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AI@HPI Conference 2025: Shaping AI Sovereignty
Potsdam (GER), October 2025 – The Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam invites on December 2—4, 2025 to an AI Conference with questions like: Will Europe take the lead in shaping the future of AI? Can regulation and innovation go hand in hand? What will it take to build a sovereign and competitive AI ecosystem?
Join conversations led by experts from tech, policy, and academia:
- Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation
- Russell Wald, Executive Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI)
- Dr. Benjamin Grimm, Minister for Justice and Digitalization, State of Brandenburg
- Verena Pausder, Chairwoman, German Startup Association
- Prof. Dr. Richard David Precht, Philosopher and Author
- Robin Rombach, Co-founder and CEO, Black Forest Labs GmbH
- Christoph Rabenseifner, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, Managing Director, Deutsche Bank AG
- Dr. Andreas Nauerz, Member of the Executive Board and CPO, IONOS
- Dr. Nele Leosk, Team Lead Knowledge Hub Digital, European Commission
- Prof. Dr. Holger Hoos, Alexander von Humboldt Professor of AI, RWTH Aachen University; Chair of the Board, CAIRNE
- Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel, Political Economist, Transformation and Sustainability Scholar
- Nicole Büttner, FDP Secretary General; Founder and CEO, Merantix Momentum GmbH
- ... visit our website and explore all of our speakers
Moderated by leading voices from media, research and industry, including Prof. Dr. Gerard de Melo (Hasso Plattner Institute), Larissa Holzki (Handelsblatt), Prof. Dr. Max Senges (University of the Arts Berlin), and Niclas Vogt (German Startup Association).
With panels exploring topics such as ...
- AI Sovereignty and the European Vision
- Regulation as a Driver for Innovation
- Future AI Infrastructure
- Smart Finance and Agentic AI
- Human-Centered AI and Digital Public Infrastructure
- Building the Next Generation of Software Champions
Each day also includes interactive workshops and hands-on demos.