The Lisbon Council teamed up with Stripe to convene the Scaling Europe Summit 2025 where John Collison, co-founder and president of Stripe, joined entrepreneurs and policymakers for an action-driven dialogue on what is next for a thriving European startup and scale-up ecosystem.

At the Scaling Europe Summit 2025, Lisbon Council Research launched When Europe Scales: How Startups and Scale-ups Can Drive European Competitiveness and Why Good Regulation Is More Important than Ever, a timely new policy brief that offers practical policy recommendations to grow the European startup and scaleup ecosystem, focusing on a scaleup-centric single market, a unique talent hub and digital-native regulation.

The Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Working Breakfast on The Future of Search in the AI Era to dive deep into how artificial intelligence can build a better, more powerful search tool and a stronger user experience in Europe and across the globe.

The Lisbon Council launched Achieving the Digital Double Dividend: How Building a Single Govtech Market Can Deliver Excellent Public Services and Grow the European Startup Ecosystem, a new policy brief outlining dos and don’ts for Europe to enhance public services and fuel a thriving startup ecosystem, aligning with the strategic goals set in the European competitiveness compass.

As the European Commission advances with the co-design of the codes of practice of the AI act, the Lisbon Council convenes AI Safety in Practice: What Can Pioneering Sectors Teach Us About Safe AI Innovation?, a high-level roundtable bringing together top voices from business and government for a solutions-driven dialogue on safe artificial intelligence.

The Lisbon Council convened “Carpe Diem: How to Ensure European Companies Grasp the AI Opportunity,” a high-level roundtable bringing together thought leaders to discuss what actions can ensure Europe rapidly adopts artificial intelligence and strengthen its global position.

As part of the 2024 European Week of Regions and Cities, the Lisbon Council convened the High-Level Roundtable “Should I Stay or Should I Go? How Training Excellent Digital Talent Can Spark Hidden Innovation Hotspots Across Europe.”