The Assembly

BALANCING INNOVATION AND REGULATION

Shaping the next European Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology Agenda. Together.

An initiative by TNW and the FT, in collaboration with Allied for Startup and Dutch Startup Association.

The Assembly gathers an exclusive selection of policymakers and business leaders to discuss actionable solutions to tech policy developments, and how to balance regulation and innovation.

This invite-only gathering takes place in Amsterdam as part of the TNW Conference in June 2024, just three weeks after the European Parliament elections. Therefore, this year’s Assembly will focus on: Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Technology: Shaping the next European policy agenda. Together.

Join us

This invitation-only event will allow us to come together and accelerate efforts towards shaping the next European innovation, entrepreneurship and technology agenda through our 4 thought-provoking themes.

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2024
Time: 11:15-15:30
Location: TNW Conference 2024

Criteria:

• Government representatives or government agency senior officials*
• C-level executives and Director level
• Company size of 500 employees and above*

*We reserve the right to review each registration to ensure each individual matches our criteria.

The Agenda

Get a deep dive into what the schedule will look like at The Assembly.

• 11:15 - 11:30: Welcome by Yeni Joseph (Head of Ecosystems & Public Policy at TNW) and partners
• 11:30 - 12:00: Opening panel - The Next Big Tech Will Not Come From Europe with Lucien Burm (Director, Dutch Startup Association), Christina Calje (exited founder and current investor), Quinten Selhorst (Founder, felyx and current investor) and Michiel Schipper (Board president, European Innovation Council)
• 12:00 - 12:10: The National Technology Strategy with Pieter Waasdorp (DirectorEntrepreneurship, the Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy)
• 12:10-13:00: Round 1 - Roundtable discussions:
  • Balancing Act: technological competitiveness vs. regulatory challenges and
  • A (European) Single Market: fostering economic growth and cross-border scaling

• 13:00 – 13:50: Networking lunch hosted by the City of Valencia
• 13:50 – 14:40: Round 2 - Roundtable discussions:
  • Public-Private Partnerships: navigating the landscape of collaborative solutions
  • Charting Paths: Company exits in a fragmented market

• 14:40 – 14:50: Coffee break
• 14:50 – 15:10: Fireside chat with Gary Shapiro (President, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)). Moderated by Javier Espinoza (EU correspondent, Financial Times)
• 15:10 – 15:30: Closing remarks