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AI.SUMMIT 2025
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AI.SUMMIT 2025 at a Glance
Celebrating AI innovation — where bold ideas meet real-world impact across Applied AI.
AI Startups
Discover revolutionary AI technologies ready to transform business landscapes across all industries.
AI Experts
Learn from thought leaders sharing strategic case studies and innovative AI integration approaches.
Sessions
Get exclusive knowledge and learn effective AI strategies.
Award
Experience the future as innovative startups showcase their groundbreaking ideas.
Track
Exclusive sessions with strategic insights, expert access, case studies, and executive-level networking for scaling AI.
Workshops
Hands-on workshops, implementation guides, and AI readiness sessions.
About the event
AI.SUMMIT 2025 is all about celebrating AI innovation, where bold ideas meet real-world impact. This year’s summit shines a spotlight on Applied AI, bringing together global pioneers who are transforming cutting-edge technology into practical solutions across various industries. From predictive maintenance in factories to AI-driven healthcare diagnostics, from intelligent automation in finance to scalable enterprise tools, AI.SUMMIT 2025 connects the people and ideas driving meaningful transformation through AI.
The Conversations Shaping AI in 2025
Three topic tracks focused on Applied AI — from enterprise adoption to industrial impact and the tools that scale it.
Enterprise AI: From Buzzword to Business Value
At AI.SUMMIT 2025, Enterprise AI is all about practical impact. This track highlights how small and medium-sized enterprises can move beyond hype and start using AI to drive real business results. From sales and marketing to HR, finance, and R&D, attendees will explore how AI is already transforming everyday operations.
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With a focus on real-world use cases, live demos, and insights from companies actively applying AI, this track offers clear guidance on turning interest into implementation. It covers everything from automation and data-driven decisions to generative AI and customer experience, making it accessible even without an in-house data science team.
Enterprise AI is not just a future trend; it’s a strategic tool for staying competitive today. Join us to discover how your business can unlock its potential through AI.
Industrial AI: Powering the Real Economy
At AI.SUMMIT 2025, Industrial AI represents the real-world application of artificial intelligence across manufacturing, logistics, engineering, and beyond. From smart factories to autonomous systems, this track showcases how AI is driving measurable improvements in the production, movement, and management of goods.
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Participants will learn how leading companies are already leveraging AI to automate processes, optimize supply chains, and address challenges such as rising costs and skilled labor shortages. With insights from industry leaders, technology providers, and hands-on case studies, the focus is on what works today and what can scale tomorrow.
Industrial AI is no longer an emerging trend; it has become a strategic tool for resilience, efficiency, and long-term competitiveness in the industrial economy.
AI Tools & Platforms: Building the Foundation for Scalable AI
At AI.SUMMIT 2025, the AI Tools & Platforms track focuses on the technologies that make AI work in practice. From low-code solutions and MLOps environments to generative models and intelligent agents, this track explores the tools that empower companies to implement AI productively, securely, and at scale.
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As more organizations move from experimentation to real-world deployment, the choice of tools becomes a critical success factor. This track brings together leading developers, solution providers, and experienced users to share which platforms are delivering results today—and which will shape the future of enterprise AI.
With a clear focus on usability, integration, and scalability, AI Tools & Platforms provides practical guidance for decision-makers, tech leads, and innovation teams. Whether you’re starting out or scaling up, this track will help you navigate the complex AI landscape and turn the right tools into real competitive advantage.
Testimonials from past events
“AI is the most important technology of this decade and all our lives will be changed and improved because of its possibilities; especially in the areas of healthcare, prevention and longevity.”
“We are living in the most exciting times of mankind, as these technologies, large language models, and ChatGPT will actually change every industry.”
“We are delighted to have participated in the AI.SUMMIT, where we were able to highlight our expertise in the field of AI. The audience was very well aligned with our target demographic, resulting in a tremendously successful event for us.”
“AI is important. It's developing very rapidly. And so, it's great that this congress is taking place in Hamburg, the Centre of Digital Economy in the North.”
“Clearly, a global technology revolution is now underway. The world’s leading powers are racing to develop and deploy new technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing that could shape everything about our lives, that will shape everything about our lives.“
Our Sponsors
Powered by our valued sponsors, AI.SUMMIT 2025 brings together leading innovators and industry leaders to drive the future of AI.
Media Partners
Thank you to our dedicated AI broadcaster and media partner.
