Gurobi Summit EMEA 2026
13-14, October 2026
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Prague, Czech Republic
In today’s complex and fast-moving world, making bold decisions is not about taking risks — it’s about taking smart, confident action based on intelligence, precision, and insight.
This year’s theme, Driving Trusted Decisions, reflects our shared mission to help businesses unlock their full potential through the power of mathematical optimization. The Summit brings together a vibrant community of decision-makers, data scientists, and operations researchers to explore how optimization drives clarity, agility, and impact in an increasingly complex world.Â
Why attend?Â
At the Gurobi Decision Intelligence Summit, we invite business leaders and technical practitioners to explore how mathematical optimization and decision intelligence empower organizations to move beyond intuition and drive real-world impact.
Our summit experience is designed to meet the needs of two powerful audiences:
Whether you’re shaping the future of your business or engineering the solutions of tomorrow, the Gurobi Decision Intelligence Summit will equip you with the tools, inspiration, and connections to turn complexity into opportunity — and bold ideas into bold action. Optimization is transforming industries—enabling researchers to push boundaries, data scientists to drive smarter analytics, and business leaders to make faster, more effective decisions. But how can you fully harness its power to create real impact?Â
At the 2026 Gurobi Summit, you’ll explore The Power of Optimization through expert insights, hands-on learning, and real-world applications. Whether you’re advancing research, building AI-driven decision models, or optimizing complex business operations, this event will provide the knowledge, tools, and connections to help you succeed. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry leaders, exchange ideas, and discover what’s next in optimization.
Don’t leave your decisions to chance! Join us in Prague, Czech Republic this October.
Venue: Fantova Budova – Prague
Hlavni vlakové nádražà v, Wilsonova 300/8, 110 00 Vinohrady, Czechia
Operations Researchers
Sharpen your mathematical modeling and optimization skills, with guidance from our experts.
Data Scientists
Learn how to turn your predictions into optimized business decisions.
Business Leaders
Discover how decision intelligence can help you achieve your business objectives.
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Anisa BerberiDirector of Sales - EMEA Gurobi |
Anisa Berberi is a seasoned sales leader specializing in cybersecurity and IT SaaS, thriving in both startup and corporate environments. She holds an MBA and brings a wealth of expertise in crafting high-tech sales strategies, driving revenue, and nurturing high-performing teams. As Director of Sales for EMEA at Gurobi, Anisa focuses on helping organizations solve complex optimization challenges using Gurobi's world-class mathematical optimization technology. With a successful track record in scaling sales operations and delivering results across the region, she is committed to empowering businesses to unlock their full potential with cutting-edge solutions. Based in Amsterdam, Anisa enjoys yin yoga, reading, traveling, and exploring art in her free time.
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Dr. Pierre BonamiPrincipal Developer Gurobi Optimization |
Pierre Bonami holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research and Computer Science from University Paris 6. Prior to joining Gurobi he was one of the lead developers for CPLEX (2013-2020). Prior to that, he was a researcher for CNRS in Marseille University. He was also a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University and at IBM Research where he developed the open-source solver Bonmin. Pierre Bonami authored or co-authored more than 20 publications in top journals and conferences in the field of Mathematical Optimization. He is particularly well known for his work on Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Optimization and cutting planes for Mixed Integer Optimization.
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Dr. Anna CollinsOptimization Strategist Gurobi |
Dr. Anna Collins holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and Optimization from King’s College London, where her research focused on mathematical programming for complex planning problems. She’s passionate about making optimization accessible — whether by helping industry teams solve real-world problems with math, or guiding researchers as they scale up from theory to application. Before joining Gurobi, she worked at a digital health startup, where she applied advanced modeling techniques to clinical and operational challenges in fertility care. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, finding the ocean (even though she lives in Berlin), and playing Padel with friends.
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Dr. Nigora GafurOptimization Engineer Gurobi |
Dr. Nigora Gafur earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany. She completed her Ph.D. at the Rhineland-Palatinate Technical University (RPTU) in 2024, where she developed a hierarchical, optimization-based framework that enables real-time cooperation among multiple robotic manipulators. In addition to her research, she was actively involved in teaching, designing laboratory courses, and developing robotic platforms for experimental validation. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, and seeing the world through the eyes of her two little daughters.
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Frank HägerSenior Account Director Gurobi Optimization |
Frank Häger is the Sales Director for the DACH region at Gurobi Optimization. Prior to working at Gurobi, Frank was responsible for Optimization Solutions Sales at FICO in EMEA from 2010 to 2016. He started his career in optimization sales in 1998 at ILOG Germany where he eventually led the German operations as Managing Director until 2008. Frank is a seasoned Sales Professional in the Software Industry for Enterprise Decision Management, focusing on Optimization and Prescriptive Analytics. Frank currently resides in the Hamburg area in Germany.
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Lennart LahrsSenior Technical Account Manager Gurobi Optimization |
Lennart Lahrs holds MSc degrees from RWTH Aachen University and KTH Royal Institute of Technology, with a focus on electrical engineering and operations research. Previously, he worked in software development and energy system research as part of agile teams. Within research contexts, Lennart applied discrete optimization to machine operations, fleet management and energy system design. Outside of work, Lennart enjoys sailing, cycling, and cooking.
