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Mr. Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard Erkki Keido Editor-in-ChiefWELT Group Minister of Economy and lndustry Axel-Springer-Strafle 65 Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications 10888 Berlin Suur-Ameerika 1 Gerrnany 10122 Talinn Estonia

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Speaker Invitation te the WELT Al Summit on September 25,2025, in Berlin

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With great pleasure, 1 cordially invite you to the second WELT Al Summit 2025 on Thursday, September 25, at our publishing house in Berlin.

Artificial intelligence and digital sovereignty wiII determine the future of our European competitiveness. To discuss the current state of knowledge, plans, challenges, and measures, we once again invite a distinguished circle from Al innovation, politics, Ieading companies, science, and society.

Since 2009, the WELT Summits have been among the most renowned forums for open exchange of ideas among around 50 CEO participants. The Chatham House Rule applies.

Speakers at the last Al Summit included Jason Kwon (Chief Strategy Officer of OpenAl), Carme Artigos (Co-Chair of the Al Advisory Board of the United Nations), Alexander Schweitzer (Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate), Ana Paula Assis (Chairwoman & General Manager of IBM EMEA), Nicole BOttner-Thiel (Founder & CEO of Merantix Momentum), Dr. Philipp Herzig (Chief Artificial lntelligence Officer of SAP), Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten (Board Member for Digitalizotion and Technology at Deutsche Bahn), Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach (Federal Minister of Health), Michael Sen (CEO of Fresenius), Martina Link (Vice President of the Federal Criminal Police 0ff ice), and Alex Karp (Co-Founder and CE0 of Palantir Technologies).

We are happy to accommodate your scheduling preferences for your contribution. You have the option to arrive shortly before and leave the conference afterward.

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On the evening before the WELTAI Summit, September 24, 2025, we invite oli porticipants to an exclusive reception followed by dinner. You are also warmly welcome to attend.

For further detalis, please contact Fiorian Nehm, Senior Advisor Public Affairs, ot +49 172 450 4972 or ftorian.nehmaxelspringer.com.

1 would be delighted if you could accept this invitation and enrich our circle with your participation.

Sincerely,

Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard Editor-in-Chief WELT Group

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Venue and Format of the WELT Al Summit

DINNER 1 Wednesday, September 24,2025 From 7.00 p.m. Reception and dinner at the Axel Springer JOURNALISTENCLUB, featuring keynote addresses and discussion. Axei-Springer-Strasse 65 (access via Zimmerstrasse) 10969 Berlin

CONFERENCE 1 Thursday, September 25,2025 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. Conference at the Axel Springer New Building Zimmerstrasse 50 10117 Berlin

Participants are expected to remain at the conference table throughout the day.

Speakers may arrive shortly before their panel and are free to leave afterward.

Thedurationofkeynotesandpaneldiscussions ranges from 30 to 45 minutes, including Q&A.

TheChathamHouseRuleapplies. Statements made during the conference wiiI only be published by WELT with the explicit consent of the speaker.

MediaCoverage: While ali discussions held within the conference room are subject to the Chatham House Rule, POLIT1CO Germany, Business Insider Germany and WELT wiil provide cross-piatform coverage of the WELT Al Summit, including authorized interviews on WELT.de, WELT TV, and in a speciai suppiement of WELT AM SONNTAG.

Axel Springer is a media and technoiogy company active in more than 40 countries, through its media brands (including BILD, POL1TICO, WELT, Business insider) and ciassified portais (Stepstone, AV1V). www.axeispringer.com