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Germany at the Frontier

A one-day conference showcasing the leading German founders, operators, and investors and connecting them with the broader Silicon Valley ecosystem to discuss the future of AI and technology. Hosted at House of AI in San Francisco, during SF Tech Week.

When Oct 8, 2026 ยท 1โ€“6PM Aftershow until 10PM ยท Sport 8AM
Where 40 Boardman Pl., SF
Access Complimentary ยท By application ยท 100 spots
Germany at the Frontier at House of AI House of AI ยท 40 Boardman Pl., San Francisco

The venue

The conference takes place at House of AI, San Francisco's premier AI coworking space and event venue at 40 Boardman Place in SoMa. A tech-forward home for founders, operators, and the SF community.

House of AI event venue at 40 Boardman Place, San Francisco House of AI ยท 40 Boardman Pl., San Francisco
Agenda

Two days at the frontier

An exclusive invite-only dinner the evening before, then a single day that opens with sport at sunrise, runs talks and networking through the afternoon, and closes with the aftershow party.

Oct 7 Invite only
  • Evening An exclusive, invite-only dinner the evening before, bringing speakers and select guests together to open the event.
Oct 8 Conference
  • 8:00 AM Optional sport event: a morning run or road bike ride.
  • 1:00 PM โ€“ 6:00 PM Conference: talks and networking with German SF-based founders and operators.
  • 6:00 PM โ€“ 10:00 PM Aftershow party at House of AI.
Speakers

Who's on stage

Founders, operators, investors, and the journalists who cover them — from Anthropic and You.com to Zoox, EWOR, Handelsblatt, and NZZ. More names announced in the coming weeks.

Richard Socher, Founder & CEO at Recursive & You.com
Richard Socher
Founder & CEO
Recursive & You.com
Felix Rieseberg, Product Lead, Claude Code at Anthropic
Felix Rieseberg
Product Lead, Claude Code
Anthropic
Marc Wimmershoff, VP, Autonomy Software at Zoox
Marc Wimmershoff
VP, Autonomy Software
Zoox
Philip Reinckens, VP, Vehicle Operations at Atoms
Philip Reinckens
VP, Vehicle Operations
Atoms
Florian Juengermann, Co-Founder & CTO at Listen Labs
Florian Juengermann
Co-Founder & CTO
Listen Labs
AJ Storch, Co-founder & CEO at Dryft
AJ Storch
Co-founder & CEO
Dryft
Alex Niehenke, Partner at Scale Venture Partners
Alex Niehenke
Partner
Scale Venture Partners
Mike Mahlkow, Super Angel & Investor at Fastgen
Mike Mahlkow
Super Angel & Investor
Fastgen
Philipp Wehn, Co-Founder & CEO at Nexxa.ai
Philipp Wehn
Co-Founder & CEO
Nexxa.ai
Felix Holtermann, U.S. Bureau Chief at Handelsblatt
Felix Holtermann
U.S. Bureau Chief
Handelsblatt
Marie-Astrid Langer, U.S. Correspondent at NZZ
Marie-Astrid Langer
U.S. Correspondent
NZZ
Daniel Dippold, Co-Founder & CEO at EWOR
Daniel Dippold
Co-Founder & CEO
EWOR
Julius Koerfgen, Co-Founder & CEO at Uplane
Julius Koerfgen
Co-Founder & CEO
Uplane
Sebastian Voelkl, Co-Founder & CEO at Dalus
Sebastian Voelkl
Co-Founder & CEO
Dalus
More speakers announced soon
Why we do it

Where Germany meets Silicon Valley

Our mission is to showcase the leading German founders, operators, and investors and connect them with the broader Silicon Valley ecosystem, on stage and in the room, to discuss the future of AI and technology and show what's possible when German ambition meets the Valley.

Who it's for

Built for German leaders

For German founders, operators, and investors, and for CEOs and Heads of Digital Transformation from German Mittelstand to Enterprise, together with the broader Silicon Valley ecosystem they come to meet. Held during SF Tech Week, the best event week in SF, so you can come for the conference and spend the whole week in San Francisco.

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Mittelstand to Enterprise

CEOs and leaders from German companies of every size, looking to the frontier of AI and technology.

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Digital Transformation

Heads of Digital Transformation who want to learn how Germans drive innovation in Silicon Valley.

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SF Tech Week

Held during the best event week in SF. Come for the conference and spend the whole week in San Francisco.

Complimentary, by application

Attendance is complimentary and admission is granted by application. Space is limited to 100, so apply for a place and we'll be in touch.

Apply for a ticket
Sponsors

Interested in sponsoring?

Want to support Germany at the Frontier and get in front of German founders, operators, and investors and the broader Silicon Valley ecosystem? Reach out to Christian Byza.

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Brought to you by Christian and Christian

Germany at the Frontier is organized by Christian Byza, Christian F. Weniger, and House of AI.

Christian Byza and Christian F. Weniger, organizers of Germany at the Frontier
Christian Byza (left) and Christian F. Weniger (right)