Building Europe’s Sovereign AI, Data, federated cloud-edge Infrastructure to enable Europe's economic growth
From results to adoption
Europe is developing a new generation of cloud, edge, data and AI technologies through the Important Project of Common European Interest on Next Generation Cloud Infrastructure and Services (IPCEI-CIS). With projects now producing tangible results, the priority is moving these technologies into wider use: connecting the providers behind them with industrial users, new partners and Member States that have not yet taken part in the initiative.
This afternoon event is designed around solutions rather than project reporting. Leaders from selected 8ra/IPCEI-CIS projects will present what they have developed, where it can be applied and what kind of collaboration they are seeking. Participants can expect short technology and use-case presentations, live demonstrations, industry perspectives and dedicated time for questions, networking and matchmaking.
The event is organised by CISERO, in cooperation with E-Group.
Who should attend
Companies looking to adopt, integrate or scale advanced cloud, edge, data and AI solutions will meet the teams developing them and learn what can be tested or deployed today. Clusters, digital innovation hubs, computing infrastructures and other intermediaries will find results they can bring to the companies in their networks. Public authorities and policymakers, particularly from Member States not yet participating in IPCEI-CIS, will gain a clear view of what is ready for deployment, how it relates to national priorities and how new actors can engage through 8ra.
Outreach places particular emphasis on participants from Hungary, Austria and Slovakia, and the event welcomes both organisations already involved in IPCEI-CIS and those encountering it for the first time.
Speakers will be announced soon.
Programme
| Time | Session | What is it about? |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00-14:10 | Welcome to Budapest — Building Europe’s Sovereign AI Future | Local host welcome and a CEE perspective on technological sovereignty, industrial competitiveness and the opportunity created by bringing the 8ra community to Budapest. |
| 14:10-14:20 | Why We Are Here: From European Innovation to Industrial Adoption | Conference objectives, European spillover and the transition from IPCEI-CIS results to wider industrial uptake, adoption and collaboration. |
| 14:20-14:35 | Government Keynote: Hungary’s Role in Europe’s Sovereign AI Future | Member State perspective on sovereign digital infrastructure, industrial AI, competitiveness and the role of Hungary and Central Europe. |
| 14:35-14:50 | European Commission Keynote: From European Technology to Scale and Adoption | European perspective on cloud-edge and AI capacities, technological sovereignty, cross-border uptake and the connection between existing results and future European initiatives. |
| 14:50-15:40 | SHOWCASE & INDUSTRY DIALOGUE — From IPCEI-CIS Results to Industrial Value | |
| 15:40-16:10 | COFFEE BREAK, OPEN TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATIONS & NETWORKING | |
| 16:10-16:25 | European AI Factories & HPC: Connecting Large-Scale Compute with the 8ra Cloud–Edge Continuum | How large-scale AI compute connects to federated cloud-edge infrastructure, data and industrial applications; implications for future AI Factories/Gigafactories and European AI capacity. |
| 16:25-17:05 | ROUNDTABLE 1 — Building One Sustainable European AI Continuum | 40-minute strategic discussion on how existing IPCEI-CIS assets can be sustained, connected and scaled into the wider European AI ecosystem. |
| 17:05-17:15 | From European R&D to Industrial Deployment and Commercial Value | Industry perspective. How technologies developed through IPCEI-CIS can move from R&D and pilots towards deployable products, services and real industrial applications, while keeping the message broader than any single company or product. |
| 17:15-17:50 | ROUNDTABLE 2 — From Sovereign 8ra Technologies to Competitive Industry and Economic Growth | |
| 17:50-18:00 | Budapest Conclusions: From European Achievements to Concrete Next Steps | CISERO and IPCEI-CIS Facilitation Group. |