{"id":200538,"date":"2025-04-29T18:48:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbes.ge\/?p=200538"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:48:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:48:18","slug":"reigniting-an-open-bold-collaborative-european-digital-economy-amidst-e200bn-ai-ambitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/en\/reigniting-an-open-bold-collaborative-european-digital-economy-amidst-e200bn-ai-ambitions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reigniting an Open, Bold &#038; Collaborative European Digital Economy Amidst \u20ac200bn AI Ambitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Innovation, investment and government leaders set to meet at <\/em><strong><em>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything<\/em><\/strong><em>,<br \/>\n21-23 May, Messe Berlin, the continent\u2019s largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With landmark initiatives announced to forge new frontiers in Europe\u2019s digital sovereignty, including the \u20ac200bn AI pledge and unprecedented emphasis on quantum, cloud, semiconductors and data storage, a sense of urgency is sweeping across the continent to reimagine the status quo and reshape critical tech infrastructures.<\/p>\n<p>Perfectly timed to harness Europe\u2019s inherent innovation prowess and catapult its position among leading digital economies is <strong>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything <\/strong>(21-23 May, Messe Berlin). The world\u2019s third largest economy and host nation for <strong>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything<\/strong>, Germany\u2019s role as the European economic and technology chieftain comes into sharp focus, as transatlantic tensions ramp up in the race for global digital and AI leadership. Germany\u2019s ICT sector is projected to reach \u20ac232.8bn in 2025 (Statista).<\/p>\n<p><strong>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything, <\/strong>now emerging as Europe\u2019s largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event, is organised by KAOUN International and hosted in partnership with the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, Germany\u2019s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, and the European Innovation Council (EIC).<\/p>\n<p>Franziska Giffey, Mayor of Berlin and Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises said: <em>\u201cPartnering with one of the largest tech and startup global events and hosting the debut of GITEX EUROPE in Berlin strengthens our commitment to solidifying Germany\u2019s position as a global magnet for investment and frontier-pushing technologies, spearheading Europe\u2019s edge in the next digital decade.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-200541 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Europe_s-largest-inaugural-tech-startups-and-digital-investment-event-will-converge-the-region_s-most-innovative-startups-scaleups-SMEs-and-unicorns.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Europe_s-largest-inaugural-tech-startups-and-digital-investment-event-will-converge-the-region_s-most-innovative-startups-scaleups-SMEs-and-unicorns.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Europe_s-largest-inaugural-tech-startups-and-digital-investment-event-will-converge-the-region_s-most-innovative-startups-scaleups-SMEs-and-unicorns-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Europe_s-largest-inaugural-tech-startups-and-digital-investment-event-will-converge-the-region_s-most-innovative-startups-scaleups-SMEs-and-unicorns-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Europe_s-largest-inaugural-tech-startups-and-digital-investment-event-will-converge-the-region_s-most-innovative-startups-scaleups-SMEs-and-unicorns-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Global Tech Openly Engages for Cross-Border, Cross-Industry Partnerships<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The momentous first edition brings together over 1,400 big tech enterprises, startups and SMEs, including platinum sponsors AWS and IBM, alongside Cisco, Cloudflare, Dell, Fortinet, Lenovo, NTT, Nutanix, Nvidia, Opswat, and SAP, to forge consensus in new partnerships and business outcomes for more agile, business-friendly, and responsible global digital systems. <strong>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything<\/strong> shall present the most global tech and startup event with a sterling lineup of tech companies from over 100 countries and 34 European states, including tech pavilions from India, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Poland, Serbia, South Korea, UK, UAE, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Trixie LohMirmand, CEO of KAOUN International, organiser of GITEX worldwide, shared: <em>\u201cAmid the AI whirlwinds, there is a coordinated consensus and renewed urgency and unity across Europe to assert its digital sovereignty and leadership as a global innovation force. The region is paving its way as a centre-stage where AI, quantum and deep tech supremacy will be debated, developed, and scaled, and <strong>GITEX EUROPE<\/strong> strategically hosted in this vantage nexus and watershed time in history shall define Europe\u2019s technological future in an epoch where leadership is earned through bold action and solidarity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Influential Global Leaders Address EU\u2019s Critical Tech Crossroads<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Over 500 global speakers &#8211; nearly half addressing the tech community for the first time on a German tech stage \u2013 debate the new strategic priorities, from AI and quantum supremacy to cloud and data sovereignty. Among the global headliners are Geoffrey Hinton, Physics Nobel Laureate (2024), \u2018Godfather of AI\u2019, and the neural network pioneer who sparked worldwide debate by questioning AI consequences; Kai Wegner, Mayor of Berlin; H.E. Jelena Begovi\u0107, Serbian Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation; Ant\u00f3nio Henriques, CEO, Bison Bank; Jager McConnell, CEO, Crunchbase; Mark Surman, President, Mozilla; and Sandro Gianella, Head of Europe &amp; Middle East Policy &amp; Partnerships, OpenAI.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Europe\u2019s Boldest Moves in AI, Deep Tech &amp; Quantum <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Europe is building its own AI frontier, focused on cross-sector use-cases, new investments and international partnerships<strong>. Ai Everything Europe<\/strong>, the event\u2019s flagship AI showcase and conference, brings together one of the biggest convergences of AI architects, startups and investors presenting the full scale, depth and global influence of AI ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Influential AI experts address the sector\u2019s most urgent topics on-stage, from EuroStack ambitions to tangible implications of agentic AI, with speakers including Martin Kon, President and COO, Cohere, the $5.5bn Canadian AI unicorn; Daniel Verten, Strategy Partner, Synthesia, $2.1bn UK-based unicorn backed by Nvidia; and Prof. Dr. Antonio Krueger, CEO of German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI). Across the show-floor, diverse AI breakthroughs come to life, from Brazil\u2019s Ubivis presenting smart factories powered by IoT and Digital Twins to Hexis\u2019 AI-driven nutrition trusted by 500+ Olympic and elite athletes.