# AI-Challenge Accepted! Summit

- Dates: 17 November 2026
- Location: Courtyard Linz, Linz, Austria
- Organiser: LSZ GmbH
- Industry: AI & Machine Learning

## About

The AI-Challenge Accepted! Summit 2026 is an AI-driven business-focused event for CIOs, IT-responsible leaders, and AI and Digital Leaders. It presents topics such as AI governance and compliance, data sovereignty, AI readiness, and business cases for generative AI, with sessions including keynote, expert talks, and networking.

## Who attends

Nutzen Sie den AI Challenge Accepted! Summit exklusive Plattform für CIOs, IT-Verantwortliche und AI & Digital Leaders, um gemeinsam mit Vordenker:innen aus dem DACH Raum aktuelle Best Practices, skalierbare Strategien und den konkreten Business Impact von KI zu beleuchten.

_As described by the organiser._

## Official links

- [Official website](https://lsz.at/summit/ai-challenge-accepted)
- [Registration](https://lsz.at/node/2108/checkout/468)

## Topics

- IT & Technology

## Speakers

- Nathalie Leb, Projektleitung, LSZ
- Martin Giesswein, WU Executive Academy
- Thomas Pisar
- Matthias Bergner

## Sponsors and partners

- Cancom
- SKAD

## Ticket pricing

EUR 199

## Where to stay

- **Motel One**: 30 m from the venue, 18-20 Kärntnerstraße, Linz, 4020
  - [Hotel website](https://www.motel-one.com/de/hotels/linz/hotel-linz-hauptplatz/)
  - Phone: +43 732 210011-0
- **Hotel Wolfinger**: 130 m from the venue, 19 Hauptplatz, Linz, 4020
  - [Hotel website](http://www.hotelwolfinger.at)
  - Phone: +43 732 773291
- **Mama Muh**: 290 m from the venue, 24 Graben, Linz, 4020
  - [Hotel website](https://mamamuh.at/)
  - Phone: +43 732 77 24 77 44
- **Zum Schwarzen Bären**: 400 m from the venue, 9-11 Herrenstraße, Linz, 4020
  - [Hotel website](http://www.linz-hotel.at)
  - Phone: +43 732 772477
- **limehome Friedrichstraße**: 490 m from the venue, 4 Friedrichstraße, Linz, 4040
  - [Hotel website](https://www.limehome.com/suites?city=41&guests=1&property=181)
- **Leonardo Boutique Hotel Linz City Center**: 500 m from the venue, 3 stars, 4020
  - [Hotel website](https://www.leonardo-hotels.de/linz/leonardo-boutique-hotel-linz-city-center)
  - Phone: +43 732 210400
- **Arte Hotel Linz**: 530 m from the venue
- **Domhotel**: 680 m from the venue, 4 stars
  - [Hotel website](https://www.cityhotel.at/)
  - Phone: +43 732 778 441

## What people are saying

- [AI-Challenge Accepted! Summit 2026: AI DRIVEN BUSINESS BOOST | LSZ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X5IJj7P0fY)
- [Production & IT Konferenz 2026: IT & Digitalisierung für die Industrie | LSZ Linz](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQNAvoW21O0)
- [Zum Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvLiqHg2P68)

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/ai-challenge-accepted-summit/