Join Europe’s Top 300 Innovation Leaders Driving Deep Tech Adoption
Join Europe’s Top 300 Innovation Leaders Driving Deep Tech Adoption
Join Europe’s Top 300 Innovation Leaders Driving Deep Tech Adoption
Guardians of European Deep Tech
Guardians of
European Deep Tech
Guardians of
European Deep Tech
Guardians of European Deep Tech
Guardians are Europe’s Top 300 most mission-driven corporate leaders (senior decision-makers from top high-tech enterprises) empowered to rapidly deploy and integrate next-generation deep tech to accelerate innovation, cut costs, unlock new revenue, and strengthen enterprise competitiveness.
Guardians are Europe’s Top 300 most mission-driven corporate leaders (senior decision-makers from top high-tech enterprises) empowered to rapidly deploy and integrate next-generation deep tech to accelerate innovation, cut costs, unlock new revenue, and strengthen enterprise competitiveness.
Guardians are Europe’s Top 300 most mission-driven corporate leaders (senior decision-makers from top high-tech enterprises) empowered to rapidly deploy and integrate next-generation deep tech to accelerate innovation, cut costs, unlock new revenue, and strengthen enterprise competitiveness.
What Guardians Receive
What Guardians Receive
Pre-Vetted Meetings at DTM26
Pre-Vetted Meetings at DTM26
Pre-Vetted Meetings at DTM26
Get 8 pre-scheduled, 15-minute, double opt-in meetings at DTM26. Engage in person with Europe’s leading deep tech startups and SMEs aligned with your innovation priorities.
Get 8 pre-scheduled, 15-minute, double opt-in meetings at DTM26. Engage in person with Europe’s leading deep tech startups and SMEs aligned with your innovation priorities.
Get 8 pre-scheduled, 15-minute, double opt-in meetings at DTM26. Engage in person with Europe’s leading deep tech startups and SMEs aligned with your innovation priorities.
Get 8 pre-scheduled 15-minute meetings with Europe’s leading deep tech startups and SMEs aligned with your innovation priorities
VIP Pass
VIP Pass
VIP Pass
VIP Pass
Receive a complimentary VIP ticket to DTM26 (€1,990 value). No financial commitment from you required — only your expertise and participation.
Receive a complimentary VIP ticket to DTM26 (€1,990 value). No financial commitment from you required — only your expertise and participation.
Receive a complimentary VIP ticket to DTM26 (€1,990 value). No financial commitment from you required — only your expertise and participation.
Preferential Access to Key DTM26 Summits
Access to Invite-Only Events
Access to Invite-Only Events
Access to Invite-Only Events
Access to Invite-Only Events
Unlock invite-only access to CVC, Venture Clienting, and AI Productivity Summits.
Unlock invite-only access to CVC, Venture Clienting, and AI Productivity Summits.
Unlock invite-only access to CVC, Venture Clienting, and AI Productivity Summits.
Guardians come from leading deep tech enterprises
Guardians come from leading deep tech enterprises
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What to expect from DTM26
What to expect from DTM26
Accelerate innovation velocity to world-class levels
Replace months of remote scouting with focused, in-person decision-making. Meet pre-vetted deep tech startups and SMEs in scheduled 1:1 meetings, identify the few that truly matter to you, and move directly to PoC—reducing costs, unlocking new revenue streams, and strengthening enterprise competitiveness.
Accelerate innovation velocity to world-class levels
Replace months of remote scouting with focused, in-person decision-making. Meet pre-vetted deep tech startups and SMEs in scheduled 1:1 meetings, identify the few that truly matter to you, and move directly to PoC—reducing costs, unlocking new revenue streams, and strengthening enterprise competitiveness.
Accelerate innovation velocity to world-class levels
Meet Europe’s top Deep Tech startups and scaleups with solutions that deliver revenue growth, cost savings, and regulatory advantages for you
Engage Policymakers Behind Closed Doors—Before Rules Are Set
Engage directly with policymakers, industry peers, and domain leaders in confidential, closed-door discussions. Align positions early, build shared narratives, and help shape growth-friendly regulatory direction—before rules are set and innovation pathways are constrained.
