20-21 May 2026, Wilhelm Studios Berlin

20-21 May 2026, Wilhelm Studios Berlin

DTM.Energy 2026: Europe's Energy Deep Tech and Innovation Marketplace

2 days. 800+ corporate buyers. 1,000+ builders. 20,000 curated 1:1 meetings. The marketplace where OEMs, utilities, grid operators, and energy-intensive industry leaders source advanced batteries, hydrogen production systems, AI-powered procurement platforms, and fusion technologies from Europe's strongest energy deep tech builders.

2 days. 800+ corporate buyers. 1,000+ builders. 20,000 1:1s.



The best place for OEMs, utilities, and energy-intensive industry leaders to leverage commercially ready and next-horizon Deep Tech and AI products. Forge partnerships with the world’s most innovative energy Deep Tech builders and investors.

Meet peers in fields like:

Meet peers in fields like:

Meet peers in fields like:

AI

Advanced batteries and energy storage systems

Advanced batteries and energy storage systems

Hydrogen production, storage, and transport

Hydrogen production, storage, and transport

AI-powered energy procurement and management

AI-powered energy procurement and management

Fusion and advanced nuclear

Fusion and advanced nuclear

& more

& more

DTM26 IMPACT

DTM26 IMPACT

€500M

€500M

€500M

In investments triggered across energy deep tech ventures

In investments triggered across energy deep tech ventures

€500M

In investments triggered across energy deep tech ventures

500+

500+

500+

Proof-of-concept pilots and partnerships launched between corporate buyers and energy builders

Deep tech founders accelerated

500+

Proof-of-concept pilots and partnerships launched between corporate buyers and energy builders

3000+

3000+

3000+

Attendees from energy corporates, utilities, industrial R&D, and investment

Attendees from energy corporates, utilities, industrial R&D, and investment

Attendees from energy corporates, utilities, industrial R&D, and investment

3000+

Attendees from energy corporates, utilities, industrial R&D, and investment

800+

800+

800+

Corporate buyers sourcing energy innovation

Corporate Buyers

attending

Corporate buyers sourcing energy innovation

Corporate buyers sourcing energy innovation

800+

Corporate Buyers

attending

Top CXOs and senior decision-makers at DTM26

Top CXOs and senior decision-makers at DTM26

Who attends and why

Who attends and why

Who attends and why

Energy Leaders in OEMs, Utilities, and Energy-Intensive Industries

Energy Leaders in OEMs, Utilities, and Energy-Intensive Industries

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers):

OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers):

Energy-Intensive Industries & Manufacturing

Energy-Intensive Industries & Manufacturing

Utilities, Oil & Gas, and Grid Operators

Utilities, Oil & Gas, and Grid Operators

Mobility, Transport & Logistics

Mobility, Transport & Logistics

Data Centers & Commercial Infrastructure

Data Centers & Commercial Infrastructure

Corporate Strategy & Innovation

Corporate Strategy & Innovation

& Others

& Others

Decision-makers in energy procurement, R&D, corporate venture capital, venture clienting, grid operations, and sustainability from utilities, oil and gas companies, industrial manufacturers, data centre operators, and mobility providers.


Forge partnerships that power your competitiveness.


Connect with Europe's strongest energy deep tech providers to launch proof-of-concept pilots and partnerships that reduce energy costs per MWh, stabilise supply, and unlock new revenue streams. Over 500 corporate-builder partnerships have been triggered through DTM marketplaces to date.


Cut energy costs and stabilise supply.


Meet builders delivering market-ready battery storage systems, hydrogen electrolysers, AI energy procurement platforms, and grid optimisation tools designed for immediate bottom-line impact. European industrial electricity prices rose 43% between 2019 and 2024. Reducing cost per MWh is no longer a sustainability goal; it is a competitiveness imperative.


See what is on the energy tech horizon.


Gain direct access to fusion pilot programmes, next-generation solid-state batteries, modular nuclear reactors, and power-to-X conversion systems before they reach general availability. Evaluate technologies approaching commercial readiness for integration into your energy portfolio.


Shape European energy regulation.


Engage with senior government officials, grid regulators, and policy specialists on carbon pricing, Fit for 55 compliance, renewable integration mandates, and the evolving EU Emissions Trading System. REPowerEU targets 42.5% renewable energy by 2030, reshaping procurement strategy across every industrial sector.


Deploy AI for energy operations.


Drive step-change gains in energy procurement, demand forecasting, grid balancing, and asset optimisation. Move faster, reduce costs, and capture value from volatile spot and futures markets through intelligent automation.


Energy Tech Providers

Energy Tech Providers

Novel Energy Producers:

Novel Energy Producers:

Advanced Energy Storage

Advanced Energy Storage

Energy Management

Energy Management

& Others

& Others

Energy startups, scaleups, and SMEs advancing advanced batteries, hydrogen production, AI-powered energy management, grid infrastructure, fusion, and carbon capture technologies for European industry.


