European Digital Tech Watch — Osservatori Digital Innovation, Politecnico di Milano
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First AI Community Meeting – 2026

June 19, 2026 · 15:00–17:00 CEST Online · Live Streaming English

Description

The first AI Community Meeting of 2026 opens the discussion on the preliminary findings from our recent survey, aimed at assessing current market developments and the operational needs of large European enterprises.

This working session invites participating organizations to review the collected data, share industry perspectives, and help guide the focus of upcoming research. The insights gathered during this exchange will directly feed into a dedicated research report on the European enterprise AI landscape.

The completed report will be presented during the second Community Meeting on 10 November 2026 in Brussels, as well as at the European Digital Tech Watch Final Conference.

Objectives & key questions

  • What are the top digital investment priorities for European companies today, and why?
  • What is the biggest barrier preventing organizations from accelerating digital and AI adoption?
  • How can companies move from basic AI experimentation to advanced enterprise-wide AI adoption?
  • How is your organization balancing infrastructure modernization with the pressure to adopt AI fast?
  • Where do you draw the line between building AI skills internally and relying on external partners?
  • How is your organization measuring the return on AI investment and what metrics have proven most meaningful?

Programme

  • 15:00 Welcome and introduction
  • 15:10 Introduction to the structure of the discussions and research presentation on Investment Priorities and Adoption Research findings presentation and discussion
  • 15:40 Round Table: AI Adoption Journey Speakers: Jose Meroño, Adecco Daniele De Vita, BNP Paribas Cardif Italy Irina Mirkina, WM Capital
  • 16:00 Infrastructural Readiness, Cultural Readiness & Skills Research findings presentation and discussion
  • 16:30 The Tangible Return of AI Research findings presentation and discussion
  • 17:00 Closing remarks and next steps

Topics addressed

AI & Data European Digital Watch

Speakers

Jose Meroño CDO, Director AI & Data Strategy Adecco
Daniele De Vita Chief Analytics Officer BNP Paribas Cardif Italy
Dr. Irina von Rosén Managing Partner WM Global Capital

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