Two networks, one agenda for European AI
The Tübingen AI Center is pleased to host this year's All Hands Meeting of the six German AI Excellence Centers. For 2026, the meeting runs jointly with the ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Summit, creating a single, larger gathering for the European AI research community.
The host, Tübingen AI Center, is a hub for "European AI with purpose," carried by the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in close cooperation with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.
- 01Network of the German AI Excellence Centers
- 02ELIAS Alliance — European Leadership in Innovation with AI and Science
Agenda & schedule are in development. Sessions, speakers and the full programme will be announced closer to the event.
Official event site →Contribute to the summit
Workshops & Tutorials
Propose a 1.5-hour workshop or tutorial on emerging research directions, open problems, or novel methodologies in frontier AI — agentic self-improving systems, world models, long-horizon reasoning, multi-modality, safe and causal AI, and applications across education, science, administration, open-source work, and social impact.
- 10 June 2026Applications open
- 20 July 2026, EODSubmission deadline
- 31 July 2026Notification of acceptance
ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Award
Nominate outstanding leaders of Focused Research Organisations — startups, nonprofits, open-source consortia — advancing frontier AI for real-world impact. The award recognises individuals who bridge academic research and value creation, judged on impact, innovation, integrity, and leadership.
The inaugural award went to Max Welling for founding Cusp AI, presented at the AI Summit AIS25 in Copenhagen.
Plan your visit
7–8 October 2026
Two-day programme, Wed–Thu
Messe Stuttgart
Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany
Tübingen AI Center
ahm.tuebingen.ai
In development
Programme details to follow
German AI Centers + ELIAS
Joint summit, single registration