Why attend:


  • 1:1 curated meetings with 800+ corporate energy buyers and procurement directors actively sourcing energy innovation

  • Direct exposure to energy budget holders from Siemens Energy, Schneider Electric, Axpo Group, Equinor, Air Liquide, Octopus Energy, Linde, Sungrow, and 50+ enterprise partners

  • Opportunity to secure proof-of-concept pilots, venture clienting agreements, and co-development partnerships

  • Apply as a builder to be matched with corporate buyers in your energy domain Apply as a builder

Energy Investors & LPs

Energy Investors & LPs

Institutional VCs

Institutional VCs

Corporate VCs

Corporate VCs

Family Offices

Family Offices

Micro Funds

Micro Funds

Angel Investors

Angel Investors

& Others

& Others

Venture capital firms, corporate venture arms, and family offices investing in energy storage, hydrogen, fusion, grid tech, and clean energy deep tech. European energy tech startups raised over EUR 4.2 billion in 2025, with battery and storage companies attracting the largest share of capital.


Why attend:


  • Access curated deal flow from 1,000+ energy deep tech builders across batteries, hydrogen, grid tech, AI procurement, fusion, and carbon capture

  • Network with corporate venture capital teams from Europe's largest utilities, oil and gas, and industrial companies

  • Identify co-investment opportunities alongside corporate partners already validating builder technologies through pilot agreements

  • Explore the investor programme for priority matching and deal flow access Explore the investor programme

ENERGY GUARDIANS

ENERGY GUARDIANS

ENERGY GUARDIANS

Simon Weiher

Head Group Innovation

Axpo Group

Simon Weiher

Head Group Innovation

Axpo Group

Maximiliane Butler

VP Energy Innovation

enercity

Maximiliane Butler

VP Energy Innovation

enercity

Wolfgang Seibold

Partner & CIO

Hitachi Ventures

Wolfgang Seibold

Partner & CIO

Hitachi Ventures

Andreas Huber

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Andreas Huber

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Panos Papadopoulos

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Motor Oil

Panos Papadopoulos

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Motor Oil

Pia Dorfinger

Director

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Pia Dorfinger

Director

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Georg Sauer

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

DB Energie

Georg Sauer

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

DB Energie

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Schneider Electric

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Schneider Electric

Richard Riggs

Investment Director

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Richard Riggs

Investment Director

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Johannes Hunfeld

Associate Director External Technology

Linde

Johannes Hunfeld

Associate Director External Technology

Linde

Nishank Mehra

Head of Strategy

Siemens Energy

Nishank Mehra

Head of Strategy

Siemens Energy

Florian Fehr

Managing Director

NEEW Ventures

Florian Fehr

Managing Director

NEEW Ventures

Katharina Peterwerth

VP Business Strategy for Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Katharina Peterwerth

VP Business Strategy for Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Jerome Breteau

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Jerome Breteau

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Faizan Muhammad

Investment Director - Energy

FirstGroup plc

Faizan Muhammad

Investment Director - Energy

FirstGroup plc

Arne Morteani

Co-Head

Octopus Ventures

Arne Morteani

Co-Head

Octopus Ventures

Matthieu Bureau

Global Vice President Digital Power Business

Schneider Electric

Matthieu Bureau

Global Vice President Digital Power Business

Schneider Electric

Martin May

Director Technology and Innovation Management

SCHUNK

Martin May

Director Technology and Innovation Management

SCHUNK

Frederick Støa

Senior Investment Manager

Equinor ASA

Frederick Støa

Senior Investment Manager

Equinor ASA

Meko Elmekawy

Chief AI & Digital Innovation

enercity

Meko Elmekawy

Chief AI & Digital Innovation

enercity

Hisham Uddin

Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital

Sungrow

Hisham Uddin

Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital

Sungrow

Paul Jüngst

Abteilungsleiter Trendscouting

Trianel

Paul Jüngst

Abteilungsleiter Trendscouting

Trianel

Bernard Kemper

Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender

EEW Energy from Waste

Bernard Kemper

Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender

EEW Energy from Waste

Kendra Rauschenberger

General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures

Siemens Energy

Kendra Rauschenberger

General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures

Siemens Energy

Alex Schoch

VP Electrification

Octopus Energy

Alex Schoch

VP Electrification

Octopus Energy

Michel Hunsicker

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Michel Hunsicker

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Danail Nikolov

Former Deputy Minister of Energy

National Electricity Company EAD

Danail Nikolov

Former Deputy Minister of Energy

National Electricity Company EAD

Dr. Christoph Ullmer

Head of Innovation

Thüga

Dr. Christoph Ullmer

Head of Innovation

Thüga

Hélène Loncin

Head of Venture Capital

GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz)

Hélène Loncin

Head of Venture Capital

GTT (Gaztransport & Technigaz)

