The Tech.eu Summit is bringing together 1,800 thinkers and doers to help shape the best possible future for the European innovation ecosystems. The key focus will be on sustainable growth.
Hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors, corporate leaders, policy makers, academics and journalists will convene to carve a path of growth for the European tech scene, and define actions to take its startup innovation ecosystems to the next level in a sustainable way
Join us in person on 24 May 2023 in Brussels to give and take inspiration!
Programme
24 May, Wednesday
09:00-09:05
(GMT+1)
Live
Opening ceremony
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Arda Kutsal
Founder & CEO
Webrazzi
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
09:05-09:10
(GMT+1)
Live
Opening Address
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Eva Maydell
Member of European Parliament
09:10-09:20
(GMT+1)
Live
Scaling Up Europe
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Arnaud de la Tour
CEO & Co-founder
Hello Tomorrow
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Jean-David Malo
Director
European Innovation Council
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
09:20-09:35
(GMT+1)
Live
Deal Flow 3.0: Five things you ought to know about European Tech
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Jamie Moore
Partner
Orrick Technology Companies Group
09:35-09:55
(GMT+1)
Live
Europe's innovation engine: are we making our mark yet?
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Bindi Karia
Innovation Expert / Venture Partner
Molten Ventures
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Chris Wade
Cofounder and Partner
Isomer capital
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Jean-David Malo
Director
European Innovation Council
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Marjut Falkstedt
CEO
European Investment Fund
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Michael Jackson
Venture Partner
Multiple Capital
09:55-10:15
(GMT+1)
Live
The crucial Cleantech challenge: How to accelerate Europe's innovation efforts through stormy weather
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Ann Mettler
Vice President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy
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Arnaud Castaignet
Vice President of Government Affairs & Public Relations
Skeleton Technologies
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Jake Oster
Director of Energy and Environment Policy, EMEA
Amazon Web Services
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Suzana Carp
Deputy Executive Director
Cleantech for Europe
10:15-10:35
(GMT+1)
Break
Coffee Break
10:35-10:55
(GMT+1)
Live
From start to finish (and back again): the scale-up story of Wolt
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Miki Kuusi
CEO
Wolt
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
10:55-11:10
(GMT+1)
Live
Scaling in Turbulent Times
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Thibaut Ceyrolle
Partner
Atomico
11:10-11:30
(GMT+1)
Live
VC bridges over troubled water: European tech investors weigh in
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Anna Heim
Reporter
TechCrunch
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Elena Pantazi
Partner, Talent and Portfolio Development
Northzone
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Hussein Kanji
Partner
Hoxton Ventures
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Jamie Moore
Partner
Orrick Technology Companies Group
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Yvonne Bajela
Partner
LocalGlobe
11:30-11:50
(GMT+1)
Live
How to keep the global growth engine going: A masterclass in scaling internationally
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Bao-Y Van Cong
Partner
Target Global
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Dan Hynes
Partner
Atomico
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Frederik Tibau
Digital Innovation & Growth
Agoria
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Johannes Reck
CEO & Co-Founder
GetYourGuide
11:50-12:10
(GMT+1)
Live
Disruption-as-a-Service: The way forward for (open) banking
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Alessandra Guion
Co-Founder and General Manager
FinTech Belgium
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Bulent Tekmen
Co-Founder and CEO
Colendi
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Magali Van Bulck
Head of EMEA Policy
Wise
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
12:10-12:30
(GMT+1)
Live
The evolving role of policymaking in European Tech: A primer
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Catriona Meehan
Senior EU policy expert
Startingup PA
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Hugo Weber
Director, External Communications & Public Affairs, EMEA
Mirakl
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Jon von Tetzchner
Co-founder & CEO
Vivaldi Technologies
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Tasos Stampelos
Public Policy & Government Relations Lead for the EU
Mozilla
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Victoria de Posson
Secretary General
European Tech Alliance
12:30-13:40
(GMT+1)
Break
Lunch Break
13:40-14:00
(GMT+1)
Live
Calm companies, small teams, big outcomes: How business can (also) work
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David Heinemeier Hansson
Co-Founder
Basecamp & HEY
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
14:00-14:15
(GMT+1)
Live
Caregiving: How deep technology will save lives in the future
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Dr. Eric Mayes
CEO
Endomag
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Edel Coen
Principal
Molten
14:15-14:35
(GMT+1)
Live
The post-pandemic future of patient-centric digital health
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Cate Lawrence
Senior Writer
Tech.eu
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Jean-Charles Samuelian-Werve
Co-founder and CEO
Alan
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Sébastien Deletaille
co-founder and CEO
Rosa
14:35-14:55
(GMT+1)
Live
Space Tech - Europe's role in the next-level Space Race
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Bianca Cefalo
CEO and Co-founder
Space DOTS
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Dan Taylor
Managing Editor
Tech.eu
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Volodymyr Levykin
Founder and CEO
Skyrora
14:55-15:25
(GMT+1)
Break
Coffee Break
15:25-15:45
(GMT+1)
Live
Quantum Computing - Is Europe in a Superposition?
