ISG AI Impact Summit 2026 — Frankfurt
📅 Monday, 22 June 2026 → Tuesday, 23 June 2026 in 4 days
A focused enterprise-AI summit at the Frankfurt Marriott on turning AI investment into measurable ROI, with frameworks for governance, operating models and data readiness.
The ISG AI Impact Summit 2026 is a day-and-a-half enterprise-AI event at the Marriott Hotel Frankfurt on 22-23 June, run by advisory and research firm ISG. Its premise — stated bluntly on the official page — is that AI is "no longer an experiment" but an expectation, and that most enterprises are still struggling to move past isolated pilots to measurable value. The agenda is built around four problem areas: the gap between AI ambition and ROI, unclear ownership in human-AI decision-making, operating models not built for autonomy, and data foundations that fail under real-world pressure.
For an attendee, the content is organised into four practical threads. "Achieving Real ROI from AI" promises a framework to connect AI initiatives to enterprise outcomes and CFO-ready proof points. "Shaping Future Talent" delivers a governance and operating-model framework for human-AI collaboration, with explicit decision rights and escalation paths. "The New Economics of AI" works through sourcing versus global capability centres, platforms versus custom builds, and licensing versus consumption models. "Mastering the Data Challenge" focuses on data readiness for real-time, AI-driven decisions — contextualization, observability and auditability.
Speakers are drawn from enterprise practitioners rather than vendors pitching from the stage: Maria Lobov (VP, Information Security Officer, State Street Bank International), Erbin Lim (Director of Engineering, Pfizer), Connie Hwong (GenAI lead, Corporate Communications, Siemens AG) and Anna Guenter (Head of Strategic AI Activation, Merck KGaA), among others. The audience is explicitly reserved for IT and business executives from enterprise organisations — technology and software providers are screened out — which keeps the conversation oriented toward buyers and operators of AI rather than sellers.
The format is intimate and execution-focused, with 1:1 expert meetings, a networking reception and post-event access to presentations. The All-Access Enterprise Pass is EUR 1,295, with a complimentary-ticket application route for qualifying enterprise leaders. For European enterprise teams trying to convert AI spend into governed, accountable, ROI-positive deployment, this is a tightly scoped working summit rather than a broad showcase.
