DeepTech Alliance is proud to announce the launch of its Next Gen Compute Exploration Program 2026. This new initiative is designed to support our industry partners in navigating long-term innovation horizons and understanding how the technology landscape may evolve over the next decade—and what this means for their companies, industries, and society at large. Seats are limited, and we invite interested corporates to reserve their participation now.
The program will cover key emerging areas including AI Ahead, Quantum, Photonics, Neuromorphic Computing, Semiconductors, Plastronics, Next Gen Communication, and Cybersecurity. As in all DeepTech Alliance programs, participating corporates will play a central role in shaping the agenda, ensuring a strong focus on the most relevant opportunities and challenges.
“We are launching the Next Gen Compute Exploration Program to give our partners a unique opportunity to look beyond today’s pressing innovation needs and explore what’s coming next,” says Thomas Klem Andersen, Director of DeepTech Alliance. “Next-generation compute technologies will empower innovation across every industry. By connecting directly with leading experts and Europe’s most promising startups in their early stages, corporates can anticipate transformational shifts, gain early insights, and actively shape how these technologies will redefine their sectors.”
Exploration Programs are designed for corporates in long-term roles to gain foresight into emerging deeptech domains. Unlike Business Creation Programs, which focus on pilots and partnerships with mature startups, Exploration Programs provide first-hand exposure to early-stage technologies (TRL3+), expert insights, and peer-to-peer exchanges. Through a year-long blend of digital and physical activities, participants explore the long-term implications of deeptech for their company, industry, and society.
This will be the first edition of DeepTech Alliance’s Exploration Program format—created to provide first-hand opportunities to meet leading innovators, exchange insights with peers, and build a shared understanding of what lies ahead in computing and related domains.
The one-year program is carefully designed to maximize value while minimizing time commitments, combining a series of digital and physical events throughout 2026. Alongside peer exchange and expert insights, participants will also engage with carefully selected European deeptech companies (TRL 3 and above), ensuring direct exposure to groundbreaking innovation.
Learn more about the Next Gen Compute Exploration Program 2026 and how to join here: deeptechalliance.org/next-generation-compute-2026