Startups
More than 25 AI startups and solution providers in the areas of Enterprise AI, Industrial AI, AI Tools & Platforms, and Vertical AI Areas such as: Healthcare, Finance, and eCommerce & Retail will be exhibiting in the AI.SUMMIT 2025 Startup Area.
Speakers
Alexander Erdl
ne04j
Alexander Sascha Mai
Condor
Alexander Weltzsch
Co-Founder & CEO of Dealcode GmbH
Dealcode
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
Founder and Chief Architect
Arista Networks
Anna Lechner
VITAS
Annika Grosse
Executive, Center for AI Lead Europe and Middle East
Avanade Deutschland GmbH
Bastian Maiworm
amber Tech
Carsten Kraus
CK Holding
Christian Guttmann
Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute
Christopher Obereder
Fund Manager
Claire Nouet
Co-Founder and COO
Pathway
Colin Bien
Co-Founder & CEO
WeShyft
Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder of AIGC Chain
Daniel Luecht
Founder & CEO at NASH Renewables GmbH
Daniel Szabo
CEO at Körber Digital GmbH
Darion Akins
Opening Speech
U.S. Consul General in Hamburg (2021)
David Patrician
Moderator/Journalist
Dirk Ploss
Senior Early Innovation Manager
Beiersdorf AG
Dirk Schrödter
Minister & Chief of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein
State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dominik Lambersy
TextCortex
Dorothea Ringe
Impossible Founders
Dr. Ana Moya
Dozent / (angehend hon. Prof) in BI & Data Science
International School of Management
Dr. Andreas Liebl
Managing Director
appliedAI Initiative
Dr. Arik Willner
CTO
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Dr. David Pervan
Co-Founder & VP at Yoko Village
Dr. Diana Knodel
CEO
fobizz
Dr. Jana Jentzsch
Rechtsanwältin
MARAIT
Dr. Jonathan Mall
CIO & Co-Founder
neuroflash
Dr. Julia Imlauer
Roboticist | ML Expert | AI Enthusiast
Dr. Matthias Mörch
Senior Manager | Data Driven Organizations | Deloitte Risk Advisory
Dr. Michael Mederer
CEO
m2hycon
Dr. Olaf Maecker
Chief Data Officer
Dish Digital Solution GmbH
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra
Head of Data Science & AI
Dish Digital Solution GmbH
Dr. Paul Elvers
Lableiter / Head of AI
BVDW / Funke Medien
Dr. Peter Tschentscher
President of the Bundesrat and First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Dr. Ralph Grothman
Principal Key Expert Consultant at Siemens Data Lab Deutschland
Dr. Rutger Boels
Managing Director
AI.IMPACT GmbH
Dr. Thomas Sattelberger
Speaker
Edda Becker
Venture Clienting
Fielmann Group AG
Ejona Preci
Group CISO
Lindal Group
Emanuele Giarlini
MOIA
Fabian Westerheide
AI.FUND & Rise of AI
Felix Broßmann
Director Intelligent Automation at SKAD GmbH
SKAD AG
Florian Dietrichkeit
They Consulting
Florian Heinemann
Senior Director Data Insights & AI
Hapag-Lloyd
Frank Hennigfeld
Wempe
Gunnar Brune
Tricolore Strategy / Narrative Impact
Hamidreza Hosseini
ECODYNAMICS
Hanna Behnke
Team Lead AI Solution Delivery
Merantix Momentum
Hans Kleemann
Research Group Leader at Institute for Applied Physics
TU Dresden
Harald Kratel
AI.GROUP
Hauke Hansen
Founding Partner
AI.FUND
Hendrik A. Reese
Partner at PwC
Henrik Büning
Co-CEO
neuroflash GmbH
Henry Brose
neuland.ai
Hoa Le van Lessen
Lead Customer Experience & Strategy
BIG PICTURE GmbH, Sponsor
Holger Lörz
Founder
Allex Projects GmbH
Immo Ait Stapelfeld
913.ai
Ines Woermann
Managing Director
diind Deutsches Innovationsinstitut
Ingo Hoffmann
AI.FUND
Jan Marquardt
Zive
Jason Chue
U.S. Consul General to Northern Germany
