Date: May 27th 2026
Free and Online
A 60-minute live conversation on what "growing your own" really means for European founders, investors and institutions.
Why it matters now.
60 Minutes, No Fluff
A focused conversation, not a slide marathon. Live Q&A in the second half.
Free & Open
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Top of the Sovereignty Race
The same themes Europe is debating in capitals and boardrooms — distilled and made practical.
The Warm-Up for Zürich
A preview of the conversations we'll continue in person at Alpine Tech Forum Zürich, 22 June 2026.
Europe is not lacking innovation - it is lacking scale.
Despite strong research, talent, and early-stage startups, the continent continues to struggle to build globally competitive technology companies. This webinar explores a key shift in perspective:
Digital sovereignty will not be achieved through regulation alone. It will be built by growing strong European companies.
We will focus on three core ideas:
— The real bottleneck is not innovation, but the ecosystem required to scale it
— Sovereignty is built through companies, not policies
— The biggest risk is slow decision-making and lack of urgency
If Europe wants to remain competitive and preserve its model of a rule-of-law-based digital society, it must actively grow its own AI champions — and do so with speed.
Since 2022, the Alpine Tech Forum has been organizing high-profile event that fosters cross-industry, public-private dialogue on the most urgent technological and societal challenges. Held twice a year — in Davos (January, during WEF) and Zurich (May/June, during the Point Zero Forum) — it brings together senior government officials, founders, executives, academics, and investors from over 20 countries.
Network Members
Swiss Business Hubs, Chambers of Commerce, Academia, Private and national and international governmental ecosystems.
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