2026 Edition

2026 Edition

The IDC AI & Data Xchange 2026 brought together data, AI and business leaders from across Europe to explore how to scale trustworthy AI and deliver measurable business value. Through analyst insights, practical workshops, roundtable discussions and the Agents 360 innovation challenge, participants explored data readiness, AI governance, agentic systems and measuring ROI. The programme highlighted the importance of aligning technology, people and business strategy to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide impact.

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2026 Edition

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Speakers

Neil Ward-Dutton
Keynote Speaker

Neil Ward-Dutton

VP Global Enterprise AI and Agentic AI Strategies

IDC

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Ewa Zborowska

Ewa Zborowska

Research Director

IDC

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Paolo Finardi

Paolo Finardi

Head of Data Science & AI

Plenitude

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Lavinia Guadagnolo

Lavinia Guadagnolo

Data and AI Business Adoption Lead

Generali

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Ibrahima Ndiaye

Ibrahima Ndiaye

CTO

RATP Group

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Dina Capelle

Dina Capelle

Senior Research Analyst

IDC

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Ludvig Strand

Ludvig Strand

Emerging Tech and AI Future Analyst

Axel Johnson

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Dusan Tomic

Dusan Tomic

Senior Information Management & Security Officer

United Nations

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Yemeng Hu

Yemeng Hu

Global Data Analytics and Insights Lead

Bacardi

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Thomas Herbstreuth

Thomas Herbstreuth

Head of Digital Services Unit

KSB

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Myriam Fentanes

Myriam Fentanes

Principal Product Manager

Red Hat

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Johan Robinson

Johan Robinson

Director, AI Platform – EMEA

Red Hat

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Andreas Bergqvist

Andreas Bergqvist

EMEA Sales Specialist AI

Red Hat

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John Bradshaw

John Bradshaw

Field CTO Cloud, EMEA (Director Cloud Computing Technology and Strategy)

Akamai

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James Graham

James Graham

Region Lead

Insight

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Sascha Meier

Sascha Meier

Head of EMEA Presales Solutions Architects

Dell Technologies

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Michelle Colley

Michelle Colley

AI Business Development Lead, Services EMEA

Dell Technologies

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Peter Barnes

Peter Barnes

Vice President

Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies

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Arash Ghazanfari

Arash Ghazanfari

CxO Advisor, UK & Europe

Dell Technologies

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Rasmus Oelbye

Rasmus Oelbye

Director, ISG Denmark, Finland, Baltics

Dell Technologies

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Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Jamie Mahmut‑Emerson

Senior Product Practitioner

Insight AI

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Andy Young

Andy Young

Client CTO

Insight

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