BIG BANG KI FESTIVAL

#BBKIF26: Europes biggest AI-Event

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16. & 17. September 2026

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This was BBKIF 2025

  • 2 days full of inspiration & insights on AI and digital trends – cross-industry and hands-on

  • 350+ speakers from business, tech, healthcare & politics

  • 6 stages & a packed program with keynotes, panels, masterclasses & networking opportunities 

  • 7,000+ attendees: C-level executives, entrepreneurs, decision-makers & startups

  • 1 certificate on top: On-site attendees receive an official AI certificate

  • Right Said Fred live! The British pop legends (“I’m Too Sexy”) kicked off the festival night on September 10.
    Live. Loud. Legendary. Plus: Networking, street food, drinks.

  • Official TV Spot in the RTL Media Universe featuring Festival Host Ayse Mese

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Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernization
politik
Frank Thelen
Frank Thelen
Tech investor & innovation expert
ai-technology
Franziska Brantner
Franziska Brantner
Federal Chair of BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
politik
Christian Wulff
Christian Wulff
Former Federal President, Attorney at Law
politik
Rolf Schumann
Rolf Schumann
Co-CEO Schwarz Digits & CDO at Schwarz Group
ai-technology
Tim Höttges
Tim Höttges
Chairman of the Board of Management, Deutsche Telekom
ai-technology
Evelyne de Gruyter
Evelyne de Gruyter
Managing Director, Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Germany (VdU)
management
Carsten Schneider
Carsten Schneider
Federal Minister for the Environment, Climate Protection, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
politik
Gregor Gysi
Gregor Gysi
Lawyer and politician of the party DIE LINKE
politik
Alvin Wang Graylin
Alvin Wang Graylin
Tech visionary, bestselling author ("Our Next Reality")
ai-technology
Dr. Tobias Lindner
Dr. Tobias Lindner
Former Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office
politik
Alexander Britz
Alexander Britz
Senior Director Public Sector & Member of the Executive Board Microsoft Germany
management
Dieter Weißhaar
Dieter Weißhaar
CEO, myneva Group GmbH
health
Dr. Norbert Rollinger
Dr. Norbert Rollinger
CEO R+V Versicherung AG
management
Oliver Steil
Oliver Steil
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of TeamViewe
ai-technology
Jens Redmer
Jens Redmer
Principal New Products, Google Germany
ai-technology
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari
Prof. Yuval Noah Harari
Live on tape, Inspiring Ambassador, Historiker, Philosoph, Weltbestseller-Autor
ai-technology
Prof. Dr. Christoph Straub
Prof. Dr. Christoph Straub
Chairman of the Board of BARMER
health
Sven Gábor Jánszky
Sven Gábor Jánszky
Europe's No. 1 futurologist, Chairman of the 2b AHEAD Group
ai-technology
Ilse Henne
Ilse Henne
Member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG and CEO of thyssenkrupp Materials Services
management
Margarita Lindahl
Margarita Lindahl
Head of AI Panasonic Connect Europe
ai-technology
Prof. Dr. Kai Gniffke
Prof. Dr. Kai Gniffke
Director General of SWR
management
Nino Romano
Nino Romano
Chief Technology Officers, AUMOVIO
ai-technology
Rayk Hahne
Rayk Hahne
Founder and CEO of RH Unternehmerwissen GmbH, podcaster, former professional athlete
management
Meryl Deep
Meryl Deep
Keynote-Speaking-Dragqueen
management

Vision

„The BIG BANG AI Festival inspires the economy with groundbreaking AI ideas, accelerates the transformation of companies and thus secures jobs, prosperity and Germany's global competitiveness in the long term."

– Jens de Buhr, Festival Host

Your hosts

Brigitte Zypries

Federal Ministry of Economics

Jens de Buhr

Publisher, Verleger DUP UNTERNEHMER Media

Ayse Mese

CEO, JDB Holding GmbH

Ines Woermann

CEO, diind

Heiko Hager

CEO, DUP Media

Bianca Möller

CEO, DISQ

CO-Hosts

Professor Dr. Jochen A. Werner

CEO, 10xD & former Medical director, medical department at the University of Essen

Professor Dr. David Matusiewicz

Dean, FOM University of Applied Sciences

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