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

Replays

Speakers

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Henna Virkkunen
Executive Vice-President
European Commission for Technological Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

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Justin Hotard
President & CEO,

Nokia

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl
Director General, DIGITALEUROPE

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Aura Salla
Member,
European Parliament

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Jeremy Rollison
Senior Director & Head of EU Policy,
Microsoft

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Alexandros Paterakis
Deputy CEO – Executive Board Member of Digital & Advanced Services, PPC Group

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Felicitas Riedl
Director, Innovation & Competitiveness Department, European Investment Bank

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Alberto di Felice
Policy and Legal Counsel, DIGITALEUROPE

Confirmed speakers

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Markus Bechmann
VP for Digital Energy Solutions,
SAP

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João Rui Ferreira
Secretary of State for Economy,
Portugal

Denis Redonnet

Denis Redonnet
Deputy Director General,
DG TRADE,
European Commission

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Ann Mettler
Vice-President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy

Luuk van Middelaar

Luuk van Middelaar 
Founder,
  Brussels Institute of Geopolitics

Kathrin Watson

Kathrin Watson
Head of Political Affairs and Government Relation,
Bosch

Agenda

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

Sponsored by

Summer Summit 2024

Session Replays

2024 Speakers Included

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Margrethe Vestager
 
Executive Vice-President ‘Europe Fit for the Digital Age’
European Commission
 

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Ann Mettler
Vice-President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy

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João Rui Ferreira
Secretary of State for Economy

Portugal

Venue

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

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