GLOBAL DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT
JUNE 24, 2026

Brussels, Belgium

AI Success Solutions in an Unstable World

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Join a select group of CEOs, board members, and senior global leaders in discussion around AI Success Solutions. Be surrounded by innovation and new ideas at one of Brussels’ most elegant private venues, TheMerode.

CEOs and board members across the world are asking the same urgent questions about artificial intelligence. How do we achieve real ROI from our AI investments?

The Digital Trust Summit Brussels is designed to help global CEOs and board leaders answer these questions. This invitation-only forum convenes policymakers, regulators, and senior executives to work through real governance and deployment challenges together.

Leaders leave the Summit with practical insights on how to:

  • Scale AI from pilots to enterprise-wide impact

  • Translate governance frameworks into operational systems

  • Embed organizational standards and oversight into AI technology

  • Reduce hidden operational, cyber, and geopolitical risk

  • Turn AI investment into durable competitive advantage in a rapidly evolving global regulatory environment

The Digital Trust Summit Brussels is hosted by Global Data Innovation and NewFrames in coordination with the Association of Civic Tech Europe (ACTE). Location Sponsor: TheMerode.

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DIGITAL TRUST SUMMIT BRUSSELS 2026

( *Schedule subject to change )

Table of content

AI That Works

The Stakes

The Forces

The People

The Solutions

The Future Contract

Cocktail Reception

AI That Works

The Blueprint for Trusted, Responsible, and Profitable AI Deployment

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration, Executive Breakfast & Networking

THE STAKES

Why this moment demands a decision

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Executive Overview: The State of Digital Trust Dominique Shelton Leipzig, CEO Global Data Innovation, Founder Digital Trust Summit

Remarks by Aline Muylaert, co-founder of GoVocal, VP of ACTE

9:15 AM - 9:20 AM

RSL Media Standard

Speaker: Cate Blanchett, Award-winning actress, producer and RSL Media co-founder;

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM

Fireside Chat: Media, Storytelling & Trust in the AI Era

Speaker:

Cate Blanchett, Award-winning actress, producer and RSL Media co-founder;

Nikki Hexum RSL Media co-founder, 

Moderated by:

Dominique Shelton Leipzig, CEO Global Data Innovation

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Europe & the Future of AI Governance

Speaker:

Martyna Bildziukiewicz, Deputy Head of Division, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Dr. Cristina Caffarra, Globally renowned competition expert

Erika Staël von Holstein, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Re-Imagine Europa (RIE)

Moderated by:

Maria Tadeo, Head of EU News and Correspondent, Euronews

With the EU AI Act and new tech sovereignty rules, the EU is moving quickly in the areas of regulation and governance. Learn what businesses cannot afford to ignore.

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

MORNING NETWORKING BREAK (30 minutes)

Discuss the morning’s sessions with colleagues and attendees

THE FORCES

The geopolitical, cybersecurity, and regulatory landscape that shapes every decision

10:45 AM - 11:10 AM

Cybersecurity and AI

Speaker:

Kavitha Mariappan, Rubrik Chief Transformation Officer

Cybersecurity solutions for agentic AI

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Geopolitical Strategy and AI

Speaker:

Damien Bruckard, Founder, Geopolitical Strategy (Based in Paris, Damien is the Former Head of Global Engagement and principal advisor to the Secretary-General at the International Chamber of Commerce where he also served as Deputy Director of Trade and Investment)

AI deployment decisions made inside your boardroom are now geopolitical decisions. Supply chains, data sovereignty, and cross-border operations make geopolitical fluency a governance essential

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM

CEO AI Toolkit

The business case for trusted AI is not philosophical. It is financial. Leaders who govern AI well are building enterprise value. Leaders who do not are accumulating liability.

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM

Boardroom Blueprint

The Board can play a pivotal role in advancing successful AI. Learn the questions to ask to achieve this.

THE PEOPLE

Workforce, humanity, and the human imperative

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM

How Teams Can Rapidly and Effectively Adopt AI and Adjust to a Changing Employment

Speaker:

Guylaine Saint Juste, CEO NABA;

Rand Morimoto, President, Convergent Computing

Moderated by:

Maria Tadeo, Head of EU News and Correspondent, Euronews

Workforce transformation is not a human resources question. It is the single most measurable way AI either improves your company or harms it. Leaders who upskill their employees as part of AI strategy are outperforming those who treat it as a cost controlling tool to promote layoffs

12:30 PM - 12:40 Pre-Lunch Provocation

Suzy Wild, Anthropic | External Affairs EU (Invited)

The C-suite conversation shifts from diagnosing AI risk to committing to AI ROI. What does responsible, profitable AI deployment look like at enterprise scale, and who are the partners that can make it real?  Lunch groups are divided into small groups to continue the dialogue.

12:40 Pm - 2:00 PM Lunch

Meet conference attendees and enjoy curated lunch discussion topics.

THE SOLUTIONS

Governance tools, crisis preparedness, and systems that work

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Innovation Challenge / Technology Demonstration: Diligent AI Board Member

Speaker:

Dottie Schindlinger, Executive Director, Diligent Institute;

Kira Ciccarelli, Head of Research, Diligent Institute

Board-level AI governance is no longer aspirational. Boards can now deploy purpose-built AI tools that synthesize information, stress-test decisions, and give directors the expert perspective they need without adding seats to the table.

2:20 PM - 3:05 PM

Scenario Simulation: Crisis of Trust in the Agentic Age Facilitators: Cal Al-Dhubaib, Principal Technologist, Rubrik; Tania Tanic, CEO, BrainStorm Cyber Risk,  Guylaine Saint Juste, CEO of NABA, Cynthia Guerrero, CEO of (CG)2 Strategies

You cannot govern what you have not stress-tested. This simulation puts executives inside an AI crisis in real time, building the muscle memory that separates boards that respond effectively from boards that freeze.

3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

AFTERNOON NETWORKING BREAK (30 minutes)

Enjoy discussion with conference attendees during this networking session

THE FUTURE CONTRACT

Policy, culture, and the commitment to trust as civilization's infrastructure

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

The EU Omnibus: How to Facilitate EU AI Act and digital laws Implementation and Innovation for Business

Speaker:

Michael McNamara, Member of the European Parliament (Ireland);

Sergey Lagodinsky, Vice-President, Greens/EFA | Member of the European Parliament

Renate Nikolay, Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT)

The EU AI Act has new deadlines coming into effect in August and throughout 2026 and 2027.  What do businesses need to know about operationalizing these new standards and are they the new global defacto standard?.

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

The Future of Storytelling: AI and our Global Culture.

Speaker:

Darren Aronofsky, Award-winning filmmaker;

Glenn Micallef, European Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport;

Veronika Cifrova Ostrihonova, Member of the European Parliament (Slovakia)

Moderator:

Adam Leipzig, Award-winning producer, Author, Business Strategist, Faculty Haas School of Business, Berkeley

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Readout of EU Parliament Discussion

Chapter: Act V - The Future Contract

Attendees from Parliament briefing return to share with the Summit Audience (comprising business executives and press) the highlights of the Parliament briefing that happened earlier in the day.

5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

Closing Reflections Dominique Shelton Leipzig

Full arc synthesis / Call to Action

You arrived with a question. You leave with a blueprint. AI that elevates society, improves humanity, upskills your workforce, prevents harm, and delivers ROI is not a future aspiration. It is a governance decision you make starting Monday.

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Cocktails

Decompression and connection.