Engage Policymakers Behind Closed Doors—Before Rules Are Set
Engage directly with policymakers, industry peers, and domain leaders in confidential, closed-door discussions. Align positions early, build shared narratives, and help shape growth-friendly regulatory direction—before rules are set and innovation pathways are constrained.
Engage Policymakers Behind Closed Doors—Before Rules Are Set
Every meeting is scheduled for you and tailored to your priorities, connecting you with founders who deliver real value.
Bring external innovation into the boardroom
Engage face-to-face with peers who have successfully shifted internal priorities toward open innovation and external collaboration. Use DTM as both a platform and a movement to align executive teams and business units around the strategic and commercial impact of external deep tech innovation.
Bring external innovation into the boardroom
Engage face-to-face with peers who have successfully shifted internal priorities toward open innovation and external collaboration. Use DTM as both a platform and a movement to align executive teams and business units around the strategic and commercial impact of external deep tech innovation.
Bring external innovation into the boardroom
Join Europe’s top corporate innovation leaders, access the VIP Lounge, and share your expertise on panels and roundtables to stay at the forefront of innovation.
Anticipate Technology Shifts Without Chasing Every Trend
Use a focused technology radar to cut through the noise. Compare insights with trusted peers, domain experts, and founders. Validate which deep-tech signals matter now—so you move with confidence when competitors act, without chasing every trend.
Anticipate Technology Shifts Without Chasing Every Trend
Use a focused technology radar to cut through the noise. Compare insights with trusted peers, domain experts, and founders. Validate which deep-tech signals matter now—so you move with confidence when competitors act, without chasing every trend.
Anticipate Technology Shifts Without Chasing Every Trend
Take part in ecosystem-wide discussions and strategic sessions shaping standards, regulations, and markets, ensuring your priorities guide Europe’s Deep Tech future.
Guardian Highlights
Guardian Highlights
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials
Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO
Jan Gutknecht
SAP
Director
Oliver Wick
BMW Group
Technology Scouting
Arno Baltruschat
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Venture Client Lead
Simon Weiher
Axpo Group
Head Group Innovation
Kai Petrick
BMW Startup Garage
Head of BMW Startup Garage
Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability
Jing Li
Husqvarna Group
Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)
Maximiliane Butler
enercity
VP Energy Innovation
Daniel Hug
Bosch
Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production
Michael Hoffmann
Polyclip
Head of Business Unit Technicals
Giovanni Gagliano
Ministero della Difesa
Lieutenant General
Marshall Smith
Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination
CEO
Christian Steinborn
Rheinmetall
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Dan King
mda Space
Director
Claudio Lange
RENK Group
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
Mikael Frisell
Armed Forces Sweden
Director General
Wolfgang Seibold
Hitachi Ventures
Partner & CIO
Andreas Huber
Siemens Energy
Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems
Sem Alberga
KPN Ventures
Managing Director
Rainer Bühne
ABUS Kransysteme
Director of Digital Products
Paul Williamson
Arm
SVP Strategic Ventures
Elisabetta Bari
Electrolux
Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation
Benjamin Junghans
STIHL
Managing Director
Helen Wood
BAE Systems Bofors
Group Business Development Executive
Mathias weber
BSH
Head of Global Corporate Venturing
Daniel Weber
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Director Venture Clienting
Alessandro Marroni
Nokia
Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing
Michael Dascal
Fidelity Investments
VP Quantum Technology
Daniel Gebler
Picnic NL
CTO
Michael Holtkamp
LG Future Home
Venture Partner and Co-Founder
Robert Bach
Beumer
MD of Beumers Company Builder
Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research
Georg Reifferscheid
REWE Group
Head of CVC
Panos Papadopoulos
Motor Oil
