EUROPE’S PLATFORM
FOR SCALE AND IMPACT
Building Europe’s Scale-Up Engine
The future 500 Forum is Europe’s high-level platform for identifying, connecting and scaling the companies that will define Europe’s future.
- August 31
- Bled, Slovenia
BLED IS THE NEXT STEP.
Where Brussles set the frame, Bled will build the architecture.
From Brussels, one message was clear: Europe does not need more recognition of the problem. It needs a structured way to act on it. That is what Future 500 is building.
AT BLED YOU WILL WITNESS
- The first public presentation of the Future 500 methodology
- The reveal of Future 100 Slovenia – a signal, not a ranking
- High-level plenary on competitiveness and the conditions for scaling
- Curated working sessions on capital, deep tech, market access, talent, and industrial transformation
- Structured matchmaking between companies, investors, corporates, and policymakers
From Brussels to Bled: building on the conversation.
Watch the Brussels conversation.
- Watch highlights from Brussels: Champions of Growth
WHAT BRUSSELS MADE CLEAR
Three conclusions that cannot be ignored.
01
Europe does not have an innovation problem.
“Europe does not suffer from a shortage of innovation. The challenge is turning that innovation into companies that scale globally.”
Kerstin Jorna, Director-General, DG GROW
02
Capital exists. It is not always where it needs to be
Maria Luís Albuquerque, European Commissioner for Financial Services
03
The next step is execution.
Peter Bosek, CEO, Erste Group
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Voices shaping the architecture.
From Signal → To System → To Execution. Together.
Be considered for an invitation
Be in the room where Europe’s scaling architecture is being built.
In partnership with the Bled Strategic Forum
