GITEX EUROPE | Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Germany

About GITEX EUROPE

GITEX Europe 2025 is set to be the largest technology event of its kind in Europe, bringing together leaders, innovators, and investors to explore the future of tech and digital transformation. Taking place from May 21–23, 2025, at Messe Berlin, the event will feature cutting-edge developments in AI, robotics, cybersecurity, blockchain, and more. With over 800 investors from around the globe and 1,000+ exhibitors, GITEX Europe offers a unique platform for networking, learning, and discovering the latest innovations shaping industries worldwide.

The event’s diverse programming includes the highly anticipated Supernova All-Stars Pitch Challenge, where startups can compete for equity-free cash prizes, and the GITEX ScaleX Club, which provides high-growth scaleups with access to funding, partnerships, and global expansion opportunities. GITEX Europe also hosts IMPACT 100, showcasing the world’s most impactful startups in AI, DeepTech, and ClimateTech, addressing humanity’s most pressing challenges. The event is set to foster collaboration across sectors, creating valuable opportunities for businesses, governments, and individuals.

With 14 thematic stages covering a range of sectors such as AI, fintech, IoT, smart cities, and green technology, GITEX Europe provides attendees with comprehensive insights into the technologies that will define the future. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, investor, or startup founder, GITEX Europe 2025 offers a dynamic space to connect, innovate, and shape the next wave of digital disruption. Don't miss the chance to be part of Europe’s most influential tech event!

Speakers

Dr. Terje Jensen

SVP, Global Business Security Officer & Head of Network and Cloud technology strategy at Telenor Telenor Group

Dhruv Bisani

Head of Adversarial Attack Simulations at Starling Bank Starling Bank

Dr. Christian Nagel

Managing Partner at Early Bird Venture Capital Early Bird Venture

Milena Stoycheva

Board Member of the Board of Innovation at Ministry of Innovation and Growth BG Ministry of Innovation and Growth

BERNARD-LOUIS ROQUES

Co-founder & General Partner at Truffle Capital Truffle Capital

Ana-Maria Stefan

Chief Revenue Officer Sovereign Cloud Germany at Delos Cloud GmbH Delos Cloud

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Aris Koios

Technology Strategist, CEUR at CrowdStrike CrowdStrike

Aris Koios

Technology Strategist, CEUR at CrowdStrike CrowdStrike

Julia Dudenko

Group CISO / Group AI Community Chair at Haniel Haniel

Filip Nowak

Global Head of Cyber Defense at Ferrero Ferrero

Margaux A Miller

Connection Expert, TEDx Speaker, Global MC at MAM Media MAM Media

Sinead Fitzmaurice

CEO at TransferMate TransferMate Global Payments

Amy Lewin

Editor at Sifted Sifted

David Nothacker

CEO & Founder at Sennder Sennder

Nick Powell

VP for Bolt Business at Bolt Bolt

Bartosz Skwarczek

Founder & President at G2A G2A

Moritz Jungmann

Partner at Future Energy Ventures Future Energy Ventures

Till Stenzel

Partner at SET Ventures SET Ventures

Lara Babalola

TV Host & Journalist, TV Presenter / News Reporter at Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle

Bilge Yücel

Developer Relations Engineer at Deepset Deepset

Henry Gorst

Head of People Protection EMEA at Proofpoint Proofpoint

H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti

Head of Cybersecurity at UAE Government UAE Government

Ioannis Alexakis

Director General at National Cybersecurity Authority National Cybersecurity Authority

Luca Tagliaretti

Executive Director at European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) European Cybersecurity Competence Centre

Manuel Bach

Head of Section “Cybersecurity for SMEs” at Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) BSI

Miguel De Bruycker

Director General at Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

Lajos Szabo

Director at National Cyber Security Center National Cyber Security Centre - NCSC

Stuart Frost

Head of Enterprise Security & Risk Management at UK Government UK Government

Almudena Justo Martinez

Director of the International Quantum Center at Fsas Technologies, Fujitsu Fsas Technologies

Jan Goetz

CEO & Co-Founder at IQM Quantum Computers IQM Quantum Computers

Dr. Benjamin Wolba

Founder at Future-of-Computing.com Future-of-Computing

Han Dols

Head of Entrepreneurship & Innovation Networks at CERN CERN

Bert Verdonck

CEO at Luxembourg National Data Service Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS)

