Thank you to all those who joined us in Brussels & online on 4 June. Replays will be available soon.
DIGITALEUROPE’s Summer Summit returned on 4 June to Brussels and online. Hundreds joined us for top level discussions on a broad range of hot-button tech issues.
The 2025 summit focussed on:
– Staying ahead: Securing Europe’s lead in clean tech
-Europe’s AI moment to win the tech race
-Simplify, simplify, simplify: The 2025 digital policy agenda
-Navigating uncertainty: Strengthening alliances in turbulent times
Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President
European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
Justin Hotard
President & CEO,
Nokia
Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE
Aura Salla
Member,
European Parliament
Jeremy Rollison
Senior Director & Head of EU Policy,
Microsoft
Alexandros Paterakis
Deputy CEO – Executive Board Member of Digital & Advanced Services, PPC Group
Felicitas Riedl
Director, Innovation & Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank
Alberto di Felice
Policy and Legal Counsel, DIGITALEUROPE
Markus Bechmann
VP for Digital Energy Solutions, SAP
João Rui Ferreira
Secretary of State for Economy,
Portugal
Denis Redonnet
Deputy Director General,
DG TRADE,
European Commission
Ann Mettler
Vice-President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy
Luuk van Middelaar
Founder,
Brussels Institute of Geopolitics
Kathrin Watson
Head of Political Affairs and Government Relation,
Bosch
Note: All session timings below are in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
12:30 – 14:00
Networking lunch
14:00 – 14:15
Keynote
Justin Hotard, President & CEO, Nokia
14:15 – 14:30
Keynote from EVP Virkkunen
Henna Virkkunen, EVP European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy
14:30 – 15:15
Europe’s moment: How can we win the global tech race with AI?
Aura Salla, Member, European Parliament
Jeremy Rollison, Senior Director & Head of EU Policy, Microsoft
Alexandros Paterakis, Deputy CEO – Executive Board Member of Digital & Advanced Services, PPC Group
Felicitas Reidl, Director in the Innovation & Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank
Alberto di Felice (Moderator), Policy and Legal Counsel, DIGTIALEUROPE
15:15 – 15:30
Closing Remarks
Margrethe Vestager
Executive Vice-President ‘Europe Fit for the Digital Age’
European Commission
Ann Mettler
Vice-President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy
João Rui Ferreira
Secretary of State for Economy
Portugal
The in person element of the event will take place at the Sofitel Brussels Europe. In person places are strictly limited and by application only, so please only arrange travel to the event once you have confirmation from the event team following your application.
The event will be live streamed, and details of how to join the online platform will be sent in the week prior to the event to those registered for virtual participation.
If you are interested in knowing how you can get involved in the #DESummerSummit, or for any information, please contact
Kivanç Akil, Associate Director for Events & Executive Coordination
+32 473 36 17 54 / events@digitaleurope.org
Denis Redonnet, Deputy Director General, DG TRADE, European Commission 
Luuk van Middelaar, Founder, Brussels Institute of Geopolitics 
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President 'Europe Fit for the Digital Age', European Commission 
