Closing Summit 2025
Germany’s AI future is being actively shaped — that’s what 2.5 years of MISSION KI have shown.
What began as an initiative has become a strategic driving force — for quality, trust, and speed in implementation. Together with more than 100 cooperation partners, we have closed gaps, established standards, and accelerated the transfer into practice.
Now it’s time to celebrate our shared success: We warmly invite you to our MISSION KI Closing Event.
We will highlight what we have achieved over the past years and discuss the next steps toward a sovereign, responsible, and competitive AI landscape in Germany.
Look forward to tangible results and live demos from our key projects, insights from leading voices in politics, business, and research, and an open exchange with the actors shaping Germany’s AI ecosystem.
Join us as we set the course for the future of trustworthy AI together.
Agenda
2:00 PM
Opening and Welcome
2:05 PM
Keynote
Marian Gläser, Co-Founder & CEO - brighter AI
2:20 PM
Mission Complete?
Results, experiences and perspectives from the MISSION KI initiative
2:40 PM
Sharing Data, Creating Value: Europe’s Path to a Sovereign Data Economy
How open source, open cooperation and standardization pave the way from fragmentation to a connected data economy.
Panel Discussion
Michael Plagge, VP Ecosystem Development - Eclipse Foundation
Peter Deussen, National Standards Officer - Microsoft
Anna-Maria Schleimer, Research Associate - Fraunhofer ISST
Peter Krämer, Director Data Sovereignty Solutions - Capgemini
3:25 PM
Short Break
3:45 PM
From Compliance to Competitiveness:
Quality as the Engine of AI Transformation
How companies ensure quality and trust while scaling AI innovations quickly and effectively.
Fireside Chat
Claudia Pohlink, Chief Data Officer / Director Data & AI - FIEGE
Hendrik A. Reese, EMEA Responsible AI Leader - PwC Deutschland
4:30 PM
Transfer and Scaling of AI - Closing the Gaps:
How AI Makes the Leap into the Market
Startup pitches and best practices from everyday founding: What really matters for market entry and growth
Keynote:
Catherine Schreiber, Scale Up Coach / Advisor / Founder - scale up / munevo GmbH / FAU Erlangen / Founders Resilience Initiative
Pitches & Insights from the AI Founder Fellowship:
Dr. Lukas Kaupp & Alexander Zender, Kauzen
Markus Sosnowski, Aproxymade
5:15 PM
Wrap up
5:30 PM
Get-together & Networking
Event Details
Date
November 27, 2025
Time
2:00 - 5:30 PM
Admission from 1:30 PM
Language
German
