TECH : Towards European Digital Sovereignty? Challenges and Opportunities

Join us for an exceptional day, where we will explore the challenges of digital sovereignty in Europe together.

The event, rooted in Franco-Belgian collaboration, takes place during the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. It aims to share national visions, create constructive dialogue, and stimulate strengthened European cooperation in the digital field.

🚀 Why attend?

• Explore partnership and investment opportunities.
• Contribute to shaping European digital sovereignty.
• Be at the forefront of digital and technological policies.

💡 Agenda:

09:30 - 10:00 Door opening 🤗

10:00 - 10:30 💬 TALK 1: The pillars of European digital sovereignty

10:30 - 10:40 Visit of the start-ups’ stands village

10:30 - 10:50 Fire chat – Can Europe win the war for talents?

10:50 - 11:30 💬 TALK 2: Ecosystems at the heart of the European digital sovereignty

11:30 - 12:00 Workshop V.I.E.

11:30 - 12:45 Pitch session – start-ups

12:45 - 13:15 ☕ Lunch Break

13:15 - 14:15 Pitch session – start-ups

14:00 - 14:45 💬 TALK 3: Europe + Belgium + France: what opportunities and fundings for your European digital projects?

14:45 - 15:00 Master class: Understand the European regulatory roadmap

15:00 - 15:30 Deep Dive – Organisations’ security

15:30 - 16:00 Deep Dive – Sovereign data and AI

16:00 - 16:15 ☕ Coffee break

16:15 - 16:45 Deep Dive – Infrastructures & their implementation: sovereignty level

16:45 - 17:15 Deep Dive – European digital identities and sovereignty

17:30 - 18:00 💬 TALK 4: 10 minutes of deliberation pitch. + technological sovereignty and democratic challenges

18:00 🍹 Cocktail

📢 Among our speakers:

Emmanuelle Ghislain - CEO at Pulse Foundation

Bart Becks - Board Member at the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency

Clara Chappaz - Director at La French Tech

Nathanaël Ackerman - AI4Belgium Chief Evangelist Officer

Claire Munck - CEO at BeAngels

Thibaud Elzière - Entrepreneur, Hexa

Phedra Clooner - Deputy Director General of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

Quentin Adam - CEO at CleverCloud

Jean-Paul Philippot - CEO at RTBF

Béatrice de Mahieu - CEO at BeCode

🏳️ They already booked a stand:

Jamespot - Rubycat - Ellipsys Lab - Talentguide - Dixit Platform - Softcryptum

Nanocorp - Zapptax - Inwink - Cryptr - Cybershen - Examin - Cresco Cybersecurity

Novutech - Superbol/Ocamlpro - TalkSpirit - Kylii Toys - Nano Corp - Valkuren

Leexi - LunaforHealth - Cloud Data Engine (CDE) - Edflex - Green4Cloud

Dualoop - ALXDR Software Engineering - LeHibou - ZappTax

...and many more!

🤝 Our Partners:

Adequacy

Expleo

Institut Mines Télécom (IMT)

Clever Cloud

Framatome

FI Group

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