Dr. Karsten Wildberger

Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation

Government of Germany

Germany

Willemijn Aerdts

Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate

Netherlands

Willemijn Aerdts is the Dutch Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty in the Jetten government, appointed in February 2026. She is responsible for digital infrastructure, AI and algorithms, telecoms, digital sovereignty, open data, and European and international digitalisation policy. Alongside her political career, Aerdts has built extensive expertise in security, intelligence, and digital governance. Since 2016, she has been affiliated with Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs as a lecturer and researcher, and she is the founder of Bureau Aerdts, a consultancy specialising in policy and security. Previously, she served in the Dutch Senate and held leadership roles within the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism (NCTV). Aerdts studied law and international relations at Utrecht University and has long been active in organisations focused on security, democracy, and international cooperation.

Rafał Rosiński

Deputy Minister, Undersecretary of State

Ministry of Digital Affairs

Poland

Thomas Jarzombek

Parliamentary State Secretary

The Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization

Germany

Franziska Giffey

Mayor and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises of Berlin

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Germany

Stefan B. Wintels

CEO

KfW

Germany

Stéphane Boujnah

CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board

Euronext

Netherlands

Andrey Khusid

CEO

Miro

Netherlands

Markus Pflitsch

CEO, Founder and Chairman

TerraQuantum

Germany

H.E. Ahmet Burak Dağlıoğlu

President

Investment and Finance Office

Türkiye

H.E. Edin Forto

Minister

Ministry of Communications and Transport

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Tomas Lamanauskas

Deputy Secretary General

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Switzerland

Edvardas Šileris

Head of European Cybercrime Centre

EUROPOL

Lithuania

Edvardas Sileris is an experienced law enforcement professional currently serving as the Head of the European Cybercrime Center (EC3) at Europol since July 2020. Prior to this role, Edvardas Sileris dedicated 24 years to Lietuvos policija, culminating in the position of Deputy Police Commissioner General. Edvardas Sileris holds a Master's degree in Law from Mykolas Romeris University.

Klaus Müller

President

Bundesnetzagentur

Germany

Achim Weiss

CEO

IONOS

Germany

Daniel Khachab

Co-Founder & CEO

Choco

Germany

David Shim

Co-Founder and CEO

Read Ai

United States of America

David Shim is the Co-Founder and CEO of Read AI, an all-in-one AI assistant for individuals and teams around the globe that’s designed to make work easier and more productive. Read AI helps people eliminate busywork, capture what matters, and move projects forward by learning from meetings, emails, documents, and messages across devices. Today, Read AI is trusted by teams at 90% of the Fortune 500 and in the past year, was recognized as a Top 10 AI Vendor for Enterprises by Brex and a Top 50 AI App by a16z and Mercury. Before founding Read AI, David served as CEO of Foursquare and previously founded Placed, which was acquired by Snap in 2017. In 2025, he was named CEO of the Year by Geekwire.

Florian Heinemann

Founding Partner

Project A Ventures

Germany

Stefan Mesken

Chief Scientist

DeepL SE

Germany

Anna Sophie Herken

Managing Director

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Germany

Niklas Harzheim

GTM DACH

OpenAI

Germany

Franz Regul

Group CISO

bpifrance

France

Franz Regul is a prominent French cybersecurity leader currently serving as the Cybersecurity Director (CISO) at Bpifrance, a role he began in January 2025. He gained international recognition for his success as the Managing Director for Cybersecurity for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Professional Career • Bpifrance (January 2025 – Present): He leads the cybersecurity strategy for the French public investment bank, reporting to the CIO, Lionel Chaine. • Paris 2024 Olympic Games (2020 – 2024): As the CISO of the Organizing Committee (COJOP), he managed the protection of the Games against billions of cyberattacks. Under his leadership, the event concluded with a "zero incident" outcome. He was responsible for the Cyber Security Operations Center (CSOC) and coordinating with partners like ANSSI. • Société Générale (2011 – 2020): He spent nearly nine years at the bank, ultimately serving as the CISO for International Retail Banking. His previous roles there included Head of Payment Security. • Early Career: He began in the industrial sector, working as a system engineer at Johnson Controls (2001) and as an R&D project manager at Valeo (2006–2008). He also worked at Dictao, an authentication specialist, from 2008 to 2011. Education and Training • CentraleSupélec: Graduated as an engineer in 2001. • IHEDN (Institut des hautes études de défense nationale): Alumnus of the 214th session (2018). Notable Achievements • Cyber Night 2024: His team won the Silver Medal and a Special Prize for their cybersecurity initiatives at the Paris 2024 Games. • Leadership Philosophy: He describes cybersecurity as an "enabler" rather than an obstacle and is a frequent speaker on managing security in complex, highly digitized environments.

