Mittwoch

15:00

Admission

and

Reception

Arrival, check-in and informal networking

15:00 – Duration: 1h

16:00

Opening

Remarks

Eric Beißwenger , Bavarian State Ministry – Bavarian State Minister for European and International Affairs

Welcome speech and framing of the day 

16:00 – Duration: 10min

16:10

Fireside

Chat:

Europe's

Moment

to

Rise

Stefan Druessler , UnternehmerTUM – COO & Managing Director

Ekaterina Zaharieva , European Commission – EU Commissioner Startups, Research and Innovation

Teresa Czerwińska , European Investment Bank – Vice-President

A visionary perspective on Europe's potential to lead in innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategic autonomy

16:10 – Duration: 25min

16:35

Rise

Europe's

mission

to

make

Europe

the

best

place

to

start

and

scale

businesses

Insights on the European startup landscape and opportunities and concrete initiatives to scale 
Action Plan: to strengthen Europe’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

16:35 – Duration: 25min

17:00

Panel

1:

European

Ecosystems:

Strengthening

collaboration

across

borders

to

scale

Lisa Ericsson , KTH Innovation & KTH Ventures – Director & CEO

András G. Inotai , European Commission – Acting Head of Taskforce on Startups and Scaleups, DG Research & Innovation

Clark Parsons , European Startup Network – CEO

Maksym Plakhotnyuk , ATLANT 3D – Founder & CEO, Board Member

Ann Mettler , Columbia University – Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy

17:00 – Duration: 25min

17:25

Break

&

Networking

17:25 – Duration: 10min

17:35

Keynote:

Why

scaleups

matter

Eva Maydell , European Parliament – Member of the European Parliament (EPP Group)

Europe's path to competitiveness

17:35 – Duration: 10min

17:45

Panel

2:

Mobilizing

private

&

institutional

capital

to

bridge

the

growth

gap

Isidro Laso Ballesteros , European Innovation Council – Senior Official

Luca de Angelis , Tech Europe Foundation – CEO

Roberto Zuccaro , UniCredit – M&A and Corporate Development | Group Strategy & ESG

Gunter Fischer , European Investment Bank Institute – Principal Advisor

Mikkel Skovborg , Novo Nordisk Foundation – Vice President, Innovation

The vital role of Family Offices, Foundations, Banks and Institutional Investors in unlocking Europe’s Scaleup potential

17:45 – Duration: 25min

18:10

Founder

Success

Story

Stina Ehrensvard , Yubico & SIROS Foundation – Founder

Europe is growing to a Deep Tech Champion: 
Stina Ehrensvärd, founder of Yubico, has taken her cybersecurity innovation the YubiKey from idea to global scale. Her journey highlights how visionary founders are driving Europe’s rise as a leader in deep tech and strengthening its competitive future.

18:10 – Duration: 10min

18:20

Break

&

Networking

18:20 – Duration: 10min

18:30

Panel

3:

Europe’s

Exit

Imperative:

Scaling,

merging,

and

listing

without

leaving

Joachim Faber , Deutsche Börse AG – Ex-Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Adam Kostyál , Nasdaq Stockholm – President

Merete Clausen , European Investment Fund – Deputy Chief Executive

Constantin Coussios , OrganOx – Co-Founder & CTO

Robin Wauters , European Startup Network – COO & Board Member

What it takes to attract investment, boost IPOs and mergers, and keep innovation rooted in Europe

18:30 – Duration: 25min

18:55

Fireside

Chat:

Accelerating

Europe's

Deep

Tech

Future

Jean-David Malo , European Commission – Acting Director for ERA and Innovation in DG Research and Innovation

Michiel Scheffer , European Innovation Council – President of the Board

Tobias Henz , McKinsey & Company – Partner

How the EIC empowers startups to scale across Europe

18:55 – Duration: 20min

19:15

Closing:

Summary

&

Next

Steps

with

concrete

call

to

action

19:15 – Duration: 15min

19:30

Networking

with

flying

buffet

19:30 – Duration: 1h 30min

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