The lineup
Who spoke at DLD 2026?
The full announced lineup for DLD 2026. Names without a full profile are open to claim.
- AGAlexander Glätzle Founder, Planqc
Amit Jain Executive, Luma AI- ALAndré Loesekrug-Pietri Executive, JEDI Initiative
- AMAnn Mettler Executive, Columbia University
- AKAntonio Krüger Director, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI)
Ariel Ekblaw Researcher, Aurelia Institute
Bill Gross Idealab Founder | Incubating New Inventions & Businesses, Idealab- BIBjarke Ingels Architect, Founder, BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group)
- GTGené Teare Executive, Crunchbase
- HOHans Ulrich Obrist Director, Serpentine Galleries
Hendrik Brandis Venture Capital Investor Specializing in Technology and Innovation Strategies- HMHenry Markram Neuroscientist | The Brain, AI, and the Future of Humanity, Blue Brain Project
Joanna Shields Executive, Responsible AI Future Foundation
John Thornhill Journalist, Financial Times / Sifted- KCKenneth Cukier Author / Journalist, The Economist
Maja Göpel Transformation Expert, Leuphana University- MVMargrethe Vestager Professor, Danish Technical University (DTU)
Maria Ressa Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Journalist, Rappler.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Meredith Whittaker President, Signal Foundation- MFMichael Förtsch Executive, Q.WANT
Nicholas Thompson Editor, The Atlantic
Paolo Benanti Professor, LUISS Guido Carli University.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Peter Sarlin AI Expert & Silo AI CEO | European Machine Learning Pioneer, Silo AI- RKRaffi Krikorian Executive, Mozilla
Richard Socher Founder, You.com / AIX Ventures- RKRoman Krznaric Researcher, Long Now Foundation
Sarah Spiekermann Professor, Vienna University- SCSougwen Chung Artist & Researcher
Steffi Czerny Conference Producer and Media Strategist Specializing in Digital Innovation- SRStuart Russell Professor, UC Berkeley
- WVWerner Vogels CTO, Amazon
- ASAdrian Solgaard Founder, SolgaardIs this you? Claim →
- ACAlessandro Centrone Executive, Steelcase EMEAIs this you? Claim →
- AGAlexander Gerfer Executive, Würth ElektronikIs this you? Claim →
- ARAlexander Rose Executive, AutomatticIs this you? Claim →
- AVAlinda Vermeer Executive, Limelight FoundationIs this you? Claim →
- ABAndreas Blattmann Researcher, Black Forest LabsIs this you? Claim →
- ALAndreas Liebl Executive, appliedAIIs this you? Claim →
- AUAndreas Urschitz Executive, Infineon TechnologiesIs this you? Claim →
- ADAndrii Dykun Executive, Ukrainian Agri CouncilIs this you? Claim →
- AAAnn-Kristin Achleitner Professor, Technical University MunichIs this you? Claim →
- APAnne Philippi Executive, The New Health ClubIs this you? Claim →
- AAAnnet Aris Professor, INSEADIs this you? Claim →
- AYArtavazd Yeritsyan Executive, PodcastleIs this you? Claim →
- BNBalazs Nagy Executive, TYTAN TechnologiesIs this you? Claim →
- BBBastian Bergmann Executive, SolstenIs this you? Claim →
- BGBastian Gierull Executive, Octopus EnergyIs this you? Claim →
- BFBenedikt Franke Executive, Munich Security ConferenceIs this you? Claim →
- BFBernard Foing Executive, Space Renaissance InternationalIs this you? Claim →
- BCBharat Krishnan Chandar Researcher, Stanford Digital Economy LabIs this you? Claim →
- BOBjörn Ommer Researcher, LMU / Stable DiffusionIs this you? Claim →
- BHBradley Horowitz Investor, Wisdom VenturesIs this you? Claim →
- BABulent Altan Investor, Alpine Space VenturesIs this you? Claim →
- CKCarine Kanimba Human Rights Activist, World Liberty CongressIs this you? Claim →
- CFCarl Benedikt Frey Researcher, University of OxfordIs this you? Claim →
- CRCarol Reiley Executive, DeepMusic.aiIs this you? Claim →
- CBCaroline Busta Executive, New ModelsIs this you? Claim →
- CGCaroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green Researcher, University of OxfordIs this you? Claim →
- CBCarolyn van der Bogert Researcher, University of MünsterIs this you? Claim →
- CAChristian Angermayer Founder, Apeiron Investment GroupIs this you? Claim →
From the stage
Sessions worth replaying
The sessions from this edition we found on video.
Keynote
Building Global Impact with European AI | DLD26 (Andreas Liebl, Peter Sarlin)
Peter Sarlin
Session
How to Get The Most out of AI - 10 Prompts That Will Change Your Life
Bill Gross
Session
It’s All About Centacorns | DLD26 (Hendrik Brandis, Ann-Kristin Achleitner)
Hendrik Brandis
Session
Welcome | DLD26 (Steffi Czerny, Florian Haller, Alessia Sinzger, Ulrike von Mirbach)
Steffi Czerny
Frequently asked
- Who spoke at DLD 2026?
- 118 speakers, including Alexander Glätzle, Amit Jain, André Loesekrug-Pietri, Ann Mettler, and Antonio Krüger.
- What did DLD 2026 cover?
- Topics include AI Ethics & Governance, Digital Transformation, AI in the Enterprise, Applied Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Civil Liberties & Digital Rights.
- When and where was DLD 2026?
- Jan 14-16, 2026 in Munich, Germany.
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