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

Valdis Dombrovskis
Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, European Commission
Ana Gallego Torres
Director-General, DG JUST, European Commission
Maria Cristina Russo
Deputy Director-General, DG RDT, European Commission
Despina Spanou
Deputy Director-General, DG CNECT, European Commission
Christel Schaldemose
Member and Vice-President of the European Parliament
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 COMPT, European Commission
Axel Voss
Member of the European Parliament
Nicolas González Casares
Member of the European Parliament
Mechthild Wörsdörfer
Deputy Director-General, DG ENER, European Commission
Evin Incir
Member of the European Parliament
Alexandra Geese
Member of the European Parliament
Dan Nica
Member of the European Parliament
Rita Wezenbeek
Director of Platforms Policy and Enforcement, DG CNECT, European Commission
Zach Meyers
Director of Reserch, CERRE
Aura Salla
Member of the European Parliament
Tiemo Wõlken
Member of the European Parliament
Damian Boeselager
Member of the European Parliament

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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