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INAI Industrial AI Summit 2026

Invitation-only European industrial AI executive summit

About this event

An invitation-only executive summit in Munich on industrial AI in European manufacturing, across R&D, production and supply chain, co-hosted by the scale-ups SPREAD, Ethon and Pelico and supported by General Catalyst and the EU AI Champions Initiative. The second edition's programme has opening remarks from the co-hosts, two keynotes, a panel on scaling industrial AI across plants under European rules, and an industry session with speakers from Volkswagen Group, Airbus Helicopters Technik and Viohalco, with Bosch Mobility, Schneider Electric and Reckitt also on the programme.

Who it's for

Senior Manufacturing ExecutivesChief Digital OfficersSupply Chain LeadersPolicy & Academia

The page describes selected senior executives and leaders from across European industry, plus policy, technology and academic industrial AI thought leaders.

Speakers

PN
Philipp Noll
Co-Founder & MD
SPREAD
Vendor
Opening remarks: Europe at an Inflection Point
DJ
Dr. Julian Senoner
Founder & Co-CEO
Ethon
Vendor
Opening remarks: Europe at an Inflection Point
TB
Tarik Benabdallah
CEO & Co-Founder
Pelico
Vendor
Opening remarks: Europe at an Inflection Point
CK
Clara Köster
Director Portfolio Success & Co-Lead EU AI Champions Initiative
General Catalyst
Opening remarks: Europe at an Inflection Point
EE
Eric Enselme
Board Advisor & Former Fortune 50 Global Vice President; Executive Fellow, World Economic Forum, Centre for AI Excellence
Independent
Consultant
Keynote: Europe's Competitiveness Countdown, From Readiness to Return
RD
Robin Dechant
Partner
General Catalyst
Panel (moderator): Scaling Industrial AI across Plants Under Europe's Rules
HE
Harald Emberger
Chief Supply Officer
Reckitt
Customer
Panel: Scaling Industrial AI across Plants Under Europe's Rules
PW
Peter Weckesser
Chief Digital Officer, EVP
Schneider Electric
Customer
Panel: Scaling Industrial AI across Plants Under Europe's Rules
YB
Yves Bonnefont
Former Chief Software Officer
Stellantis
Customer
Panel: Scaling Industrial AI across Plants Under Europe's Rules
VK
Verena Kuhn
Head of Innovator Communities
World Economic Forum
Panel: Scaling Industrial AI across Plants Under Europe's Rules
BK
Bill Karnazes
Group COO and GM of Corporate Services
Viohalco
Customer
AI in Action: From Local Wins to Enterprise Scale
SI
Stefan Imme
SVP Group Sales IT
Volkswagen Group
Customer
AI in Action: From Local Wins to Enterprise Scale
Av
Alexander von Seckendorff
Management Board Member and Head of Transformation
Airbus Helicopters Technik GmbH
Customer
AI in Action: From Local Wins to Enterprise Scale
FB
Florian Bankoley
Chief Digital Officer
Bosch Mobility
Customer
Keynote: The Adoption Dividend, Leading change when AI becomes "How work gets done"

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