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Industrial AI Summit 2026: Creating the Future of European Manufacturing

October 8, 2026

Munich, Germany

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European manufacturers are under pressure to move faster — from insight to action, from pilot to scale, from AI capability to measurable operational return.

The Industrial AI Summit 2026 brings together senior industry leaders, policymakers, and practitioners for a full day of closed-door discussion in Munich. Sessions focus on what actually works: shortening decision cycles, scaling AI across sites, and driving measurable gains in productivity, quality, and asset utilization.

Co-hosted by Pelico, SPREAD AI, and Ethon AI, and supported by General Catalyst and the EU AI Champions Initiative, this is a curated environment — not a trade show. Seats are limited. Our team will confirm your participation based on availability.

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Here’s what to expect

A full day of executive-level conversation on what it actually takes to deploy industrial AI at scale — across plants, regulations, and organizational boundaries.

The summit moves between keynotes, panel discussions, and structured peer exchange. Sessions address Europe's industrial competitiveness under AI-driven disruption, the gap between pilot success and enterprise rollout, and how manufacturers are translating AI adoption into measurable operational return.

You’ll learn:

Why AI pilots succeed locally but stall at enterprise scale — and what the manufacturers breaking that pattern are doing differently

How Europe's regulatory environment shapes industrial AI deployment — and how to move fast within it

What cross-industry peers are learning from real deployments across production, supply chain, and R&D

How to build the internal conditions for AI to become standard operating procedure, not a standalone initiative

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Who should attend? 

  • Chief Operating Officers and VP Operations
  • Chief Technology and Digital Officers
  • VP and Director of Manufacturing and Supply Chain
  • Head of AI, Automation, or Industry 4.0 initiatives
  • Senior leaders in Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Industrial Equipment, and adjacent sectors

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00 — Registration & Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:15 — Europe at an Inflection Point

10:15 – 11:00 — Europe's Competitiveness Countdown — From Readiness to Return

11:00 – 12:00 — Panel: Scaling Industrial AI Across Plants Under Europe's Rules

12:00 – 13:30 — Networking Lunch

13:30 – 15:30 — From Local Wins to Enterprise Scale — What Really Works?

15:30 – 16:00 — Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00 — The Adoption Dividend — Leading Change When AI Becomes How Work Gets Done

17:00 – 18:00 — Farewell Apéro

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