AI Investment Summit 2026 - Investing in the Physical AI Revolution
AI is moving from screens into robots, machines, factories and warehouses, and value creation is shifting from the digital to the physical world. Is this the start of a new age of abundance, or of years of costly trial and error? Above all, what does it mean for investors, founders, corporates and operators, and where does Europe stand in this next stage of the AI race?
Over one afternoon, the AI Investment Summit 2026 by Hogan Lovells Cadwalader explores these questions from different angles:
Capital: Investors will tell us where the capital to fund Physical AI will come from and where they see the biggest opportunities.
Risk: Regulatory experts will discuss what happens when AI steered systems behave in unexpected ways and how best to deal with regulation and uncertainty.
Execution: A panel and impulse talk on what it takes to build Physical AI, and how Europe can turn its strengths into adoption at scale in real-world use cases.
The room is as important as the stage. Expect around 150 decision-makers from across the AI ecosystem: founders, VC, growth equity and PE investors, corporates and M&A advisers. The breaks are built for conversation, and the day closes with food, drinks and music.
Agenda
12:30 – Registration, Light Lunch
13:00 – Welcome
13:15 – Panel | Physical AI: The big opportunity for investors?
14:15 – Fireside Chat | Rogue robots: When swarms go wild
14:30 – Networking Break
15:00 – Impulse Talk | Regulate first or sue the robot later?
15:15 – Panel | Finding the right legal architecture for Physical AI
16:15 – Networking Break
16:45 – Impulse Talk | Google's take on building Physical AI
17:00 – Panel | Execute and adopt – How can Europe win in Physical AI?
18:00 – Networking, food, drinks and music
Speakers include
Dr. Anke Allenhöfer – Helsing
Itxaso Araque – Google
Dr. Tobias Broda – PTC
Dr. Volker Hartmann – ARX Robotics
Dr. Stefan Schiefer
Dr. Oliver Schoppe – UVC Partners
Benjamin Schulz – German Bionic
Dr. Alexander Wischnewski – driveblocks
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Lucie Arntz – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Dr. Patrick Ayad, M.Jur. (Oxford) – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Louise Crawford – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Thiemo Woertge – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Dr. Nikolas Zirngibl – Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Places are limited. We look forward to seeing you in Munich.
The event is free of charge. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader will cover the flat-rate taxation in accordance with § 37b of the German Income Tax Act (EStG).