GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything: A New Era for European Tech
Europe’s largest inaugural tech, startup, and digital investments event, GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything, has begun at Messe Berlin, running from May 21-23. The conference is set to revolutionize the region’s digital landscape by showcasing cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing, cybersecurity, quantum computing, and green tech.
AI’s Transformative Potential
AI is rapidly transforming Europe’s digital future, with McKinsey projecting that it could add €2.7 billion to the European economic output by 2030, representing a potential 20% GDP increase. The event features over 1,400 tech enterprises, startups, and SMEs, alongside more than 600 investors and 500 global speakers from over 100 countries and 35 European states.
Tech Titans and AI Innovation
The event boasts an impressive lineup of tech giants, including AWS, IBM, Cisco, and Honeywell, who are driving cross-sector disruption through innovative AI-powered solutions. Nutanix, a global cloud software leader, is showcasing its Nutanix Enterprise AI (NAI) platform, which can be deployed on any Cloud Native Computing Foundation-certified Kubernetes environment.
“GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything fills a huge gap as a general IT trade show that has been missing in Germany for years,” said Thomas Herrguth, General Manager Germany at Nutanix.
Expert Insights on AI
The conference will feature thought-provoking discussions and keynote addresses from world-renowned AI experts, including Geoffrey Hinton, the 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, widely recognized as the ‘Godfather of AI.’ Other notable speakers include Mark Surman, President of Mozilla; Dr. Farzana Dudhwala, Global AI Policy & Governance Lead at Meta; and executives from AWS, IBM, Airbus, SAP, Cisco, and Nvidia.
Cross-Sector Influence and Impact
The event aims to facilitate greater cross-border collaborations, new public-private partnerships, and the rise of a new generation of digital entrepreneurs. With Europe hosting over 35,000 early-stage startups, GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything is poised to drive digital innovation and champion initiatives developing AI, quantum, and deep tech.
Adrian Locher, Co-Founder & General Partner of Merantix Capital, noted that AI is transforming industries, particularly finance and legal, by replacing legacy structures with AI-powered systems.
The European Innovation Council (EIC) will also present its largest-ever lineup of outstanding AI-first startups and scaleups in advanced tech sectors.
GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything is part of the GITEX global network of tech and startup events, taking place in multiple countries including Germany, Morocco, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, and the UAE.