United States Consulate General in Hamburg
Jasvin Bhasin
Founder & CEO at bridge.the.NEXT()
Jens Helmerich
TAGUERI
Joerg Rheinboldt
General Partner
HEARTFELT_
John Lange
Founding Partner
AI.FUND
Judith Peterka
Digital and AI Policy Advisor
Federal Chancellery
Julia Reinhardt
Senior Fellow Stiftung Mercator at AI Campus Berlin
Karl-Heinz Land
neuland.ai
Karsten Ramm
Director Digital Products & Innovation at Hapag-Lloyd AG
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Kate Hach
Head of Program at Intel Ignite
Katharina Lix
Head of AI Products & Strategy
QuantCo
Kirsten Rulf
Partner & Associate Director; Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley Tech
Kirstin Koubé
Founder
People Partner
Kristiina Coenen
TheGarage | Innovation
Transformation & Tax Tech Specialist
Lenz Belzner
MaibornWolff
Luca Knobloch
Product Owner AI
novomind
Ludovic Bodin
Author, Investor, and Entrepreneur
Atomic Scaling
Madiha Khalid
Datavent.io
Manuela Schmauder
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
Boston Dynamics
Mareike Tatic
Head of Sales
VITAS GmbH
Marie-Luise Menzel
Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Mark Anderson
Founder & CEO at Pattern Computer; CEO at Strategic News Service
Pattern Computer
Markus Durstewitz
Airbus
Marlitt Jönsson
Beiersdorf
Martin Mahn
TUTECH INNOVATION
Mathias Jäger
Hamburg Startups
Matthias Reichle
Data & AI Lead (DACH)
Avanade
Maurice Schweitzer
Co-Founder
Bliro
Maxim Letski
Lawyer & Partner
LR29
Maximilian Hahnenkamp
Scavenger AI
Maximilian Kiener
Head of Institute - TUHH
Maximilian Vogel
Co-Founder
BIG PICTURE GmbH
May-Lena Bork
Speaker
Michael Schauerte
SVT
Mikkel Krenchel
Partner
ReD Associates
Morten Höher
Enterprise Account Executive
Sinpex GmbH
Nico Lumma
NMA
Olga Heuser
Co-Founder & CEO at DialogShift
Oliver Schramm
Diplomat in Residence and Fellow
GIGA
Olly Salzmann
Partner at Deloitte Consulting and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer KI Park eV
Omar Hairani
Tchibo
Oscar Morillo Victoria
CTO
m2hycon GmbH
Pablo Heimplatz
They Consulting
Pauline Lux
Product Group Architect at Basler AG
Petra Vorsteher
Founder · Opening
AI.GROUP/AI.FUND
Philipp Hartmann
appliedAI Initiative
Prof. Dr. Andreas Timm-Giel
President
Technical University of Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bauer
CEO and Founder
ePrivacy Gmbh
Prof. Dr. Olaf Groth
Moderator · CEO Cambrian Futures
Hult International Business School · UC Berkeley Haas
Prof. Dr. Ralf Möller
Speaker
Prof. Georg Ringe
Professor of Law & Finance at University Hamburg
Ragnar Kruse
Founder & CEO AI.FUND
AI.GROUP/AI.FUND
Renat Zubayrov
RevOS
Roxane Stelzel
Senior Consultant Data Science & AI at Deloitte GmbH
Saskia Dupré
Program Manager GenAI
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Sebastian Bodza
Qnovi
Sebastian Fischbeck
Chief Digital Officer
Falkemedia GmbH & Co KG
Sofia Gertzen
FlowShare
Stefan Stengel
Speaker
Stefanie Bauer
Deputy Head of Data Protection
ePrivacy Gmbh
Steffen Maas
Gründer
AI.IMPACT
Tanju Bulut
Industry Architect at Google Cloud
Google Cloud
Thomas Heinrich
Director Data Driven Organizations | Generative AI Lead | Deloitte Risk Advisory
Thomas Müller
COO
CLOUDSUPPLIES Intellimation GmbH
Thomas Neubert
Speaker
AI.SUMMIT 2021
Thomas Rüdel
Kauz.ai
Thore Dücker
Beyond The Loop
Tobias Meyn
Head of Innovation & Digitalisation
novomind
Tobias Straube
Partner & VP Analysis at Cambrian
Board Member at Digital Waves