Arbo Probal

Program Manager, Unmanned Systems

Force Transformation Command of Estonian Defence Forces

Arbo Probal

Program Manager, Unmanned Systems

Force Transformation Command of Estonian Defence Forces

Silas Aslan

Innovation Leader

SWK-NOVATEC

Silas Aslan

Innovation Leader

SWK-NOVATEC

Marcel Böttner

CEO

SWK-NOVATEC

Marcel Böttner

CEO

SWK-NOVATEC

Simon Weiher

Head Group Innovation

Axpo Group

Maximiliane Butler

VP Energy Innovation

enercity

Wolfgang Seibold

Partner & CIO

Hitachi Ventures

Andreas Huber

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Panos Papadopoulos

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Motor Oil

Pia Dorfinger

Director

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Georg Sauer

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

DB Energie

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Schneider Electric

Richard Riggs

Investment Director

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Johannes Hunfeld

Associate Director External Technology

Linde

Nishank Mehra

Head of Strategy

Siemens Energy

Florian Fehr

Managing Director

NEEW Ventures

Katharina Peterwerth

VP Business Strategy for Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Jerome Breteau

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Faizan Muhammad

Investment Director - Energy

FirstGroup plc

Arne Morteani

Co-Head

Octopus Ventures

Simon Weiher

Head Group Innovation

Axpo Group

Maximiliane Butler

VP Energy Innovation

enercity

Wolfgang Seibold

Partner & CIO

Hitachi Ventures

Andreas Huber

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Panos Papadopoulos

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Motor Oil

Pia Dorfinger

Director

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Georg Sauer

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

DB Energie

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Schneider Electric

Richard Riggs

Investment Director

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Johannes Hunfeld

Associate Director External Technology

Linde

Nishank Mehra

Head of Strategy

Siemens Energy

Florian Fehr

Managing Director

NEEW Ventures

Katharina Peterwerth

VP Business Strategy for Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Jerome Breteau

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Faizan Muhammad

Investment Director - Energy

FirstGroup plc

Arne Morteani

Co-Head

Octopus Ventures

Matthieu Bureau

Global Vice President Digital Power Business

Schneider Electric

Martin May

Director Technology and Innovation Management

SCHUNK

Frederick Støa

Senior Investment Manager

Equinor ASA

Meko Elmekawy

Chief AI & Digital Innovation

enercity

Hisham Uddin

Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital

Sungrow

Paul Jüngst

Abteilungsleiter Trendscouting

Trianel

Bernard Kemper

Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender

EEW Energy from Waste

Kendra Rauschenberger

General Partner Siemens Energy Ventures

Siemens Energy

Alex Schoch

VP Electrification

Octopus Energy

Simon Weiher

Head Group Innovation

Axpo Group

Maximiliane Butler

VP Energy Innovation

enercity

Wolfgang Seibold

Partner & CIO

Hitachi Ventures

Andreas Huber

Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems

Siemens Energy

Panos Papadopoulos

Director of Smart Energy Systems

Motor Oil

Pia Dorfinger

Director

Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)

Georg Sauer

Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO

DB Energie

Sebastian Wolfsteiner

Head of Digital and Innovation Projects

Schneider Electric

Richard Riggs

Investment Director

Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures

Johannes Hunfeld

Associate Director External Technology

Linde

Nishank Mehra

Head of Strategy

Siemens Energy

Florian Fehr

Managing Director

NEEW Ventures

Katharina Peterwerth

VP Business Strategy for Grid Technologies

Siemens Energy

Jerome Breteau

Investment Director

Air Liquide

Faizan Muhammad

Investment Director - Energy

FirstGroup plc

DTM.Energy features the following tracks:

DTM.Energy features the following tracks:

Energy Storage & Advanced Battery Technologies

Grid operators and energy procurement directors face a structural cost problem. Price spikes from grid imbalances drive up electricity costs and create downtime risk. Legacy batteries degrade fast, inflating cost per kWh and replacement cycles. Advanced energy storage closes that gap. At this track, 100+ large-scale industrial storage projects demonstrate how next-generation battery chemistries, long-duration storage systems, and AI-optimised management platforms cut electricity costs by more than 20% for energy-intensive industries.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Grid imbalances trigger price spikes, raising electricity costs and creating downtime risks for energy-intensive operations

  • Legacy batteries degrade rapidly, driving up cost per stored kWh and replacement expenses across industrial portfolios

  • Battery components struggle to boost energy density and speed without relying on rare earths, limiting scalability and supply chain resilience

  • Slow market adoption of emerging storage technologies like seasonal thermal storage delays new revenue opportunities

  • High upfront cost per stored kWh blocks large-scale adoption and undermines return on investment across distributed assets

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Next-Gen Battery Chemistries:

solid-state, sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, iron-air, flow batteries