Lukáš Kačena

Government Envoy for AI

Government of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Dr. Katrin Kobe

CEO

Bosch Quantum Sensing

Germany

Dr. Dong-Su Kim

CEO

LG Ventures

United States of America

Kaz Hadano

CEO

Sony Ventures

Japan

Daniel Schall

CEO

Black Semiconductor

Germany

Tomáš Vocetka

CTO

Omio

Germany

Mark Klein

Chief Digital Officer and Member of the Board of Management

ERGO Group

Germany

Dr. Jakob Greiner

Vice President European Affairs

Deutsche Telekom

Germany

Alexander Gerfer

CTO

Würth Elektronik,

Germany

Sasha Rubel

Head of AI/Generative AI Policy EMEA

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

France

VAN CAENEGEM Frank

VP Cybersecurity, CISO EMEA

Schneider Electric

France

Aldo Podestà

CEO

Giotto.ai

Switzerland

Miguel Ángel Cañada

Chief of Staff and Head of National Coordination Centre (NCC-ES)

Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE)

Spain

Stéphane Israël

Managing Director, AWS European Sovereign Cloud and Digital Sovereignty

Amazon Web Services

United States of America

Daniel Keiper-Knorr

General Partner

Speedinvest

Austria

Matthias Winter

Managing Partner

Constructor Capital

Switzerland

Rainer Märkle

General Partner

HV Capital

Germany

Christian Claussen

Managing Partner

Ventech VC

France

Alexis Le Portz

Partner

Truffle Capital

France

Dr. Christian Nagel

Managing Partner

Earlybird Venture Capital

Germany

Ejona Preci

Global CISO

Lindal

Germany

Arnaud Wiehe

MD AI Infosec COE

FedEx

Netherlands

Bettina Goerner

Chief Data Officer

Eterno Health

Germany

Katharina Schild

Vice President

Cathay Innovation

Germany

Michael Hock

Partner

Motive Partners

Germany

Michael Hock has been at the forefront of fintech and venture capital for over a decade, blending his expertise as an operator and investor to drive transformative outcomes. As a co-builder of finleap, Europe’s leading fintech studio, Michael played a key role in scaling the platform, driving portfolio growth, and leading major exits, including PAIR Finance’s acquisition by Pollen Street Capital and Penta’s sale to Qonto. Now a Partner at Motive Partners and Head of Portfolio Management for the Venture team, Michael oversees new investments, portfolio performance, and strategic growth and exit plans. His focus remains on fostering innovation and supporting founders shaping the future of financial technology.

Anna Athanasopoulou

Director Simplification & Networks

European Commission, DG GROW

Belgium

Adam Holt

Senior Sales Engineering Manager, EMEA

Torq.io

United Kingdom

Adeiza J. Yisa

Business Information Security Office, Integrated Gas and Upstream

Shell

Netherlands

Adnan Serić

Head of Innovation Lab

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Austria

Alastair Waite

Data Center Market Development

Commscope

United Kingdom

Albert Groz

CEO

TruPhysics GmbH

Germany

Aleš Kučera

Managing Director, Chairman of the Board

NEWPS.CZ s.r.o. / ROBON

Czech Republic

Aleš Kučera combines strategic oversight and executive leadership at NEWPS.CZ, holding the dual responsibilities of Managing Director and Chairman of the Board.

Aleš Vokál

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

ALP Security, s.r.o. / HiraGuard

Czech Republic

Alessio Acco

CTO & Director

Arbit Technology Ltd.

Malta

I build the technical infrastructure that makes real-world asset tokenization legally sound and operationally scalable. At Arbit Technology, I lead the design and development of our blockchain architecture — from smart contract issuance and on-chain lifecycle management to KYC/AML workflows and compliance-first system design. Everything we build is structured to operate within the EU regulatory perimeter, under MiCA and the EU DLT framework. The work is technical, but the constraint is always legal. If the architecture doesn't hold up under regulatory scrutiny, it doesn't ship.

Alessio Manca

R&I Partnership Manager

Villanova.ai

Italy

Alex Konrad

Vice President Global Finance Technology & Data

BMG - The New Music Company

Germany

Alex Pesjak

Chief of Brand & Strategy, Co-Founder

pruvage

Germany

Alexander Müller

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Workist GmbH

Germany

Alexander von Fritsch

CEO

Think Cell GMBH

Germany

Alexander W. Jonke

Managing Director

U-Experten

Germany

Alexandru Voica

Head of Corporate Affairs

Synthesia

United Kingdom

Alexis Thomasson

Business Engineer

Oledcomm

France

Alice Anangi

Director

Equity Bank

Kenya

Alicia Baines

Head of Client Services

Nara Communications

United Kingdom

Alina Haji Peera

Co-Founder & Head of Design

ShorShield

Germany

Alok Jha

Science and Technology Editor

The Economist

United Kingdom

Amine Fassi Fihri

CEO & Co-Founder

IndataCore

Morocco

Amira Gutmann-Trieb

Clustermanager ICT Media Creative Industries

Berlin Partner for Business and Technology GmbH

Germany

Anatoliy Kochetov

Chief Operating Officer

Sigma Software

Germany

André M. König

Co-Founder and CEO

Global Quantum Intelligence

United States of America

Andre Miodezky

Co-Founder, CGO, CMO, President

VoxelSensors

Belgium

Andreas Wolter

Regional President Europe

Bosch Software and Digital Solutions

Germany

Andrew Cachia

CTO

Cork & Code Ltd.

Malta

Andrew Cachia is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Cork & Code Limited. He holds a master's in artificial intelligence and leads technology and product, having built the platform end to end. He built an AI-powered algorithmic trading platform showcased at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He also founded NightOwl Studios and is co-founder and CTO of LEET.

