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Industrial AI Summit 2026: Creating the Future of European Manufacturing
October 8, 2026
Munich, Germany
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.
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
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