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Welcome to DME 2026
Where Europe's Top Data Leaders Come to Lead, Learn & Transform
Data Masterclass Europe is the premier executive community flagship onsite event for senior data & AI leaders across the continent. Bringing together CDOs, Heads of Data, and VP-level practitioners from Europe's leading enterprises to create an immersive, practitioner-led environment to accelerate leadership impact, celebrate, learn, upskill, reconnect, and enjoy the unique vibe of the event.
This year, it's happening again: 100+ Data leaders with 26+ speakers joining hands-on masterclass sessions, and intimate peer-to-peer learning across three intensive days to drive real transformation. Spanning data strategy, AI governance, data architecture, and organisational change β all in one room.
Leave Data Masterclass Europe with a clear game plan for AI and confidence to execute.
Six workshops. Continuous personalized coaching. One 90-day game plan when you leave.
Our Guarantee: Youβll leave with a 90-day plan you built yourself, ready to present to your team next Monday.
Strategy Workshop: Create your board narrative & transformation roadmap
Build the strategic alliances, board narrative, and transformation roadmap to lead β not just react.
Data Workshop: Build the context layer that AI agents need
A product approach helps to keep the right focus on quality for structured data, documents, and metadata.
Architecture Workshop: Design a scalable enterprise AI architecture
Design a scalable enterprise AI architecture that connects agents with your data platforms and applications.
Organization Workshop: Map what your team needs to look like
Map out what your org needs to look like in 12 months and how to start moving toward an agent-ready structure.
AI Workshop: Implement enterprise grade AI agents safely
This workshop focuses on designing robust agent systems, orchestrating tools and services effectively.
Analytics Workshop: Provide self-service analytics with AI
Automate data engineering and provide insights reliably using natural language even on a limited budget.
World-Class Practitioners
Meet All Your Speakers and Coaches
Tom Redman
President of Data Quality Solutions
Data Quality Solutions
Tiankai Feng
Director, Data & AI Strategy
Thoughtworks
Priti Padhy
Founder & CEO
NexgAI
Max Schultze
Director of Data Engineering
HelloFresh
Kinda El Maarry
Head of Data
GotPhoto
Dr. Alexander Borek
Founder & CEO
Data Masterclass
Francesco Mucio
Architecture Coach
Data Masterclass
Amy Raygada
Principal Data Strategist
Thoughtworks
Alexandra C.
Chief Analytics Officer
ABN AMRO Bank
Timur YΓΌre
Metric Layer & Gen BI
Zalando
Lydia Nemec
Sr. Principal Engineer AI
Infineon
Ole Vollertsen
Exec. Dir. Data & AI
Redcare Pharmacy
Aleksejs Plotnikovs
Lead Coach
Data Masterclass
Andreas Odenkirchen
Dir. Data & AI Transformation
PwC
Florian Dohmann
Founder & Co-CEO
Birds on Mars
Marta Domagelski
Team Lead Data Science
flaconi
Irati Rodriguez
Data Science & Eng. Manager
SumUp
Peter Sauer
Director Platform Technology
Europace
Sidd Rajagopal
Chief Architect, EMEA-LATAM
Informatica
Martin Hebach
Senior Solution Architect
Informatica
Daniel Schubert
Managing Consultant
biX Consulting
Pavel Baltiyski
Data Platform Architect
biX Consulting
Kim Kordel
Cluster Lead Digital Excellence & AI
Swiss Post
Ana Casado
Head of Operations Data & AI
SumUp
Alexandra Kochendoerfer
Head of Business Applications & EA
Heraeus
Dr. Peter Heise
Chief Data Officer
Allianz
Detailed Agenda
Three days, every session mapped out
Keynotes, workshops, hands-on exercises, leader panels, and networking β here's exactly what happens and when.