Francisco Mingorance

Secretary-General at Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe)

Antonietta Mastroianni

Chief Digital & IT Officer at Proximus Proximus

Ulrich Ahle

Chief Executive Officer at Gaia-X European Association for Data and Cloud AISBL Gaia-X European Association for Data and Cloud AISBL

Francesco Bonfiglio

CEO at Dynamo Dynamo

Aneri Pradhan

Founder at Klimatic Group Klimatic Group

Siddharth Malik

Executive Leader at Energy Transition Energy Transition Ventures

Raphael Guerithault

New Energy Director at SLB SLB

Nicholas Borsotto

Global Lead for AI Innovators at Lenovo Global Technology Germany GmbH Lenovo

Nico Cormier

CTO at reMarkable reMarkable

Dave Killeen

Vice President of Product at Pendo pendo

Christiane Seifert

Chair at Electronic Communications Committee (ECC) Electronic Communications Committee

Jan Ellsberger

Director General at European Telecommunications Standards Institute ETSI

Dr. Mohammad Shokoohi-Yekta

Sr. Director AI at HeartBeam Inc, and Instructor at Stanford University Stanford University

Remo Marini

Group Chief Security Officer at Assicurazioni Generali Spa Generali

Daria Saharova

Founder at World Fund World Fund

Stefan Lenz

Chief Executive Officer at GT Hub GT Hub

Yann Fiebig

Partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds High-Tech Gründerfonds

Ivor van Dartel

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer at VÆRIDION VÆRIDION

Christophe Biolley

Head of Presales Europe at Kaspersky Kaspersky

Dr. Sebastian Schäfer

CEO at House of Finance and Tech House of Finance and Tech

Georg Henig

Senior Partner at Roland Berger Roland Berger

Aleksandra Buczkowska

Managing Director, Retail Products & Client Segments at mBank mBank S.A.

Mustafa Isik

Chief Technologist – Sovereignty at Amazon Web Services (AWS) Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Mahdi Abdulrazak

Group Information Security and Risk Officer at SHV Energy SHV Energy

Christos Syngelakis

Group CISO at Group Motor Oil Motor Oil

Alessandro Menna

Chief Security Officer at Italgas SpA Italgas

Albert Vartic

Upstream OT Cybersecurity Officer at OMV Petrom OMV Petrom

Dirk-Andrew Heil

CISO at Stadtwerke Norderstedt Stadtwerke Norderstedt

Dr. Daniela Bronstrup

BEREC Vice Chair 2025 and Vice President at Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA) and BEREC Bundesnetzagentur

Carsten Höltkemeyer

CEO at Solaris Solaris SE

Paolo Sironi

Host at The Bankers' Bookshelf Podcast

Stipe Plejic

CEO at Endemic Endemic

Theodoros Loukaidis

Director-General, Research & Innovation Foundation at Government of Cyprus Government of Cyprus

James Alexander

Chief Executive Officer at UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association UKSIF

Chantal Zeuner

Field & Channel Marketing Manager DACH at Blackberry BlackBerry

Dat Tran

Partner & CTO at DATANOMIQ DATANOMIQ

Dr. Alexander Lammers

Project Lead - Data Analytics & AI at DATANOMIQ DATANOMIQ

Ernst Stöckl-Pukall

Head of Division at Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action BMWK

Dr. Christine Knackfuss-Nikolic

Chief Technology Officer at T-Systems International GmbH T-Systems International GmbH

Thomas Hahn

Chief Expert Software at Siemens AG Germany Siemens

Bastian Gierull

Chief Executive Officer at Octopus Energy Germany Octopus Energy

Justin Grooms

President at Bolt (USA) Bolt

Mark Keating

Principal Security Solutions Architect at AWS Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Philip Scheidl

Manager, Sales Engineering at CrowdStrike CrowdStrike

Ilkay Demirdag

Independent Board Member at Aksa Energy Aksa Energy

Anton Nikitin

Chief Sustainability Officer at Vilnius City Municipality Vilnius City Municipality

Dr. Mihir Sarkar

Head of AI at Engie ENGIE

Agenda

Elevate Stage, Hall 4.2

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM - Opening Remarks by the MC - Margaux A Miller