<\/p>\n<p>With nearly \u20ac7 billion in quantum investment, second only to China, Europe is accelerating its push for quantum leadership by 2030. <strong>GITEX Quantum Expo (GQX)<\/strong>, in partnership with IBM and QuIC &#8211; Europe\u2019s largest quantum industry association, dives into advanced quantum research and cross-industry impact with exclusive showcases and conferences. Speakers include Mira Wolf-Bauwens, Responsible Quantum Computing Lead, IBM Research, Switzerland; Joachim Mnich, Director of Research &amp; Computing, CERN, Switzerland; Neil Abroug, Head of the French National Quantum Strategy, INRIA; and Jan Goetz, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, IQM Quantum Computers, Finland.<\/p>\n<p>Alessandro Curioni, IBM Fellow, Vice President Europe and Africa and Director IBM Research Zurich said: <em>\u201cIBM\u2019s investments in AI and quantum computing directly reflect our commitment to Europe, and underscore the key role of collaboration with industry, academia and policymakers for a pan-European ecosystem. These state-of-the-art technologies and facilities will foster innovation, creating new opportunities for talent attraction and ensuring that Europe will always be at the forefront of global technological advancements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h5><strong>Cyber Valley: Building A United Resilient Cyber Frontline <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>With cloud breaches doubling and AI-driven attacks complicating the equation, threat response and cyber resilience is a core focus at the event. Fortinet, CrowdStrike, Kaspersky, Knowbe4, Proofpoint join a host of leading cyber companies exhibiting at <strong>GITEX Cyber Valley<\/strong>, alongside law enforcement leaders, global CISOs, and policymakers on-stage, including Brig. Gen. Dr. Volker P\u00f6tzsch, Chief of Division Cyber\/IT &amp; AI, Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany; H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cybersecurity, UAE Government; Miguel De Bruycker, Managing Director General, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium; and Ugo Vignolo Lutati, Group CISO, Prada Group.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-200543 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1375\" height=\"917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany.jpg 1375w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GITEX-EUROPE-x-Ai-Everything-2025-to-debut-from-21-23-May-at-Messe-Berlin-Germany-370x247.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1375px) 100vw, 1375px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>GITEX Green Impact: Advancing Climate Imperatives for a Sustainable Future<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>GITEX Green Impact<\/strong> connects the real accelerators of the green transition &#8211; innovators and investors &#8211; with over 100 startups and investors exploring how green hydrogen, bioenergy, and next-gen energy storage are moving from R&amp;D to deployment. Key speakers are Gavin Towler, Chief Scientist for Sustainability Technologies &amp; CTO, Honeywell; Julie Kitcher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Airbus; Lisa Reehten, Managing Director, Bosch Climate Solutions; Massimo Falcioni, Chief Competitiveness Officer, Abu Dhabi Investment Office; and Mounir Benaija, CTO &#8211; EV &amp; Charging Infrastructure, TotalEnergies.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Convening the Largest and Best Global Startup Ecosystem Amongst 60+ Nations <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong>GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything<\/strong> launches <strong>North Star Europe<\/strong>, the debut edition of the world\u2019s largest startup event (Expand North Star), gathering over 750 startups and 20 global unicorns &#8211; Qonto, Flutterwave, reMarkable, TransferMate, Solarisbank\u00a0AG, Bolt, Flix, and Glovo.<\/p>\n<p>The event features a curated international collection of early and growth-stage startups from Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland, Serbia, UK, UAE and more. Among the top startups, Neurocast.ai (Netherlands) advancing AI-powered neurotech for Alzheimer\u2019s research, CloudBees (Switzerland) &#8211; the delivery unicorn backed by Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and Lightspeed, and Semiqon (Finland), the world\u2019s first CMOS transistor with the ability to perform in cryogenic conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Scouting new funding opportunities will be over 600 investors with $1tn assets under management (AUM), including Germany\u2019s Earlybird VC, Austria\u2019s SpeedInvest, Switzerland\u2019s B2Venture, Estonia\u2019s Startup Wise Guys, and USA\u2019s SOSV. GITEX ScaleX launches as a first-of-its-kind growth platform for scale-ups and late-stage companies, in partnership with AWS.<\/p>\n<p>With SMEs making up 99% of European businesses, <strong>GITEX SMEDEX <\/strong>connects SMEs with international trade networks and investors, for funding, legal advisory and market access to scale innovations globally. Backed by EISMEA and ICC Digital Standards Initiative, the event features key SME ecosystem leaders advising on stage, including Milena Stoycheva<strong>, <\/strong>Chairperson of Board of Innovation, Ministry of Innovation and Growth, Bulgaria; and Oliver Gr\u00fcn, President, European Digital SME Alliance and BITMi; among others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GITEX EUROPE<\/strong> is part of the GITEX global network tech and startup events, taking place in Germany, Morocco, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand, and the UAE. For more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gitex-europe.com\/?utm_source=PR&amp;utm_medium=press-release&amp;utm_campaign=announcement\">www.gitex-europe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation, investment and government leaders set to meet at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything, 21-23 May, Messe Berlin, the continent\u2019s largest inaugural tech, startup and digital investment event \u00a0 With landmark initiatives announced to forge new frontiers in Europe\u2019s digital sovereignty, including the \u20ac200bn AI pledge and unprecedented emphasis on quantum, cloud, semiconductors and data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":797,"featured_media":200539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1747,1756],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-tech","has-thumb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Reigniting an Open, Bold &amp; 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