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Hosting Key Transatlantic Conversations
Transatlantic Innovation Competition vis-à-vis China at Brussels Forum
At GMF’s flagship annual conference, Brussels Forum, Frank McCourt of Project Liberty, Heike Freund of Marvel Fusion, and GMF Technology Managing Director Lindsay Gorman discussed societal values and tech competitiveness in European innovation. GMF Technology also led conversations on “Grading Made in China 2025” and evaluated the long-term future of US-Europe-China technological and industrial leadership in quantum, biotech, and AI. We also assessed 6G competitiveness by exploring supply chain risks and strategies for allied technological leadership.
Defense Innovation and NATO on Disruptive Technologies
At the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Transatlantic Forum in Washington, DC, Gorman spoke with Eric Schmidt, former CEO and chairman of Google and chair and CEO of Relativity Space, for a keynote conversation on the future of defense technology and innovation in the age of AI. Schmidt and Gorman discussed NATO’s future needs, how Europe’s tech talent is driving change, and how advances in AI could reshape the future of security. In Brussels, GMF Technology hosted a series of salon-style conversations on prospects for European defense innovation, cyber readiness, and quantum information technologies.
Fifth Annual European Cyber Agora on AI and Digital Defense with Microsoft and EU Cyber Direct
GMF, Microsoft, and EU Cyber Direct convened government officials, industry leaders, and technology policy shapers in Brussels for the European Cyber Agora. The event focused on AI and societal resilience, cyber accountability, and digital transformation for security and defense. GMF experts examined the cyber implications of disruptive technologies through sessions on “Quantum, Cybersecurity and Europe’s Strategic Autonomy” with Danish Tech Ambassador Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard, “Defending Europe’s Subsea Cable Infrastructure” with European Commission Deputy Head of Unit for Future Connectivity Systems Agustin Díaz-Pinés, and “Skills for a Resilient Europe” with European Commission Head of Unit for Digital Education Georgi Dimitrov.
Second Transatlantic Technology Exchange on AI Innovation and Policy
GMF Technology kicked off its second Transatlantic Tech Exchange (TTX) for legislators with a conversation in Washington on transatlantic AI that featured US Representative Don Beyer (D-Virginia), European Parliament Member Axel Voss, and Virginia State Senator Michelle Maldonado. In December, the first leg of the TTX study tour brought a bipartisan delegation of tech-focused state lawmakers from Massachusetts, Utah, and Virginia to Brussels and Paris to meet with European policymakers and innovators on public interest AI and data. Supported by Project Liberty and Stiftung Mercator, TTX will host a delegation of European parliamentarians in Washington, DC and Boston in 2026. Conversations will focus on the AI value chain.