10:05 AM - 2:30 PM - Supernova Semi-Finals

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM - EIC First Movers

Founders Summit, 10x Stage, Hall 6.2

10:30 AM - 10:35 AM - Opening Remarks - Margaux A Miller

10:35 AM - 11:15 AM - From Local Success to Global Powerhouse: The Journey of Expanding Worldwide - Sinéad Fitzmaurice, David Nothacker, Bartosz Skwarczek, Amy Lewin, Nick Powell

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM - Fireside Chat | Investing in Quantum: Staying in the Lead - Almudena Justo Martinez, Dr. Jan Goetz, Dr. Benjamin Wolba, Han Dols

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM - On Stage Conversation: The Future of Work: Rethinking Productivity in a Digital Age - Nico Cormier, Margaux A Miller, Dave Killeen

12:35 PM - 12:55 PM - The Embedded Finance Playbook: Your Roadmap to Success - Carsten Holtkemeyer, Paolo Sironi

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - AI agents in action - Dat Tran, Dr. Alexander Lammers

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM - IPO or Acquisition: What’s the Best Path for Scale-ups? - Achim Plum, Roy Hefer, Pietro Peligra, Amy Lewin

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM - Redefining Corporate-Startup Collaboration for Market Leadership - Nils Wagner, Eva Schramm, Elisabeth Gunner Schermer, Mark Kleyner, Daniele Vitullo, Romy Schnelle

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM - Recap + Closing Remarks

Green Impact Stage, Hall 5.2

11:00 AM - 11:40 AM - The Rise of Renewables in Improving Global Energy Security - Till Stenzel, Moritz Jungmann

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM - Delivering Major Energy Storage Capacity to Fulfil Demand Growth - Aneri Pradhan, Siddharth Malik, Raphael Guerithault

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM - Fueling the Future: Investing in Emerging GreenTech Sectors - Daria Saharova, Yann Fiebig, Ivor van Dartel, Stefan Lenz

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM - Driving Carbon-Neutrality with AI: Can Tech Accelerate Green Goals? - Raphael Guerithault, Dr. Mihir Sarkar, Ilkay Demirdag, Anton Nikitin

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM - The EU-GCC Green Transition Project: Driving Green Tech and Economic Growth - Axel Roitzsch, Axel Dickenbrok, Poonam Balan-Ng, Anton Nikitin

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Strategic Collaborations – Accelerating Food Startups to Tackle Europe's Systemic Challenges - Michael Kubiena, Lia Carlucci, Christian Pirzer

Cybersecurity Dark Stage, Hall 3.2

11:00 AM - 11:05 AM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Welcome and Brief Introduction by GITEX Europe - Lara Babalola

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM - The Great EU AI Debate & How It Impacts Cybersecurity. The Role of AI in Cybersecurity Policy - H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Luca Tagliaretti, Miguel De Bruycker, Ioannis Alexakis, Manuel Bach, Lajos Szabo, Stuart Frost

11:45 AM - 12:05 PM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Case Study | Knowledge Showcase Fortinet

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM - How to Optimize Cyber Risk Measurement through the Use of Quantum Algorithms: An Approach - Remo Marini

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM - EU SME Strategy on Cybersecurity for the Next 3 Years - Luca Tagliaretti

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM - 8ra: Shaping Europe's next generation cloud infrastructure

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Live Hack | Hidden in Plain Sight: Convincing Legitimate Tools to Perform Illegitimate Actions - Dhruv Bisani

1:35 PM - 1:55 PM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Case Study | Adaptive Security: AI-Driven Security & Compliance for Endpoint Resilience - Leonard Jayakumar

1:55 PM - 2:35 PM - AI and Machine Learning: Revolutionizing Cyber Defense - Aris Koios, Kevin Leusing, Ugo Vignolo Lutati, Julia Dudenko, Filip Nowak, Ejona Preci

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Open source and cloud computing: Europe’s pathway to digital autonomy - Frank Karlitschek

2:35 PM - 2:50 PM - AI-Driven Security & Compliance for Endpoint Resilience - Leonard Jayakumar

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Conference Roundtables - Albert Vartic, Jacques Federspiel, Dr. -Ing. Ashar Javed, Ejona Preci

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM - AI In Critical Infrastructure | Closing Remarks

