Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs
Dr. Fabian Mehring, Member of the State Parliament Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs
Philip Meissner - Professor of Strategic Management and Decision Making, ESCP Business School
Philip Meissner Professor of Strategic Management and Decision Making – ESCP Business School
Stefan Mennerich - Director of Media, Media Rights & Communications, FC Bayern München AG
Stefan Mennerich Director of Media, Media Rights & Communications – FC Bayern München AG
Lena-Sophie Müller - CEO Initiative D21 e. v.
Lena-Sophie Müller CEO – Initiative D21 e. V.
Dr. Kay Müller-Jones - Managing Partner Tata Consultancy Services Deutschland GmbH
Dr. Kay Müller-Jones Managing Partner – Tata Consultancy Services Deutschland GmbH
Dr. Leonie Neuhäuser - Research Manager DeepL
Dr. Leonie Neuhäuser Research Manager – DeepL
Dr. Florian Nielsen - Director Artificial Intelligence & Data Miele
Dr. Florian Nielsen Director Artificial Intelligence & Data – Miele
Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner - Co-Founder CEO SpAItial, Co-Founder Synthesia, Professor TUM Munich
Prof. Dr. Matthias Nießner Co-Founder CEO SpAItial, Co-Founder Synthesia – Professor TUM Munich
Alexander Nowroth - CEO Echory
Alexander Nowroth CEO – Echory
Jan Oetjen - CEO Fritz!
Jan Oetjen CEO – Fritz!
Vasi Philomin - Executive Vice President, Data & AI Siemens
Vasi Philomin Executive Vice President, Data & AI – Siemens
Claudia Pohlink - Director Data & AI FIEGE
Claudia Pohlink Director Data & AI – FIEGE
Felix Prettl - Machine Learning Evangelist valantic
Felix Prettl Machine Learning Evangelist – valantic
Dr. Stefan Pütz - Group Chief Information Security Officer, Deutsche Telekom
Dr. Stefan Pütz Group Chief Information Security Officer – Deutsche Telekom
Hendrik A. Reese - Partner PwC
Hendrik A. Reese Partner – PwC
Dr. Günter Reuscher - Senior Consultant Circular AI Hub/VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH
Dr. Günter Reuscher Senior Consultant – Circular AI Hub/VDI Technologiezentrum GmbH
Jordi Romero - Founder and CEO Factorial
Jordi Romero Founder and CEO – Factorial
Dr. Hans Rusinek - Pracademic, labor researcher, philosopher, consultant and lecturer at the University of St. Gallen
Dr. Hans Rusinek Pracademic, labor researcher, philosopher, consultant and lecturer – University of St. Gallen
Dr. Frank Säuberlich - Senior Principal Data & AI Infosys Consulting
Dr. Frank Säuberlich Senior Principal Data & AI – Infosys Consulting
Ilhan Scheer - CEO Aleph Alpha
Ilhan Scheer CEO – Aleph Alpha
Markus Schlotter - Chief Commercial Officer Unchained Robotics
Markus Schlotter Chief Commercial Officer – Unchained Robotics
Prof. Dagmar Schuller - CEO and co-founder of audEERING
Prof. Dagmar Schuller CEO and Co-founder – audEERING
Carsten Stahlschmidt - Chief Data and Analytics Officer & AI Leader Barmer
Carsten Stahlschmidt Chief Data and Analytics Officer & AI Leader – Barmer
Robin Thi Stoinski - Strategic GTM Director ElevenLabs
Robin Thi Stoinski Strategic GTM Director – ElevenLabs
Martin Stolberg - Head of AI Sopra Steria
Martin Stolberg Head of AI – Sopra Steria
Jonas Thiemann - Founder & CEO applike
Jonas Thiemann Founder & CEO – applike
Johannes Thomas - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer trivago
Johannes Thomas Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer – trivago
Andreas Thomasch - Chief Technology Officer Germany & Austria Lenovo
Andreas Thomasch Chief Technology Officer Germany & Austria – Lenovo
Mikhail Tolmachev - Senior Director, AI Consulting Lead EPAM Systems
Mikhail Tolmachev Senior Director, AI Consulting Lead – EPAM Systems
Sophie Vassarotti - Head of Data & AI Volkswagen AG
Sophie Vassarotti Head of Data & AI – Volkswagen AG
Sabine Vavra - Global Digital Lead Bayer
Sabine Vavra Global Digital Lead – Bayer
Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande - CDO Giesecke+Devrient
Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande CDO – Giesecke+Devrient
Dominic von Proeck - Co-Founder Leaders of AI
Dominic von Proeck Co-Founder – Leaders of AI
Stefan Wagner - Senior Vice President Managing Director SAP Labs Munich
Stefan Wagner Senior Vice President – Managing Director SAP Labs Munich
Alexandra Wander - Program Manager - Responsible AI Zeiss
Alexandra Wander Program Manager – Responsible AI – Zeiss
Julia Werra - AI Go-To-Market Lead CGI
Julia Werra AI Go-To-Market Lead – CGI
Dr. Sven-Erik Willrich - Expert for AI Transformation valantic
Dr. Sven-Erik Willrich AI Transformation Expert – valantic
Doris Wolf - Regional Sales Director DACH & Eastern Europe Couchbase
Doris Wolf Regional Sales Director DACH & Eastern Europe – Couchbase
Luca Zangen - Data & AI Governance and Responsible AI BASF
Luca Zangen Data & AI Governance and Responsible AI – BASF
Dr. Cäcilia Zirn - Head of AI Strategy, DekaBank
Dr. Cäcilia Zirn Head of AI Strategy – DekaBank
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Moderation TODAY Stage:

Luisa Bomke - AI Editor, Handelsblatt
Luisa Bomke AI Editor – Handelsblatt
Stephan Scheuer - Co-Team Leader Technology Handelsblatt
Stephan Scheuer Co-Team Leader Technology – Handelsblatt

Moderation TOMORROW Stage:

Larissa Holzki - Editorial Head of TECH Handelsblatt
Larissa Holzki Editorial Head of TECH – Handelsblatt
Lina Sophie Knees - AI Reporter & Data Journalist Handelsblatt
Lina Sophie Knees AI Reporter & Data Journalist – Handelsblatt

Moderation Start-up Stage:

Moritz Schönleber - Head of Product Management Events & Handelsblatt AI Circle Handelsblatt
Moritz Schönleber Head of Product Management Events & Handelsblatt KI-Circle – Handelsblatt
Handelsblatt AI Summit 2026
November 16, 2026 – November 17, 2026 | House of Communication, Munich