Tech Policy Lounge
The Tech Policy Lounge - Hosted by Finnish Startup Community & the S9+ Coalition
The entrance to the Partner Side Event Wing (Messukeskus Siipi) is located at Rautatieläisenkatu 3, 00520 Helsinki.
You do not need a Slush-ticket to access the side-event.
Europe’s got the talent. The ideas. The ambition. So why does Mario Draghi say we’re falling behind? Let’s talk about it. Join us for a two-hour, unfiltered deep dive into Europe’s innovation gap – what’s blocking founders from scaling, and how we fix it before it’s too late.
Program includes:
11:00–11:05 - Opening & welcome: “Europe’s Got the Talent – So Why Are We Falling Behind?”
11:05–11:15 - Fireside Chat - Discovering the 28th Regime
11:15–11:45 - Talk 2: “EU’s Simplification Push – What Do These ‘Omnibuses’ Really Mean?
Matias Marttinen, Minister of Employment, The National Coalition Party
Robert Torvelainen, Head of Public Policy Strategy & Operations, Wolt
Moderator: Stina Lantz, CEO, Swedish Incubators & Science Parks
11:45–12:15 - Talk 3 “AI Act – Building Faster Than Brussels Can Regulate?”
Heikki Pitkänen, CEO & Founder, Digital Regulatory Runways at Lean Entries
Kalpana Jha, VP of Regulatory and Market Strategy, Mvision AI
Timo Harakka, Member of the Finnish Parliament, Social Democratic Party
Moderator: Lucien Burm, President, Dutch Startup Association
12:15–12:45 - Talk 4: “Digital Fairness Act – Is Europe About to Ban the Internet?”
Markku Ignatius, General Councel & Public Affairs, Supercell
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the Finnish Parliament for the Social Demoratic Party
12:45–13:00 - Networking & small bites
When: The 20th of Nov, 11.00-13.00
Where: Siipi venue 7
If you think Europe needs to scale up at the speed of lighting – we’ll see you there.