Anwer Pirani

Manager – Digital Economy Ecosystem

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy

United Arab Emirates

Arno Schäfer

B2B Technology Executive

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Finland

Arno Spiegel

Deputy Director Cybersecurity and Crisis Data Center

Federal Chancellery of Austria

Austria

Mag. Arno Spiegel is a high-level Austrian civil servant and cybersecurity legal expert within the Austrian Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt). He is a key figure in Austria’s national and European cybersecurity policy. Current Roles • Deputy Head of Department (Abteilung I/8): He serves as the deputy lead for the Cybersecurity and Crisis Computing Center (Cybersicherheit und Krisenrechenzentrum) within the Chancellery. • Head of the Strategic NIS Office: He leads the office responsible for the implementation and oversight of the NIS Directive (Network and Information Security) in Austria. • ENISA Management Board: He is the Alternate Member for Austria on the Management Board of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), a position he has held since 2018. Professional Background • Austrian Federal Chancellery (2018 – Present): He has spent several years as a Cybersecurity Officer and legal expert, helping shape Austria's response to emerging digital threats and legislative frameworks like NIS2 and the Cyber Resilience Act. • Legal Career: Before entering the public sector, he gained experience in the judiciary as a legal clerk at the Vienna Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht Wien) and worked for nearly a decade as a paralegal at a law firm. • Early Career: Interestingly, his background includes a stint as an Electronic Music Producer (SAE Institute), reflecting a diverse range of interests before specializing in law and cyber policy. Education • Magister iuris (Mag. iur.): Law degree from the University of Vienna (2017). • SAE Institute: Diploma in Electronic Music Production (2005). Key Areas of Influence Arno Spiegel is frequently involved in: • Critical Infrastructure Protection: Ensuring that Austrian energy, transport, and health sectors meet European security standards. • Crisis Management: Coordinating the strategic elements of the "Krisenrechenzentrum" (Crisis Data Center) to ensure government continuity during cyber emergencies. • EU Policy Coordination: Representing Austrian interests in Brussels regarding digital sovereignty and cybersecurity legislation.

Arthur Braun

Managing Partner

bpv Braun Partners s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Arthur Braun heads the team at bpv Braun Partners as Managing Partner, driving the firm's strategic growth and steering its legal and business operations.

Axel Bruzelius

Co-Founder and COO

Gilion

Sweden

Axel Simon

Chief Technologist HPE Networking

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Germany

Ayman Qasbaoui

Head of Cyber Security

Zurich Insurance

France

A dynamic leader with over 20 years of deep technical experience in driving digital transformation, developing, implementing, and supporting complex systems while managing cross-cultural and geographically located high-performing teams. Proven track record in managing technology platforms in multinational companies, with over 16 years in leading technology units and teams of technical specialists. Extensive direct exposure to business functions such as marketing and sales, including engagements with executive committees, particularly in the B2C domain. Executed the largest CRM digital transformation ($50M+) to support users across 60+ countries, increasing sales efficiency by over 50%. Proven track record of managing vendor relationships (20+) in negotiations and influencing their roadmap with a combined portfolio of > 5 million. Deep understanding of managing distributed teams with experience in managing teams across India, Switzerland, Poland, Budapest, USA.

Baran Akcin

Concierge Security Engineer

Arctic Wolf Networks Germany GmbH

Germany

Barbara Bachus

Co-Founder, CEO

ExoMatter

Germany

Barry Brandenburg

Product Manager VMware

Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH

Germany

Belinda Ablanyo Awumee

Technical Advisor - Digital sector

GIZ

Ghana

Ben Munday

Event Host and MC

GITEX Europe 2026

Germany

Benedikt Pfisterer

EMEA Product Specialist

Salesforce Germany

Germany

Benno Muechler

Head of Government Relations

Giesecke+Devrient

Germany

Bernard Kavanagh

Principal Solutions Architect

TiDB

United States of America

Bernard-Louis Roques

General Partner & Co-Founder

Truffle Capital

France

Bertrand Martin

CEO

MetricsHub

France

Bogdan Stavrev

Co-Founder & CEO

ESTEL

Bulgaria

Bozena Adamczyk

Partner

Truffle Capital

France

Bruno Recht

Co-Founder & CEO

Userflix UG

Germany

Bryce Johnson

Founder & CEO

Vesting

United States of America

Carmen Marsh

President and CEO

United Cybersecurity Alliance, Global Council for Responsible AI

United States of America

Catalin Tiganila

President

CSA Luxembourg Chapter

Luxembourg

Charleen Roloff

Senior Policy Advisor / Lead Strategy / Lawyer

eco – Association of the Internet Industry

Germany

A lawyer specialized in IP and Media Law. As Senior Policy Advisor for eco she focuses on policy issues related to cybersecurity and public security.

Chris Grech

Founder

Lift

Malta

Chris Grech is the founder of Lift, a financial document automation platform that helps businesses and accounting firms process supplier invoices, receipts, and other financial documents more efficiently. Chris has over 24 years of experience in software development and technology leadership, including senior roles in fintech and digital transformation. Through Lift, he is focused on helping finance teams and accounting firms reduce manual document preparation by turning incoming document batches into accounting-ready work for review.

Chris van 't Hof

Managing Director

Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure

Netherlands

Christian Dölker

Managing Partner

Hyretech

Germany

Christina Schmidt-Holtmann

Head of Department

BMDS

Germany

Christo Peev

Co-Founder

The Pine

Bulgaria

Christoph Lipke

Sales Director Enterprise

Gcore

Germany

Claire Cassar

Chief Revenue Officer

Cork & Code Ltd.

Malta

Claire Cassaris co-founder and Revenue & Growth lead at Entwine (Cork & Code Limited), the only dual-sided wine intelligence platform for diners and restaurants. A technology lawyer of over 25 years with a strong technology background and scale-up experience — having scaled a Swedish telecoms start-up into APAC and beyond at Haud Systems CEO as well as several other start-ups in Malta and Qatar— she now leads Entwine's commercial strategy, fundraising and European expansion.

