The Beginning


Monday Morning, 09:00 am – TECH City Heilbronn, Germany

Not Berlin, not Munich. Stadt Heilbronn!

800 global guests. What a line-up: two federal ministers, DAX CEOs, unicorn founders, investors, scientists, visionaries.
Discussions that made headlines across Europe – and more importantly, showed that there is a real sense of optimism among the people. Europe must lead in Technology. Not follow.

TECH by Handelsblatt has begun.
A new narrative is being written – sovereign, digital and deeply European.

Three Days. One Message:
Europe’s tech future is not a dream. It’s a decision.

Karsten Wildberger, Germany’s first Minister for Digital, put it bluntly:
„Digitilization must work in everyday life. Not in labs. Not in slides. In life.“
And yet, only 23% of EU citizens used online public services in 2024. In Estonia? Over 90%.There is a lot to do.


Part 1/2 – stay tuned!