European Champions Alliance

Unite Europe’s Innovators.
Empower Tech Champions.

The European Champions Alliance promotes European technology and values and strengthens Europe’s strategic autonomy through smart collaboration. We connect startups, scaleups, corporates, investors and institutions to turn European innovation into real projects and scalable growth.

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Europe’s challenge is not invention. It is turning invention into market power.

World-class technology exists across Europe. Too often it remains fragmented by borders, buyer access, funding, trust and visibility. ECA is built to close that gap through practical, cross-border collaboration.

The ECA initiates, connects and orchestrates real projects with a pan-European community of innovators. We bridge startups, scaleups, corporates, VCs and institutions across four pillars:

"Innovation is blocked at the next stage: we are failing to translate innovation into commercialization."

MARIO DRAGHI, The Future of European Competitiveness, September 2024

Fragmented markets

European companies still have to rebuild trust, access and relationships market by market.

Commercialisation gap

Strong technologies need buyers, partners, integrators and capital fast enough to become category leaders.

Strategic autonomy

Critical innovation should scale with European ownership, resilience and democratic values at its core.

What we do

A strategic platform that turns network into action.

ECA initiates, connects and orchestrates real projects with a pan-European community of innovators. The model is simple: build trust, focus it on strategic priorities, and move from conversation to execution.

01 | Shape

Shape the Future

A strategy room for innovation leaders. We connect forward-looking thinkers and doers, frame the next shifts and bring new concepts to life.

02 | Connect

Connect Business with Innovation

A high-trust European community linking new technologies with the corporates, investors and institutions that can help them scale.

03 | Navigate

Help Navigate Complexity

Hands-on support, mentoring, expert access, mappings and curated market intelligence for cross-border growth and technology decisions.

04 | Amplify

Make You Shine

Visibility where it matters: stages, podcasts, publications, events, policy rooms and trusted ECA communication channels.

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How it works | From signal to scale

We move from insight to alignment, from matchmaking to activation.

01 | See

Map the landscape

Research, industry mappings and expert intelligence make fragmented markets visible and easier to navigate.

02 | Align

Build a shared agenda

Focus groups, peer networks and strategic sessions turn broad European challenges into concrete priorities.

03 | Navigate

Connect the right actors

Curated introductions bring corporate needs, startup capabilities, capital, expertise and policy actors together.

04 | Activate

Put the network to work

Pilots, summits, shared booths, market access, mentoring and communication create visible, practical outcomes.

Who we connect

The right people, in the same room, around a real objective.

ECA is designed around complementary roles, not one type of member. The value comes from connecting demand, technology, capital, expertise and public decision-making across borders.

Startups & Scaleups

European ventures building solutions to critical challenges and ready to scale.

Corporates & SMEs

Companies seeking innovation, new technologies and trusted European partners.

Investors

VC, CVC, private equity and institutional capital backing Europe’s next technology leaders.

Public Institutions

Government bodies and associations shaping policy, funding and regulation.

Industry Experts

Founders, executives and thought leaders contributing practical, cross-border expertise.

Research & Advisory

Academic, technology, legal, financial and strategic partners supporting execution.

Flagship initiatives

Not another network. A portfolio of projects with a job to do.

Each initiative connects a strategic topic with a concrete format: a market map, a working forum, a peer network, a policy dialogue or a public stage.

European Cybersecurity Mapping

Map the market. Build trust. Create matches. Activate demand.

The Mapping has become a pan-European reference for buyers, investors, policymakers and industry leaders looking to understand Europe’s cybersecurity landscape, identify gaps and find the right players.

1.300+

Vendors mapped

24 Countries

16 ECA Tech Summit 2027 | Barcelona

A working forum for leaders who want outcomes, not another conference.

Invitation-only and purpose-driven. Every attendee joins working sessions, not passive panels, so the summit can produce partnerships, strategic clarity and market action around Europe’s most critical technology agendas.

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Hand-picked leaders

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1 Day Forum

Strategic initiative | AI infrastructure

Toward a European AI Infrastructure

Connect strengths across industries and technology layers, create shared infrastructure for faster innovation and scaling, and position European players to lead critical AI-driven sectors.

European representation

Institutional Dialogue

Bring the ECA mission into the diplomatic and policy rooms shaping Europe’s technological sovereignty — from embassy dialogues to resilience and digital sovereignty summits.

Flagship activation

Join ECA at InCyber. Connect. Partner. Grow.

Be part of Europe's leading cybersecurity ecosystem at InCyber. Join the European Champions Alliance at our booth to showcase your solutions, connect with industry leaders, and unlock new business opportunities. Become a partner and help shape Europe's cybersecurity future.

Signature programme / The Art of the Possible

Where art ignites innovation

An ECA initiative celebrating Europe’s creative vanguard - artists, technologists and visionaries who use technology, science and new forms of collaboration to redefine what imagination can build.