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Dan Taylor
Managing Editor
Tech.eu
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Dr. Jan Goetz
CEO & Co-founder
IQM Quantum Computers
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Markus Pflitsch
Co-founder and CEO
Terra Quantum
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Sabrina Maniscalco
Co-Founder & CEO
Algorithmiq
15:45-16:05
(GMT+1)
Live
Scaling Ecosystems: How communities help European Tech startups flourish
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Laurent Hublet
Co-founder and Managing Director
BeCentral
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Robin Wauters
Founder
Tech.eu
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Stuart Grant
CEO
ARC - Advanced Research Clusters
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Ville Simola
CEO
Maria 01
16:05-16:25
(GMT+1)
Live
Charting a way forward for Ethical AI: Balancing innovation and responsibility
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Carl Mörch
co-director
FARI
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David Meyer
Senior Writer
Fortune
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Kriti Sharma
Chief Product Officer for legal tech
Thomson Reuters
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Maya Pindeus
Co-founder & CEO
Humanising Autonomy
16:25-16:50
(GMT+1)
Break
Coffee Break
16:50-17:10
(GMT+1)
Live
Superpowers for humanity: Mastering the art of AI for success and human connection
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Anita Schjøll Abildgaard
CEO & Co-Founder
Iris.ai
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Brian Mullins
CEO
Mind Foundry
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Cate Lawrence
Senior Writer
Tech.eu
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Davio Larnout
CEO
Radix
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Peter Sarlin
CEO & Co-Founder
Silo AI
17:10-17:20
(GMT+1)
Closing Ceremony
10:35-10:55
(GMT+1)
Live
A new paradigm for early-stage VC in Europe: Confessions from next-gen investors
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Cathy White
Founder & CEO
CEW Communications
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Keji Mustapha
Global Director, Brand and Community
Partech
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Lina Zakarauskaite
Principal
Stride
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Natasha Lytton
Head of Brand Network and Portfolio
Seedcamp
10:55-11:10
(GMT+1)
Live
How to Accelerate your Workforce Scalability and Power your Growth Strategy?
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Laurent-Pierre Sans
General Manager, Europe
BIPO Service
11:10-11:30
(GMT+1)
Live
Sustainability at the source: A new era for European VCs
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Bindi Karia
Innovation Expert / Venture Partner
Molten Ventures
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Elodie Broad
Head of Impact and Sustainable Future Goals
Balderton Capital
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Joanna Kirk
PR Strategist
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Josépha Montana
Chief Sustainability Officer
Partech
11:30-11:50
(GMT+1)
Live
Access Denied: The high-stakes fight for a level playing field in Europe and beyond
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Caroline Farberger
Partner & Chairwoman
Wellstreet
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Fiona Alston
News Reporter
Tech.eu
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Marieke Gehres
Early-stage Investor
Earlybird
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Nora Bavey
General Partner
Unconventional Ventures
11:50-12:10
(GMT+1)
Live
Nuclear 2.0: How startups are building a sustainable nuclear future
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Cate Lawrence
Senior Writer
Tech.eu
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Heike Freund
Chief Operating Officer
Marvel Fusion.
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Mathieu de Lophem
Partner
Nuketech
12:10-12:30
(GMT+1)
Live
From ebikes to drones: The last-mile delivery race to your doorstep
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Bobby Healy
CEO & Founder
Manna Drone Delivery
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Cate Lawrence
Senior Writer
Tech.eu
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Richard Vlcek
Chief Expansion and Strategy Board Member, CEO International
DODO Group
12:30-13:40
(GMT+1)
Break
Lunch Break
13:40-14:00
(GMT+1)
Live
Ensuring Evolution: Where does European insurtech go from here?
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Anna Heim
Reporter
TechCrunch
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Jean-Charles Velge
Co-Founder
Qover
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Meeri Savolainen
Founder and CEO
INZMO
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Pauline Brunel
Investment Manager
BlackFin Tech
14:00-14:15
(GMT+1)
Live
Learnings from food innovators on tackling a tasty tomorrow
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Hermes Sanctorum
CEO & Co-founder
Paleo
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Katelijne Bekers
Co-Founder & CEO
MicroHarvest
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Maarten Bosch
Chief Executive Officer
Mosa Meat
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Marie Fabiunke
Operating Partner
FoodLabs
14:15-14:35
(GMT+1)
Live
Edtech – how do we keep up, to level up?
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Dora Palfi
Co-founder & CEO
imagi
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Fiona Alston
News Reporter
Tech.eu
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Matteo Penzo
co-Founder & CEO
zick learn
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Svenia Busson
Co-founder, Chairwoman of the board
European Edtech Alliance
14:35-14:55
(GMT+1)
Live
There's more to startup life than VC: Cooking up creative ways to finance your business
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Egita Polanska
Early-stage startup and investment expert
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Federico Travella
Founder & Executive Chairman
Novicap
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Henrik Landgren
Co-founder and CPTO
Ark Kapital
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Jean-Bernard Moens
CFO
Omio
15:00-15:05
(GMT+1)
Closing this stage
Speakers
Herman Narula
Co-founder & CEO
Jennifer Baker
Freelance Journalist and Presenter
Leen Segers
Investment Manager and Metaverse Expert
Ana Wolsztajn
Performance Coach & Angel Investor
Partners
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Platinum Partners
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Gold Partners
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Silver Partners
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Conference Partners
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Media Partner
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Ecosystem Partner
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Exhibition Partner
