Europe’s path to sovereignty now depends on scaling industrial capacity, securing critical supply chains and deploying frontier technologies at speed. This session defines what technological independence means in practice and explores how science, industry and policy must align to reduce strategic dependencies and strengthen resilience.

• What will it take to turn Europe’s scientific excellence into real sovereign capability?

• Explore how AI, quantum and advanced manufacturing form the foundations of Europe’s technology base.

• Learn how governments, innovators and investors are shifting from ambition to execution.