Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe

Titans of Europe examines the value chains on which European competitiveness depends
— and puts the people building them on stage.

Titans of Europe examines the value chains on which European competitiveness depends
— and puts the people building them on stage.

What is Titans of Europe

What is Titans of Europe

What is Titans of Europe

What is Titans of Europe

It's rare to see a value chain told end-to-end, by the founders and executives actually building it. This is what Titans is all about.

Five speakers, five consecutive talks, 10 to 12 minutes each.

Each speaker owns one distinct link in the chain: together, they trace how a single technology moves from component to system to market.

The audience (enterprise customers, investors and ecosystem players) leaves knowing where the gaps are, where the leverage is, and who to call.

It's rare to see a value chain told end-to-end, by the founders and executives actually building it. This is what Titans is all about.

Five speakers, five consecutive talks, 10 to 12 minutes each.

Each speaker owns one distinct link in the chain: together, they trace how a single technology moves from component to system to market.

The audience (enterprise customers, investors and ecosystem players) leaves knowing where the gaps are, where the leverage is, and who to call.

Across venture capital, corporate investment, and enterprise spending, more than $50B flows into AI in Europe every year.

Yet real adoption still lags. Only one in five European enterprises currently uses AI in its operations. This is the gap we must close.

At Deep Tech Momentum 2026, we are convening a private, invite-only summit bringing together a small group of founders, enterprise leaders, and investors focused on one thing: turning AI investment into real industrial impact.

Our ambition is simple but ambitious:

Launch 100 new enterprise AI collaborations in a single afternoon.

The companies in the room will ignite the next wave of productivity across European industry. The ones outside will watch it happen – and get left behind.

Industry value chains

Industry value chains

Industry value chains

Humanoid Robotics

Humanoid Robotics

& others

Digital Twin in Manufacturing

Digital Twin in Manufacturing

& others

AI Gigafactories

AI Gigafactories

The European Semiconductor Stack

The European Semiconductor Stack

& others

Smart Matter: Programming Future Materials

Smart Matter: Programming
Future Materials

Smart Matter: Programming Future Materials

& others

Drone & Aerial Defence

Drone & Aerial Defence

& others

Precision Strike

Precision Strike

& others

Earth Observation for a Contested World

Earth Observation for a Contested World

& others

Frontier Energy Technologies

Frontier Energy Technologies

& others

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DTM26 TITANS OF EUROPE

DTM26 TITANS OF EUROPE

DTM26 TITANS OF EUROPE

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder and CEO, The Exploration Company

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder and CEO, The Exploration Company

