MAY 5–7, 2026 • CONFEX COLOGNE

ECS 2026: Leading and the Largest Microsoft Business and Technology Event in Europe.

3,000 People. Three Summits. One Community. The leading and the largest Microsoft partner event in Europe, a single venue for Microsoft 365, AI & Cloud, and BizApps professionals.

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5–7 May 2026 Confex, Cologne

Explore the Three ECS Summits

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European Collaboration Summit

Microsoft 365, Teams, SharePoint, Viva, Copilot and governance expert-led sessions and adoption strategies.

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European AI & Cloud Summit

AI agents, Azure architecture, cloud security and responsible AI: deep technical tracks and executive keynotes.

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European BizApps Summit

Power Platform, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Dynamics — business-focused automation and analytics at scale.

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Featuring World's Best Speakers and Experts

World's Best Speakers are Coming to Cologne this May: Microsoft Executives, Microsoft Regional Directors, Microsoft MVPs and Business Leaders.

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Adam Harmetz

VP of Product @ Microsoft | Enterprise Agents | Knowledge Management | Collaboration Software

Microsoft
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Julie Koesmarno

Principal Group Product Manager

Microsoft
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Marco Casalaina

Vice President Of Products, Azure AI

Microsoft
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Adam Bootle

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Adis Jugo

run.events mastermind

MVPRD
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Aleksandra Lipovac

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Alex Vollmar

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Amanda Sterner

Employee Experience and Productivity Expert at Xenit 💚 | Microsoft MVP ✨ | Microsoft Teams lover 💜

MVP
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Andre Louia

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Andrew Connell

I help you become an expert developer in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem & irreplaceable in your organization through articles, videos, courses, live accelerators, and coaching.

MVP
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Anne-Sophie Pavie

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Antonio Maio

Antonio Maio

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Arif Polat

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Barbara Forbes

MVP
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Benedikt Winckler

Director | Head of Digital Solutions - Europe

SPONSOR
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Bill Ayers

MCM, MCT, MVP AI and M365 Development

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Björn Ihßen

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Brett Lonsdale

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Cathy Dew

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Christina Wagner

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Claire Edgson

Microsoft Customer Experience CTO, Europe at Capgemini

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Damir Dobric

CEO, Lead Software Architect, Microsoft Regional Director, Azure MVP

MVPRD
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David Warner II

Sharing is Caring

MVP
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Elena Colmsee

SPONSOR
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Emily Mancini

Passionate advocate for seamless user experiences and bridging the tech skills gap

MVP
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Erica Toelle

Microsoft Purview + Copilots & Agents | Former MVP

Microsoft
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Florian Stöckl

SPONSOR
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Garry Trinder

Microsoft
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Heather Cook

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Heiko Brenn

SPONSOR
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Hugo Bernier

World's Laziest Developer

MVP
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Iva Erceg

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Jan Moritz Gerbracht

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Jason Himmelstein

Independent Consultant specializing in solutions architecture, technical strategy, and business intelligence

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Jen Oughton

SPONSOR
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John Patrick White

Better living through Business Intelligence

MVP
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Juha Koivula

SPONSOR
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Julie M Turner

Partner/CTO Sympraxis Consulting | Microsoft MVP | Microsoft 365 Speaker

MVP
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Jussi Roine

Consistently lifting heavy objects to ensure secure Azure deployments

MVP
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Karoliina Kettukari

People in heart, tech in mind

MVP
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Karuana Gatimu

Director, Customer Advocacy - AI & Collaboration | Technical Storyteller | Writer | Producer | Advocate | Great Cook

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Laura Graham-Brown

Challenger of the demo gods to make data beautiful live

MVP
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Lee Stott

Microsoft

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Louis Boerner

SPONSOR
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Luise Freese

Changing the world one app at a time

MVP
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Lukas Schneider

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Maarten Eekels

In case of victory one deserves champagne, in case of defeat one needs it

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Marcel Walter

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Mark Rackley

Microsoft MVP, Hillbilly, Lover of bacon

MVP
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Markus Lintuala

Security Hero

MVP
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Martina Grom

Azure and M365 MVP, Microsoft RD

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Maximilian Hauck

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximilianhauck-saas-partner-account-manager/

SPONSOR
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Michael Noel

Nomadic Technologist

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Mike Fitzmaurice

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Moritz Goeke

SPONSOR
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Mustafa Toroman

Ja, i?