Colin German

General Manager

7 Camber Ltd.

Malta

A senior business advisor with a strong technical background and 20+ years experience, Colin German leads 7Camber to help organisations test and strengthen their cyber security and resilience through practical, real-world testing and advisory. In carrying out penetration testing, 7Camber, bridges the gap between complex technical risk, regulatory requirements (including PCI-DSS, ISO 27001, DORA and TIBER-EU), and business priorities, translating them into clear, actionable outcomes. Working closely with leadership teams, 7Camber enables organisations to understand their risks, improve readiness and build confidence to grow securely in an evolving threat landscape.

Craig Francis

Channel Specialist

Google EMEA

Germany

Damir Bogdan

Founder

QuantumBasel

Switzerland

David Breunig

CEO

retavi GmbH

Germany

David Holubek

Business Development Director

MAFRA, a.s. / PassMachine

Czech Republic

Overseeing strategic market expansion, David Holubek drives corporate growth and unlocks new commercial opportunities as the Business Development Director for PassMachine.

David Moscato

CEO

Moxoff

Italy

David Niehaus

Head of Partnerships & Governmental Affairs

Kipu Quantum GmbH

Germany

David Šimák

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Nonverbia.com s.r.o.

Czech Republic

David Šimák provides the entrepreneurial vision and executive leadership for Nonverbia as the company's Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

David Sokolic

Frontier Fund Partner

Toyota Ventures

United States of America

Delia D. König

Partner and COO

0TO9

Germany

Dennis Geisse

AI Enterprise Architect

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Germany

Desiree Brunner

Security Specialist Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Germany

Dino Buljubasic

AI Adoption Lead, Head of Infrastructure

Authority Partners

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Doris Lindner

Outreach Manager

QuantumBW

Germany

Dr. Andreas Nauerz

Chief Product Officer

IONOS

Germany

Dr. Anna Gründler

Director Business Development

deepset GmbH

Germany

Dr. Christoph Klink

Partner

Antler

Germany

As Partner in Central Europe, Christoph supports exceptional entrepreneurs along their journey - from entering into a cohort to building and scaling their ventures successfully. He draws on his background as Business Angel and Partner with McKinsey & Company. Before joining Antler, he served a range of leading technology organisations, amongst others from the mobility and transportation space, on disruptive strategy and building innovative business models. Building and nurturing top talent organisations is one of his key passions and a great source of inspiration for Christoph.

Dr. Clemens Doubrava

Head of Division: Cloud Security – Principles, Standards

Federal Office for Information Security

Germany

Dr. Heiner Genzken

Account Manager

A1 Digital Deutschland GmbH

Germany

Dr. Jan Alberti

Managing Partner

bmp Ventures AG

Germany

Dr. Jan Wehinger

Partner

MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH

Germany

Dr. Jarek Kutylowski

CEO and Founder

DeepL

Germany

Dr. Matthias Sachs

Cybersecurity Policy Lead Europe

Google

Germany

Dr. Matthias Widmann

Chief Quantum Officer

Advanced Quantum GmbH

Germany

Dr. Max Werner

Co-Founder & CEO

Hades Mining

Germany

Dr. Sophia Helmrich

Senior Scientific advisor

DLR Projektträger

Germany

Dr. Till T. Meiling

Business Development Manager

ConBotics GmbH

Germany

Dr. Viveka Kalidasan

CEO

River Ventures and WiSe

Singapore

Dr.-Ing. Ashar Javed

CISO

Hyundai AutoEver Europe GmbH

Germany

Dušan Polović

Director General of the Directorate for Infrastructure, Information Security, Digitalization and E-Services

Ministry of Public Administration of Montenegro

Montenegro

Eddine Alimat

CEO

Synode

Canada

El Moussati Wail

Project Manager

GEO4NET

Morocco

Emil Bobev

Immunity Enterprise Segment Account Executive

Whalebone, s.r.o

Czech Republic

Emil Bobev manages corporate client relationships and drives market growth within the specialized business unit as the Immunity Enterprise Segment Account Executive for Whalebone.

Eng. John Tanui

Principal Secretary, State Department for ICT and Digital Economy

Ministry Information, Communications and the Digital Economy

Kenya

Eric Lajoie

Telco & AI Sales Specialist

SUSE

Germany

Ernst Stöckl-Pukall

Head of Unit “Digitalization and Industry 4.0”

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Germany

Faisal Aziz

GTM MENA

Cognition.ai

United Arab Emirates

Fayçal Noushi

CEO / Founder

Zen Networks

Morocco

Federico Menna

CEO

28Digital

Germany

Felix Hlatky

Executive Director

Mastodon

Germany

Felix Vieg

Head of Partnerships

Plastic Fischer GmbH

Germany

Filip Hartmann

Deputy Director

prg.ai

Czech Republic

Filip Masri

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Offiseek s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Filip Masri steers the executive management and strategic direction of Offiseek from the ground up in his role as Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Franziska Weindauer

CEO

TÜV AI.Lab GmbH

Germany

Frederik Wegner

CEO, Founder

Cerepal.ai GmbH

Germany

Fredrik Mistander

Co-Founder

Invoier

Sweden

Gabriel De Lisi

CTO

Jetscale AI

Canada

Gabrielle Moreau

Global Communications and Public Affairs Manager

Contentsquare

France

GAN Seng Tark

Assistant Director, Cybercrime Threat Intelligence

INTERPOL

Singapore

Gregor Dirks

Innovation Portfolio Manager

Airbus

France

Grgurić Renato

Head of Croatian National Police Cyber Crime Unit

Ministry of the Interior

Croatia

Guenter Eggers

Director Public

NTT Global Data Centers

Germany

Günter Eggers has been working at NTT Global Data Centers EMEA, a leading provider of colocation data centres, since 2012. He heads the “Public Sector” division and is also a regular speaker at numerous specialist events. As a spokesperson for the company, he is responsible for political and public communication in German-speaking countries. Günter's main areas of expertise are energy efficiency, sustainability, waste heat utilisation, critical infrastructures and digital sovereignty. As a graduate engineer in electrical engineering, he has an in-depth understanding of the technical and energy-related aspects of data centres.