David Reger

Founder and CEO, Neura Robotics

David Reger

Founder and CEO, Neura Robotics

Dr. Lilian Schwich

Co-Founder and CEO, cylib

Dr. Lilian Schwich

Co-Founder and CEO, cylib

Ricardo Mendes

Co-Founder and CEO, TEKEVER

Ricardo Mendes

Co-Founder and CEO, TEKEVER

Moritz von der Linden

CEO, Marvel Fusion

Moritz von der Linden

CEO, Marvel Fusion

Taavi Madiberk

CEO and Co-Founder, Skeleton Technologies

Taavi Madiberk

CEO and Co-Founder, Skeleton Technologies

Alexander Glätzle

CEO & Co-Founder, planqc

Alexander Glätzle

CEO & Co-Founder, planqc

Markus Pflitsch

Founder, CEO and Chairman, Terra Quantum

Markus Pflitsch

Founder, CEO and Chairman, Terra Quantum

Sven T. Heursch

Chief Digital Officer, Hensoldt

Sven T. Heursch

Chief Digital Officer, Hensoldt

Toby Cubitt

Co-Founder, CTO & CSCIO, Phasecraft

Toby Cubitt

Co-Founder, CTO & CSCIO, Phasecraft

Michelangelo Masini

Head of Corporate Research & Technology, ZEISS Group

Michelangelo Masini

Head of Corporate Research & Technology, ZEISS Group

Christian Bolz

Managing Director, EnBW

Christian Bolz

Managing Director, EnBW

Lucio Milanese

Co-Founder & Chief External Affairs Officer, Proxima Fusion

Lucio Milanese

Co-Founder & Chief External Affairs Officer, Proxima Fusion

Dr. Tilman Buchner

Partner & Director, BCG

Dr. Tilman Buchner

Partner & Director, BCG

David Champagne

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

David Champagne

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Michael Brigl

Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG

Michael Brigl

Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG

Dr. Andreas Nauerz

Member of the Executive Board & CPO, IONOS

Dr. Andreas Nauerz

Member of the Executive Board & CPO, IONOS

Marta Ostroumoff

CFO, Axelera AI

Marta Ostroumoff

CFO, Axelera AI

Yun Luo

CEO and Co-Founder, ROSI

Yun Luo

CEO and Co-Founder, ROSI

Philippe Notton

CEO and Founder, SiPearl

Philippe Notton

CEO and Founder, SiPearl

Daniel Schall

Co-Founder and CEO, Black Semiconductor

Daniel Schall

Co-Founder and CEO, Black Semiconductor

Dr. Simon Thomas

Chief Executive Officer, Paragraf

Dr. Simon Thomas

Chief Executive Officer, Paragraf

Nir Rehav

Chief Information Officer, ADAMA

Nir Rehav

Chief Information Officer, ADAMA

Thomas Forner

CEO and Co-Founder, Focused Energy

Thomas Forner

CEO and Co-Founder, Focused Energy

Michelle Le Merre

Finance Director, BAE Systems

Michelle Le Merre

Finance Director, BAE Systems

Karsten Wildberger

Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernisation, BMDS

Dorothee Bär

Federal Minister for Research, Technology and Space

Ben Wallace

Former Minister of State for Security of the United Kingdom

Roberto Viola

Director General of DG CONNECT presso European Commission

Josef Fleischmann

CTO and Co-Founder

Dovilė Šakalienė

Former Minister of Defence, Lithuania | MP, National Security & Defence Committee | VP, Lithuanian Social Democratic Party

Tae Hea Nahm

Co-Founding Managing Director, Storm Ventures

Young Sohn

Founding Managing Partner, Walden Catalyst Ventures | Chairman, Harman International

Albert Pescheck

CEO, Bosch Digital Twin Industries

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder and CEO, The Exploration Company

Michiel Scheffer

President of the Board, European Innovation Council

Christian Ehler

Member of the European Parliament

Christian Bock

Admiral and Head of InnoZBw, Bundeswehr

Christopher G. Cavoli

Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) & Commander, US Army and NATO

Katrin Suder

Former Secretary of State of Germany, BMVg

Frank Appel

Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Deutsche Telekom

Martin Blessing

Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor for Investments in Germany | Chairman at Danske Bank

Mathias Pillin

CTO, Bosch Mobility, Member of the Board

Thomas Book

Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Börse AG

Verena Pausder

Chairwoman of the Board, Startup-Verband

Hermann Hauser

Co-Founder and Venture Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners

David Reger

Founder and CEO, Neura Robotics

Dr. Lilian Schwich

Co-Founder and CEO, cylib

Francesco Sciortino

Co-Founder and CEO, Proxima Fusion

Ricardo Mendes

Co-Founder and CEO, TEKEVER

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder and CEO, The Exploration Company

David Reger

Founder and CEO, Neura Robotics

Dr. Lilian Schwich

Co-Founder and CEO, cylib

Ricardo Mendes

Co-Founder and CEO, TEKEVER

Moritz von der Linden

CEO, Marvel Fusion

Taavi Madiberk

CEO and Co-Founder, Skeleton Technologies

Alexander Glätzle

CEO & Co-Founder, planqc

Markus Pflitsch

Founder, CEO and Chairman, Terra Quantum

Sven T. Heursch

Chief Digital Officer, Hensoldt

Toby Cubitt

Co-Founder, CTO & CSCIO, Phasecraft

Michelangelo Masini

Head of Corporate Research & Technology, ZEISS Group

Christian Bolz

Managing Director, EnBW

Lucio Milanese

Co-Founder & Chief External Affairs Officer, Proxima Fusion

Dr. Tilman Buchner

Partner & Director, BCG

David Champagne

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder and CEO, The Exploration Company

