We are living in an era of fundamental change. Geopolitical tensions, technological disruptions and demographic shifts are shaping current world events. In Europe, we face the challenge of strengthening our economic resilience, securing our defense capabilities and managing the transformation of industry and infrastructure.

We are currently at a significant milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. A look back reveals two distinctive development phases to date: The first phase marked the beginning: advances in algorithms, exponentially growing data volumes and a powerful infrastructure created the basis for the widespread