On Could 7-8, the EU-Startups Summit returns to sunny Malta, bringing collectively round 2,400 founders, buyers, and startup ecosystem leaders for 2 days of networking, inspiration, and knowledge-sharing.
As Europe’s startup ecosystem continues to mature, discussions round a extra unified authorized framework for startups and scaleups are gaining momentum. In our panel “EU Inc – The Challenges and Alternatives Associated to a Europe-Large Authorized Entity,” we’ll carry collectively skilled voices from coverage, advocacy, and funding to discover what a extra harmonised authorized construction may imply for founders, buyers, and innovation throughout the continent.
Iwona Anna Biernat: COO of Mission Europe and Authorized Architect at EU-INC, Iwona works on the intersection of legislation, enterprise, operations, and coverage. She spent a number of years at Entrepreneur First, the place she helped construct and scale world authorized processes that lowered limitations for founders launching firms worldwide. She later suggested rising fund managers, household places of work, and VCs on fund technique and operations, and is now carefully concerned in shaping pan-European authorized and coverage frameworks designed to make it simpler to start out and scale firms throughout Europe.
Kay Jebelli: Vice President for Europe on the Chamber of Progress, Kayvan is a Brussels-based lawyer and coverage skilled working throughout competitors legislation, digital coverage, and expertise regulation. With a background in each laptop engineering and legislation, he brings a cross-disciplinary perspective to points together with AI, competitors, industrial coverage, privateness, and digital rights. He’s additionally the co-author of “DG Progress“, which promotes European progress and tech success.
Vasco Pereira da Silva: Head of Coverage at Allied For Startups, Vasco is a Brussels-based coverage skilled centered on the regulatory and funding frameworks shaping Europe’s startup ecosystem. Earlier than becoming a member of Allied For Startups, he spent three years on the Portuguese Everlasting Illustration to the European Union, the place he labored on EU policymaking and cross-border coordination. With a PhD in Public Coverage, Vasco brings a powerful strategic perspective to points together with startup regulation, enterprise capital, digital coverage, and Europe’s competitiveness agenda.
Vazil Hudak: Former VP of EIB & Fund President, H2O Fund. Vazil is an skilled supervisor, investor, and board member with a background spanning banking, authorities, and innovation. He has held senior management roles throughout finance and public coverage, together with serving as a authorities minister, and immediately stays energetic as an investor, advisor, and board member. His work focuses strongly on expertise, power transition, and strategic development.
Whether or not you might be constructing throughout borders, navigating regulatory complexity, or focused on the way forward for Europe’s startup framework, this session will provide priceless insights into each the challenges and the alternatives tied to a extra built-in authorized mannequin for innovation in Europe. Safe your ticket immediately and keep tuned for additional updates on our occasion web page.
Don’t miss the chance and secure your ticket today! Be part of us on the EU-Startups Summit 2026 for 2 days of studying, networking, and inspiration.
OUR EVENT SPONSORS

Malta Enterprise is Malta’s financial improvement company, facilitating financial development, funding, and innovation by providing a spread of help providers for native and overseas enterprises organising a productive presence in Malta. As a key participant in Malta’s financial panorama, it contributes to the nation’s prosperiety by attracting investments, supporting companies, and driving innovation, thereby reinforcing Malta’s place as a lovely vacation spot for entrepreneurs and buyers alike. Malta Enterprise actively cultivates a vibrant startup ecosystem, enjoying a pivotal position in fostering a conducive setting for startups and providing tailor-made help and incentives to empower rising companies.

M. Demajo Group is a number one enterprise participant in Malta, with a profitable historical past spanning 115 years. The Group’s development and diversification have resulted in a large protection of enterprise sectors by a dedication to long-term outcomes. M. Demajo Group’s workforce is 500 sturdy and their numerous actions have been developed by natural development, acquisitions, partnerships, and startups. Its sturdy monetary scenario and moral requirements, its enterprise popularity, and its famend observe file as a enterprise accomplice are all key elements in its continued growth.

The IONOS Cloud Start-up Program gives younger firms with as much as €100,000 in cloud credit for as much as 5 years after their founding. Begin-ups profit from a sovereign IT infrastructure “Made in Germany,” providing 100% GDPR compliance and full authorized certainty. IONOS Cloud ensures technological freedom with out vendor lock-in. Lengthy-term help can be ensured: unique reductions after the primary 12 months allow a seamless transition into the IONOS Cloud ISV Associate Program. On this manner, digital sovereignty turns into a strategic aggressive benefit from founding to scaling