Director of Smart Energy Systems
Pia Dorfinger
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)
Director
Shirley Beul-Leusmann
Deutsche Telekom
VP Business Development T Cloud
Georg Sauer
DB Energie
Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO
Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation
Dominic Reese
Police Force NRWE
Head of Innovation
Dr. Matthias Müller
Schott
Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Trumpf
Head of Corporate Venturing
Yannick Marin Isambert
Airbus
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Ascan Voswinckel
Beiersdorf
Head of Venture Capital
Sebastian Wolfsteiner
Schneider Electric
Head of Digital and Innovation Projects
Richard Riggs
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures
Investment Director
Christian Groh
Matthews Engineering
Business Unit Director
Gitte Bedford
Bosch Ventures
VP
Ronja Stoffregen
Rehau
Director Corporate Venturing
Jan Taubert
Sartorius AG
Head of Manufacturing IT
Marco Herre
DEUTZ
CEO Defense, EVP at DEUTZ Defense Systems GmbH`
Alexander Satanowsky
Mercedes-Benz
Principal Innovation Management
Florian Bogenschütz
Wayra
CEO
Christophe Frey
Arm
Vice President EU EngagementsVice President EU Engagements
Fabrice Bachellerie
Toll Collect GmbH
Head of Business Development and strategic projects
Olivier Graf
Novartis
Associate director Analytical Lab Automation
Jérôme Caldeira
PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited
Director Corporate Venture Capital and Strategic Partnerships
Markus Faude
Koenig Bauer
Vice President Factory & Machine Automation
James McNiven
Arm
VP Product Managment
Daniel Kliche
IABG
SVP Innovation Centre
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials
Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO
Jan Gutknecht
SAP
Director
Oliver Wick
BMW Group
Technology Scouting
Arno Baltruschat
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Venture Client Lead
Simon Weiher
Axpo Group
Head Group Innovation
Kai Petrick
BMW Startup Garage
Head of BMW Startup Garage
Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability
Jing Li
Husqvarna Group
Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)
Maximiliane Butler
enercity
VP Energy Innovation
Daniel Hug
Bosch
Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production
Michael Hoffmann
Polyclip
Head of Business Unit Technicals
Giovanni Gagliano
Ministero della Difesa
Lieutenant General
Marshall Smith
Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination
CEO
Christian Steinborn
Rheinmetall
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Dan King
mda Space
Director
Claudio Lange
RENK Group
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
Mikael Frisell
Armed Forces Sweden
Director General
Wolfgang Seibold
Hitachi Ventures
Partner & CIO
Andreas Huber
Siemens Energy
Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems
Sem Alberga
KPN Ventures
Managing Director
Rainer Bühne
ABUS Kransysteme
Director of Digital Products
Paul Williamson
Arm
SVP Strategic Ventures
Elisabetta Bari
Electrolux
Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation
Benjamin Junghans
STIHL
Managing Director
Helen Wood
BAE Systems Bofors
Group Business Development Executive
Mathias weber
BSH
Head of Global Corporate Venturing
Daniel Weber
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Director Venture Clienting
Alessandro Marroni
Nokia
Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing
Michael Dascal
Fidelity Investments
VP Quantum Technology
Daniel Gebler
Picnic NL
CTO
Michael Holtkamp
LG Future Home
Venture Partner and Co-Founder
Robert Bach
Beumer
MD of Beumers Company Builder
Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research
Georg Reifferscheid
REWE Group
Head of CVC
Panos Papadopoulos
Motor Oil
Director of Smart Energy Systems
Pia Dorfinger
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)
Director
Shirley Beul-Leusmann
Deutsche Telekom
VP Business Development T Cloud
Georg Sauer
DB Energie
Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO
Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation
Dominic Reese
Police Force NRWE
Head of Innovation
Filter Guardians by:
Highlights
Energy
Defence
Manufacturing & Robotics
Space
High Performance Computing
Advanced Materials
Klaus Kappen
Rheinmetall
CTO
Jan Gutknecht
SAP
Director
Oliver Wick
BMW Group
Technology Scouting
