The European AI Conference 2026
The European AI Conference 2026 is a highly curated event, gathering 340 pre-approved leaders of Europe's AI Ecosystem for a full day of discussion, learning & networking.
A Highly Curated Audience
Our curated audience AI events receive close to 5/5 feedback, which is why attendance will be strictly limited to:
140 AI Builders & Tech Leaders (Data Scientists, ML/Software Engineers, Infrastructure Specialists, CTOs, CAIOs, VPs of Engineering & Heads of Data)
40 Enterprise AI Strategy Leaders (C-Suite, VPs, Heads & Directors of Strategy & Risk at companies with 50+ employees)
80 Product Management Leaders (CPOs, VPs, Heads, Directors & Product Managers)
80 VCs & Irish AI Startups
Agenda
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM: Registration
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM: Keynote Presentation
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM: Panel Discussion (30 min + 15 min Q&A)
Theme: The AI Integration Imperative. Industry leaders unpack deploying AI at scale, moving past pilot purgatory, overcoming infrastructure bottlenecks & delivering measurable ROI.
Brian McGeough, Chief Information Officer at Creditsafe (a global credit intelligence provider with 1,700 employees)
More Panellists TBC
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM: Roundtable Talks (Session 1)
Simultaneous, peer-matched sessions for our four audience types.
AI Builders Track: TBC
Enterprise AI Strategy Track: TBC
Product Track: 9 Moderators Confirmed
Patrick Monaghan, Chief Product Officer at Phorest
Gus Iwanaga, VP of Product - Commerce at commercetools
Haidee McMahon, Interim CPO; Ex-VP of Product at WP Engine
Jeferson Zanim, Chief Product Officer at Mater Private Network
Somnath Biswas, Head of Product - Conversations at Totaljobs Group
Mark Brophy, AI Product Leader; Ex-Product Leader at Genesys, TripAdvisor and Ding
Ryan Jude Soosayraj, VP at Mindset AI; Ex-Product Leader at Cognizant, Indeed & Workshare
Florence Jumpp, Group Product Manager - Customer Data & AI at Sainsbury's Digital, Tech and Data
Mary Rodgers, CEO, Portershed
Martina Fitzgerald, CEO, Scale Ireland
Frank Brennan, CEO, Republic of Work
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Lunch / Curated 1:1 Matchmaking
A dedicated networking area and official app will be made available to pre-schedule 1:1 meetings. Please note that lunch is self-catered, and that attendees can purchase food & drink at the venue.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Roundtable Talks (Session 2)
AI Builders Track: TBC
Enterprise AI Strategy Track: TBC
Product Track: 2 Moderators Confirmed
Dervilla Mullan, VP of Product, Sprout Social
Fionn Delahunty, Head of Product, Synthflow AI
Kevin Stembridge, Head of Strategy at Körber Pharma
Faye Walsh Drouillard, Founder & Managing Partner of WakeUp Capital
Niamh Sterling, All-Island Director of HBAN
Barry Brennan, Venture Partner at Elkstone
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Closing Presentation (20 min + 10 min Q&A)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM: Networking Afternoon
Roundtable Discussion Topics
To ensure conversations tackle the most pressing, real-time challenges in the industry, our roundtables are uniquely community-driven. Upon registering, attendees have the exclusive opportunity to propose and moderate a discussion topic within their specific peer group.
Expect dynamic, peer-matched deep dives across our four core tracks:
AI Builders & Tech Leaders: Technical discussions on implementation, coding, infrastructure & deployment, alongside strategic sessions on architecture, team building & scaling.
Enterprise AI Strategy Leaders: High-level discussions on enterprise ROI, compliance, risk & internal AI transformation.
Product Management: Focused conversations on AI product strategy, roadmapping & defining success metrics.
Irish AI Startups: Dedicated sessions on the local fundraising landscape, strategic partnerships & building defensible moats.
About Startup Network Europe
Startup Network Europe is an Irish Company that has hosted over 280 Corporate, Mid-Market & Startup Conferences across 50 European Cities since 2021. Their most notable events include:
The Dublin AI Conference 2026 (evening event)
The European Chief Product Officer Conference 2026 (full-day event)
The London AI Startup Conference 2025 (full-day event at Google’s London HQ)
The European AI Conference 2024 (full-day event at Google’s EMEA HQ)
The London Chief Product Officer Conference 2023 (evening event)
The European Startup Conference 2022 (speakers included Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak)
Previous Speakers at Startup Network Europe events
Corporate Leaders
Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder, Apple
Benjamin Faes, CEO, RWS Group
Jörg Koletzki, Chief Information Officer, AerCap
Nathalie Roos, CEO, Lipton Teas and Infusions
Brian McGeough, Chief Information Officer, Creditsafe
Dr. Ingo Stürmer, CTO, Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Peter Wanda, CDAO Shared Services, Zurich Insurance
Katarzyna Stoltmann, Head of Data Science & AI, AstraZeneca
Louise Dennehy, Chief Information Officer, Central Bank of Ireland
Susie O'Donoghue, Global Head of Data & AI, William Grant & Sons
Political & Ecosystem Leaders
Minister Emer Higgins T.D.
Roxanne Varza, Director, STATION F
Lord Mayor of Dublin Councillor Ray McAdam
Gerard de Graaf, EU Ambassador to Silicon Valley
Brigitte Baumann Gervais, President Emeritus, EBAN
Neeta Patel CBE, CEO, The Centre for Entrepreneurs
Gilles Babinet, Co-Chair, The National Digital Council of France
Markus Blume, Bavarian Minister of Sciences and the Arts, Member of the Bavarian State Parliament
Unicorn Founders
Sabeer Bhatia, Co-Founder, Hotmail
Joel Perlman, Co-Founder, OakNorth Bank
Razvan Ranca, Co-Founder & CTO, Tractable
Dmitry Gurski, CEO & Co-Founder, Flo Health
James Eddison, Co-Founder, Octopus Energy
Spenser Skates, Co-Founder & CEO, Amplitude
Jan Goetz, Co-Founder, IQM Quantum Computers
Product Leaders
Rhiannon White, Chief Product Officer, Clue
Marija Nakevska, Chief Product Officer, Pleo
Piero Sierra, Chief Product Officer, Skyscanner
James Colgan, Chief Product Officer, Spendesk
Katya Denike, Chief Product Officer, Holland & Barrett