H.E. Marash Dukaj

Minister of Public Administration of Montenegro

Ministry of Public Administration of Montenegro

Montenegro

Hans Larsen

Manager – Digital Economy Acceleration

Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy

United Arab Emirates

Hans-Jürgen Schönig

CEO

CYBERTEC PostgreSQL International GmbH

Austria

Hareesha Narayana Shirankallu

Managing Director

Bosch Global Software Technologies GmbH

Germany

Houria Rammioui

Général delegate

APEBI

Morocco

İbrahim KAYA

AI and Robotics Manager

GURIS Technology

Türkiye

Ido Azaria

Applied AI and Senior Data Scientist

IA on AI on behalf of Le Wagon

Germany

Ido Azaria is an Applied AI Specialist, Data Scientist, and AI Educator who spent his past life as a professional musician and video editor. Today, instead of arranging chords or cutting video frames, he orchestrates data and chops down complex AI into practical, automated workflows. He specializes in bridging the gap between theoretical AI and hands-on, real-world utility. At GITEX Europe, Ido will skip the abstract theory to show you exactly how to chain tools together and build an autonomous AI agent using n8n

Idy Thiam

CEO

CyberNum

France

Igor Schapiro

Co-Founder / CEO

DATFID

Germany

Ingo Marx

GRiT Consultant for Germany

GRiT, s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Ingo Marx acts as the dedicated Consultant for Germany at GRiT, where he facilitates the company's consulting activities and strengthens its market presence within the German region.

Ivo Ivanov

Chief Executive Officer

DE-CIX Group AG

Germany

Jakob Tesch

Partnership Management

Gretchen AI GmbH

Germany

Jakub Bareš

Chief Executive Officer

Hyperspace, s.r.o. / Complexity

Czech Republic

Bringing a wealth of leadership experience to Hyperspace / Complexity, Jakub Bareš serves as Chief Executive Officer, driving organizational alignment and championing the company's executive strategy.

Jakub Holubec

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

dolphin consulting a.s.

Czech Republic

Jakub Holubec stands at the helm of dolphin consulting as its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, guiding the corporate vision and spearheading the expansion of its consulting services.

Jakub Šmerda

Sales Director

intecs data, s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Jakub Šmerda spearheads the commercial efforts and manages the client portfolio for intecs data in his role as Sales Director.

Jan Pantzar

VP Sales and Marketing

VSORA

France

Janos Körtge

Business Development Account Executive

Dell Technologies

Germany

Jaroslav Lizner

Chief Relationship Officer & Co-Owner

Easy8 s.r.o.

Czech Republic

As Chief Relationship Officer and Co-Owner of Easy8, Jaroslav Lizner focuses on cultivating key business partnerships and driving the company's growth from a strategic ownership perspective.

Javier Arnáez de Pedro

Manager

Arsys

Spain

Jean-Baptiste “J-B” Chossat

Chief Scientist

H4 LABS

Canada

Jelle Demanet

CEO and Co-Founder

Spatial Dynamics

Belgium

Jiří Holub

Software & Application Development

Akkodis CZ s.r.o.

Czech Republic

John Kiria

Director for Emerging Technology, Research and Partnerships

Kenyan Ministry for Information, Communications and the Digital Economy

Kenya

John White

EMEA Field CISO

Torq

United Kingdom

Johnny Falla

Director

Equity Bank

Kenya

Jon Ander Ruiz Alcade

CFO

Alias Robotics

Spain

Josefiina Latvanen

Marketing Specialist

SemiQon

Finland

Julio Guijarro

CTO EMEA

Red Hat

United Kingdom

Justin Javorek

Co-Founder & CEO

FlowBeacon AI

Canada

Kal Petrov

Director New Market Development

Dronamics

Bulgaria

Karl Gauci

Senior Business Development & Outreach Manager

Tech.mt

Malta

Katharina M. Göbel

Account Executive - AI & Digital Transformation

Salesforce Germany

Germany

Kevin Fechner

Founder & CEO

VisioPlan SOlutions GmbH

Germany

Kevin Gallagher

General Manager, Europe

Qashio

United Arab Emirates

Khalid Kalbat

Director for SME & Entrepreneurship Development

Ministry of Economy

United Arab Emirates

Khalid Kalbat is responsible for SME and entrepreneurship development at the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism. He contributed to the National Entrepreneurship Strategy, and his work spans initiatives such as Future 100, the National SME Programme, a government procurement programme that widens market access for SMEs, and a national SME financing fund. His current focus is on applying digital platforms and AI-enabled tools to improve how the SME ecosystem is managed, and he supports the ongoing modernisation of the UAE's SME Law. Khalid brings around two decades of experience across technology, innovation, education and economic policy.