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Dr. Sonja MarsVice President of Customer Support and Enablement Gurobi Optimization |
Dr. Mars has been with Gurobi since 2013 and manages the Optimization Technical Support Team. She did her PhD at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany about solving Mixed-Integer Semidefinite Programs. Prior to Gurobi she was working as a journalist for a local newspaper and at the University in Darmstadt in a Collaborative Research Center about controlling uncertainty in load-carrying structures. Sonja loves to play board games with her husband and her two kids. She is also committed to local politics in her home town.
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Dr. Matthias MiltenbergerManager of Optimization Support Gurobi Optimization |
Dr. Matthias Miltenberger is a mathematician living in Berlin. He completed his PhD at the Technical University of Berlin and worked for several years developing, maintaining and supporting the SCIP Optimization Suite at the Zuse Institute Berlin with a focus on linear programming in the context of mixed-integer optimization. Dr. Miltenberger joined Gurobi in October 2019. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and daughter.
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Xavier NodetSenior Product Manager Gurobi Optimization |
Xavier Nodet is the Development Manager for Gurobi Optimizer. Since he received his diploma in Computer Science and Operations Research from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, Xavier has been working in the optimization field. Prior to joining Gurobi, he was the Development Manager for IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio, and the manager of the CPLEX Development team. Before that, he was a consultant, a consulting team lead, a Development Engineer and a Project Manager at ILOG and then IBM. When he's not with his family, Xavier loves to sing with the Choeur Région Sud, or drive his motorcycle through beautiful sceneries.
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Silvana QuinteroSenior Director Of Product Marketing Gurobi Optimization |
Silvana Quintero brings more than 13 years of experience to the company. Before joining Gurobi, Silvana worked at Minitab (predictive analytics software vendor), Anixter (global technology distributor), and Oracle (Engineered systems, enterprise, and software products) in the design, planning, implementation, and execution of marketing campaigns, sales enablement programs, and demand generation strategies with customers, partners, and distributors. As an Electronic Engineer with an EMBA from the Loyola University of Chicago, Silvana pairs her passion for technology with business, helping organizations to create profitable partnerships and measurable marketing strategies that enable companies to deliver the most value to customers. In her spare time, Silvana loves traveling with her family, reading, dancing, and water sports.
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Dr. Mario RuthmairMIP Development Scholar Gurobi Optimization |
Dr. Mario Ruthmair joined Gurobi in 2021 as an Optimization Support Engineer. He studied computer science at the Vienna University of Technology (Austria) and finished his PhD in 2012, with focus on exact and heuristic solution methods for discrete optimization problems. From 2008 to 2014, he ran a one-man consulting company offering IT services for business customers. Since 2008, Mario regularly taught courses in algorithms and mathematical optimization at two Austrian universities. For many years, he conducted research projects related to optimization in transportation, logistics, and network design, at several academic and near-industry research institutions. In his free time, Mario frequently goes for a hike (with neighbor's dog), enjoys nature with and without camera, strives to produce an optimal espresso, and reads Sci-Fi books.
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Dr. Kostja SiefenSenior Director of Technical Account Management Gurobi Optimization |
Dr. Kostja Siefen leads the global Technical Account Management team at Gurobi Optimization. Kostja holds a Ph.D. in Operations Research from the University of Paderborn (Germany). He joined Gurobi in 2015 after many years of experience in the development and design of decision support systems using mathematical optimization. Before joining Gurobi he worked at Daimler Research & Development and as a lecturer at the University of Paderborn. Since 1998, before focusing on optimization and during his studies he continuously worked as system administrator, software developer and support engineer for an IT service company. Kostja has been active in academic teaching and customer training since 2009. Beyond Gurobi, Kostja enjoys spending time with his family, working as a Les Mills group fitness instructor, traveling and good food.
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Dr. Christine TawfikOptimization Engineer Gurobi |
Christine holds a PhD in Economics and Management Sciences from the university of Liège (Belgium), where her work focused on network pricing and design optimization problems for logistics applications, through extending game theoritic models and designing approximate solution algorithms. Prior to Gurobi, Christine had an academic experience through her postdoctoral work at Zuse institute Berlin, where she led the „sustainable energy planning“ research group, supervising MSc and Phd theses, acquiring research grants and handling collaborations within the district heating sector. She later switched to the steelmaking making industry, where she had the opportunity to collect both a consultancy and professional software development experience for nearly two years. Outside of work, she enjoys being outdoor, travelling, reading and learning new artistic craft skills.
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Ronald van der VeldenManager of Technical Account Management - EMEA Gurobi Optimization |
Ronald van der Velden holds a MSc degree in Econometrics and Operations Research at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. He started his career at Quintiq where he fulfilled various roles ranging from creating planning and scheduling models as a software developer, to business analysis and solution design at customers worldwide, as well as executing technical sales activities like value scans and "one week demo challenges". He also spent two years as a lead developer at a niche company focused on 3D graphics in the entertainment industry before going back to his mathematical roots at Gurobi. In his spare time he loves spending time with his wife and two sons, going for a run on the Veluwe and working on hobby software projects.
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Dr. David Torres SanchezMathematical Optimization QA Engineer Gurobi Optimization |
David received his PhD in Operations Research from Lancaster University (UK) in 2019. The topic was aircraft maintenance scheduling and recovery. Since then, David has held research positions at SINTEF Digital (Norway) and Lancaster University, where he has worked on a varied range of combinatorial optimization problems from vehicle routing to multicommodity flow problems. In his spare time he enjoys bouldering, riding his mountain bike, and maintaining and contributing to several open-source projects.
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