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Europe, It’s Time to Bet on Startup Founders!

The startup landscape in Europe is at a pivotal moment. The region’s regulatory complexities and fragmented markets have made it difficult to attract capital, affecting its ability to compete as an innovator on a global scale. As the world transitions from digital to now AI-driven and onwards to a quantum economy, Europe must act decisively and speedily to recalibrate its startup ecosystem - or risk falling behind significantly.

Returning for its second edition at PZF 2025, The Founders Peak will bring exceptional startup founders who will each share their most critical lessons for building, scaling, and sustaining growth inside and from Europe. So expect raw, unfiltered stories of grit, audacity, and lived experiences that will guide European entrepreneurs on how to navigate the realities of entrepreneurship better.

Over three transformative hours, we’ll explore what it truly takes to build a thriving, globally competitive European startup ecosystem. In addition to as many as 10 individual talks from exceptional founders, over a new purpose-built dialogue series called Startup Meets Policy Dialogue, we are setting a new standard for a dialogue on startup-driven policy action and economic reinvention.