Can Europe Keep Up? Competitiveness, innovation and energy in a shifting global landscape
Wed 06 May
|Royal Philips
This session brings together perspectives from business, policy and international institutions to reflect on where Europe stands today, and what this means in practice for Dutch companies operating across borders.
Time & Location
06 May 2026, 16:00 – 18:00
Royal Philips, Pr. Irenestraat 59, 1077 WV Amsterdam, Netherlands
About the event
Europe’s competitive position is shifting, and for Dutch businesses, the impact is already tangible.
Against the backdrop of the Draghi Report on European Competitiveness, the discussion will explore Europe’s competitive position through three key lenses: innovation, AI and energy, and the broader policy environment needed to enable growth.
We will start with a geopolitical and economic perspective on Europe’s current positioning, followed by business insights on closing the innovation gap and navigating the global AI race. The conversation will then turn to energy security and cost competitiveness, before concluding with a forward-looking perspective on how Europe can simplify, integrate and strengthen its economic model.
The event will conclude with the ICC Netherlands General Assembly.
Programme
16:00 | Start