All Hands Meeting of the German AI Centers & ELIAS Alliance FROntier AI Summit
2026-10-07 08:00 - 2026-10-08 17:00 (Europe/Rome)
Event overview
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 →

Open calls
Contribute to the summit

Call for proposals
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.

SlotThu 8 Oct, 09:00–10:30
CapacityUp to 8 in parallel
FormatIn-person only
Proposal lengthMax 2 pages

10 June 2026Applications open
20 July 2026, EODSubmission deadline
31 July 2026Notification of acceptance

Full call details →
Email submission

Award ceremony at this summit
Call for nominations
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.

Submission deadline31 Aug 2026
AnnouncementAt this Summit, Stuttgart
Submission length1 page + materials

The inaugural award went to Max Welling for founding Cusp AI, presented at the AI Summit AIS25 in
Copenhagen.

Nomination process →

Practical information
Plan your visit

Dates
7–8 October 2026

Two-day programme, Wed–Thu

Venue
Messe Stuttgart

Messepiazza 1, 70629 Stuttgart, Germany

Organiser
Tübingen AI Center

tuebingen.ai →

Event website
ahm.tuebingen.ai

Registration & travel →

Agenda
In development

Programme details to follow

Networks
German AI Centers + ELIAS

Joint summit, single registration

Questions
Don't hesitate to reach out before the summit.

Event inquiries
ahm@tuebingen.ai

General inquiries
info@tuebingen.ai

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