11 June 2025 BRUSSELS

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This high-energy, high-impact event will bring together Europe’s top tech leaders, policymakers, and digital pioneers to explore how to unlock European tech leadership at home and beyond.

Wednesday
11 June 2025

Welcome coffee at 9:15 am,
starting at 10:00 am sharp

Palais des
Académies

Rue Ducale 1
B-1000 Bruxelles

Who’s taking the Stage?

Henna Virkkunen

Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy,
European Commission

Minister Paweł Karbownik

Polish Undersecretary of State,
Ministry of Finance

Roberto Viola

Director General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology, European Commission

Ana Gallego

Director-General of the Directorate General for Justice & Consumers,
European Commission

Antoine Jouteau

Chief Executive Officer of Leboncoin & President of the European Tech Alliance

Elisabeth Werner

Deputy Secretary-General,
European Commission

MEP Eva Maydell

Member of the ITRE Committee, European Parliament

Adam Jay

Chief Executive Officer,
Vinted Marketplace

Marie-Anne Popp

Chief Financial Officer,
Delivery Hero

Hannes Berggren

Trade Policy Adviser, “Kommerskollegium" National Board of Trade Sweden

Els Bruggeman

Head of Policy and Enforcement,
Euroconsumers

Adrian Blair

Chief Executive Officer,
Trustpilot

Sebastian Dettmers

Chief Executive Officer,
The Stepstone Group

Julie Johansen

Chief Commercial Officer,
Too Good To Go

Thomas Zimmermann

Chief Executive Officer,
FREENOW

Thomas Métivier

Chief Executive Officer,
Cdiscount

Tomasz Pawliszyn

Chief Executive Officer,
Airhelp

Barbara Moens

EU correspondent,
Financial Times

Andy Yen

Chief Executive Officer,
Proton

Wojciech Bogdan

Chief Marketing and Financial Services Officer,
Allegro

Kris Beyens

Chief Financial Officer,
Wolt

Zuzana Pucikova

Head of Tech,
Acumen Public Affairs

Victoria de Posson

Secretary General,
European Tech Alliance

Conor McNamara

Chief Revenue Officer,
Stripe

Joris Scheepens

Chief Advertising & New Business Officer, Bol

Eliza Gkritsi

Tech Reporter,
Politico

Javier Espinoza

Europe executive editor,
Capitol Forum

Olivia de Hennin

EU Tech Policy Advisor,
Tony Blair Institute

A snapshot of what’s in Store

09:15-10:00

REGISTRATION

Welcome coffee

10:00-10:05

WELCOME & SETTING THE STAGE

Victoria de Posson
Secretary General of the EUTA

Antoine Jouteau
Chief Executive Officer of Leboncoin
President of the European Tech Alliance​

10:05-10:10

OPENING KEYNOTE

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

10:10-10:30

INTERVIEW WITH ROBERTO VIOLA

Roberto Viola
Director General of DG CONNECT (Directorate General of Communication, Networks, Content and Technology), European Commission

Conversation leader: Victoria de Posson
Secretary General of the EUTA

10:30-11:15

SMART RULES, STRONGER GROWTH: SCALING EUROPEAN TECH

Adrian Blair
Chief Executive Officer
Trustpilot

Adam Jay
Chief Executive Officer
Vinted Marketplace

Julie Johansen
Chief Commercial Officer
Too Good To Go

Marie-Anne Popp
Chief Financial Officer
Delivery Hero

Conversation leader: MEP Eva Maydell
Member of the ITRE Committee,
European Parliament

11:15-11:45

BREAK

11:20-11:40

Fireside chat: How Security by Design Gives an Edge To European Competitiveness

Andy Yen
Chief Executive Office
Proton

Conversation leader: Olivia de Hennin​
EU Tech Policy Advisor
Tony Blair Institute

11:45-12:30

SIMPLIFICATION IN THE DIGITAL ERA

Kris Beyens
Chief Financial Officer
Wolt

Tomasz Pawliszyn
Chief Executive Officer
Airhelp

Elisabeth Werner
Deputy Secretary General
European Commission

Hannes Berggren
Trade Policy Adviser
“Kommerskollegium” National Board of Trade Sweden

Conversation leader: Javier Espinoza
Europe executive editor
Capitol Forum

12:30-12:45

Interview on How Platforms Make Urban Mobility More Efficient and Sustainable

Thomas Zimmermann
Chief Executive Officer
FREENOW​

Conversation leader: Zuzana Pucikova​
Head of Tech
Acumen Public Affairs

12:45-14:00

LUNCH

13:10-13:40

Fireside chat: How Platforms Fuel the Digital Economy

Conor McNamara
Chief Revenue Officer
Stripe

Joris Scheepens
Chief Advertising Officer
Bol

14:00-14:15

Interview on Talents and the Future of the European Labor Market

Sebastian Dettmers
Chief Executive Officer
The Stepstone Group​

Conversation leader: Javier Espinoza
Europe executive editor
Capitol Forum

14:15-15:00

DIGITAL FAIRNESS: WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO SOLVE?

Ana Gallego
Director-General of the Directorate General for Justice & Consumers
European Commission

Els Bruggeman
Head of Policy and Enforcement
Euroconsumers

Thomas Métivier
Chief Executive Officer
Cdiscount

Conversation leader: Eliza Gkritsi
Tech Reporter
Politico

15:00-15:45

THE INNOVATION CHALLENGE: COMPETING ON AI AND USER EXPERIENCE

MEP Alex Agius Saliba
Vice-President of the S&D Group and
Member of the European Parliament

Wojciech Bogdan
Chief Marketing and Financial Services Officer
Allegro

Minister Karbownik
Polish Undersecretary of State
Ministry of Finance

Conversation leader: Barbara Moens
EU correspondent
Financial Times

15:45-16:00

CLOSING

16:00-16:05

CLOSING REMARKS

Antoine Jouteau
Chief Executive Officer of Leboncoin
President of the European Tech Alliance​

16:05-17:00

NETWORKING RECEPTION

Speakers and companies listed are provisional and subject to change. More exciting names and programme updates will be shared as we get closer to the event.