Uta Ernst-Diarra
Trustpilot
Uwe Jens Neumann
Speaker
Wiebke Apitzsch
Chief Transformation Officer
AI.IMPACT GmbH
Wolfgang Hildesheim
IBM
Alexander Erdl
ne04j
Alexander Sascha Mai
Condor
Alexander Weltzsch
Co-Founder & CEO of Dealcode GmbH
Dealcode
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
Founder and Chief Architect
Arista Networks
Anna Lechner
VITAS
Annika Grosse
Executive, Center for AI Lead Europe and Middle East
Avanade Deutschland GmbH
Bastian Maiworm
amber Tech
Carsten Kraus
CK Holding
Christian Guttmann
Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute
Christopher Obereder
Fund Manager
Claire Nouet
Co-Founder and COO
Pathway
Colin Bien
Co-Founder & CEO
WeShyft
Cyrus Hodes
Co-Founder of AIGC Chain
Daniel Luecht
Founder & CEO at NASH Renewables GmbH
Daniel Szabo
CEO at Körber Digital GmbH
Darion Akins
Opening Speech
U.S. Consul General in Hamburg (2021)
David Patrician
Moderator/Journalist
Dirk Ploss
Senior Early Innovation Manager
Beiersdorf AG
Dirk Schrödter
Minister & Chief of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein
State of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Dominik Lambersy
TextCortex
Dorothea Ringe
Impossible Founders
Dr. Ana Moya
Dozent / (angehend hon. Prof) in BI & Data Science
International School of Management
Dr. Andreas Liebl
Managing Director
appliedAI Initiative
Dr. Arik Willner
CTO
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Dr. David Pervan
Co-Founder & VP at Yoko Village
Dr. Diana Knodel
CEO
fobizz
Dr. Jana Jentzsch
Rechtsanwältin
MARAIT
Dr. Jonathan Mall
CIO & Co-Founder
neuroflash
Dr. Julia Imlauer
Roboticist | ML Expert | AI Enthusiast
Dr. Matthias Mörch
Senior Manager | Data Driven Organizations | Deloitte Risk Advisory
Dr. Michael Mederer
CEO
m2hycon
Dr. Olaf Maecker
Chief Data Officer
Dish Digital Solution GmbH
Dr. Pankaj Kumar Mishra
Head of Data Science & AI
Dish Digital Solution GmbH
Dr. Paul Elvers
Lableiter / Head of AI
BVDW / Funke Medien
Dr. Peter Tschentscher
President of the Bundesrat and First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Dr. Ralph Grothman
Principal Key Expert Consultant at Siemens Data Lab Deutschland
Dr. Rutger Boels
Managing Director
AI.IMPACT GmbH
Dr. Thomas Sattelberger
Speaker
Edda Becker
Venture Clienting
Fielmann Group AG
Ejona Preci
Group CISO
Lindal Group
Emanuele Giarlini
MOIA
Fabian Westerheide
AI.FUND & Rise of AI
Felix Broßmann
Director Intelligent Automation at SKAD GmbH
SKAD AG
Florian Dietrichkeit
They Consulting
Florian Heinemann
Senior Director Data Insights & AI
Hapag-Lloyd
Frank Hennigfeld
Wempe
Gunnar Brune
Tricolore Strategy / Narrative Impact
Hamidreza Hosseini
ECODYNAMICS
Hanna Behnke
Team Lead AI Solution Delivery
Merantix Momentum
Hans Kleemann
Research Group Leader at Institute for Applied Physics
TU Dresden
Harald Kratel
AI.GROUP
Hauke Hansen
Founding Partner
AI.FUND
Hendrik A. Reese
Partner at PwC
Henrik Büning
Co-CEO
neuroflash GmbH
Henry Brose
neuland.ai
Hoa Le van Lessen
Lead Customer Experience & Strategy
BIG PICTURE GmbH, Sponsor
Holger Lörz
Founder
Allex Projects GmbH
Immo Ait Stapelfeld
913.ai
Ines Woermann
Managing Director
diind Deutsches Innovationsinstitut
Ingo Hoffmann
AI.FUND
Jan Marquardt
Zive
Jason Chue
U.S. Consul General to Northern Germany
United States Consulate General in Hamburg
Jasvin Bhasin
Founder & CEO at bridge.the.NEXT()
Jens Helmerich
TAGUERI
Joerg Rheinboldt
General Partner
HEARTFELT_
