Engineering the Impossible: How Deeptech is Solving the Climate Crisis
Fusion energy, programmable biology, carbon-mineralizing rocks, climate-focused quantum computing, and algorithms that can decarbonize global supply chains. This isn’t sci-fi — it’s deeptech.
In this session, we bring together bold founders, researchers and investors building technologies that take time, science and resilience — but promise massive impact.
We’ll explore how these breakthroughs are funded, how they navigate the valley of death, and how to build the next generation of climate unicorns from lab to market.
This is a conversation for those who don’t fear moonshots, they invest in them.
How can deeptech startups scale in the face of the “hardware gap”?
What are investors looking for when returns aren’t immediate but impact is massive?
How can science, business, and policy collaborate without slowing innovation?
Investing in Europe: Competing with the USA and China
In a global landscape dominated by fierce innovation and capital flows, how can Europe strengthen its investment ecosystem to compete with the economic powerhouses of the USA and China?
This panel brings together leading investors & policymakers to explore Europe's position in the global race for technological leadership.
Topics will include access to capital, scale-up strategies, cross-border collaboration, and regulatory challenges — as well as what’s needed to build world-class companies from Europe.
Can Europe play to its strengths and claim its place at the forefront of the global innovation economy?
Chip Technologies in UPV for New Startups
The Polytechnic University of Valencia(UPV) presents its unique strengths in microelectronics and photonics at the VDS. This roundtable will showcase the UPV’s PERTE-Chip endowed chairs, cutting-edge facilities such as UPVfab and the ICTS Micronanofab, and its vibrant ecosystem of spin-offs and startups. Leading experts and policymakers will discuss how these assets are fueling the creation of deeptech companies, connecting research excellence with market impact.
