Brussels, Belgium | September 2025

By invitation only

Genval Forum II

2025 edition: Emerging Technologies for European Resilience

As the European Union moves to increase its strategic resilience, it needs to strengthen its NATO participation, to develop its defense industrial base, and to maximize the impact of its investment by focusing on innovation and frontier technologies. All of this without losing sight of the fundamental values it is trying to protect. Aligned with this set of strategic necessities, the Genval Forum II showcases cutting-edge responsible innovation with potential dual-use applications, serving as a bridge between dual-use AI and frontier tech innovators, investors, legislators, procurement authorities, compliance experts, and civil society.

OBJECTIVE 1

To support the growth of the dual-use AI and tech ecosystem, with a focus on companies, investors, and projects that are aligned with democratic values

OBJECTIVE 2

To accelerate the development of a modern European defense industrial base through the integration of dual-use emerging technologies

OBJECTIVE 3

To shape the policy conversation on dual use innovation and to build a long-term narrative for responsible dual-use AI and tech

Genval Forum I

2024 edition: Geopolitical Europe 2030

Margrethe Vestager

Former Executive Vice-President
European Commission

Nathaniel Moran

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Zoë Baird

Former Senior Counsel to Secretary Gina Raimondo
U.S. Department of Commerce

Jeannette zu Fürstenberg

Managing Director
General Catalyst

HIGHLIGHTS

For startups and innovators

Visibility. Connections. Support.

For industry and investors

Impact. Foresight. Competitive edge.

For all ecosystem players

The AURORA Coalition

2025 Speakers

Speaker to be announced

Speaker to be announced

Speaker to be announced

Speaker to be announced

Speaker to be announced

Speaker to be announced

Stakeholders

DECISION MAKERS

DECISION MAKERS

Political and policy leaders from European Union institutions, Member States, and NATO

INNOVATORS

INNOVATORS

Start-ups, scale-ups, and industry innovators

ECOSYSTEM ENABLERS

ECOSYSTEM ENABLERS

Tech industry leaders and defense primes

INVESTORS

INVESTORS

Venture investors, banks, and innovation funds

THINKERS

THINKERS

Compliance experts, think tanks, academia, and civil society

ALLIES AND FRIENDS

ALLIES AND FRIENDS

Decision-makers and innovators from Ukraine, the US, the UK, and strategic partners of the European Union

PLANERY PANELS

Strategic Outlook to 2029

EU resilience infrastructure

Responsible innovation

Investing in dual-use technologies

AI in security and defense

Making EU-US-NATO work

WORKSHOPS​

EU compliance for dual-use AI and tech

Venture outlook on dual-use tech

EU funding for dual-use innovators

Sponsors

Partners

The Right Street

France Digitale

TechUK

Alliance of Democracies

Information Technology Industry Council

Genval Forum continuity and follow-up

Responsible dual-use innovation community

Whether formally engaged with the AURORA Coalition or not, Forum partners and exhibitors can opt to remain engaged in projects related to responsible dual-use technology that Vanguard supports — through dedicated newsletters, community updates, and future invitations to relevant events.

Narrative coordination

The Vanguard narrative of principles- based, responsible dual-use innovation in accordance with democratic values is the narrative that can gain most traction in the evolution and growth of the dual-use market at the European level. Forum partners and exhibitors are part of that narrative and take part in building it and nurturing it.

Mission-aligned long-term engagement

Because Vanguard is a mission-driven entity that vets its affiliations based on mission alignment, it has a strategic interest in the success of its collaborators. Forum partners and exhibitors have an open channel to Vanguard for personalized assistance when needed, from policy intelligence to relevant connections and advocacy.

ABOUT US

Vanguard Europe is a mission-driven company. Our goal is to empower clients aligned with the long-term strategic objectives that contribute to the European Union’s success on the global stage: the transatlantic partnership, technological competitiveness, strategic resilience, democratic consolidation, and security and defense.

To that end, we leverage cutting-edge expertise to generate in-depth policy insights and to effect high-impact change. We specialize in distilling nuanced policy and political intelligence, creating powerful long-term narratives, galvanizing mission-driven coalitions for effective advocacy, and building projects with strategic added value.

True to our mission, we do not collaborate with entities owned or controlled by authoritarian regimes or linked with extremist ideologies.

Expression of interest

2025 edition: Genval Forum II

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