Tiankai Feng, Data & AI Strategy Director @ Thoughtworks
Create your board narrative & transformation roadmap
Dr. Alexander Borek & Andreas Odenkirchen
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Leaders Panel Discussion
Lunch break
Priti Padhy, Founder of NexgAI
Build the context layer that AI agents need
Amy Raygada & Aleksejs Plotnikovs
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Leaders Panel Discussion
Rooftop Networking & Drinks
Connect with peers in a relaxed setting
Alexander Borek & Tom Redman
"AI Path to Build"
Alexandra Caraghiulea, Chief Analytics Officer, Customer Interactions & Engagement @ ABN AMRO
Design a scalable enterprise AI architecture
Francesco Mucio & Max Schultze
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Lunch break
"From Constantly Fixing to Always Knowing β You're Finally Ahead of Your Data"
Pavel Baltiyski, Data Platform Architect at biX Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
Map what your team needs to look like
Kinda El Maarry & Dr. Alexander Borek
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Rooftop Networking & Drinks
Connect with peers in a relaxed setting
Martin Hebach, Senior Solution Architect at Informatica
Implement enterprise grade AI agents safely
Michael Gramlich & Aleksejs Plotnikovs
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Leaders Panel Discussion
Marta Domagalski, Team Lead Data Science at flaconi | Daniel Schubert, Managing Consultant at biX Consulting GmbH & Co. KG
Lunch break
Provide self-service analytics with AI
Francesco Mucio & Dr. Alexander Borek
Hands-On Session
Hands-on exercise with coaches
Apply what you've learned in guided breakout sessions
Alexander Borek & Aleksejs Plotnikovs
Voices From The Room
Hear directly from data leaders who attended DME
"Insightful. Everything, all the principles and all the advices we have learned here, will help us to continue in the future."
"This event was the ultimate investment for my career development and for my success as a data leader."
"It was amazing, looking forward to being a part of this again in the future! Great initiative to speed up data adoption in Europe."
"What an exciting you brought to us. Roads less explored, amazing companions on the way! The journey gives us plenty of opportunity to learn."
"The last 3 days have been intense, insightful and thought provoking. The expertise and passion in the room were truly inspiring."
"The Data Masterclass Europe was an amazing event. I had the chance to meet amazing leaders and deep dive in topics which challenge all data leaders."
Who This Is For
This event is for senior Data & AI leaders who are done pretending the path forward is clear.
You've watched the AI conversation go from experimental to existential in under a year. You believe agents are real β maybe AGI too β and you're already experimenting.
But let's be honest: you're confused about what actually works. You're overwhelmed by a market that seems to reinvent itself every quarter. And you're trying to get an entire organization on one page when most people don't fully grasp how AI works β and everyone's getting a bit opportunistic about it.
You know the gap between informed and uninformed leadership is about to become career-defining.
"This event was the ultimate investment for my career development and for my success as a data leader."
β Jochem van Grondelle, Head of Data Architecture & Engineering
The Deliverables
Information is just one click away, but it's never enterprise-ready. Which is why you'll leave DME26 with:
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A 90-day execution plan for integrating agents into your enterprise: built by you, pressure-tested by coaches and peers.
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A clear data and architecture roadmap for making your foundations agent-ready.
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An organizational blueprint for the skills, roles, and team structures the agentic era demands.
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A board-ready narrative that connects your transformation plan to business outcomes.
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A network of 160 senior leaders navigating the same transition β people you'll call on long after Berlin.
Capped at 160 Attendees. Every person in the room is at your level or above.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What makes this different from a typical data conference?
There are no expo halls, no sales pitches, no passive sessions where you sit and listen for eight hours. DME26 is six hands-on workshops. You rotate through all of them and leave with an integrated 90-day execution plan. Every session produces a tangible output.
Who will be in the room?
Senior Data, Analytics, and AI leaders at European enterprises β Heads of, Directors, VPs, and C-level. Attendance is capped at 160.
I'm not sure my organization is ready for agents yet. Is this relevant?
Especially then. Two of the six workshops focus specifically on readiness: data architecture and organizational design. You don't need to be deploying agents today. You need a plan for getting there.
Can I send multiple people from my team?
Yes. The team package (Up to 5 seats) is built for this. Sending your Data, AI, and Analytics leads means they build the plan together rather than one person trying to translate it back.
Where is the event?
Colonia Nova, ThiemannstraΓe 1, 12059 Berlin. View Map
Are there hotels nearby?
The recommended accommodation is ESTREL BERLIN, a premium hotel complex close to the location..
Can I get a refund?
Tickets are non-refundable but fully transferable. You can transfer your ticket to a colleague at any time before the event.
I have more questions. Reach out to [email protected] β we'll get back to you within 48 hours.