European AI and Cloud Summit, 5-7 May 2026, Cologne, Germany
The European AI and Cloud Summit is the ideal opportunity to meet Artificial Intelligence and Microsoft Azure executives and engineers and program leaders, as well as top managers and engineers from the cloud computing software vendors, consultancies, and cloud integrators. Among the audience will be 80 Microsoft MVPs and Microsoft Regional directors - this is the perfect opportunity to expand your professional network.
Marco Casalaina
VP Products, Core AI and AI Futurist at Microsoft
Carlotta Castelluccio
Senior AI Advocate, Microsoft
Amit Svarzenberg
CTO at Microsoft for Startups
Tom Janetscheck
Senior Security Product Manager, Microsoft
Top business leaders and tech visionaries from all over the world are joining us in Cologne. The European AI and Cloud Summit gives you the chance to hear from industry experts, network with senior leaders, and learn how to create winning strategies to succeed in a technology-driven world. You will make many interesting connections who may become your future customers or partners.
Lauri Haav
Managing Director At E-Residency, Republic Of Estonia
Martina Grom
CEO Atwork, Microsoft Regional Director
Gunther Tantner
Head of IT / CIO at Porsche Consulting
Stefan Weisenberger
Global VP, Head of Industry Business Unit Process Industries & Natural Resources, SAP
The European AI and Cloud Summit offers a unique opportunity for our sponsors to present their product and services to a European audience, and to reach new partners and customers. At the same time, attendees get the chance to find out first-hand how new and emerging AI and cloud technologies can be used today, what the best practices are, and what products and services can further improve their business. The European AI and Cloud Summit expo hall, with 90 sponsors and exhibitors, is a “melting” pot which brings together business, deciders, doers and visionaries.
European AI and Cloud Summit attendees work for the major European companies and organisations. Of these, 50% come from the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), 20% from the Benelux region (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg), 10% from the UK, 10% from the Nordic region (Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland), and 10% from other European countries. Moreover, 60% of attendees have a business role (CXOs, managers, business users) and 40% are techies (architects, developers, IT professionals).
The European AI and Cloud Summit, Europe's largest and leading AI, Microsoft Azure, AI Security, and AI Operations conference, attracts large corporations year after year. Managers and IT professionals join the AI and CloudSummit to study, exchange insights, and participate in diverse activities such as tutorials, lectures, and panel conversations. At the AI and CloudSummit, they are increasing their knowledge base and widening their business connections. AI and CloudSummit isn't just a conference; it's an essential opportunity for these top firms to align with Microsoft's newest ideas and blueprints in the fields of AI and cloud computing. In taking this step, they ensure they keep pace in a technological environment that's constantly shifting.