Advanced Materials & Components:

nanomaterials for electrodes, solid electrolytes

Long-Duration Storage:

thermal, mechanical, compressed air, gravity systems

Integrated Storage & Management Systems:

electronics, battery management software, AI optimisation

Hybrid & Modular Platforms:

combining multiple storage technologies for cost and performance gains

Energy Storage & Advanced Battery Technologies

Grid operators and energy procurement directors face a structural cost problem. Price spikes from grid imbalances drive up electricity costs and create downtime risk. Legacy batteries degrade fast, inflating cost per kWh and replacement cycles. Advanced energy storage closes that gap. At this track, 100+ large-scale industrial storage projects demonstrate how next-generation battery chemistries, long-duration storage systems, and AI-optimised management platforms cut electricity costs by more than 20% for energy-intensive industries.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Grid imbalances trigger price spikes, raising electricity costs and creating downtime risks for energy-intensive operations

  • Legacy batteries degrade rapidly, driving up cost per stored kWh and replacement expenses across industrial portfolios

  • Battery components struggle to boost energy density and speed without relying on rare earths, limiting scalability and supply chain resilience

  • Slow market adoption of emerging storage technologies like seasonal thermal storage delays new revenue opportunities

  • High upfront cost per stored kWh blocks large-scale adoption and undermines return on investment across distributed assets

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Next-Gen Battery Chemistries:

solid-state, sodium-ion, lithium-sulfur, iron-air, flow batteries

Advanced Materials & Components:

nanomaterials for electrodes, solid electrolytes

Long-Duration Storage:

thermal, mechanical, compressed air, gravity systems

Integrated Storage & Management Systems:

electronics, battery management software, AI optimisation

Hybrid & Modular Platforms:

combining multiple storage technologies for cost and performance gains

Novel Fuels & Hydrogen

Energy directors and plant operators in heavy industry face a decarbonisation deadline. EU regulations, including Fit for 55, ETS, and CBAM, are forcing the transition away from fossil energy. Novel fuels and hydrogen remain too costly per MWh for most industrial applications. This track closes the cost gap. At this track, 50+ hydrogen and novel fuel partnerships connect production innovators with energy-intensive industries to cut emissions by 30% at competitive costs.

Challenges that you face include:

  • EU regulations (Fit for 55, ETS, CBAM) force decarbonisation timelines, raising compliance costs and exposure to carbon border adjustments

  • Novel fuels and hydrogen remain 2 to 4x more expensive per MWh than fossil alternatives for baseload industrial demand

  • Missing transport and storage infrastructure blocks reliable large-scale supply chains for hydrogen and synthetic fuels

  • Safety and handling challenges increase operational expenditure and limit integration into existing plant systems

  • Limited scalability of green hydrogen production constrains adoption in heavy industry, steel, and chemicals

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Low-cost Hydrogen Production:

electrolysis (PEM, alkaline, solid oxide), plasma, microbial pathways

Synthetic Fuels:

e-fuels from captured CO₂, synthetic kerosene, methanol, ammonia, SAFs

Storage & Transport Solutions:

compressed and liquid hydrogen, Liquid organic hydrogen carriers

Conversion Systems:

high-temperature fuel cells, advanced industrial combustion systems

Catalysts & Advanced processes:

novel catalysts, membrane reactors, high-efficiency separation, purification technologies

Novel Fuels & Hydrogen

Energy directors and plant operators in heavy industry face a decarbonisation deadline. EU regulations, including Fit for 55, ETS, and CBAM, are forcing the transition away from fossil energy. Novel fuels and hydrogen remain too costly per MWh for most industrial applications. This track closes the cost gap. At this track, 50+ hydrogen and novel fuel partnerships connect production innovators with energy-intensive industries to cut emissions by 30% at competitive costs.

Challenges that you face include:

  • EU regulations (Fit for 55, ETS, CBAM) force decarbonisation timelines, raising compliance costs and exposure to carbon border adjustments

  • Novel fuels and hydrogen remain 2 to 4x more expensive per MWh than fossil alternatives for baseload industrial demand

  • Missing transport and storage infrastructure blocks reliable large-scale supply chains for hydrogen and synthetic fuels

  • Safety and handling challenges increase operational expenditure and limit integration into existing plant systems

  • Limited scalability of green hydrogen production constrains adoption in heavy industry, steel, and chemicals

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Low-cost Hydrogen Production:

electrolysis (PEM, alkaline, solid oxide), plasma, microbial pathways

Synthetic Fuels:

e-fuels from captured CO₂, synthetic kerosene, methanol, ammonia, SAFs

Storage & Transport Solutions:

compressed and liquid hydrogen, Liquid organic hydrogen carriers

Conversion Systems:

high-temperature fuel cells, advanced industrial combustion systems

Catalysts & Advanced processes:

novel catalysts, membrane reactors, high-efficiency separation, purification technologies

