Program
Innovative approaches and economic impetus to promote sustainable growth - for a strong, networked future for Europe.
Conference Day | Wednesday, September 9, 2026
8:30 AM
Check-in & Welcome Coffee
9:00 AM
Opening
9:25 AM
Political Keynote
Europe between Security and Sovereignty
• Europe’s defense and economic sovereignty
• Technological independence and a joint competitiveness agenda
• Capital markets as a strategic resource
Europe between Security and Sovereignty
• Europe’s defense and economic sovereignty
• Technological independence and a joint competitiveness agenda
• Capital markets as a strategic resource
9:55 AM
Block 1: Security & Resilience
How does Europe secure its ability to act – militarily, economically, digitally?
• Hybrid threats as the new normal: from cyberattacks to disinformation campaigns
• Defense capability beyond classical military logic: integrated security, deterrence, resilience
• Insurability, cyberattacks, prevention – security as a systemic issue for state, economy, and infrastructure
• Trade agreements with India and Mercosur – strategic levers, vulnerabilities, and geopolitical options for the EU
How does Europe secure its ability to act – militarily, economically, digitally?
• Hybrid threats as the new normal: from cyberattacks to disinformation campaigns
• Defense capability beyond classical military logic: integrated security, deterrence, resilience
• Insurability, cyberattacks, prevention – security as a systemic issue for state, economy, and infrastructure
• Trade agreements with India and Mercosur – strategic levers, vulnerabilities, and geopolitical options for the EU
12:20 PM
Lunch & Networking
1:30 PM
Block 2: AI & Digitalization
How can Europe turn regulation into a competitive advantage?
• Trustworthy AI between fundamental rights protection, liability, and industrial scaling
• The AI Act: a competitive disadvantage in the global race or a lever for “European Trust Technology”?
• Applied AI in productive core processes: industry, administration, financial sector
• Computers, data spaces, talents – the hard bottlenecks of Europe’s digital ambitions
• Technological sovereignty – what Europe realistically must do itself and where smart dependencies are sufficient
How can Europe turn regulation into a competitive advantage?
• Trustworthy AI between fundamental rights protection, liability, and industrial scaling
• The AI Act: a competitive disadvantage in the global race or a lever for “European Trust Technology”?
• Applied AI in productive core processes: industry, administration, financial sector
• Computers, data spaces, talents – the hard bottlenecks of Europe’s digital ambitions
• Technological sovereignty – what Europe realistically must do itself and where smart dependencies are sufficient
3:55 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
4:25 PM
Block 3: Financing & Transformation
How will Europe’s capital markets become the engine of innovation and competitiveness?
• From CMU to Saving & Investment Union
• Growth, regulation, and trust
• Digital Finance – tokens, blockchain (Web3), stablecoins & co.: new market infrastructures, new risks, new supervisory frameworks
• The digital euro – roadmap, use cases and consequences for banks, companies, and citizens
How will Europe’s capital markets become the engine of innovation and competitiveness?
• From CMU to Saving & Investment Union
• Growth, regulation, and trust
• Digital Finance – tokens, blockchain (Web3), stablecoins & co.: new market infrastructures, new risks, new supervisory frameworks
• The digital euro – roadmap, use cases and consequences for banks, companies, and citizens
6:50 PM
Closing Statements and Farewell