European Big Data Value Forum is BDVA’s flagship event, bringing the whole European data-driven AI research and innovation community together to share knowledge, collaborate and celebrate achievements. EBDVF 2026 will take place from 30 September – 1 October in Galway. See you in Ireland!

EBDVF brings together industry professionals, business developers, researchers and policy-makers from all over Europe and other regions of the world to advance policy actions and industrial and research activities in the areas of Data and AI.

The programme will include the most important topics of the community, presented by our members, collaboration partners and representatives from European research and innovation projects. Together we are delivering sessions and workshops shaping the way forward for big data and data spaces, illuminating how businesses can harness the power of Trustworthy AI and discuss the role of high-performance computing as an enabler for digital transformation. We take a comprehensive view of these topics from the perspective of many European economic sectors not forgetting the societal implications of the rapidly advancing technologies.

The main theme of EBDVF 2026 is Building Europe’s AI and Data backbone: Strategy, Investment and Impact.