MVP
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Nikita Kamyshnikov

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Nikki Chapple

MVP M365 | MVP Security

MVP
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Omar Kudovic

Rockabilly Rules

MVP
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Paolo Pialorsi

Senior Developer Advocate @ Microsoft

Microsoft
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Paul Hunt

Sharing is caring!

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Peter Carson

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Robin Rosengrün

Microsoft
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Rodrigo Pinto

Try and leave this world a little better than you found it

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Ruben Zimmermann

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Sandra Hagemann

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Sara Fennah

MCT, MVP, Teams Superfan, Viva Explorer

MVP
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Sasha Kranjac

I make companies more secure.

MVPRD
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Sebastian Schneider

CEO skybow AG

SPONSOR
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Sjoerd Koolen

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Spencer Harbar

Enterprise Architect

MVP
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Stefan Weisenberger

SAP Business Process Expert & Industry Strategist. Sustainability Enthusiast. Ex-Coder & Architect.

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Susan Hanley

MVP
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Tanja Gfoeller

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Tede Mehrtens

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Thomas Baumann

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Thomas Goelles

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Thomas Van Heurck

SPONSOR
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Thomas Vochten

talk to me about Microsoft 365 & Security

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Tom Van ‘t veld

SPONSOR
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Vesa Juvonen

Sharing is Caring

Microsoft
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Vincent Babin

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Vladimir Stefanovic

Cloud Architect | Microsoft Azure MVP | Trusted Advisor

MVP
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Walter Van Hecke

SPONSOR

At a glance

Cologne. Three summits. One community.

The scale of ECS 2026: built for deep learning, real connections, and partner momentum.

Community
Attendees

Meet decision-makers, practitioners, and Microsoft leaders from across the World.

Learning
Sessions and Learning

From Artificial Intelligence, to Copilot, SharePoint, Teams, Azure,  Security, Fabric, Power Platform and Dynamics.

Expo
Expo and Networking

The Networking hub: A shared expo floor with four stages, catering, and 90 booths focusing on all things Microsoft.

ECS 2026 Lead Sponsors

Experts Inside / EasyLife 365

Premium

Microsoft

Premium Partner

run.events

Technology Partner

Lightning Tools

Diamond

Online Compliance Center (OCC)

Diamond

ShareGate

Diamond

Veeam

Diamond

365 Heroes

Platinum

365Tribe

Platinum

AvePoint

Platinum

Capgemini

Platinum

DAENET

Platinum

DEKOM GmbH

Platinum

delaware

Platinum

dox42

Platinum

glueckkanja AG

Platinum

Infobip

Platinum

Involv Intranet

Platinum

ITENOS

Platinum

Jabra

Platinum

Neat

Platinum

Orchestry Software

Platinum

Rencore

Platinum

Shure Europe GmbH

Platinum

skybow AG

Platinum

Solutions2Share

Platinum

SquaredUp

Platinum

Syskit

Platinum

Xylos / OASE

Platinum

YASH Technologies

Platinum

Tickets: Choose Your Summit, Upgrade as You Need

Buy a Conference Ticket for your chosen summit and upgrade to the All Sessions Pass to access cross-summit sessions. Small upgrade fee unlocks 200+ additional sessions.

Conference Ticket for any of the Summits (2 Days)

845 €
per person

2-day access to all sessions of one summit + full expo.

Buy Conference Ticket for any of the Three Summits
Recommended

ECS All Sessions Pass for all three Summits (2 Days)

1385 €
per person

2-day access to sessions across all three summits + expo. Ideal for cross-community learning.

Buy All Sessions Ticket

Master Pass - Tutorial Day, All Sessions, All Summits (3 Days)

1845 €
per person

3-day access to all summits + tutorial day + VIP benefits.

Buy Master Pass

Expo Pass (2 Days)

395 €
per person

2-day expo access with 90+ booths, 4 stages, and premium networking across the full ECS community.

Buy Expo Pass
Upgrade your conference tickets to All Sessions or Master Pass.
Group discounts up to 25%