AI-Powered Energy Procurement and Management

Energy procurement directors and CFOs face budget uncertainty. Volatile spot and futures markets create price exposure that conventional hedging strategies cannot fully mitigate. Manual procurement processes leave revenue on the table. AI-powered energy management captures that value. At this track, 50+ AI energy procurement pilots demonstrate how intelligent platforms cut energy costs by more than 20% for large enterprises through automated trading, demand response, and portfolio optimisation.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Price peaks in futures markets expose enterprises to budget uncertainty and overspending

  • Volatile spot and futures markets could be exploited while enterprises loose revenue chance

  • Fuel switching and adapting production processes to new fuels complicate operations and impact volume and cost control

  • PPAs and hedging instruments remain complex, limiting adoption and risk mitigation

  • Political instabilities amplify market swings, undermining long-term procurement planning

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Smart Metering & IoT:

real-time tracking, automated data collection, predictive load monitoring

AI-Powered Procurement & Trading:

contract optimization across PPAs, hedging, spot and futures markets, automated bidding, energy procurement autopilots

Energy Orchestration & Analytics:

demand response, storage integration, production-consumption balancing, energy portfolio management

& more.

AI-Powered Energy Procurement and Management

Energy procurement directors and CFOs face budget uncertainty. Volatile spot and futures markets create price exposure that conventional hedging strategies cannot fully mitigate. Manual procurement processes leave revenue on the table. AI-powered energy management captures that value. At this track, 50+ AI energy procurement pilots demonstrate how intelligent platforms cut energy costs by more than 20% for large enterprises through automated trading, demand response, and portfolio optimisation.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Price peaks in futures markets expose enterprises to budget uncertainty and overspending

  • Volatile spot and futures markets could be exploited while enterprises loose revenue chance

  • Fuel switching and adapting production processes to new fuels complicate operations and impact volume and cost control

  • PPAs and hedging instruments remain complex, limiting adoption and risk mitigation

  • Political instabilities amplify market swings, undermining long-term procurement planning

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Smart Metering & IoT:

real-time tracking, automated data collection, predictive load monitoring

AI-Powered Procurement & Trading:

contract optimization across PPAs, hedging, spot and futures markets, automated bidding, energy procurement autopilots

Energy Orchestration & Analytics:

demand response, storage integration, production-consumption balancing, energy portfolio management

& more.

Frontier Energy Technologies

Topics beyond our core tracks. Covering the full spectrum of energy deep tech innovation. Energy is the backbone of industrial competitiveness. At DTM.Energy, we bring together the next wave of generation, storage, and efficiency technologies to make energy more reliable, affordable, and scalable. The European energy transition requires EUR 584 billion in annual investment through 2030, according to the European Commission. This track connects the builders delivering that transformation with the enterprises and investors deploying capital.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Energy is the backbone of industrial competitiveness and human progress. At DTM.Energy we bring together the next wave of generation, storage, and efficiency technologies to make energy more reliable, affordable and scalable.

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Nuclear Innovation:

fusion pilot programmes, advanced fission reactors, and small modular reactors (SMRs) targeting commercial deployment in the 2030s. Speakers include Moritz von der Linden (CEO, Marvel Fusion) and Francesco Sciortino (Co-Founder and CEO, Proxima Fusion).

Low-Carbon Industrial Heat:

electrified heat pumps, thermal energy storage, and advanced combustion systems replacing fossil-fired process heat in chemicals, cement, and metals

Power-to-X:

renewable electricity conversion to fuels, feedstocks, and chemicals, enabling sector coupling between power, industry, and transport

Next-Generation Renewables:

advanced wind turbine designs, perovskite and tandem solar cells, enhanced geothermal systems, and marine and tidal energy platforms

CCUS:

direct air capture (DAC), point-source capture for heavy industry, CO2 mineralisation, and carbon utilisation pathways for synthetic fuels and building materials

Frontier Energy Technologies

Topics beyond our core tracks. Covering the full spectrum of energy deep tech innovation. Energy is the backbone of industrial competitiveness. At DTM.Energy, we bring together the next wave of generation, storage, and efficiency technologies to make energy more reliable, affordable, and scalable. The European energy transition requires EUR 584 billion in annual investment through 2030, according to the European Commission. This track connects the builders delivering that transformation with the enterprises and investors deploying capital.

Challenges that you face include:

  • Energy is the backbone of industrial competitiveness and human progress. At DTM.Energy we bring together the next wave of generation, storage, and efficiency technologies to make energy more reliable, affordable and scalable.

Solutions you will find at DTM:

Nuclear Innovation:

fusion pilot programmes, advanced fission reactors, and small modular reactors (SMRs) targeting commercial deployment in the 2030s. Speakers include Moritz von der Linden (CEO, Marvel Fusion) and Francesco Sciortino (Co-Founder and CEO, Proxima Fusion).