Kim Nguyen

Senior Vice President Innovations

Bundesdruckerei GmbH

Germany

Kjetil Meisal

Chief Executive Officer

ONiO

Norway

Krystian Olchowik

Director of GovTech Poland

Ministry of Digital Affairs

Poland

Lara Babalola

Event Host and MC

GITEX Europe 2026

Germany

Laurent Boyer

Co-Founder and Business Development Director

PRESCIENTMIND AI - ALLOIA

Canada

Lena Gehlhaar

Senior AI Innovation Manager

Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

Germany

Lena Lazinka

Project Manager

Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH

Germany

Lenka Gabriela Komárek

AI Consultant

PHYSTER TECHNOLOGY, a.s.

Czech Republic

Utilizing her specialized expertise at PHYSTER TECHNOLOGY, Lenka Gabriela Komárek operates as an AI Consultant, advising clients on artificial intelligence solutions and driving technological innovation.

Lennart Funck

Senior Chief of Staff to the Managing Director

GIZ

Germany

Leonardo Doin

Head of Voice

DeepL

Germany

Liina Suvi Ristoja

PR Manager

e-Estonia

Estonia

Lily Kruse

Co-Founder

HyBeam

Germany

Linda Strick

EMEA Director

Cloud Security Alliance

United States of America

Lisa Emme

Co-Founder and CEO

Inversion Lab

Germany

Lucas Würzberg

Co-Founder

Uniform Studio

Germany

Ludwig Pfeffer

Expansion Manager Germany

wflow.com Czech Republic s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Ludwig Pfeffer focuses on driving market growth and leading the commercial scaling efforts across the German region as the Expansion Manager Germany for wflow.

Lukáš Benzl

Managing Director

Czech Association of Artificial Intelligence

Czech Republic

Manuel Kilian

Lead Author

The Agentic State

Germany

Marcel Scherello

Desktop Team Lead, Sales Engineer

Nextcloud GmbH

Germany

Marcin Szymaniuk

CEO

TantusData

Poland

Marco Camilli

CTO

Astrape

Netherlands

Marco Haase

Head of Programme

GIZ

Germany

Marco Schmidt

Cybersecurity Strategist

TrendAI (a business unit of Trend Micro)

Germany

Marina Brittner

Principal International GTM Lead

Workist GmbH

Germany

Marius Vossbeck

Senior Account Executive

Blockbrain GmbH

Germany

Mark Dixon

Business Development Lead

W3Partnership

United Kingdom

Martin Bernemann

CTO

BusinessCode GmbH

Germany

Massimo Marioni

Moderator (ex-CNN & Fortune)

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United Kingdom

Mats Kuuskemaa

Country Director DACH & Poland

e-Estonia

Estonia

Matt Smith

MC and Host

GITEX Europe 2026

Norway

Matthew Darkwa

Director of Operations

AmaliTech

Ghana

Matthew Howard

Senior Director - Commercial & Partnerships

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

United Kingdom

Matthias Heitmann

Sales Director

Bosch Software and Digital Solutions

Germany

Matthias Keller

Head of Advisory

Possible Digital

Germany

Matthias Patzak

Executive In Residence

AWS

Germany

Mattias Jonsson

Principal Software Engineer

TiDB

Netherlands

Maxime Lavoie

President and Founder

LevelOps

Canada

Mayor Kai Wegner

Governing Mayor

City of Berlin

Germany

Mehdi Merai

CEO

Jetscale AI

Canada

Melba Rajan

Product Manager

ManageEngine (a division of zoho corporation)

India

Michael Lesch

Manager Innovation, ai.berlin hub, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

Germany

Michael Murphy

Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Arqit Ltd

United Kingdom

Michael Primbs

Project Manager, Business Development Consulting

German American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

United States of America

Michal Dopita

Regional Sales Director

MAMA TELMA AI s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Michal Dopita takes charge of regional commercial growth and client acquisition at MAMA TELMA AI in his capacity as Regional Sales Director.

Michal Trs

Chief Technology Officer

AurisOne s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Michal Trs serves as the Chief Technology Officer at AurisOne, where he leads the company's technological strategy, innovation, and the development of its core technical solutions.

Mickael Dardek

Business Developer

ENERSENS

France

Mike Butcher MBE

Founder & Editor

Pathfounders, UK

United Kingdom

Mike Cosse

Co-Lead ApeiroRA (IPCEI CIS)

SAP SE

Germany

Miroslav Behan

Managing Director

FutuGen s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Miroslav Behan executes the executive leadership and operational management of FutuGen in his capacity as Managing Director, focusing on sustainable corporate development.

Mohamed Tobar

Co-Founder & COO

Makkook AI

Egypt

Moiz El Alami

Head of the Digital & Outsourcing Department

Moroccan Investment & Export Development Agency

Morocco

Moritz Obermair

Strategic Partner Manager

Google

Germany

Nadine Schimroszik

Technology Correspondent

Handelsblatt

Germany

Naomi Schoppa

Research Associate

Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems (FOKUS)

Germany

Nassima Ferahtia

Senior Investment Advisor

European Innovation Council / EISMEA

Belgium

Natalia Mallia

Co-Founder & CEO

RetroGradient Labs Ltd.

Malta

Natalia is a Maltese AI engineer with eight years of experience building AI that actually ships, in factories, classrooms, and creative studios. She holds an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Malta, speaks at NVIDIA's flagship developer conference, and was recognised across three categories at Malta's Best Businesswoman Awards 2025. At RetroGradient Labs she leads strategy, client relationships, and product, with one rule: AI is only useful if it's trustworthy enough to put into production.

