December 2, 2021, Helsinki We were proud to co-host the Startup Policy Track at Slush, alongside Startup Foundation, France Digitale, Danish Entrepreneurs, and the Frontrunners Alliance. We brought together leading entrepreneurs, ecosystem builders, policy makers & academics to discuss how we can build rules that are proportionate for startups but also allow them to scale …
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October 13, 2021
AFS Annual Summit 2021
October 13, 2021, Brussels Allied for Startups held its 6th Annual Summit virtually. Despite the new format, we were amazed to see the level of engagement from our Members and how startup communities come together under one voice to support innovation and entrepreneurship. Members voted on our three key priorities for 2022, elected a new …
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December 9, 2020
Webinar: Digital health innovation & startups during COVID-19 and beyond
December 9, 2020, Brussels Allied for Startups and MEP Brando Benifei co-hosted a webinar to discuss the opportunities and challenges the digital health sector is facing during Covid-19. Participants reiterated that COVID-19 has accelerated the digital transformation of healthcare but also highlighted the challenges that must be addressed. High level speakers included: Ceri Thompson, DG …
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October 27, 2020
Making the Digital Services Act for Startups #DSA4Startups
October 27, 2020, Brussels AFS hosted the Brussels edition of our #DSA4startups roadshow, where we presented our economic impact assessment study: The impact of the Digital Services Act on business users alongside our partner Oxera. High level speakers included: Alexandra Geese, Member of the European Parliament Werner Stengg, Cabinet Member to Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission
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October 13, 2020
AFS Annual Summit 2020
October 13, 2020, Brussels Startup organisations from over 20 countries and 5 continents joined our AFS Annual Summit to discuss our 2020 activities as well as to debate and vote on our priorities for 2021. Startup communities came together under one voice to support innovation and entrepreneurship. We were very happy to see high engagement despite the …
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June 19, 2020
DSA 4 Startups Roadshow: Denmark
June 19, 2020, Copenhagen In collaboration with our Member – The Danish Entrepreneurs Association – we hosted the 4th Webinar in our #DSA4Startups Roadshow. The input of representatives from Too Good To Go, the food saving platform, Yelp, Danish Crowfunding Association and TrustPilot provided a case in point on how platforms will be affected by the Digital Services Act. …
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June 4, 2020
DSA 4 Startups Roadshow: Germany
June 4, 2020, Berlin We co-hosted our third #DSA4startups webinar with our German member Sillicon Allee! We are proud to bridge the gap between startups and policy makers through our campaign to bring the voice of entrepreneurs to politics. Through examples we learnt how legislation has a very real and tangible impact on startups. High …
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May 20, 2020
DSA 4 Startups Roadshow: Romania & Bulgaria
May 20, 2020, Sofia & Bucharest As part of the #DSA4Startups Roadshow, we co-hosted the second series webinar, this time with our Romanian and Bulgarian members Codette and BESCO. We discussed the impact that the Digital Services Act might have on startups, what improvements could support startups and how to respond to the consultation. High level speakers …
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May 13, 2020
DSA 4 Startups Roadshow: The Netherlands
May 13, 2019, The Hague AFS officially launched its first webinar in the #DSA4startups campaign. On this occasion we took a deep dive in the Dutch startup ecosystem. The Netherlands is a leading tech player in the European Union, a flourishing startup ecosystems in its own right. For that reason, identifying what works and upgrading …
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November 9, 2019
Startups in the European Healthcare Ecosystem and EU Policy
November 9, 2019, Brussels Allied for Startups DTx invited founders of European digital health startups to Brussels to talk directly to policymakers and regulators from the European Parliament and Commission in a highly interactive roundtable discussion. Speakers included: MEP Tiemo Wölken Anna Sobczak, Policy Officer for Clusters and Emerging Industries (European Commission, DG GROW) Natalia …