John Lange
Founding Partner
AI.FUND
Judith Peterka
Digital and AI Policy Advisor
Federal Chancellery
Julia Reinhardt
Senior Fellow Stiftung Mercator at AI Campus Berlin
Karl-Heinz Land
neuland.ai
Karsten Ramm
Director Digital Products & Innovation at Hapag-Lloyd AG
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Kate Hach
Head of Program at Intel Ignite
Katharina Lix
Head of AI Products & Strategy
QuantCo
Kirsten Rulf
Partner & Associate Director; Tech Policy Fellow at UC Berkeley Tech
Kirstin Koubé
Founder
People Partner
Kristiina Coenen
TheGarage | Innovation
Transformation & Tax Tech Specialist
Lenz Belzner
MaibornWolff
Luca Knobloch
Product Owner AI
novomind
Ludovic Bodin
Author, Investor, and Entrepreneur
Atomic Scaling
Madiha Khalid
Datavent.io
Manuela Schmauder
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
Marc Theermann
Chief Strategy Officer
Boston Dynamics
Mareike Tatic
Head of Sales
VITAS GmbH
Marie-Luise Menzel
Lufthansa Industry Solutions
Mark Anderson
Founder & CEO at Pattern Computer; CEO at Strategic News Service
Pattern Computer
Markus Durstewitz
Airbus
Marlitt Jönsson
Beiersdorf
Martin Mahn
TUTECH INNOVATION
Mathias Jäger
Hamburg Startups
Matthias Reichle
Data & AI Lead (DACH)
Avanade
Maurice Schweitzer
Co-Founder
Bliro
Maxim Letski
Lawyer & Partner
LR29
Maximilian Hahnenkamp
Scavenger AI
Maximilian Kiener
Head of Institute - TUHH
Maximilian Vogel
Co-Founder
BIG PICTURE GmbH
May-Lena Bork
Speaker
Michael Schauerte
SVT
Mikkel Krenchel
Partner
ReD Associates
Morten Höher
Enterprise Account Executive
Sinpex GmbH
Nico Lumma
NMA
Olga Heuser
Co-Founder & CEO at DialogShift
Oliver Schramm
Diplomat in Residence and Fellow
GIGA
Olly Salzmann
Partner at Deloitte Consulting and Chief Strategy & Growth Officer KI Park eV
Omar Hairani
Tchibo
Oscar Morillo Victoria
CTO
m2hycon GmbH
Pablo Heimplatz
They Consulting
Pauline Lux
Product Group Architect at Basler AG
Petra Vorsteher
Founder · Opening
AI.GROUP/AI.FUND
Philipp Hartmann
appliedAI Initiative
Prof. Dr. Andreas Timm-Giel
President
Technical University of Hamburg
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bauer
CEO and Founder
ePrivacy Gmbh
Prof. Dr. Olaf Groth
Moderator · CEO Cambrian Futures
Hult International Business School · UC Berkeley Haas
Prof. Dr. Ralf Möller
Speaker
Prof. Georg Ringe
Professor of Law & Finance at University Hamburg
Ragnar Kruse
Founder & CEO AI.FUND
AI.GROUP/AI.FUND
Renat Zubayrov
RevOS
Roxane Stelzel
Senior Consultant Data Science & AI at Deloitte GmbH
Saskia Dupré
Program Manager GenAI
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Sebastian Bodza
Qnovi
Sebastian Fischbeck
Chief Digital Officer
Falkemedia GmbH & Co KG
Sofia Gertzen
FlowShare
Stefan Stengel
Speaker
Stefanie Bauer
Deputy Head of Data Protection
ePrivacy Gmbh
Steffen Maas
Gründer
AI.IMPACT
Tanju Bulut
Industry Architect at Google Cloud
Google Cloud
Thomas Heinrich
Director Data Driven Organizations | Generative AI Lead | Deloitte Risk Advisory
Thomas Müller
COO
CLOUDSUPPLIES Intellimation GmbH
Thomas Neubert
Speaker
AI.SUMMIT 2021
Thomas Rüdel
Kauz.ai
Thore Dücker
Beyond The Loop
Tobias Meyn
Head of Innovation & Digitalisation
novomind
Tobias Straube
Partner & VP Analysis at Cambrian
Board Member at Digital Waves
Uta Ernst-Diarra
Trustpilot
Uwe Jens Neumann
Speaker
Wiebke Apitzsch
Chief Transformation Officer
AI.IMPACT GmbH
Wolfgang Hildesheim
IBM
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