Nathaniel Simard

Co-Founder

Tracel AI

Canada

Nenad Marovac

Founder and Managing Partner

DN Capital

United Kingdom

Nicholas Foo

Regional Sales Manager, Northern & Central Europe

Bolt for Business

United Kingdom

Nicholas Monette

Co-Founder and CEO

Rozvelt

Canada

Nikita Dunets

Vice President of Digital Identity Verification

Regula

United States of America

Nikola Kozuljevic

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

OpinioAI International s.r.o / SYMAR

Czech Republic

Nikola Kozuljevic commands the strategic vision and organizational leadership at OpinioAI International as the company's Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Nikola Strah

Commercial Director DACH

Classiq

Israel

Nils Buhlrich

Project Manager Microsystems & Sensors

Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH

Germany

Nils Meinhardt

Advisor

GIZ

Germany

Nirav Shah

Founder & Director

Eternal Web Limited

United Kingdom

Nitin Devanand

Head - Solution Consulting and Partner Management - IAM/SIEM

ManageEngine (a division of zoho corporation)

India

Nitish Srivastava

AVP Sales & Strategic Alliances

Blockchain Council

India

Olaf Gersemann

Deputy Editor in Chief, AI

WELT

Germany

Oleg Baranov

Head of Product

C2CA/Everox

Netherlands

Oleksii Ostroverkhyi

President, PhD in AI

MobiDev

Ukraine

Oliver Schiemann

Head of Support and Service Delivery

ISEC7 Group

Germany

Olivia Kinghorst

Ex-CNN & Forbes

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Switzerland

Ondřej Kukla

Product Owner / Product Manager

StellarBase (HRSD s.r.o.)

Czech Republic

In his combined role as Product Owner and Product Manager at StellarBase, Ondřej Kukla bridges the gap between strategy and execution to guide the development and success of the company's product lifecycle.

Ondřej Skřehota

Managing Partner

Brighten Digital s.r.o.

Czech Republic

In his role as Managing Partner at Brighten Digital, Ondřej Skřehota shapes the company's market presence and oversees its comprehensive business development initiatives.

Paolo Bondavalli

EIC Programme Manager for Advanced Materials for Energy

EISMEA

Germany

Patil Angaladian

Director of Marketing & External Affairs

3dverse

Canada

Peer Heinlein

CEO

Heinlein Gruppe + OSBA

Germany

Peter Kesch

Head of Business Development

SentiSquare s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Peter Kesch leads the commercial expansion and strategic partnership initiatives for SentiSquare as the company's Head of Business Development.

Petr Chmelar

Founder of Resistine

Resistine

Czech Republic

Petr Chmelař established the foundational vision and drives the entrepreneurial direction for Resistine in his capacity as the company's Founder.

Petr Jakuba

Global Business Development Manager

MONET+, a.s. / ProID

Czech Republic

Petr Jakuba focuses on advancing international market presence and identifying strategic commercial opportunities worldwide as the Global Business Development Manager for MONET+.

Petr Sýkora

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Sýkora IT s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Petr Sýkora anchors the leadership and strategic roadmap at Sýkora IT, driving the company's growth in his role as Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Philipp Nastaly

Co-Founder & CEO

curly

Germany

Pierre Thompson

Head of DACH

Pigment

Germany

Pranav Bhardwaj

AI Trainer

Blockchain Council

India

Praveen Das Haridas

Technical Director

ManageEngine (Div of ZohoCorp)

Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker

Research Director

cyberintelligence.institute

Germany

Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker is one of the leading minds in cyber security and works as Scientific Director of the cyberintelligence.institute in Frankfurt am Main, Member of the Board of Directors of the strategy consulting company CERTAVO AG, Visiting Professor at the private Riga Graduate School of Law in Latvia, which was founded by the Soros Foundation and is a FORBES Technology Council. He conducts research on topics at the interface of law and technology in cyber security, corporate strategy and digital resilience in the context of global crises, with a particular focus on Chinese and US IT law.

Prof. Dr. Robert Mayr

CEO & Chairman of the Board

DATEV eG

Germany

Rahul Kumar

Director of Product

SpiNNcloud

Germany

Rémi Keusseyan

Head of Training

ISEC7 GmbH

Germany

Rene Giese

Director - Corporate Partnerships

MotionLab.Berlin

Germany

Rick Rackow

Senior Professional Engineer

Schwarz Digits Cloud

Germany

Rickard Damm

SVP - Consumer AI - Product Marketing

Deutsche Telekom

Germany

Rickard Damm is a visionary digital product and marketing leader and Senior Vice President Consumer AI at Deutsche Telekom, with extensive experience driving innovation in AI, streaming media, and payments. As the author of “AI Unplugged: A Straightforward Guide for Executives” and the holder of numerous international patents, Rickard is celebrated for his expertise in developing transformative digital products and leading high-performing teams. His strategic insight, global perspective, and commitment to advancing technology have made him a respected speaker and authority on AI transformation and consumer tech.

Rob Reid

Technical Evangelist

Cockroach Labs

United Kingdom

Robert Sadowski

Scout & Community Manager

Health + IT Campus

Germany

Rodrigue Vitini

Digital Sovereignty Specialist Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Germany

Rohit Kumar

Co-Founder and Managing Director

RiskAI Technologies GmbH

Germany

Romanus Raymond Prabhu

Director of Technology

MANAGE ENGINE

India

Ronny Wolf

EMEA Field CTO

BlueCat Networks

Germany

Roy Anirban

Head of Operations

Innatera

Netherlands

Sandeep Kusuma

Innovation Lead, Europe

Bosch Global Software Technologies GmbH

Germany

Saskia Fester

Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer

Aury Care GmbH

Germany

Sebastian von Schoultz

CBO, Co-Founder

CH-Bioforce

Finland

Selim Nowicki

Co-Founder & CEO

distil labs

Germany

Sella Brosh

CEO

NVision Quantum Technologies

Germany

Dr. Sella Brosh is the co-founder and CEO of NVision Quantum Technologies, which he has led since 2016. As CEO, he guides NVision’s mission to develop a new class of full-stack quantum systems based on molecular spin control that reveal biology and transform medicine. Before co-founding NVision, Dr. Brosh served as a senior engagement manager in McKinsey’s US Mid Atlantic office, where he led global commercialization efforts for major pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He earned his Bachelor of Medical Science, magna cum laude, and his Medical Doctor degree from Tel Aviv University.

