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Join DDN, along with our customers and partners, for a live data summit showcasing how HPC and AI come together in practice.
DDN Data Summit
at ISC 26
Tuesday, June 23 | Hamburg, DE
Where HPC and AI Finally Connect
The Data Foundation Powering What's Next
HPC built the foundation for AI, but too often, the connection between data, compute, and outcomes breaks down.
What You'll Experience at the Summit
Meet the
Experts
Register Early, Seating is Limited.
When: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm Networking Luncheon
1:00 - 3:00pm Data Summit
Where: The Radisson Blu | Sydney Room, FL 2
Congresspl. 2, 20355 Hamburg, Germany
Kickstart Your
AI Journey
DDN leaders show how data becomes the connective layer between compute, models, and outcomes. Eliminating bottlenecks and maximizing performance.
See How the Dots Connect Across AI Infrastructure
Learn From Organizations Already Doing It
Hear from DDN customers and partners building real-world AI factories, turning HPC foundations into scalable AI platforms.
Discover how leading teams are accelerating discovery, improving efficiency, and delivering measurable results with a unified data foundation.
Explore Proven Breakthroughs at Scale
Gary Matson
SVP North America & Europe
DDN
Carlo Cavazzoni
Head of Leonardo Hypercomputing Continuum
Leonardo S.p.A
James Coomer
SVP of Product
DDN
Wyatt Gorman
Product Manager, High Performance Computing
Google Cloud
Viktor Achter
Head of Infrastructure Services
University of Cologne
Jyothi Swaroop
CMO
DDN
DDN’s Data Intelligence Platform is designed to fully saturate your GPU’s, maximizing your investment.
In an era where AI defines competitive advantage, DDN Infinia emerges as a transformative data platform.
We unify the HPC, storage, and data intelligence into a single platform, eliminating bottlenecks and turning infrastructure into real AI performance.
Join DDN, customers, and partners at ISC26 to see how leading organizations are putting this into practice at scale. Connect with peers and industry leaders during our networking luncheon before the summit.
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Supported by
Build your AI Factory on GPU-driven and x86-based NVIDIA DGX systems with Intel® Xeon® CPUs.
Summit Agenda
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Luncheon
1:00 PM – 1:05 PM
Welcome
Gary Matson | SVP, DDN
1:05 PM – 1:30 PM
Sovereign, Elastic AI on HPC Systems for NRW
Viktor Achter | Head of Infrastructure Services, University of Cologne
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM
HPC-as-a-Service: An Innovative Use-Case of HPC to AI
Carlo Cavazzoni | Head of Leonardo Hypercomputing Continuum, Leonardo S.p.A.
1:55 PM – 2:20 PM
James Coomer | SVP, Product, DDN
HPC Innovation at DDN
2:20 PM – 2:50 PM
Rod Evans | VP, EMEA, NVIDIA
Panel - From HPC to Production AI: Bridging Compute, Data, and Integration
Gareth Wilson | AI & HPC Strategic Pursuit Specialist, Computacenter
Wyatt Forman | Product Manager, HPC, Google Cloud
Tommaso Cecchi | VP, Europe, DDN
2:50 PM – 3:00 PM
Gary Matson | SVP, DDN
Closure & Vote of Thanks