Industrial AI Summit 2025: Advancing Europe to the Next Level

This IDC Perspective discusses Industrial AI Summit 2025. IDC attended the Industrial AI Summit in Schloss Donaueschingen, Germany recently, where we participated in a panel on "Europe's Industrial Edge." This document highlights the conversation and others experienced at this gathering of executives from across industry, government, services, and research."European Union (EU) countries have the foundation in place to accelerate AI adoption (whether agentic, generative, predictive, machine learning, or other form of AI) but have been slower than North American and Asia/Pacific region organizations with technology adoption and the breadth of AI experimentation," said Jeffrey Hojlo, research vice president, Manufacturing Insights, Industry Ecosystems, and Business Networks, IDC. "That said, with a heritage of engineering, process, and quality excellence, Europe is well positioned to expand the use of AI, whether in manufacturing, energy, construction, or infrastructure."