David Reger

Founder and CEO, Neura Robotics

Dr. Lilian Schwich

Co-Founder and CEO, cylib

Ricardo Mendes

Co-Founder and CEO, TEKEVER

Moritz von der Linden

CEO, Marvel Fusion

Taavi Madiberk

CEO and Co-Founder, Skeleton Technologies

Alexander Glätzle

CEO & Co-Founder, planqc

Markus Pflitsch

Founder, CEO and Chairman, Terra Quantum

Sven T. Heursch

Chief Digital Officer, Hensoldt

Toby Cubitt

Co-Founder, CTO & CSCIO, Phasecraft

Michelangelo Masini

Head of Corporate Research & Technology, ZEISS Group

Christian Bolz

Managing Director, EnBW

Lucio Milanese

Co-Founder & Chief External Affairs Officer, Proxima Fusion

Dr. Tilman Buchner

Partner & Director, BCG

David Champagne

Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company

Michael Brigl

Managing Director and Senior Partner, BCG

DTM26 Agenda at a glance

DTM26 Agenda at a glance

DTM26 Agenda
at a glance

Plan to attend DTM26 from start to finish. Arrive Tuesday evening to join early sessions; programming runs through Thursday evening, with high-impact content, 1:1s, and curated experiences each day. Deep Tech Week Berlin may make a longer stay worthwhile.

Plan to attend DTM26 from start to finish. Arrive Tuesday evening to join early sessions; programming runs through Thursday evening, with high-impact content, 1:1s, and curated experiences each day. Deep Tech Week Berlin may make a longer stay worthwhile.

Plan to attend DTM26 from start to finish. Arrive Tuesday evening to join early sessions; programming runs through Thursday evening, with high-impact content, 1:1s, and curated experiences each day. Deep Tech Week Berlin may make a longer stay worthwhile.

DAY 0

19 May

19 May

19 May

19:30

Investor Dinner (invite only)
DTM's inner circle, one electric Berlin location.

Investor Dinner (invite only) DTM's inner circle, one electric Berlin location.

invite only

invite only

DAY 1

20 May

20 May

20 May

08:00 - 17:00

Registration

09:30 - 10:15

Opening Remarks

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

10:00 - 11:25

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Energy 

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

10:15 - 14:15

Titans of Europe | Defence • Space

Europe's most influential Defence & Space innovators on stage.

11:30 - 12:55

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Advanced Materials 

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

13:00 - 14:25

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Manufacturing & Robotics 

Europe's top early-stage Manufacturing & Robotics founders compete for a finals spot.

13:00 - 16:00

CXO Sovereignty Summit

CXO
Sovereignty Summit

co-hosted by BCG

50 senior policymakers, founders and CXOs shape regulation for faster deep tech commercialization in Europe

invite only

invite only

14:30 - 15:55

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Enterprise AI

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

16:00 - 17:25

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | High-Performance Computing

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

17:00 - 19:30

LP-GP Marketplace

LP-GP
Marketplace

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

invite only

invite only

17:30 - 19:30

Deep Tech Awards

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

19:00 - 20:30

LP GP Apéro

— Hosted by redalpine
Europe's top GPs and LPs deploy something far more potent than vintage.

invite only

invite only

DAY 2

21 May

21 May

21 May

08:00 - 17:00

Registration

10:00 - 11:25

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Space

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

10:00 - 12:30

AI Productivity Summit
Co-hosted by Merantix and HarmonicAI

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

10:00 - 13:30

Titans of Europe | Manufacturing & Robotics • High-Performance Computing

Europe's most influential Manufacturing, Robotics & HPC innovators on stage.

11:30 - 12:55

DTM100 | Pitch Competition | Defence 

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

12:45 - 14:00

Growth Capital Salon
Co-hosted by DCVC and
Drumbeat Capital (TBC)

Growth Capital
Club

Co-hosted by DCVC and
Drumbeat Capital (TBC)

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

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

invite only

invite only

13:45 - 15:15

DTM100 Finals

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

14:00 - 16:30

CVC & Venture Clienting Summit

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

invite only

14:30 - 17:30

Titans of Europe | Advanced Materials • Energy

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

18:00 - 21:30

DTM Afterparty

Wilhelm Studios, Food Court (Outdoors), Free Bratwurst BBQ

DTM26 DAY 1 & DAY 2

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect

Guardian Connect

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

Running all Day

Invite only

Invite only

DTM26 DAY 1 & DAY 2

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

Investor Connect

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

Running all Day

Invite only

Invite only

DTM26 DAY 1 & DAY 2

Signals from the Frontline

Signals from the Frontline

Signals from the Frontline

50 armed forces members and Europe's top primes and neo-primes turn NATO frontline needs into next-gen defence capabilities.