Shannon Jenkins

MC - Intelligence Stage

GITEX Europe 2026

Germany

Simeon Lukov

CEO & Founder

Dynamic Pricing AI

Bulgaria

Simonas Černiauskas

CEO

Digitech Association INFOBALT

Lithuania

Skyler Chan

Founder & CEO

GRU Space

United States of America

From an Air Force-trained pilot at 16 to a space startup founder by 21 Skyler Chan is not your typical founder. The prodigy, who became an Air Force-trained pilot at the age of 16, is now on a mission to build humanity’s first ever hotel on the Moon with his space tech startup GRU Space – an extraordinary vision that aims to open its doors to “space tourists” by 2032. Chan’s path to founding GRU Space is anything but ordinary. By his mid-teens, he was already training as an Air Force pilot, and before most people finish university, he had worked on vehicle software at Tesla and helped develop a NASA-backed 3D printing experiment that was sent into space. At just 21, Chan went on to found GRU Space and was accepted into Y Combinator as its youngest solo space founder. The mix of hands-on aviation experience and real-world engineering gives him a rare perspective – one that blends big ambition with the technical know-how to actually build it.

Sophie Ahlswede

Deputy Head of Unit DG COMP J3 (Digital Platforms)

European Commission

Belgium

Sophie De Ferranti

Partner, Global Cybersecurity, AI & Defence

True Search

United Kingdom

Sota Moriyama

CEO

YOAKE Entertainment Co.

Japan

Stefan Sigg

Enterprise Architect

Everest Systems

Germany

Steffen Müssiggang

IT - Architect

Swisscom (Alteryx)

Switzerland

Stephen Abela

CEO

IXEAD Ltd.

Malta

I have worked in the IT industry for around 30 years, mainly in management and leadership positions. After completing a degree in Computing and Mathematics, I spent two years with the IT arm of the Government of Malta. I then joined Crimsonwing, a UK company with an offshore base in Malta, where I worked for around seven years on logistics systems for a leading UK supermarket. In 2004, I became part of the original team established to build the Microsoft Dynamics practice, which later grew into a strategic part of the business. In 2014, I was appointed Director with responsibility for the Dynamics team in Malta. Following KPMG UK’s acquisition of Crimsonwing in 2015, I continued to serve as Director for approximately six years. In 2023, I co-founded Ixead Limited to focus on Microsoft Dynamics. I hold an MBA from Henley Management College and am passionate about using technology to solve business challenges while building long-term client relationships.

Stephen Mallia

Director & Founder

AMS Consultants Ltd.

Malta

Stephen Mallia is the founder and Managing Director of AMS Consultants Ltd., a Malta-based product certification and regulatory compliance consultancy serving manufacturers, importers, and distributors across Europe and beyond. With credentials from TÜV Nord and Nemko, Stephen specialises in EU regulatory frameworks including the Machinery Regulation, CE marking, the Cyber Resilience Act, and the AI Act. He leads a team that delivers end-to-end compliance solutions — from risk assessments and technical documentation through to testing coordination and post-market surveillance.

Steve Mambo

CEO

Yelbridges

Kenya

Sven Brandelik

Director

Deloitte Consulting GmbH

Germany

Teodor Antonio Georgiev

CEO

The Recursive

Bulgaria

Thomas Sillaber

Snr. Tech Lead Networking for AI EMEA

Arista Networks

United States of America

Till Klotz

Head of Slack for Germany and Austria

Salesforce

Germany

Tilman Resche

GTM DACH

OpenAI

Germany

Tolga Celtik

Founder

8peaks

Belgium

Tom Cairns

Senior International Channel Manager

247connect by NetSupport

United Kingdom

Tom Leijte

CEO

Passguard

Netherlands

Tore Münkenwarf

Senior Solution Consultant

DeepL

Germany

Trixie LohMirmand

CEO

GITEX GLOBAL

United Arab Emirates

Tsvetan Alexiev

CEO

Sirma Group

Bulgaria

Udo Schneider

Governance, Risk & Compliance Lead, Europe

TrendAI (a business unit of Trend Micro)

Germany

Ulrich Ahle

CEO

Gaia-X

Belgium

Vanja Marić

Communication and Partnership Expert

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Austria

Vassil Bakalov

Co-Founder & CTO

Mirror 360

Bulgaria

Vincenzo Ruffa

Co-Founder / Director of Global Strategy

Humans.tech

Italy

Vladimír Kříž

Co-Founder & Chief Governance Officer

AuditMaster s.r.o.

Czech Republic

Vladimír Kříž serves as the Co-Founder and Chief Governance Officer at AuditMaster, overseeing the company's corporate governance framework, compliance strategies, and organizational direction.

Wiebke Hutiri

Senior Research Scientist

Sony Group Corporation

Switzerland

Yash Thakare

Founder & CEO

ShorShield

Germany