Sovereign Tech for a Secure Future with Helsing and General Catalyst (Resilience Conference 2025)

While Russia escalates, Europe remains heavily dependent on U.S. technologies, a gap that will only widen as software becomes central to defence and industry alike. In this double fireside chat, Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (General Catalyst) and Torsten Reil (Helsing) share the security and economic advantages of building core sovereign European technology — and for governments to move beyond rhetoric and funding announcements to real contracts and scalable programmes. They explore how Europe can mobilise faster, create buy-in across society, and build the capabilities that will matter in the next six to twelve months, not just the next decade. This candid conversation about urgency, sovereignty, and what it will take to ensure Europe is ready, was moderated by Tom Mackenzie (Bloomberg News).