Low-Carbon Industrial Heat:

electrified heat pumps, thermal energy storage, and advanced combustion systems replacing fossil-fired process heat in chemicals, cement, and metals

Power-to-X:

renewable electricity conversion to fuels, feedstocks, and chemicals, enabling sector coupling between power, industry, and transport

Next-Generation Renewables:

advanced wind turbine designs, perovskite and tandem solar cells, enhanced geothermal systems, and marine and tidal energy platforms

CCUS:

direct air capture (DAC), point-source capture for heavy industry, CO2 mineralisation, and carbon utilisation pathways for synthetic fuels and building materials

DTM.Energy Agenda Highlights

DTM.Energy Agenda Highlights

DTM.Energy Agenda Highlights

DTM100

20.05.2026

13:30

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14:55

DTM100

DTM100 | Semi-finals | Energy

Europe's top early-stage Energy founders compete for a finals spot.

DTM100

20.05.2026

13:30

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14:55

DTM100

DTM100 | Semi-finals | Energy

Europe's top early-stage Energy founders compete for a finals spot.

Guardian Connect

20.05.2026

13:15

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15:30

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect | Energy

invite only

Guardian Connect

20.05.2026

13:15

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15:30

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect | Energy

invite only

Titans Stage

21.05.2026

14:10

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15:10

Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe | Energy | Frontier Energy Technologies

Europe's most influential Advanced Materials & Energy innovators on stage.

Moritz von der Linden CEO Marvel Fusion

Francesco Sciortino Co-Founder and CEO Proxima Fusion

Titans Stage

21.05.2026

14:10

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15:10

Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe | Energy | Frontier Energy Technologies

Europe's most influential Advanced Materials & Energy innovators on stage.

Moritz von der Linden CEO Marvel Fusion

Francesco Sciortino Co-Founder and CEO Proxima Fusion

Titans Stage

21.05.2026

15:10

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16:10

Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe | Energy | System-Level Pathways To Reducing Energy System Costs

Europe's most influential Advanced Materials & Energy innovators on stage.

Dr. Lilian Schwich Co-Founder & CEO cylib

Taavi Madiberk CEO and Co-Founder Skeleton Technologies

Markus Pflitsch Founder, CEO and Chairman Terra Quantum

Titans Stage

21.05.2026

15:10

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16:10

Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe | Energy | System-Level Pathways To Reducing Energy System Costs

Europe's most influential Advanced Materials & Energy innovators on stage.

Dr. Lilian Schwich Co-Founder & CEO cylib

Taavi Madiberk CEO and Co-Founder Skeleton Technologies

Markus Pflitsch Founder, CEO and Chairman Terra Quantum

Guardian Connect

21.05.2026

09:30

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11:45

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect | Energy

invite only

300 enterprise innovation leaders with budgets meet deep tech founders and vendors — PoCs, projects, partnerships are the result.

Guardian Connect

21.05.2026

09:30

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11:45

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect | Energy

300 enterprise innovation leaders with budgets meet deep tech founders and vendors — PoCs, projects, partnerships are the result.

invite only

DTM 26 Key Topics Across All Markets

DTM 26 Key Topics Across All Markets

Main Stage

20.05.2026

09:30

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09:50

Headline Speaker

Opening Address | Deep Tech Momentum

Arrive early — the difference between drifting through DTM and leaving with real deals.

Isabelle Simon Co-Founder and COO Deep Tech Momentum

Martin Schilling Co-Founder and CEO Deep Tech Momentum

Main Stage

20.05.2026

09:30

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09:50

Headline Speaker

Opening Address | Deep Tech Momentum

Arrive early — the difference between drifting through DTM and leaving with real deals.

Isabelle Simon Co-Founder and COO Deep Tech Momentum

Martin Schilling Co-Founder and CEO Deep Tech Momentum

Main Stage

20.05.2026

09:50

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10:15

Headline Speaker

Opening Keynote | Thierry Breton, Former European Commissioner for Internal Market and Service (TBC)

Thiery Breton Former European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services

Main Stage

20.05.2026

09:50

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10:15

Headline Speaker

Opening Keynote | Thierry Breton, Former European Commissioner for Internal Market and Service (TBC)

Thiery Breton Former European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services

Main Stage

20.05.2026

10:45

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11:15

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies

Herbert Diess Chairman of the Supervisory Board Infineon Technologies

Main Stage

20.05.2026

10:45

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11:15

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Herbert Diess, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies

Herbert Diess Chairman of the Supervisory Board Infineon Technologies

Main Stage

20.05.2026

11:15

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11:45

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Frank Appel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom & RWE

Frank Appel Chairman of the Supervisory Board Deutsche Telekom & RWE

Main Stage

20.05.2026

11:15

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11:45

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Frank Appel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Telekom & RWE

Frank Appel Chairman of the Supervisory Board Deutsche Telekom & RWE

Main Stage

20.05.2026

12:20

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13:10

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digitalization and Government Modernization of Germany

Karsten Wildberger Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation BMDS

Main Stage

20.05.2026

12:20

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13:10

Fireside Chat

Fireside Chat | Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digitalization and Government Modernization of Germany

Karsten Wildberger Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation BMDS

Main Stage

20.05.2026

16:05

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16:30

Headline Speaker

Keynote | Dorothee Bär (TBC)

Dorothee Bär Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space of Germany

Main Stage

20.05.2026

16:05

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16:30

Headline Speaker

Keynote | Dorothee Bär (TBC)

Dorothee Bär Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space of Germany

Main Stage

20.05.2026

17:30

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19:30

Deep Tech Awards

Deep Tech Awards | Co-hosted by Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises

Berlin's Senate prizes the founders reshaping Berlin, Germany & Europe.