Running all Day

Invite only

Invite only

DTM.Defence

DTM.Defence

Invite only

Invite only

Invite-Only Events at DTM26

Invite-Only Events at DTM26

Invite-Only Events at DTM26

Six intersecting markets.
Your next customer, partner or portfolio company lives at the intersection of industries you didn't expect.


Six intersecting markets.
Your next customer, partner or portfolio company lives at the intersection of industries you didn't expect.


Six intersecting markets.
Your next customer, partner or portfolio company lives at the intersection of industries you didn't expect.


AI

batteries

novel fuels

energy storage

Energy

Helping OEMs, utilities, and energy-intensive industries lower €/MWh, stabilize supply, and meet decarbonization mandates.

AI

batteries

novel fuels

energy storage

Energy

Helping OEMs, utilities, and energy-intensive industries lower €/MWh, stabilize supply, and meet decarbonization mandates.

AI

batteries

novel fuels

energy storage

Energy

Helping OEMs, utilities, and energy-intensive industries lower €/MWh, stabilize supply, and meet decarbonization mandates.

AI

drone and aerial defence

deep and precision strike

electronic warfare

ISR

Defence

Enabling armed forces, primes, and dual-use SMBs to counter new threats, cut O&M costs, and accelerate capability deployment.

AI

drone and aerial defence

deep and precision strike

electronic warfare

ISR

Defence

Enabling armed forces, primes, and dual-use SMBs to counter new threats, cut O&M costs, and accelerate capability deployment.

AI

drone and aerial defence

deep and precision strike

electronic warfare

ISR

Defence

Enabling armed forces, primes, and dual-use SMBs to counter new threats, cut O&M costs, and accelerate capability deployment.

AI

Industrial robots

warehouse automation

infrastructure asset intelligence

Manufacturing & Robotics

Giving OEMs, integrators, and manufacturers tools to offset labor shortages, boost throughput, and reduce downtime.

AI

Industrial robots

warehouse automation

infrastructure asset intelligence

Manufacturing & Robotics

Giving OEMs, integrators, and manufacturers tools to offset labor shortages, boost throughput, and reduce downtime.

AI

Industrial robots

warehouse automation

infrastructure asset intelligence

Manufacturing & Robotics

Giving OEMs, integrators, and manufacturers tools to offset labor shortages, boost throughput, and reduce downtime.

AI

launch systems

satellite components

in-orbit services

downstream applications

Space

Supporting primes, operators, and data-driven industries in reducing launch costs, extending satellite lifetimes, and turning EO data into commercial value.

AI

launch systems

satellite components

in-orbit services

downstream applications

Space

Supporting primes, operators, and data-driven industries in reducing launch costs, extending satellite lifetimes, and turning EO data into commercial value.

AI

launch systems

satellite components

in-orbit services

downstream applications

Space

Supporting primes, operators, and data-driven industries in reducing launch costs, extending satellite lifetimes, and turning EO data into commercial value.

AI

data center efficiency

quantum security

photonic sensing

High-Performance Computing

Enabling finance, telecom, defence, and mobility players to cut energy spend, secure data against quantum threats, and improve latency.

AI

data center efficiency

quantum security

photonic sensing

High-Performance Computing

Enabling finance, telecom, defence, and mobility players to cut energy spend, secure data against quantum threats, and improve latency.

AI

data center efficiency

quantum security

photonic sensing

High-Performance Computing

Enabling finance, telecom, defence, and mobility players to cut energy spend, secure data against quantum threats, and improve latency.

AI in materials discovery

autonomous & self driving labs

circular polymers

Advanced Materials

Helping chemical, pharma, energy, and industrial leaders shorten R&D cycles, reach cost parity, and comply with EU waste rules.

AI in materials discovery

autonomous & self driving labs

circular polymers

Advanced Materials

Helping chemical, pharma, energy, and industrial leaders shorten R&D cycles, reach cost parity, and comply with EU waste rules.

AI in materials discovery

autonomous & self driving labs

circular polymers

Advanced Materials

Helping chemical, pharma, energy, and industrial leaders shorten R&D cycles, reach cost parity, and comply with EU waste rules.