Gcore Connect 2026
A private strategic forum for leaders who shape AI ecosystems, digital infrastructure, security & resilience.
6-7 July 2026
120+ Senior Leaders
By Invitation Only — Exclusive ticketAbout the Event
Gcore Connect is not a conference. It is a closed, invitation-only forum for leaders, visionaries and influential voices who build, govern, finance and defend digital infrastructure. Designed around high-intensity exchange: short keynotes, moderated panels and curated dialogue. No long presentations. No promotion. No noise.
Days of Forum
2
World-Class Speakers
26
Senior Leaders
120+
Speakers
Elisabeth Margue
Minister of Justice
Luxembourg government
Andre Reitenbach
CEO & Co-Founder
Gcore
Prof. Dr. Feiyu Xu
Board Advisor
University Professor of Industry AI
Dr. Philipp Rösler
Board Advisor
Former Vice Chancellor of Germany
Pasi Toivanen
SVP Strategic Government and Industry Initiatives
Nokia
Benjamin Degand
Senior Solution Architect
Dell Technologies
Anish Maddipoti
Senior Product
Manager - Inference
Dan Chester
EMEA CSP Regional Director
VAST Data
Carla Arend
Associate Vice President Cloud and Datacenter Services
IDCDr. Grzegorz (Greg) Ombach
SVP, Head of Disruptive Research, Technology & Innovation
Airbus
Samuel Weinbach
Chief Research Officer & Co-Founder
Aleph Alpha
Joerg Bienert
Co-Founder
of German AI-Association
Managing Director
Center for Sovereign AI
Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger
Professor for Computer Science at Saarland University
CEO & Scientific Director
German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
Taylor Wakefield
COO and Co-Founder
Teleport
Misch Strotz
CEO and Co-Founder
LetzAI
Elena Simon
General Manager Central and Eastern Europe
Gcore
Xavier Buck
founder
EBRAND | EURODNS
Alexander Pisemskiy
Founder
Veleci
Seva Vayner
Product Director
Gcore
Fabrice Moizan
Chief Revenue Officer
Gcore
Ahmed Kissay
Partner Data & AI
DXC Technology
Job Arnold
CEO and Co-Founder
STRADE
Clara Ulken
Program Director | Edge & AI Infrastructure
moderator
Gcore
Christos Floros
Founder & CEO
moderator
Monnett
Guillaume Arthuis
Business Development Senior Manager EMEA, AI Ecosystem & Network
moderator
EQUINIX
Hans Ramsl
Head of Field Engineering
Weights & Biases by CoreWeaveAgenda
Two days of strategic dialogue, curated experiences and meaningful connections.
Doors Open
Registration & welcome at Mudam
Doors
Europe at a Tipping Point. AI, Power and the Future of Infrastructure
Andre Reitenbach | CEO, Gcore
Elisabeth Margue | Minister of Justice, Luxembourg
Fabrice Moizan | Chief Revenue Officer, Gcore
Elena Simon | General Manager Central and Eastern Europe, Gcore
Seva Vayner | Product Director, Gcore
Buying GPUs Is Simple. Scaling AI Is the Hard Part
Benjamin Degand | Senior Solution Architect, Dell Technologies
Keynote
The AI Infrastructure Race: Who Will Power Next Decade?
Moderator: Clara Ulken | Program Director | Edge & AI Infrastructure Dan Chester | EMEA CSP Regional Director
Fireside Chat
Intelligence Unbound: The Global AI Race and the Future of Industrial AI
Prof. Dr. Feiyu Xu | University Professor of Industry AI & Gcore Board Advisor Prof. Dr. Antonio Krüger | Professor for Computer Science at Saarland University, CEO & Scientific Director of German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
Fireside Chat
The New Digital Battlefield. Securing AI Infrastructure in an Era of Cyber Power and Sovereignty
Moderator: Alexander Pisemskiy | Founder, Veleci
Joerg Bienert | Co-Founder of German AI-Association & Managing Director, Center for Sovereign AI
Taylor Wakefield | COO and Co-Founder, Teleport
Sovereign AI: Innovation, Regulation and Control
Moderator: Christos Floros | Founder & CEO, Monnett
Samuel Weinbach | Chief Research Officer & Co-Founder, Aleph Alpha
Xavier Buck I Founder, EBRAND & EuroDNS
The AI Gold Rush: Where Infrastructure, Connectivity and Capital Are Flowing Next
Moderator: Guillaume Arthuis | Business Development Senior Manager EMEA, AI Ecosystem & Network, EQUINIX
Pasi Toivanen | SVP Strategic Government and Industry Initiatives, Nokia
Dr. Grzegorz (Greg) Ombach | SVP, Head of Disruptive Research, Technology & Innovation, Airbus
Lunch Break — 15:00
From Models to Empires. The Race to Build Real AI Products
Moderator: Hans Ramsl | Head of Field Engineering, Weights & Biases by CoreWeave
Job Arnold | Co-Founder, STRADE
Ahmed Kissay | Partner Data & AI, DXC Technology
Software and a Service: How AI is changing the creative industries
Misch Strotz | CEO and Co-Founder, LetzAI
SpotlightThe Agentic Enterprise Is Coming — Here's What It Demands from Infrastructure
Carla Arend | Associate Vice President - Cloud and Datacenter Services , IDC
Spotlight
Europe's Tech Moment. Lead or Be Left Behind
Dr. Philipp Rösler | Former Vice Chancellor of Germany & Gcore Board Advisor
Keynote
Large-Scale Inference in the Real World
Anish Maddipoti | Senior Product Manager - Inference, NVIDIA
KeynoteAperitif — 18:30white dress code
White Night Party at MUDAM — 20:00white dress code
Afterparty — 22:00
Business Breakfast
Meliá Luxembourg
1 Park Drai Eearchen , 1499 Clausen, Luxembourg
Trip to Riol
Lunch Break — 12:00
Wine tasting at Markus Molitor
With Markus Molitor & Daniel Kiowski
ActivityReturn to Luxemburg - 16:30In Partnership With
The Venue
Two distinct settings. The first day in Luxembourg's modernist landmark; the second on the banks of the Moselle, Invitation only.
Day 1 — Main Summit
Mudam Luxembourg
Museum of Modern Art Grand-Duc Jean 3, Park Dräi Eechelen, L-1499 Luxembourg
Day 2 — Private Experience
Beyond the Summit:
A Curated experience.
By invitation Only.
Meliá Luxembourg
Markus Molitor winery
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