Cloud & Connectivity Global Cities Stage, Hall 1.2

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM - Tech & The Transition | Welcome Address

11:15 AM - 11:55 AM - Panel Discussion | Sovereignty in action: How can Europe lead the new cloud market? - Bert Verdonck, Antonietta Mastroianni, Francesco Bonfiglio, Francisco Mingorance, Ulrich Ahle

11:55 AM - 12:15 PM - Beyond spectrum: How Europe is reshaping its connectivity-led tech future - Christiane Seifert, Jan Ellsberger

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM - Reserved for AWS - Mustafa Isik

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Data centres as enablers of sovereignty and scalability in the age of AI - Jens-Peter Feidner

12:50 PM - 1:05 PM - Keynote - Matthias Goetz

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM - EU SME Strategy on Cybersecurity for the Next 3 Years - Luca Tagliaretti

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM - Empowering enterprises: How private networks and edge cloud create business value - Dr. Terje Jensen

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM - Sovereign Cloud – Secure solutions for public sector and regulated industries in Germany and Europe - Ana-Maria Stefan

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM - Open source and cloud computing: Europe’s pathway to digital autonomy - Frank Karlitschek

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM - The fusion of AI, connectivity and cloud - Qiao Yan, Audrey Plonk, Rene Eres

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Rewriting government services: Can governments keep pace with emerging tech? - Klemens Himpele, Michael Orno

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM - Europe’s digital autonomy: The strategic push for AI, cloud and HPC self-sufficiency - Dr. Bastian Koller

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM - Closing Remarks

Elevate Stage, Hall 4.2

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM - Opening Remarks by the MC

10:05 AM - 3:30 PM - Supernova Semi-Finals

3:00 PM - 3:40 PM - European Startups Innovation Showcase

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Panel | WIN Initiative of the Federal Government + Q&A for Startups on Elevate Stage for KfW

Cybersecurity Dark Stage, Hall 3.2

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM - Welcome and Brief Introduction by GITEX Europe - Lara Babalola

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM - Software Defined Defense: Preparing the German Armed Forces for a New Dimension of Threats - Capt. Daniel Prenzel

10:25 AM - 11:05 AM - Combating Advanced Cybercrimes - Capt. Daniel Prenzel, Ugo Vignolo Lutati, Stephane Duguin, Capt. Patrick Ghion, Marco Preuß, Dr. Martin Wolff, Dimitar Dimitrov

11:00 AM - 12:20 PM - The Dark Side of AI - How Hackers Use AI & Deepfakes - Mark T. Hofmann

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM - AI Security Risks & Winning Strategies - Ejona Preci

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM - Building a Unified Cybersecurity Platform: From Silos to Synergy - Ram Vaidyanathan

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM - Comprehensive Approach to Space Cybersecurity: Strategies and Implementations - John Irving

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM - AI Agents to the Rescue: Transforming Cybersecurity Operations with Autonomous Intelligence - Hari Hayagreevan, Srinivas Tummalapenta

12:35 PM - 12:55 PM - Inside the Investigation: A Live OSINT Case Study on Digital Threat Hunting - Danni Brooke

12:55 PM - 1:35 PM - 3 Cyber Tech Areas to Watch in 2025 and Beyond - Mahdi Abdulrazak, Christos Syngelakis, Jacques Federspiel, Julia Dudenko, Dr. Martin Krämer, Matteo Macina

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM - AI Security Risks & Winning Strategies - Ejona Preci

1:35 PM - 1:55 PM - LIVE Hack | Terminating Skynet, Live AI Hacking - Guilherme Tamagnini Santos

1:40 PM - 2:15 PM - Cross-Border Ventures: European VCs in Global Investment - Carolin Wais, Christian Claussen, Marc Menasé

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM - AI Ethics in Practice: Building Trustworthy Systems for Business and Society - Dr. Carolina Pinart, Nicole Büttner, Riaan Dreyer

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM - Strategic Supply Chain Optimisation: From Compliance to Sustainable Leadership - Mounir Benaija, Dr. Mihir Sarkar, Lisa Reehten, Sascha Preis, Felix Plog

1:55 PM - 2:15 PM - Transforming E-Commerce with AI - Dr. Michael Muller-Wunsch

2:15 PM - 2:35 PM - AI Security Risks & Winning Strategies - Ejona Preci

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM - AI Agents to the Rescue: Transforming Cybersecurity Operations with Autonomous Intelligence - Hari Hayagreevan, Srinivas Tummalapenta

