AI Week Frankfurt 2026

About AI Week Frankfurt 2026

AI Week Frankfurt 2026 stretches from Monday, October 26 to Friday, October 30, 2026 at The Squaire in Frankfurt, organised by AI Hub GmbH. The in-person programme is divided into Cross Industry, Banking & Finance and an AI Week Hack, with an opening event and a Builders Night that starts at 18:00.

The site lists 72 speakers and 10 sessions. Speakers include Agnes Heftberger (Microsoft Germany & Austria), Alexander Dess (Codex Deployment Engineer, OpenAI), Armand Zorn (Deputy Chair & Member, Deutscher Bundestag) and Andreas Haar (BNP Paribas S.A.). The audience list runs from C-level executives and board members to policymakers, researchers and engineers. Networking includes a lunch for AI practitioners and a reception described as involving 500+ executives, politicians and founders.

The official site had no ticket prices at the time of our check.

Location

Frankfurt, Germany

Venue: The Squaire

Agenda

Monday, October 26

• 18:00 · Opening Event
• 18:00 · Official Opening of AI Week Frankfurt 2026

Tuesday, October 27

• 09:00 · Cross Industry
• 09:00 · Cross Industry keynote and panels

Wednesday, October 28

• 09:00 · Cross Industry
• 09:00 · Cross Industry keynote and panels

Thursday, October 29

• 09:00 · Banking & Finance
• 09:00 · Banking & Finance keynote and panels

Friday, October 30

• 09:00 · AI Week Hack
• 09:00 · AI Week Hack kick-off

Audience

• C-Level executives and board members
• CAIOs, CDOs, and CTOs
• R&D leaders, product managers, and innovation scouts
• Policymakers shaping the framework for responsible AI
• Engineers, data scientists, and researchers

Speakers

• Agnes Heftberger
  Microsoft Germany & Austria
• Alexander Dess
  Codex Deployment Engineer, OpenAI
• Alexander Krey
  Head of Product, Bundesliga Media GmbH
• Amy Curlee
  Director North America and Israel, FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH
• Andreas Haar
  Head of Digital Initiative Germany & Austria, BNP Paribas S.A.
• Armand Zorn
  Deputy Chair & Member, Deutscher Bundestag
• Asan Stefanski
  Director Digital Transformation, ADVISORI FTC GmbH
• Bernhard Grieb
  Managing Director, Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt
• Boris Friedrich
  ADVISORI FTC GmbH
• Brian Heath
  Consul General, U.S. Consulate General
• Christian Lang
  VP Data & Analytics and Western Europe IT, STADA AG
• Christian Most
  Senior Director Digital Operations Optimization, Lufthansa Group
• Christopher Klewes
  Partner, Dataciders SE
• Daniel Abbou
  General Manager German AI Association / Geschäftsführer, KI Bundesverband
• Daniel Kapffer
  DekaBank
• Darja Palmer
  AI Upskilling Lead, E.ON Energie Deutschland
• Dat Tran
  Partner, Dataciders SE
• Deniz Şerifsoy
  Chief Transformation Officer, Heraeus
• Dieter Konrad
  Expert Capital Market Data Science, Union Investment
• Diethard Frank
  Head of IT Automation & Emerging Technologies, Festo
• Dominik Schmidt-Kiefer
  Head of Risk Change and Innovation, Deutsche Bank AG
• Dominik von Proeck Sr.
  Co-Founder & CEO, Leaders of AI
• Dr. Cäcilia Zirn
  Leiterin KI-Strategie, DekaBank
• Dr. Jan Philipp Harries
  Co-Founder & CEO, ellamind

Sponsors

• Microsoft
• OpenAI
• Bundesliga Media GmbH
• FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH
• BNP Paribas S.A.
• Deutscher Bundestag
• ADVISORI FTC GmbH
• Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt

Networking & recordings

Networking reception with 500+ executives, politicians & founders; Networking lunch connecting AI practitioners across industries; Builders Night starts at 18:00

Social

• linkedin
• instagram

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