Arno Baltruschat
OTTO GmbH & Co KG
Venture Client Lead
Simon Weiher
Axpo Group
Head Group Innovation
Kai Petrick
BMW Startup Garage
Head of BMW Startup Garage
Pascale Wautelet
Avery Dennison
Vice President Global Research & Development and Sustainability
Jing Li
Husqvarna Group
Director of Global Robotics and Emerging Technology Strategy (Advanced Development)
Maximiliane Butler
enercity
VP Energy Innovation
Daniel Hug
Bosch
Senior Vice President Advance Engineering of Components and Production
Michael Hoffmann
Polyclip
Head of Business Unit Technicals
Giovanni Gagliano
Ministero della Difesa
Lieutenant General
Marshall Smith
Starlab - A New-Era Space Destination
CEO
Christian Steinborn
Rheinmetall
Head of Business Development Start-up Activities
Dan King
mda Space
Director
Claudio Lange
RENK Group
Head of Digital Business & Innovation Management
Mikael Frisell
Armed Forces Sweden
Director General
Wolfgang Seibold
Hitachi Ventures
Partner & CIO
Andreas Huber
Siemens Energy
Head of Modeling and Analytics for Sustainable Energy Systems
Sem Alberga
KPN Ventures
Managing Director
Rainer Bühne
ABUS Kransysteme
Director of Digital Products
Paul Williamson
Arm
SVP Strategic Ventures
Elisabetta Bari
Electrolux
Vice President Global Fabric and Dish Care - Product and Innovation
Benjamin Junghans
STIHL
Managing Director
Helen Wood
BAE Systems Bofors
Group Business Development Executive
Mathias weber
BSH
Head of Global Corporate Venturing
Daniel Weber
Lufthansa Innovation Hub
Director Venture Clienting
Alessandro Marroni
Nokia
Director, Technology and Strategy, Wireless Licensing
Michael Dascal
Fidelity Investments
VP Quantum Technology
Daniel Gebler
Picnic NL
CTO
Michael Holtkamp
LG Future Home
Venture Partner and Co-Founder
Robert Bach
Beumer
MD of Beumers Company Builder
Alexander Leitner
RHI
Head of Pioneer Research
Georg Reifferscheid
REWE Group
Head of CVC
Panos Papadopoulos
Motor Oil
Director of Smart Energy Systems
Pia Dorfinger
Deutsche Energie-Agentur GmbH (DENA)
Director
Shirley Beul-Leusmann
Deutsche Telekom
VP Business Development T Cloud
Georg Sauer
DB Energie
Head of Business Intelligence/ CDO
Martin Bude
Procter Gamble
Associate Director, Product Supply - Global Innovation
Dominic Reese
Police Force NRWE
Head of Innovation
Dr. Matthias Müller
Schott
Executive VP Corporate R&D and New Ventures
Florian Meßner-Schmitt
Trumpf
Head of Corporate Venturing
Yannick Marin Isambert
Airbus
Head of Airbus Central Innovation & Ho Corporate Innovation
Ascan Voswinckel
Beiersdorf
Head of Venture Capital
Sebastian Wolfsteiner
Schneider Electric
Head of Digital and Innovation Projects
Richard Riggs
Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures
Investment Director
Christian Groh
Matthews Engineering
Business Unit Director
Gitte Bedford
Bosch Ventures
VP
Ronja Stoffregen
Rehau
Director Corporate Venturing
Jan Taubert
Sartorius AG
Head of Manufacturing IT
Who can be a Guardian?
Who can be a Guardian?
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
Senior leaders
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting.
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting.
e.g. CXO, VP Innovation, Head of CVC, Director of Venture Clienting.
Direct budget authority
Direct budget
authority
Direct budget authority
Direct budget authority
Innovation budgets, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
Innovation budgets, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
Innovation budgets, R&D, operations, M&A or investments.
Deep Tech perspective
Deep Tech
perspective
Deep Tech perspective
Deep Tech perspective
Understanding & access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs.
Understanding & access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs.
Understanding & access to enterprise R&D challenges and technology needs.
Scale
Scale
Scale
Scale
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year.
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year.
>€500M+ annual revenue or 10+ startup collaborations per year.
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Apply to shape the future of European competitiveness
Guardians are the inner circle of DTM26. By joining, you’ll be part of the community driving Europe’s technological sovereignty across Energy, Space, Defence, Robotics, Computing, Advanced Materials & more
Apply to shape the future of European competitiveness