2:35 PM - 3:05 PM - Next 6 Months of Financial Cyber Threats: Are We Ready to Collaborate? - Kai Grunwitz, Dhruv Bisani, Capt. Patrick Ghion, Julia Dudenko, Manuel Bach, Danni Brooke, Lara Babalola

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM - The Vision 2030 & The Metaverse: Securing Tomorrow’s Digital Realities - Capt. Patrick Ghion

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM - Conference Roundtables | Incident Response Plan & AI in IoT Security for Smart Cities

3:25 PM - 3:55 PM - LIVE Hack | Terminating Skynet, Live AI Hacking - Guilherme Tamagnini Santos

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM - AI Agents to the Rescue: Transforming Cybersecurity Operations with Autonomous Intelligence - Hari Hayagreevan, Srinivas Tummalapenta

3:55 PM - 4:15 PM - Transforming E-Commerce with AI - Dr. Michael Muller-Wunsch

Venture Summit, 10x Stage, Hall 6.2

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM - Opening Remarks

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM - Fireside Chat | Outsmart the Market: VC in the Age of AI - Jager Mcconnell, Amy Lewin

10:25 AM - 10:50 AM - The Digital Divide: Infrastructure vs. Strategy - Gonzalo Vasquez, Dr. Hanna Huber, Robin Wauters

10:50 AM - 11:30 AM - On Stage Interview: Profitability in Fintech: Qonto’s Path to Sustainable Growth - Alexandre Prot

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM - How Can Europe’s SMEs Become the Global Leaders of Tomorrow? - Julian David, Jager Mcconnell, André François-Poncet, Costanza Carissimo

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM - The Corporate Fund Renaissance: Why Every Growth-Focused Company Needs an Internal Investment Vehicle? - Tamara Steffens, Socheat Chhay, Ingo Kloeckner, Joerg Landsch, Mark Kleyner

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM - Fireside Chat | Outsmart the Market: VC in the Age of AI - Jager Mcconnell, Amy Lewin

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM - How Can Europe’s SMEs Become the Global Leaders of Tomorrow? - Julian David, Jager Mcconnell, André François-Poncet, Costanza Carissimo

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM - AI’s Promise: Transforming the Future with Innovation, Equity, and Human Potential - Sebastian Heinz, Mohammed Sijelmassi, Laura Moritz, Angie Gifford, Kal De

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Fireside Chat | Scaling Up European VC: A Blueprint for Global Competitiveness - Oliver Holle, Udayan Goyal, Marianne Tordeux

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM - Cross-Border Ventures: European VCs in Global Investment - Carolin Wais, Christian Claussen, Marc Menasé

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM - Fireside Chat | Scaling Up European VC: A Blueprint for Global Competitiveness - Oliver Holle, Udayan Goyal, Marianne Tordeux

1:35 PM - 3:05 PM - What Are the Needs of the German Startup Ecosystem? - Dr. Susanne Maurenbrecher, Jörg Goschin

Green Tech Green Impact Stage, Hall 5.2

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM - Welcome Address

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM - International Interoperability for Net Zero: Aligning Global Sustainability Standards - Ilkay Demirdag, Lisa Reehten

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - IGreen Tech's Role in Supporting a Circular, Waste-Free World - Julie Kitcher, Dr. Gavin Towler

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM - The Role for Public & Private Partnership Synergies in Driving Sustainable, Equitable Finance Opportunities for Green Projects - James Alexander

12:20 PM - 1:00 PM - Bridging the Climate-Tech Funding Gap - Freya Burton, Jacob Ruiter, Stefania Vigna, Aneri Pradhan

1:00 PM - 1:40 PM - GreenTech in “Industry 5.0”: Redefining Sustainable Manufacturing - Tanya Horowitz, Bertil Helseth, Ola Tiverman, Siddharth Malik

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Unlocking the Energy Transition: VPI's Innovations in Flexibility for a Sustainable Future - Dr. Theodor Borshce

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM - Boosting Domestic Climate Industries: Financing the Green Transition - Bulent Karakaya

