GLOBAL DATA INNOVATION SUMMIT
JUNE 24, 2026
Brussels, Belgium
AI Success Solutions in an Unstable World

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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Founder Digital TRust Summit
RSL Media
Members of EU Parliament
EU COMMISSION AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS
AI, Innovation and the Arts
Speakers


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.



















