Dear KI Park friend,
For this January, we’re combining our Members Exchange Newsletter with the Public one – giving you a rare peek into content that’s normally reserved for KI Park members only. Think of it as a small Christmas gift from us 🎄
This time, you’ll find conference discounts, public funding opportunities, calls for collaboration and community updates. If you’d like to receive updates like this regularly, consider becoming a Member of our ecosystem! ⭕️
For this January, we’re combining our Members Exchange Newsletter with the Public one – giving you a rare peek into content that’s normally reserved for KI Park members only. Think of it as a small Christmas gift from us 🎄
This time, you’ll find conference discounts, public funding opportunities, calls for collaboration and community updates. If you’d like to receive updates like this regularly, consider becoming a Member of our ecosystem! ⭕️
As always, don’t miss the "Your Turn" section at the end — your input helps shape what comes next!
⭕️ KI Park Summer Event: Sponsorship Opportunities
24 June, all day, at KI Park
KI Park
With 360+ ecosystem players and 29 sessions, last year’s event brought together leading voices from industry, research, startups, and government to explore the direction of AI in Europe. It’s become one of the key places where the full ecosystem meets, shares ideas, and builds meaningful connections.
In 2026, we’re building on that momentum. If your organisation wants to be part of this exchange, with visibility, access, and a voice in shaping what comes next, we’re offering a limited number of sponsorship opportunities. The full sponsor package drops in January — register now to get priority access: 👉 Join the priority list
This is a Members-only event; access was shared via calendar invite with all Members. If you haven't received the invite, send an email to ivana@kipark.de. If you'd like to present during the Townhall, feel free to submit your topic!
AI innovation needs legal grounding. KI Park Members can book free 1:1 sessions with YPOG. Get expert guidance on GDPR, the EU AI Act, licensing, compliance, and more.
Are you still looking for the right co-founder? AI NATION Connect Berlin is a matchmaking event for early-stage founders in the idea or early founding phase.
Join Germany’s first Conference for Agentic Software Engineering. Learn from practitioners already shipping AI agents in production and take away practical methods you can apply right away. Get 20% off early-bird tickets with the code KIPARK20.
🎟️ KI im Unternehmen – Rechtliche Herausforderungen und Lösungen aus der Praxis
26 February, full day, in Berlin
YPOG x Kommunikation & Recht x Recht & Wirtschaft Fachkonferenzen x KNPZ Rechtsanwälte
This event gathers decision-makers and digital leaders to explore strategic and regulatory topics, join a masterclass and panel on AI use cases, hear practical reports from legal departments, gain exclusive insights from Aleph Alpha, and take part in hands-on check-ups of AI-generated imagery and industrial applications.
KI Park took part in the G7 Ministerial Week in Montréal, where Dr. Florian Schütz joined discussions on strengthening Canada–Germany AI collaboration. The meetings underscored growing alignment and concrete next steps for joint innovation across both ecosystems. Read more →
KI Park at AI Media Leaders Conference
KI Park joined the AI Media Leaders Conference in Hamburg, with Pia Gildein and Karina Sufianova attending as communication partners. The event showed how AI is moving media from volume to context, reflected in use cases like recommendations, content intelligence and personalisation. Read more →
Imagine a shared blackboard filled with sticky notes — here you can post your requests for support, collaborations, ideas, and they’ll be published here for fellow Members to see and respond to. Please note, this section is a part of the Members Exchange Newsletter.
Help Shape a New Voice AI Solution with Aicappella
KI Park Member Aicappella is seeking advice and potential collaboration on building a Voice AI solution, i.e. training TTS/S2S or speech foundation models or large-scale model training and evaluation. Feel free to reach out to benno@aicappella.com.
Looking for Best Practices on Enterprise Trend & Innovation Platforms
A corporate KI Park Member is seeking peers for knowledge exchange and best practices on deploying an interactive enterprise wide trend platform and radar that supports innovation across business units; if you have implemented similar solutions and are interested in sharing your experience, please contact innovation@kipark.de.
Seeking Sparring Partner for ISO 9001 Optimization with AI
A corporate KI Park Member is seeking an external sparring partner with expertise in optimizing quality management processes, specifically ISO 9001 with AI. If you have state-of-the-art insights, please reach out to innovation@kipark.de.
One of KI Park's founding Members, Deloitte, kindly contributed to prepare this section of Funding Opportunities for KI Park Members Exchange Newsletter (Please note: this section normally appears only in the Members Exchange Newsletter!). Don’t miss your chance to explore what’s possible! Ready to take the next step? Connect with fellow innovators via funding@kipark.de!
Supports the transfer of cutting-edge R&D results in selected key areas of microelectronics into first industrial deployment, strengthening national and European technological sovereignty and competitiveness, and deepening European cooperation in the microelectronics ecosystem. Deadline: 15.01.2026
Supports highly innovative application-oriented research projects along the AI value chain, aiming to create a Next Generation European AI ecosystem. Deadline: 21.01.2026
AI NATION is looking for ambitious AI founders — from early idea stage to scale-ready startups. Applications are submitted via the website. In January, there will also be Q&A sessions to answer any questions.
The AI NATION Accelerator targets AI startups in Germany that are already incorporated and preparing for market entry or scaling. The 6-month program offers individual coaching, mentoring from AI experts, access to investors and corporate partners, office space, and up to €10,000 in non-dilutive funding.
The AI NATION GRANT supports early-stage AI projects and startups without external funding. Over 6 months, teams receive up to €36,000 in founder scholarships and up to €16,000 in material resources — equity-free. The goal is to validate AI ideas, develop prototypes, and lay the foundation for later company formation.
Are you building future technologies? From 5th January 2026, start-ups, companies, and research teams can apply with their cutting-edge technologies – from AI to quantum and advanced manufacturing. Deadline: 13.02.2026
What you see here are public, non-member opportunities. To access the full range of possibilities, you need to be subscribed to the Members Exchange Newsletter, delivered exclusively to our Members.
As part of the KI Park ecosystem, you can seek advice, explore collaborations, access exclusive offers and funding opportunities, pitch at the Members Townhall, promote job vacancies, and contribute to Expert Groups.
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