European technology leaders face an onslaught of pressures, while slowing AI enterprise progress demands clearer business value. While we predict AI budgets shifting to 2027, in 2026, AI will shine in software development while process intelligence will rescue AI failures. 

European tech leaders are under a great deal of pressure to grant business continuity in the face of growing geopolitical volatility. Although the desire for sovereign solutions and sovereign AI is increasing, there are some limitations to what organizations can currently do to mitigate dependencies on foreign counterparts. In 2026, no European organization will shift entirely from foreign hyperscalers to local cloud vendors — and they may not even need to. 

Dismissing AI safety and responsible AI is proving to be a double-edged sword for many organizations. Those that traded responsibility for speed are now facing unrealistic ROI expectations and the near-impossible task of scaling AI without the governance that it requires. Join this session to reset your 2026 AI agenda and: 1) Understand where AI regulators stand and what to expect next; 2) learn how to apply Forrester’s AEGIS framework to secure agentic AI; and 3) adopt a pragmatic, responsible AI approach that delivers AI that people trust.