As AI permeates every layer of the global digital infrastructure, cybersecurity leaders worldwide face a growing paradox – 66% emphasize that AI will have a significant impact on cybersecurity by 2026 yet only 37% organisations have cyber frameworks in place to assess the risks of their AI tools (WEF 2025 Global Cybersecurity Outlook).
With AI now shaping both sides of the cybersecurity equation, accelerating threat actors as well as empowering defenders, the cyber divide has evolved from an innovation lag to a global operational risk. In the race to secure global digital economies, the world’s major cybersecurity industry innovators and leaders are converging at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything from 21-23 May at Messe Berlin; culminating into a strategic checkpoint for Europe to explore urgent cyber challenges and opportunities in the AI era.
Global tech enterprises, national digital security agencies, CISOs, startups and ethical hackers will unite at the show’s purpose-built cybersecurity arena, GITEX Cyber Valley, where they will explore new innovations, regulations, infrastructure, and business outcomes to define a more intelligent, scalable and increasingly autonomous security industry.
The region’s largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event, GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything is organised by KAOUN International and hosted in partnership with the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, and the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Shaping Europe’s Cyber Frontline with the Most Advanced Tech Platform
With Europe investing in AI scalability, cloud infrastructure, and cyber regulatory frameworks, the consensus at GITEX Cyber Valley will prove pivotal. Among the 1400-plus exhibitors across the full show, GITEX Cyber Valley brings together an industry-leading network of cybersecurity companies actively shaping the sector’s next decade. From endpoint to edge, identity to cloud protection, the show features advanced innovations from ManageEngine, Fortinet, CrowdStrike, Kaspersky, Knowbe4, Proofpoint, Dell, Infinigate, Opswat, and NTT, among many others.
Anchoring the experience as Partner is ManageEngine, a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, which recently achieved the Market Leader status in KuppingerCole’s Leadership Compass 2024: Identity Governance & Administration report.
Rajesh Ganesan, CEO, ManageEngine, shared, “The concept of identities has dynamically evolved, and will continue to do so. With AI now in the mix, identities are increasingly vulnerable and demands better protection. At GITEX EUROPE, we’re focused on highlighting how contextual, AI-powered access control is a key foundational stone for a modern digital enterprise.”
The show’s headline partner, Fortinet, the global cybersecurity leader driving the convergence of networking and security, offered insights on how the traditional security playbook is no longer enough. Organisations must shift to a proactive, intelligence-led defense strategy powered by AI, zero trust, and continuous threat exposure management to stay ahead of today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape. Their latest report reveals threat actors are increasingly harnessing automation, commoditized tools, and AI to systematically erode the traditional advantages held by defenders.
High-Impact Stage for Strategy and Simulation
For public and private sector stakeholders, Cyber Valley is a chance to influence the European cybersecurity agenda. From cloud compliance and GDPR 2.0 discussions to operational resilience under DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), the stage is set for a thought-provoking, insight-charged series of conferences, executive briefings, CISO roundtables and cyber readiness insights steered by leaders from law enforcement, business and tech.
Featured speakers include Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director General, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium; Captain Daniel Prenzel, Deputy Branch Head Capability Planning and Architecture, German Federal Ministry of Defence; Luca Tagliaretti, Executive Director, European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC); Patrick Ghion, Chief Cyber Strategy Officer, Geneva State Police, Switzerland; Julia Dedenko, Group CISO, Haniel, Germany; and Ugo Vignolo Lutati, Group CISO, Prada Group.
Live hacks by ethical red teams at GITEX Cyber Valley will expose the psychology, tactics and real-world investigations behind modern AI-powered threats, from OSINT-led threat hunting to the exploitation of generative models and autonomous systems. Speakers include Danni Brooke, a UK intelligence analyst and former undercover operative, and Guilherme Santos, a cybersecurity architect at Kuehne+Nagel, both revealing how today’s most trusted AI tools can become tomorrow’s greatest vulnerabilities.
The momentous first edition of GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything represents the most global tech and startup event with a sterling lineup of tech companies from over 100 countries and 35 European states featuring breakthroughs in AI, quantum, cybersecurity, green tech, digital cities, SMEs, startups, scaleups and investments.
GITEX EUROPE is part of the GITEX global network of tech and startup events, taking place in Germany, Morocco, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the UAE. For more information, visit.
