GITEX AI EUROPE 2026

The official event figures for GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 are 30,000+ tech and business leaders, 2,000+ global enterprises and startups, 100+ countries, 600+ investors and VCs, and 500+ global speakers. 70+ hours of content run across the two-day programme.

GITEX AI EUROPE 2026 is organised around five strategic themes: Compute and AI Stack, covering the playbook for moving from cloud user to stack owner across chips, data and models; Capital and Scale-up Engine, addressing how to move from early traction to EUR 50-100M+ rounds in late-stage deep tech funding; Deeptech and Critical Supply Chains, turning European science and research into production across semiconductors, quantum and robotics; Secure Infra and Cyber Power, building Europe's digital shield grounded in NIS2, GDPR and EUROQCI; and Policy to Production, showing how policy targets translate into procurement and real output at scale.

Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation of the German Government, is confirmed on the main stage. Willemijn Aerdts, Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty at the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, is also confirmed, giving the 2026 edition a significant European government dimension.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, SUSE, Arctic Wolf and Giesecke+Devrient are among confirmed enterprise exhibitors. Trend Micro is confirmed as GISEC Europe Headline Partner. On the investor side, Seventure Partners (France, USD 2.2B+ AUM), Gekko Capital Partners (UK, USD 615M+ AUM) and Fortino Capital (Belgium, USD 1.3B+ AUM) have joined the investor programme. Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Ajinomoto Group are also confirmed participants.

National pavilions from Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia and the Czech Republic are confirmed for GITEX AI EUROPE 2026. CzechTrade and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin are supporting Czech digital startups joining the event through an organised business mission.

GISEC Europe, the cybersecurity co-located event, returns for 2026 with Trend Micro confirmed as Headline Partner. GISEC Europe covers cybersecurity and AI-driven digital resilience, running in parallel with the main conference across both days.

The Supernova All-Stars Startup Pitch Competition is open for the 2026 edition, giving startups and scaleups a platform on the main exhibition floor. Full details and applications are available at the Supernova All-Stars page.

Europe is moving from being a cloud user to building its own AI stack across chips, data and models. Sessions in this theme cover compute infrastructure, AI factory buildout, data centre strategy, sovereign cloud deployment and the European approach to hardware independence in the context of export controls and global supply chain risk.

With 600+ investors and VCs confirmed, the Capital and Scale-up Engine theme addresses how European startups and scaleups move from early traction to EUR 50-100 million-plus rounds in late-stage deep tech funding. Sessions cover fundraising strategy, the European venture landscape, LP trends and how investors are approaching the AI infrastructure buildout.

Sessions in this theme address how Europe translates scientific and research leadership into industrial production across semiconductors, quantum computing and robotics. The GITEX Quantum Expo Germany runs as a co-located event covering quantum commercialisation, cross-sector collaboration and Europe's EUR 7 billion-plus quantum investment programme.

GISEC Europe provides the cybersecurity dimension of the programme, covering digital resilience, AI-powered threat detection and the regulatory frameworks of NIS2, GDPR and EUROQCI. Sessions address how Europe's enterprises and governments are building sovereign digital infrastructure that can withstand the threat landscape emerging from generative AI, deepfake fraud and agentic automation.

The Policy to Production theme bridges European regulatory ambition and real procurement outcomes, with sessions addressing how EU AI Act requirements, digital sovereignty mandates and industrial policy targets translate into concrete product and vendor decisions at the enterprise and government level.

AI Everything Germany showcases real-world AI use cases, applications and breakthroughs from across Germany and the broader European ecosystem. Sessions cover AI deployment across industry verticals, generative AI governance, and how enterprises are moving from pilot projects to production AI at scale.

GISEC Europe brings together cybersecurity leaders and innovators advancing defence systems and digital resilience across Europe. Trend Micro is the confirmed Headline Partner for 2026. Sessions address AI-driven threats, zero-trust architecture, regulatory compliance and cross-border cyber coordination under NIS2 and GDPR.

North Star Europe is the startup and scaleup programme, connecting founders with investors across borders and hosting the Supernova All-Stars Startup Pitch Competition. In 2025, North Star Europe attracted 1,400+ startups and 800+ investors and offered EUR 100,000 in equity-free funding through the Supernova competition.

GITEX Quantum Expo Germany covers quantum computing commercialisation, the intersection of quantum and AI, and how Europe is translating its EUR 7 billion-plus quantum research investment into deployable technology. Sessions address equitable access, ethical governance and the practical timeline for quantum advantage in enterprise applications.

The main stage hosts keynotes from government ministers, enterprise CEOs, startup founders and investors across both days. The 2026 programme includes 500+ global speakers and 70+ hours of content organised around the five strategic themes of the event.

The Investor Programme brings together 600+ investors and VCs for structured meetings, roundtables and dealflow conversations. Investor Insights Roundtables provide smaller-format sessions for investors to discuss portfolio strategy, emerging verticals and European tech market dynamics. Application for the Investor Programme is at the investors programme page.

The Executive Connect Programme is a structured VIP meetings format for C-suite leaders to connect with peers, potential partners and government stakeholders in curated one-on-one or small-group settings. Application is at the Executive Connect page.

Masterclasses run alongside the main programme, offering deeper-format sessions on specific technical and strategic topics. The full masterclass schedule is at the masterclasses page.

The Enterprise Europe Network operates a structured matchmaking programme at GITEX AI EUROPE 2026, connecting founders, researchers and enterprise leaders with partners and investors across Europe and beyond. A minimum of three confirmed onsite meetings is required to receive a free visitor pass under this programme, managed via the Matchmaking@GITEX platform. Online matchmaking continues July 2 and 3.

The exhibition floor hosts 2,000+ global enterprises and startups across the Messe Berlin footprint, including national pavilions from Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia and the Czech Republic. The Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy and Ajinomoto Group are among the confirmed international participants.

North Star Europe, the Supernova All-Stars pitch competition and the structured investor matchmaking system make GITEX AI EUROPE the highest-density investor access event in European tech outside of dedicated VC conferences. The 2025 edition brought 1,400+ startups face to face with 800+ investors.

Sessions on compute infrastructure, AI deployment at scale, cybersecurity resilience and the Policy to Production theme give enterprise technology leaders a direct view of where European AI infrastructure is heading and which regulatory and procurement decisions are shaping vendor selection across the continent.

600+ investors and VCs join the programme across the Investor Programme, Investor Insights Roundtables and the North Star Europe startup showcase. The Capital and Scale-up Engine theme addresses how European deep tech companies are moving from early traction to large-scale rounds, making the event directly relevant for firms deploying capital into European AI and deep tech.

With the German Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and the Dutch Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty confirmed on the main stage, the Policy to Production theme provides government and policy teams a direct view of how European digital sovereignty mandates are translating into procurement decisions and industrial policy outcomes.

GISEC Europe and the Secure Infra and Cyber Power theme give security and infrastructure professionals a dedicated track covering AI-powered threat detection, NIS2 and GDPR compliance, zero-trust architecture and the emerging threat landscape from generative AI and agentic automation.