For everyone who builds, deploys, or decides on AI – from engineering teams to the C-suite.

650+

Visiting Professionals 2025

80+

Sessions

30+

Exhibitors & Partners

4th

Edition 2026

THE EVENT 2026

AI was experimental yesterday, is everyday reality today, and will be a prerequisite tomorrow. Across industries and disciplines, the rules are shifting in months rather than years.

Anyone who wants to keep up needs orientation – not another hype talk, but real, proven experience from people already putting AI into practice.

Understand

Over 80 sessions across three thematic areas: technology, business, and the workplace. In-depth explorations of what experts will be building, using, and phasing out by 2026.

Apply

No PowerPoint presentations. Real-world use cases, implementation plans, and honest error analyses from companies that are already using AI in production.

Navigate

AI is evolving every month. The AI Navigator is where you can stay on top of the latest developments – with experts who are shaping the field, not just commenting on it.

Two days. Three worlds. Over 80 hands-on sessions. AI Navigator 2026.

HIGHLIGHTS

D I Why – A Survival Guide to the AI Apocalypse

How is AI transforming our work, creativity, and understanding of knowledge and purpose? In this fireside chat, TV presenter and AI expert Yara Hoffmann and creative entrepreneur Fynn Kliemann explore the challenges and opportunities AI brings to businesses, leaders, and creatives. They discuss which uniquely human skills will become increasingly important, how organizations can navigate this transformation, and what practical insights participants can take away for their everyday work.

Keynote: Pitching is the New Product

Albert Bozesan and Robert Sladeczek share insights into the making of their AI-powered animated series TARMAC, created by a small team using their own tools – without a studio or greenlight. 

This entertaining keynote explores what teams can build on their own today and how a way of working can emerge that keeps everyone empowered to take action – offering an exciting perspective for AI projects that have become stuck.

Evening Event

Join us on Wednesday, November 18, for an evening of interactive networking, fresh encounters, and great music! Discover a new way to connect at Last Night of the Prompts (8:30 pm – 10:00 pm, Room Sydney), where spontaneous conversations and playful networking create space for new perspectives and meaningful connections. Afterwards, celebrate with the community at our After-Conference Party at the press center featuring DJ Aleks Garcia and wrap up the conference day with great music, good vibes, and unforgettable moments!

TOPICS

From code to AI competence

For developers, AI Navigator is the place where ideas become reality. It's all about finding practical, in-depth solutions to your IT problems. Exchange ideas with experts, gain direct, hands-on insights, and learn how to not only understand AI, but also use it to upgrade your projects.

Use AI strategically & take responsibility

CEOs, CTOs, CDOs, and executives will find guidance in the AI jungle here. The focus is on strategy rather than hype: How can use cases be identified, AI be sustainably integrated into organizations and cultures, and which models can be created? The conference will provide you with the inspiration you need to secure competitive advantages and take responsibility.

Keeping track & showing the way

AI is rapidly transforming our world – but as opportunities grow, so does complexity. Our event provides guidance in the dynamic AI landscape: practical and forward-looking. Through real-world use cases, we demonstrate how companies can apply AI responsibly. Gain clear insights, well-founded perspectives, and valuable impulses to help shape the path toward an intelligent future.

Make connections & shape the future

For young professionals and robotics specialists, KI Navigator is a launchpad: here, you gather inspiration, discover new technologies, and learn how to build your first skills in AI and ML or deepen your expertise in a targeted way. Connect with start-ups, established companies, and leading minds in the field – and shape your future.

WORKSHOPS

Build Your Own Voicebot

with Johannes Halkenhäußer and Michael Mende

Aristech and Accenture showcase the Aristech AI Suite – a ready-to-use AI agent platform that already automates citizen communication and intelligently supports administrative processes. Following an introduction to modern AI agents by Aristech CTO Michael Mende, participants get hands-on experience with the technology and explore its capabilities and limitations through interactive live scenarios – no programming skills required. A practical workshop offering a glimpse into the future of sovereign AI in the public sector.

Your Own Enterprise AI: On-Premises or in the Cloud

with Markus Kett and Christian Kümmel

How can you build a powerful enterprise chatbot without complex tool chains? This workshop provides an accessible introduction to modern RAG systems, explaining how they work, what traditional RAG approaches can achieve, and why GraphRAG could be a game changer. A live demo shows how a RAG system can be easily deployed on your own servers or in Oracle Cloud and seamlessly synchronized with existing Oracle databases. A hands-on look at how complex AI infrastructure can become a powerful, easy-to-use solution.

AI-Driven Software Development Lifecycle Platform

with Dr. Thomas Kriechbaumer

In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the AI-Driven Development Lifecycle – a structured methodology that makes AI a development partner from the first requirement through production. Using Claude Code powered by Amazon Bedrock, you’ll build a complete application and explore the three phases: Inception, Construction, and Operations. Learn how AI can support requirements, architecture, implementation, testing, and deployment – and when human decision-making should take the lead. 

AI Literacy under Article 4 of the EU AI Act – Certified Live!

with Kai Hermsen

The EU AI Act is here – and it affects you, too. It requires companies to ensure AI literacy among their employees. Anyone using AI at work therefore needs to understand how to use it responsibly and in compliance with the relevant requirements – and be able to document this accordingly. Discover why AI requires a different approach than traditional IT, which roles companies need to establish, and what role you can play. The best part: At the end, you’ll receive a qSkills certificate documenting your AI literacy, ready to be used in your organization.

PARTNERSHIPS 2026 - NEW FORMATS

For the fourth edition, we’re reimagining our partnership formats – moving away from the traditional trade show booth toward formats that foster genuine engagement with the audience and deliver measurable value for both sides. Interested? 

Get in touch – we’ll put together the relevant details for you. You can reach us via email at partnership@doag.org.

PREMIUM PARTNERS 2026

KI NAVIGATOR SUPPORTERS

RETROSPECTIVE: AI NAVIGATOR 2025

In the AI Navigator 2025 archive, you’ll find all the highlights from the past year, including photos. 

With the on-demand ticket, you get access to all presentation materials and recordings for one year from the date of purchase. 

Simply book your ticket, browse the agenda, click on the files—and you’re all set. Participants automatically receive access to all content.