The Federal Government plans to hold its annual Digital Summit on November 2nd and 3rd at the Wilhelm-Hallen in Berlin’s Reinickendorf district. This two-day event format, which the Federal Ministry for Digital and Government Modernization (BMDS) confirmed to Politico, is scheduled to focus on “international, European, and national aspects of digital policy,” though the specific content areas are still being developed.
The summit is a continuation of last year’s event, which took place in mid-November 2025 alongside France under the theme of digital sovereignty. At that time, Germany and France committed to developing a joint definition of digital sovereignty, an initiative that continued at the VivaTech technology fair in Paris in May.
However, several details for this year’s conference remain undecided. The ministry has not yet confirmed the precise themes or formats, nor has it responded to questions regarding a proposal made by Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger: whether the first day will be reserved exclusively for German companies.
In parallel, corporate sources indicate that the government may use the summit to deepen its ties with Canada, though this specific partnership has not been officially confirmed by the BMDS. Both nations had established a digital alliance last December, with the focus of their cooperation being the imminent merger between AI companies Cohere and Aleph Alpha.
Furthermore, Cohere CEO Aidan Gomez is scheduled to attend a cabinet strategy session in Neuhardenberg, Brandenburg, next week. There, he will address the theme of “Framework conditions for industrial competitiveness, sovereignty, and key technologies – Getting Germany on track.”
