Online Event
European by Design feat. Scale to Global & More
How will European Startups remain competitive in Today's Market?
Date
Feb 24, 2025
Time
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Address
Online Event
The European economy is navigating a modest recovery and structural transformation, shaped by stagnant growth, shifting regional dynamics, and evolving monetary policy. While the euro area's GDP remained flat in late 2024, projections for 2025 suggest slightly improved growth (1.0%), driven by a resilient labor market and easing inflation. These shifts present both challenges and opportunities for the startup ecosystem across the region. Join us at European by Design to explore how founders, investors, and policymakers can drive "home-grown" innovations to unicorn status, protect brand competitiveness, and position Europe to thrive globally.
For startups, the current economic environment presents both challenges and opportunities:
- Funding: VC investment remains tight but may improve as ECB rate cuts lower borrowing costs. Startups focusing on profitability will have an advantage.
- Growth Sectors: Green tech, AI, and deep tech startups stand to benefit from EU-backed incentives.
- Talent Pool: Strong labor market, with more affordable talent available in Southern Europe.
- Market Challenges: Consumer spending remains weak, so B2B and essential services are safer bets than luxury or discretionary markets.
- Regulatory Support: The EU is reducing red tape to boost competitiveness, which could make it easier to launch and scale startups.
What You'll Learn:
- What does it mean to be “European by Design"?
- How do we protect our brand name whilst still staying competitive?
- What do European Policymakers, Founders, Investors need to do to support our “home-grown” innovations to get to Unicorn status and dominate the global market in their various sectors?
- Do we stand a chance against the Giant economies in the world and are our markets enough to sustain the growth we are looking to have over the coming years?
Featured Speakers:
- Kambis Kohansal Vajargah, Head of Startup Services at the Federal Economic Chamber Austria
- Jakobus Schuster, Founder of Notarity.ai, an Austrian LegalTech startup
- Julia Eisner, Researcher & Lecturer for Responsible AI
- Assen Plevneliev, Chief of Staff at Sigma²
- Niklas Benesch, Principal at ROI VENTURES
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