Focus groups | From shared priority to joint action

Where strategic topics become working agendas.

ECA focus groups bring corporates, startups, investors, experts and policymakers together around strategic European technology priorities – with recurring exchanges, shared projects, visibility and market activation.

Cybersecurity

Flagship

Build a more connected and competitive European cyber ecosystem.

Mapping, consolidation, OT security, secure AI, post-quantum migration, trusted introductions and activation at leading European cybersecurity platforms.

AI & Data

Growing

Turn trustworthy AI into real European adoption.

Use-case scouting, governance, data quality, regulatory readiness, expert sessions and warm access between innovators, corporates, research and policy actors.

GreenOps

Active

Make environmental impact a core IT decision metric.

Bring European sustainable-IT innovators and enterprise leaders together around measurable GreenOps practices, visibility, knowledge and shared action

Quantum / Cloud & Edge

Emerging

Prepare Europe’s critical infrastructure for the next technology shift.

Post-quantum cryptography, quantum dialogue, sovereign digital infrastructure and emerging cloud/edge priorities that require coordinated European action.

Membership | Access, visibility, influence

Move faster across Europe - without starting from zero in every market.

Membership is for organisations and individuals who want to contribute to Europe’s innovation ecosystem while gaining trusted access, visibility and collaboration opportunities.

Be visible where it matters

Publications, webinars, podcasts, flagship events and ECA communication channels.

Access a trusted European network

Reach corporates, scaleups, investors, institutions and experts across borders.

Join strategic focus groups

Work on Cybersecurity, AI & Data, GreenOps and related sovereignty priorities.

Move from talk to execution

Curated networking, advisory, working sprints, matchmaking and market activation.

Develop people and leadership

Mentoring, coaching, expert access and peer-to-peer learning for teams and leaders.

Strengthen Europe together

Contribute to a technology ecosystem based on competitiveness, ownership and democratic values.

Member voices

Europe scales when companies can find the right partners faster.

ECA is designed around complementary roles, not one type of member. The value comes from connecting demand, technology, capital, expertise and public decision-making across borders.

Experience One joined the European Champions Alliance because Europe needs more than AI adoption. It needs ownership. Of technology, innovation, and the future customer experience. Agentic AI is a defining shift. Europe now has the chance to shape it, not follow it.

Kai Henrik MüllerFounder and CEO | Experience one

At Mitigant, we believe in simplifying cloud security and cyber resilience to address the challenges of rapidly evolving cloud attacks for companies. As a German cybersecurity startup, our roots anchor us in the heart of European interests and values that directly resonate with ECA’s mission. We look forward to collaborating and growing with ECA to be the European cloud security solution champion.

Nils KarnCEO | Mitigant

I was invited to participate in the ECA Technology Summit in Darmstadt in February, where I led workshops and participated in a panel session addressing Sustainability. This is one of the core tenets of the ECA alongside Cyber and AI. The energy, exchange of ideas, and networking were infectious. Inevitably, a lot of focus on AI for business value but Sustainable AI was equally considered. The ECA aligns with the values of Greenpixie.

Kevin LeslieCRO | Greenpixie

Guardian360 joined the European Champions Alliance because it is looking for partners all over Europe. Digital sovereignty, resilience, and compliance cannot be built by any single company or country alone; they require a trusted European ecosystem of vendors, integrators, and distributors that share the same values.

Jan Martijn BroekhofFounder and CEO | Guardian360

Uniting with fellow European champions, Enginsight accelerates cross-border collaboration, drives trustworthy AI and cybersecurity adoption, and safeguards our Single Market. Together, we build resilient digital infrastructure, fostering innovation that ensures European values, security, and societal resilience.

Mario JandeckCEO | Enginsight

OT-Secure joined the European Champions Alliance to actively contribute to the European dialogue on OT cybersecurity, resilience and industrial risk. We believe that strengthening collaboration between research, industry and public stakeholders across Europe is essential to protect critical infrastructure.

Jeffrey PoldervaartDirector | OT Secure

We are joining the European Champions Alliance because we believe that building a strong, sovereign European tech ecosystem is not just a strategic priority but a necessity. Cybersecurity is at the heart of Europe's digital resilience, and Nucleon Security is committed to being part of the collective effort to champion European innovation, trust, and competitiveness on the global stage.

Anas ChanaaCEO and Co-Founder | Nucleon Security

We at Myra Security share the European Champions Alliance's (ECA) commitment to strengthening European technology and cultivating an ecosystem based on European values: trust, accountability, and strategic autonomy. A key motivation for Myra and me personally is building true freedom of choice. Currently, European providers hold a significantly smaller market share in most technology sectors. Europe continues to rely heavily on non-EU vendors for essential software and digital platforms.

Paul KaffsackManaging Director | Myra Security GmbH

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