EU DIGITAL NEW

EU Digital Summit 2026

9 June

Residence Palace, Brussels

BREAKING DIGITAL BARRIERS: FROM DIGITAL AMBITION TO INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIVENESS

As Europe enters a decisive implementation phase, the EU Digital Summit 2026 will focus on one central question: how to turn the EU’s digital rulebook into real world outcomes for competitiveness, investment, productivity and trust. After a decade of major initiatives across AI, data, platforms, cybersecurity and digital markets, the challenge is no longer ambition, but delivery, with coherent enforcement, legal certainty and practical simplification that keeps the Single Market workable and innovation scalable.

The Summit will bring together policymakers, regulators, industry and finance to address the key barriers to execution. Discussions will focus on scaling cloud and compute capacity amid energy and permitting constraints, moving from pilots to productivity in data and AI, strengthening trust, safety and openness in platform governance, and boosting cybersecurity and geopolitical resilience. The programme will also highlight the talent and investment foundations needed to sustain Europe’s digital leadership in an increasingly competitive global landscape.

Discover the 2026 speakers

Michael McGrath
Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection
Ana Gallego Torres
Director-General, DG JUST, European Commission
Maria Cristina Russo
Deputy Director-General, DG RDT, European Commission
Dragoș Tudorache
Diplomatic Advisor to the EU Commission EVP Stéphane Séjourné
Despina Spanou
Deputy Director-General, DG CNECT, European Commission
Luca Tagliaretti
Executive Director, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network
Annette Kroeber-Riel
Vice-President, Government Affairs and Public Policy for Europe, Google
James Waterworth
Director of EU Affairs and Head of Brussels Office, Amazon
Nanna-Louise Linde
Vice President, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
Hendrik Bourgeois
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs And Policy Europe, Mastercard
Jacek Kubas
Head of Digital EBRD
Lukáš Kačena
Government Commissioner for Artificial Intelligence, Czech Republic
Carlota Reyners Fontana
Director, DG COMP, European Commission
Axel Voss
Member of the European Parliament
Nicolas González Casares
Member of the European Parliament
Karl Nehammer
Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Mechthild Wörsdörfer
Deputy Director-General, DG ENER, European Commission
Alexandra Geese
Member of the European Parliament
Dan Nica
Member of the European Parliament
Christoph Schroth
VP Digital Product Strategy, BMW
Rita Wezenbeek
Director of Platforms Policy and Enforcement, DG CNECT, European Commission
Zach Meyers
Director of Research, CERRE
Alexandre Roure
Head of Policy, Deputy Head of Office, Computer & Communications Industry Association, CCIA
Martina Weimert
CEO, Epi Company
Ilias Chantzos
Head of Global Privacy and Data Governance, Broadcom
Eric von Breska
Director for Investment, Innovative & Sustainable Transport, DG MOVE, European Commission
Alexandre de Streel
Academic Director, CERRE
Florian Pennings
Associate Chief Cybersecurity and Operational Officer, ENISA
Mette Toftdal Grolleman
Senior Vice President, Head of Government Affairs, Europe, Visa
Casper Klynge
VP Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy EMEA, Zscaler
Aura Salla
Member of the European Parliament
Adam Nyman
Director of Citizen Outreach and Engagement at Friends of Europe
Lucilla Sioli
Director EU AI Office, DG CNECT, European Commission
Leena Whittaker
Director, Competitiveness, Eurocommerce
Combiz Abdolrahimi
Global Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, ServiceNow
Willem-Jan Cosemans
Director, Deloitte Legal
Vincent Berrutto
Head of Unit Responsible for Competitiveness, Digitalisation, Research, and Innovation, DG ENER, European Commission
Katarina Kakalikova
Director, Social Impact, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Solveig Honoré Hatton
Vice President, Public Policy Europe, Mastercard
Hossein Nowbar
President and Chief Legal Officer, ServiceNow
Yasmine Charafeddine
Senior Corporate Counsel, EMEA Privacy, AI and Digital Regulation, Salesforce
Markus Bechmann
Global VP and Co-Head Utilities Industry, SAP
Tiemo Wõlken
Member of the European Parliament
Jens Jeppesen
Senior Director, Corporate Affairs, EMEA & APJ, Workday
Damian Boeselager
Member of the European Parliament
Luca Aguzzoni
Head of Sector, DMA team, DG CNECT, European Commission
Mónica Campanet
Director of Operations, Bizum
Meryem Haraj Touzani
Associate Principal RBB Economics
Jessica Ramos
General Counsel Head of Legal, Regulatory and Corporate Shared Services, EBA Clearing
Wesley Bille
Partner Deloitte
Lucia Odone
Head of EU Public Affairs, ENI
Timothy Martens
Risk & Security leader, ServiceNow
Jason Ruger
Chief Information Security Officer, Lenovo
Victoria de Posson
Secretary General, European Tech Alliance
Géraldine Mahieu
Deputy Director-General, Coordination of Economic Policies of Member States at DG ECFIN, European Commission
Annika Eriksgård
Deputy Director-General for Investment and International at DG ECFIN, European Commission
Rodrigo Senofieni
Chief Technology Officer, Aidoptation
Teri Schultz
EU/ NATO Reporter
Rosie Birchard
Deutsche Welle
Jennifer Baker
EU Reporter

Check the 2026 Agenda

Our mission is twofold: we aim to bring politics and business together in order to provide them with an opportunity to debate and pursue their common goals, giving a voice to all sides of the debate. The other priority of EBS is to provide European institutions with a platform where they can place their top priorities in the spotlight and advance the development of new pieces of legislation through discussion with a variety of actors and stakeholders.

Arnaud Thysen
Director General

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