Main Stage

20.05.2026

17:30

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19:30

Deep Tech Awards

Deep Tech Awards | Co-hosted by Berlin Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises

Berlin's Senate prizes the founders reshaping Berlin, Germany & Europe.

Investor Connect

20.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

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Investor Connect

20.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

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Titans Stage

20.05.2026

16:30

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17:15

Headline Speaker

Study Presentation | 10× Growth in European Deep Tech | Presented by McKinsey and Deutsche Börse

Thomas Book Member of the Executive Board Deutsche Börse AG

Tobias Henz Partner McKinsey & Company

Titans Stage

20.05.2026

16:30

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17:15

Headline Speaker

Study Presentation | 10× Growth in European Deep Tech | Presented by McKinsey and Deutsche Börse

Thomas Book Member of the Executive Board Deutsche Börse AG

Tobias Henz Partner McKinsey & Company

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

13:00

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16:00

CXO Sovereignty Summit | Co-hosted by BCG

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50 senior policymakers, founders and CXOs shape regulation for faster deep tech commercialization in Europe (state as anchor customer, streamlined rules).

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

13:00

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16:00

CXO Sovereignty Summit | Co-hosted by BCG

50 senior policymakers, founders and CXOs shape regulation for faster deep tech commercialization in Europe (state as anchor customer, streamlined rules).

invite only

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

17:00

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19:00

LP-GP Marketplace

invite only

Europe's top GPs meet deep tech-focused LPs — DTM's most productive speed dating yet.

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

17:00

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19:00

LP-GP Marketplace

Europe's top GPs meet deep tech-focused LPs — DTM's most productive speed dating yet.

invite only

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

19:00

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21:00

Apero Hour | Hosted by redalpine

invite only

Europe's top GPs and LPs deploy something far more potent than vintage.

Renaissance Studios

20.05.2026

19:00

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21:00

Apero Hour | Hosted by redalpine

Europe's top GPs and LPs deploy something far more potent than vintage.

invite only

Courage Room

20.05.2026

18:00

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18:45

Masterclass

Masterclass | The Neo-Industrial Age: Rebuilding Industry from Intelligence and Nature (TBC)

Massimo Portincaso Founder & CEO at Arsenale Bioyards

Courage Room

20.05.2026

18:00

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18:45

Masterclass

Masterclass | The Neo-Industrial Age: Rebuilding Industry from Intelligence and Nature (TBC)

Massimo Portincaso Founder & CEO at Arsenale Bioyards

Main Stage

21.05.2026

11:50

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12:15

Headline Speaker

Headline Speaker | Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO of n8n

Jan Oberhauser Founder and CEO n8n

Main Stage

21.05.2026

11:50

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12:15

Headline Speaker

Headline Speaker | Jan Oberhauser, Founder and CEO of n8n

Jan Oberhauser Founder and CEO n8n

Main Stage

21.05.2026

13:00

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14:30

DTM100

DTM100 | Finals

The winners of Europe's No. 1 deep tech pitch competition take the stage.

Main Stage

21.05.2026

13:00

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14:30

DTM100

DTM100 | Finals

The winners of Europe's No. 1 deep tech pitch competition take the stage.

Investor Connect

21.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

invite only

Curated 1:1s between top deep tech investors and the companies worth backing.

Investor Connect

21.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

Curated 1:1s between top deep tech investors and the companies worth backing.

invite only

Investor Connect

21.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

invite only

Curated 1:1s between top deep tech investors and the companies worth backing.

Investor Connect

21.05.2026

10:30

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18:00

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

Curated 1:1s between top deep tech investors and the companies worth backing.

invite only

Renaissance Studios

21.05.2026

10:00

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12:30

AI Productivity Summit

AI Productivity Summit

invite only

100 enterprise customers and startups launch 100+ new AI collaborations in a single morning — across the key enterprise AI use cases.

Renaissance Studios

21.05.2026

10:00

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12:30

AI Productivity Summit

AI Productivity Summit

100 enterprise customers and startups launch 100+ new AI collaborations in a single morning — across the key enterprise AI use cases.

invite only

Renaissance Studios

21.05.2026

14:00

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16:30

CVC & Venture Clienting Summit

CVC & Venture Clienting Summit | Co-hosted by 27pilots

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100 corporate innovation leaders making venture clienting & startup partnerships a board-level priority in a peer exchange format — with a focus on six key deep tech markets.

