Directory

Public Policy startup ecosystem

We track 21 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.

21 entries.

Alberto Alemanno

Alpbach, Austria · Person

Italian legal scholar and Jean Monnet Professor of European Union Law at HEC Paris, founder of the civic advocacy organization The Good Lobby, focused on citizen participation and European democracy. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach.

Bart Groothuis

Brussels, Belgium · Person

Bart Groothuis is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament (MEP) who played a central role in shaping European cybersecurity legislation, including the NIS2 Directive. Prior to his parliamentary career, he held positions at the Dutch Ministry of Defence with a focus on cyber operations and digital security. He is widely regarded as one of Europe's leading political voices on cybersecurity, digital sovereignty, and cyber defense policy.

César Rodríguez-Garavito

Vienna, Austria · Person

Colombian legal scholar and professor at NYU School of Law, chair of the Earth Rights Research and Action program, working on human rights, environmental law and the rights of nature. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 TEDAI Vienna conference on AI and environmental law.

Cory Doctorow

Vienna, Austria · Person

British-Canadian author, journalist and digital-rights activist, a special advisor to the Electronic Frontier Foundation and prolific commentator on technology, platforms and the open internet. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 TEDAI Vienna conference.

Daniela Brönstrup

Berlin, Germany · Person

Vice President of the Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency), Germany's regulator for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post and railways, with a focus on digital infrastructure and AI governance. She is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI, Data & Quantum Summit (AIDAQ) in Berlin.

Dorothee Bär

Berlin, Germany · Person

German politician serving as Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space, and previously Minister of State for Digitalisation. A long-standing advocate for Germany's digital and deep-tech agenda, she is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI, Data & Quantum Summit in Berlin.

Europäisches Forum Alpbach

Vienna, Austria · Event Organisator

Vienna-based non-profit association and foundation that has organized the European Forum Alpbach since 1945, an annual interdisciplinary gathering in Tyrol bringing thousands of participants from politics, business, science, culture and a large scholarship-funded young cohort together for debate on Europe's future.

European Forum Alpbach 2026 (August 2026)

Alpbach, Austria · Event

The 81st edition of Austria's flagship interdisciplinary forum, themed around Europe's future, gathering thousands of participants from dozens of countries. It convenes decision-makers from politics, business, science and culture alongside scholarship-funded young people across Academy Days, Euregio Days and Conference Days. It is a high-level venue for founders seeking European policy, investment and innovation networking.

Hasan Önal

Istanbul, Turkey · Person

Head of the E-Export, Digital Marketing and Disruptive Technologies Department at the Ministry of Trade of Türkiye. He is an announced speaker at the IGEXX Istanbul Global E-Export Summit 2026.

Joseph E. Stiglitz

Alpbach, Austria · Person

Nobel laureate economist and professor at Columbia University, former chief economist of the World Bank, known for work on information economics, inequality and globalization. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach in Tyrol.

Lea Ypi

Alpbach, Austria · Person

Albanian-born political theorist and Professor of Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science, an award-winning author writing on freedom, justice and democracy. She is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach.

Ralf Wintergerst

Munich, Germany · Person

President of Bitkom, Germany's digital industry association, and Group CEO of Giesecke+Devrient, a Munich-based security technology company. He represents thousands of digital-economy companies and is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI, Data & Quantum Summit organized by Bitkom.

Salome Zourabichvili

Alpbach, Austria · Person

French-born Georgian politician and diplomat who served as President of Georgia from 2018, the first woman to hold the office, drawing on a long career in French diplomacy before entering Georgian politics. She is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach.

Thomas Steffen

Berlin, Germany · Person

State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, working on industrial, digital and energy policy at the federal level. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 AI, Data & Quantum Summit (AIDAQ) in Berlin.

Wolfgang Ischinger

Alpbach, Austria · Person

German diplomat and former chairman of the Munich Security Conference, a veteran ambassador and foreign-policy expert who now leads the Munich Security Conference Foundation. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach on European security.

World Health Summit 2026 (October 2026)

Berlin, Germany · Event

The World Health Summit is one of the world's leading strategic forums for global health, held annually in Berlin under the patronage of the German government. The event convenes senior leaders from politics, science, the private sector and civil society. For founders it is a high-level networking and policy stage relevant to digital health, medtech and life sciences ventures.

World Health Summit Foundation

Berlin, Germany · Event Organisator

Foundation under Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin that organizes the annual World Health Summit, one of the world's leading strategic forums for global health. Held in Berlin under the patronage of the German government, it convenes leaders from politics, science, the private sector and civil society.

Yascha Mounk

Alpbach, Austria · Person

German-American political scientist and Professor of Practice at Johns Hopkins University, a widely published author and commentator on democracy, populism and the future of liberal societies. He is an announced speaker at the 2026 European Forum Alpbach.

Zoltán Pogátsa

Budapest, Hungary · Person

Hungarian economist and university lecturer specialising in international political economy, European integration and the economic environment for business. He is an announced keynote speaker at the XXII E-Commerce Conference 2026 in Budapest, where he addresses the macroeconomic and political context shaping the online retail sector.