Workshop Room, Hall 1.2

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Agentic AI: Build Your First AI Agent - Dr. Mohammad Shokoohi-Yekta

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM - AI-Powered Art: Tools and Techniques for Enhancing Creativity - Dan Leveille

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Workshop | Mastering Agents using Azure AI Foundry - Mr. Lucas Martinic, Zaid Zaim, Christian Glessner

Connected Cities & Smart Infrastructure, Global Cities Stage, Hall 1.2

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM - Building Digital Bridges: How Tech Districts Can Foster International Collaboration in the AI Era

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Workshop | Mastering Agents using Azure AI Foundry - Mr. Lucas Martinic, Zaid Zaim, Christian Glessner

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM - Fireside Chat | The future of visual storytelling in the age of synthetic media - Christian Darkin

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM - Case-study | Game-changer for modern dating: Will AI algorithms replace Cupid’s arrow? - Roman Khaves

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM - Presentation | The Vision 2030 & The Metaverse: Securing Tomorrow’s Digital Realities - Capt. Patrick Ghion

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Cracking the code of AI at scale - Charaf El Hami, Dr. Carolina Pinart, Felix Baaken

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Is your smart city spying on you? - Fernando de Pablo Martín, Paul McDonagh-Forde, Ger Baron

4:00 PM - 4:55 PM - Building a smart capital city from scratch - Daniel Oscar Baskoro

4:55 PM - 5:00 PM - Closing Remarks

Cybersecurity Dark Stage, Hall 3.2

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM - Closing Remarks

GQX10x Stage, Hall 6.2

10:00 AM - 10:05 AM - Opening Remarks

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM - Harnessing Quantum Technologies for Global Impact - Sameer Chauhan

10:20 AM - 10:50 AM - The Quantum Race: Europe's Ecosystem at a Glance - Tommaso Calarco, Himadri Majumdar, Dr. Jasper Krauser, Dr. Enrique Solano, Alexander Glätzle

10:40 AM - 11:30 AM - Getting Quantum-Ready: Building the Foundations for Economic Growth - Adrian Locher, Johannes Verst

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - AI & Quantum: The Next Evolution of Intelligence - Kelly Richdale, Carlos Kuchkovsky, Sergio Gago

12:00 PM - 12:10 PM - Sponsorship Session - Reserved: IBM

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM - Fireside Chat | Building the Quantum Internet, the Network of the Future

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM - Fireside Chat | Why the QPU Is the Next GPU - Marta Estarellas, Himadri Majumdar

2:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Keynote | Quantum Social Impact and Governance Before the Leap - Fabienne Marco

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM - Keynote | Building Your Dream Team for Quantum Security Threats - Dr. Araceli Venegas-Gomez

2:40 PM - 2:45 PM - End of Day & Closing Remarks

Elevate Stage, Hall 4.2

10:05 AM - 10:30 AM - Berlin’s Venture Capital Scene: Insights and Hot Topics - Lennie Schlund, Cindy Adrienne Beckel, Marlon Müller, Luisa Müller, Frederike Wolff

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Scaling Deep Tech in Germany - Daniel Flynn, Jaqueline Hess, Maeva Schaller

11:05 AM - 12:20 PM - Live Show Event: Unboxing Berlin Ecosystem - Iva Jankovic, Diego Ain, Oliver Hasse, Alina Bungarten, René Giese, Emilie Vallauri, Elisabeth Sabeditsch, Marisa Neubert, Finn Kortenbrede, Leon Reiner, Etta Dannemann, Philipp Günther

12:25 PM - 1:00 PM - Entering & Scaling in Germany | Lessons from Leading European FinTech’s in Berlin - Steffen Sorensen, Martin Wihnaleck, Alexander Müller

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Live Show Event: Unboxing Berlin Ecosystem - Iva Jankovic, Diego Ain, Oliver Hasse, Alina Bungarten, René Giese, Emilie Vallauri, Elisabeth Sabeditsch, Marisa Neubert, Finn Kortenbrede, Leon Reiner, Etta Dannemann, Philipp Günther

1:00 PM - 1:05 PM - Wrap up & Closing Remarks

1:35 PM - 2:05 PM - SIBB Ask Female Founders: Energy Transition Powered by Women: A Conversation with Female Founders - Nina Germanus, Nina Heine, Urte Zahn