Renaissance Studios

21.05.2026

14:00

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16:30

CVC & Venture Clienting Summit

CVC & Venture Clienting Summit | Co-hosted by 27pilots

100 corporate innovation leaders making venture clienting & startup partnerships a board-level priority in a peer exchange format — with a focus on six key deep tech markets.

invite only

Mastery Room

21.05.2026

13:45

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15:00

Roundtable

Roundtable | Verena Pausder x Unicorn Founders (Startup Verband x Deutsche Börse)

invite only

Verena Pausder Chairwoman of the Board Startup-Verband

Thomas Book Member of the Executive Board Deutsche Börse AG

Mastery Room

21.05.2026

13:45

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15:00

Roundtable

Roundtable | Verena Pausder x Unicorn Founders (Startup Verband x Deutsche Börse)

Verena Pausder Chairwoman of the Board Startup-Verband

Thomas Book Member of the Executive Board Deutsche Börse AG

invite only

Founder Mode Atelier

21.05.2026

09:30

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17:45

Workshop

Marvelous | Industry Challenges

Founder Mode Atelier

21.05.2026

09:30

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17:45

Workshop

Marvelous | Industry Challenges

Courage Room

21.05.2026

09:30

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11:30

Masterclass

Masterclass | Rise & Scale: How Europe Builds DeepTech Winners by Start2

Connecting Europe's ecosystem builders to drive global impact.

Marius Rosenberg Chief Product Officer Start2 Group

Courage Room

21.05.2026

09:30

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11:30

Masterclass

Masterclass | Rise & Scale: How Europe Builds DeepTech Winners by Start2

Connecting Europe's ecosystem builders to drive global impact.

Marius Rosenberg Chief Product Officer Start2 Group

Courage Room

21.05.2026

11:30

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12:45

Growth Capital Club

Growth Capital Club (TBC)

Europe’s leading soonicorn and unicorn founders meet the world's top growth investors.

Courage Room

21.05.2026

11:30

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12:45

Growth Capital Club

Growth Capital Club (TBC)

Europe’s leading soonicorn and unicorn founders meet the world's top growth investors.

Courage Room

21.05.2026

12:45

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14:15

Masterclass

Masterclass | Decoding Self-leadership and Team Dynamics as the Invisible Drivers of High-Performance Leadership Teams | Profile Dynamics

Discover the powerful insights of Profile Dynamics in this interactive session designed to help senior leaders, deep tech founders and investors explore a unique "culture map", identify personal strengths and internal resistance triggers, and learn how to transform self-awareness into effective leadership. Master techniques for creating more effective top team dynamics and co-founder relationships that drive a culture of presence, clear accountability and real alignment.

Cornelius Schaub Co-Founder and Managing Director The Decision Institute

Courage Room

21.05.2026

12:45

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14:15

Masterclass

Masterclass | Decoding Self-leadership and Team Dynamics as the Invisible Drivers of High-Performance Leadership Teams | Profile Dynamics

Discover the powerful insights of Profile Dynamics in this interactive session designed to help senior leaders, deep tech founders and investors explore a unique "culture map", identify personal strengths and internal resistance triggers, and learn how to transform self-awareness into effective leadership. Master techniques for creating more effective top team dynamics and co-founder relationships that drive a culture of presence, clear accountability and real alignment.

Cornelius Schaub Co-Founder and Managing Director The Decision Institute

DTM100

21.05.2026

11:00

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12:25

DTM100

DTM100 | Semi-finals | Enterprise AI

Europe's top early-stage Enterprise AI founders compete for a finals spot.

DTM100

21.05.2026

11:00

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12:25

DTM100

DTM100 | Semi-finals | Enterprise AI

Europe's top early-stage Enterprise AI founders compete for a finals spot.

Guardian Connect Program

Join Europe's Top 300 Senior Innovation Leaders

Join Europe's Top 300 Senior Innovation Leaders

Guardians are Europe’s most mission-driven corporate leaders empowered to rapidly deploy and integrate next-generation deep tech.

Guardians are Europe’s most mission-driven corporate leaders empowered to rapidly deploy and integrate next-generation deep tech.

About DTM

About DTM

Powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance

Powering the European Deep Tech Renaissance

€ 500M+

€ 500M+

Investments facilitated post participation

Investments facilitated post participation

DTM is Europe’s No. 1 Deep Tech Innovation Marketplace.

Our goal: 10,000 partnerships between enterprise buyers and European Deep Tech providers, and over €100B in investments catalyzed in European Deep Tech startups by 2030.

“Deep Tech Momentum connects global deep tech ecosystems through its marketplace and conferences. This aligns perfectly with Techstars’ mission to support founders and grow startup communities around the world.”

David Cohen – Founder & CEO | Techstars

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