European Delegation Webinar: Investing in Innovation

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The Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence would like to share this upcoming webinar organized by the European Union Office in San Francisco in the framework of Brussels to the Bay.

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Join the European Union Office in San Francisco on October 16 for a Brussels to the Bay conversation on the transformation of Europe's innovation climate and the growing opportunities it offers to forward-thinking investors.

Date: Thursday, October 16th

Time: 9:30 AM -11:30 AM Pacific (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM ET)

Location: ZOOM WEBINAR

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For too long, Europe has been seen as the land of regulation rather than innovation. But the reality today is very different, and it’s time to take a closer look.

Join us for the next edition of Brussels to the Bay, a dynamic conversation on the transformation of Europe’s innovation climate and the growing opportunities it offers to forward-thinking investors.

Over the past decade, the EU has quietly laid the foundations for a thriving innovation ecosystem, built around a network of mature hubs from Stockholm to Lisbon, from Berlin to Barcelona and from Tallin to Athens. Major investments of hundreds of billions of Euro in infrastructure, defence and security, AI gigafactories, whilst building digital sovereignity are unlocking new innovation potential across the continent. Europe’s world-class science base, deep talent pool, and focus on deep tech, combined with its large single market, predictable rule of law, and high quality of life make it one of the most attractive regions for sustainable, long-term growth.

Rather than relocating the most promising EU startups to the US, is it time for more American investors to bet on European innovation? Could your next big opportunity be scaling within the EU rather than beyond it?

Whether you're a VC, LP, founder, a corporate, policymaker or academic, this is the moment to rethink Europe. We invite you to explore how Europe and Silicon Valley can grow together and make each other stronger—through innovation, not relocation.

Schedule:

12:30 - 12:50 PM ET: Opening remarks by Gerard de Graaf, Head of the EU SF Office and Senior Envoy for Digital to the US

Presentation “Europe on the Move” by Francois Brizard, EIC Representative to the US at the EU SF Office (investment developments + key figures/facts)

12:50 - 2:30 PM ET: Panel discussion with Q&A

Speakers

. Prince Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy for Tech, Techleap, NL

. Alberto Yepez, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Forgepoint Capital

. Jillian Manus, EIC ambassador, Structure VC

. Steven Jacobs, Founding Partner, Drumbeat Capital

. [Moderator]: Joanna Smolinska, Counsellor for Digital, Deputy Head of the EU Office in SF

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Funded by the European Union