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM - Dream VC Presentation - Mark Kleyner

2:35 PM - 3:05 PM - Panel | Caucasus Meets Central Asia: The Rise of Eurasia’s Next Tech Powerhouse - Avtandil Kasradze, Magzhan Madiyev, Farkhod Ibragimov

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM - Presentation | GSER 2025 Sneak Peek: How Different German Ecosystems Are Ranking This Year? - Pranav Arya

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM - Panel | The Next Big Thing - Education - Theresa Voß, Dario Schramm, Johanna Heise, Julius Muth

3:45 PM - 4:05 PM - The Power of Discomfort - Matteo Cassese

4:05 PM - 4:45 PM - Workshop | Global Taxation. A New Paradigm of Tax Residency For Global Entrepreneurs and Businesspeople - Stefano Passarello

Cybersecurity Dark Stage, Hall 3.2

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM - Beyond Boundaries - The Convergence of Zero Trust, AI, and the Evolution of Security Perimeters - Dr. Lars Ruddigkeit

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM - Building Secure and Resilient Cloud Through Collaboration: Financial Services Use Case - Rolf Becker, Bruno Kovacs, Troy Leach, Bastian Bahnemann

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM - AI ACT: Security Law Aspect - Christine Rößler, Anja Zalewski

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Beyond the Breach: How Cloud-Scale Computing Transforms Security and Unlocks Growth - Andy Barratt

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM - Cloud Security | Fireside Chat | Inside Ransomware Chats: Analyzing the Kill Chain and Contradictions in Public Narratives - Murat Lostar, Kerem Kocaer

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM - Cloud Security | Presentation | Beyond the Breach: How Cloud-Scale Computing Transforms Security and Unlocks Growth - Andy Barratt

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM - Cloud Security | Closing - Linda Strick

Green Impact Stage, Hall 5.2

10:25 AM - 10:30 AM - Welcome and Brief Introduction by GITEX Europe - Flo Akinbiyi

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM - Opening Chairperson | European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) SME support, innovation, and the single market - Stephane Ouaki

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM - Fireside Chat | Global SMEs x Trade Tariff Wars - Philippe Varin

11:05 AM - 11:25 AM - Fireside Chat | Tech SMEs x Digital SME Alliance - Dr. Oliver Grun

11:25 AM - 12:25 PM - Panel Discussion | Data x Standards Alignment: Harmonizing Global Trade Through Digital Standardization - Stephan Wolf, Harald Schön, David Saive, Armin Wittemer, Alexander Paetzold, Olaf Rathgeb, Pamela Mar, Oliver Wieck

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Clean Tech SMEs Financing Initiatives | Global stakeholders enabling green innovation

1:05 PM - 1:25 PM - Fireside Chat | Tech SMEs x Digital SME Alliance - Dr. Oliver Grun

1:25 PM - 2:10 PM - Facilitating Trade x Scaling SMEs Procurement x Beyond Border | The critical role of government and commerce chambers in supporting SMEs - Sebastian Stiezel, Andrea Diewald, Hartmann Ilka

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM - Keynote Speech | Strengthening competitiveness of Europe with decentralized and distributed edge AI continuum - Ksenija Klampfer

2:15 PM - 3:10 PM - Panel Discussion | SMEs x AI/Cloud Edge Continuum: Strengthening Competitiveness with Decentralized and Distributed AI - Urban Zaletel, Ernest Žejn, Tadej Slapnik, Boštjan Gomilšek, Damir Prusac, Dr. Alberto P. Martí, Nena Dokuzov

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - Panel Discussion | Beyond Crypto: Impact on SMEs: Tokenization, the Next Financial Revolution - Wayne Hughes, Claus George, Christopher Obereder, Morten Rongaard, Patrick Hansen

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - Panel Discussion | Data Centre Security and Resilience: Balancing Physical, Cyber, and Supply Chain Risks

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM - Closing Remarks for the Conference - Flo Akinbiyi

4:10 PM - 5:15 PM - Africa Spotlight Program by DJASSI AFRICA

Workshop Room, Hall 1.2

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Agentic AI: Build Your First AI Agent - Dr. Mohammad Shokoohi-Yekta

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM - From Concept to Creation: Designing Art and Fashion with AI - Nesrine Zarrouki, Jean Arnaud