{"id":305692,"date":"2026-02-05T11:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/be.themedialeader.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=305692"},"modified":"2026-02-06T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:16:15","slug":"bam-bmma-lunch-talk-europes-defining-moment-sovereignty-strategy-insights-forme-davos","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/be.themedialeader.com\/nl\/event\/bam-bmma-lunch-talk-europes-defining-moment-sovereignty-strategy-insights-forme-davos\/","title":{"rendered":"BAM &#038; BMMA Lunch Talk: Europe\u2019s defining moment &#8211; sovereignty, strategy &#038; insights from Davos+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>This lunch is organised jointly by\u00a0BAM\u00a0and\u00a0BMMA.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WEF\u00a02026 in Davos and the recent evolutions made it clear: AI is no longer a technology debate \u2014 it\u2019s a geopolitics debate. As the US deregulates and China scales state-backed champions, Europe faces a choice: compete, regulate, or get left behind. This fireside chat cuts through the buzzwords to explore what tech sovereignty actually means \u2014 where Europe can lead, what the real dependencies are, and what it takes to build AI champions that matter globally.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Speaker:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Bart Becks is a serial entrepreneur and innovation leader committed to strengthening Europe\u2019s technology ecosystem. He is the founder of\u00a0<strong>Genisys<\/strong>, a European AI venture studio and advisory platform focused on applied AI, and serves on the board of the\u00a0<strong>European Innovation Council (EIC)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Europe\u2019s \u20ac10.1 billion flagship programm for breakthrough innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Bart was CEO of\u00a0<strong>Belgacom Skynet<\/strong>\u00a0(now Proximus), where he helped build Belgium\u2019s largest internet and digital media company. He later joined\u00a0<strong>SBS Broadcasting<\/strong>, which merged with ProSiebenSat.1 to become one of Europe\u2019s leading media groups. More recently, he served as Executive Chairman of\u00a0<strong>EURACTIV<\/strong>, growing it into a pan-European policy media network active in 13 countries.<\/p>\n<p>Bart is also co-founder of\u00a0<strong>BeCentral<\/strong>, Brussels\u2019 largest tech campus. He advises and invests in startups across AI, SaaS, digital media, and healthcare, with a strong focus on responsible AI adoption and Europe\u2019s long-term competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The discussion will be moderated by\u00a0Alain Heureux\u00a0on behalf of\u00a0IABbyBAM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alain\u00a0is a serial TECH entrepreneur and EXPERT in Innovation &amp; Entrepreneurship<\/p>\n<p><strong>BMMA\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>BAM<\/strong>\u00a0are delighted to join forces to present a lunch talk that will appeal not only to the \u2018Tech Community\u2019 but to our entire community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BAM and BMMA host a lunch on AI and European tech sovereignty. 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