Call for Event Submission
- Data Science (Big Data, Data Analytics, Semantics)
- Open data lifecycle - from data acquisition to application
- Digitalization and urban development (mobility, energy, smart cities)
- AI challenges in administration, science and industry (e.g. application of LLM, development and use of digital twins)
- Hardware development for AI systems (e.g. IoT, sensor technology for data resources)
- Digital tools for citizen participation (Civic tech and digital democracy)
- Sustainability and security in healthcare data management
- Sustainability and new technologies
- Leadership in data / digitalization / AI teams
- Circular economy
- Data protection management and cybersecurity
- Global data protection regulations and AI law
- Low-code/no-code platforms in use
- Avatars for accessibility
- Data science applications
- Open data - metadata design and provision
- Data visualization, data analysis
- Artificial intelligence, knowledge graphs
- Introduction to data-driven technologies, methods, tools and trends
- Use of hardware (e.g. IoT, sensor technology for data resources)
- Leadership and organizational structure in data / digitalization / AI teams and innovation management
- Project management in data / digitalization / AI projects
- Generative AI and machine learning
- Data strategy and sustainability
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 18th of November 2025
- Announcement of all event formats: 9th of December 2025
- Submission of all program and session information (schedule etc.): 07.02.2025
- Final program online: March 2026
- Week of the event: June 1 to 5, 2026
Since 2022, Data Week Leipzig has been a networking and exchange event that highlights the scientific, economic and social perspectives of data and its use. In 2025, the event welcomed around 550 representatives from administration, research, business and industry for four days in Leipzig’s New Town Hall. Projects and tools were presented that focus on how data can influence society and lay the foundation for improved social cooperation. Data Week Leipzig also serves as a platform for networking, exchanging experiences and recruiting.
Join us on 1-5 June 2026 at the New Leipzig City Hall for the Data Week Leipzig 2026!
Workshops, training sessions and hackathons can be organized as part of Data Week Leipzig. We particularly invite proposals for events that are interdisciplinary and deal with the topics of data, digitalization and artificial intelligence.
Workshops can be submitted on the following topics:
Training sessions can also be organized with the following focal points:
IT companies are invited to present their own products, data sets or use cases.
Submissions for hackathons are also possible. Since 2022, the Leipzig Hackathon has been organized by the Office for Statistics and Elections of the City of Leipzig. We are open to further and other topic suggestions. Please contact us as soon as possible.
Submission
Submission for all Data Week Leipzig sub-events is possible from now until 18th of November, 2025, via dataweek[at]infai.org. The submission consists of a short summary of the event (abstract with max. 500 words) and a description of how a sufficient number of participants will be acquired or addressed. When registering, please provide the name(s) and e-mail address(es) of the contact person(s), event format and duration (half-day, full-day). If there is already an existing community or a previous event has been organized, please send links in the PDF document. Please send us your abstract as a PDF file and indicate whether the presentation language is German or English.
We expect the organisers of the sub-events to attend Data Week Leipzig in person and to cover the costs of their travel expenses and admission tickets required for holding their workshop as part of Data Week. The Data Week Leipzig organization team cannot provide free tickets for organizers.
Submissions will be processed according to the date of receipt: We would like to encourage active participation from all participating organizations in order to expand the overall reach of Data Week Leipzig. Therefore, the “first come - first serve!” principle. The review criteria will be set as follows: 1) Event topic of the sub-event must fit into the thematic areas of Data Week, 2) Comprehensibility of the explanation that the sub-event is able to attract sufficient participants.
Please approach your community as well as your existing network to participate in the event. We also recommend that you promote your event through various media channels and stay in touch with us to develop a marketing strategy together. Please note that the Data Week Leipzig organization team cannot promise a guaranteed number of participants. We should all be involved in promoting the event together.
Schedule
Further information can be found on our website dataweek.de. If you have any questions, please contact dataweek[at]infai.org.
We look forward to your contribution!
Your Data Week Leipzig Team
