We attended TechRiders!
Beyond great conversations with new and familiar faces, what stood out most was this: many of the topics on the table sit at the top of our agenda as well.
Topics that move us
- Digital sovereignty
- Open source
- Artificial intelligence independent of American tech giants
- Europe’s technological future
Impulse: from consuming to making
The keynote by Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch on “Maker 2.0 / from user to maker” was especially striking. His message: move beyond purely consuming technology — towards designing, building, and shipping. More courage to execute. More own solutions. More Europe.
Move beyond purely consuming technology — towards designing, building, and shipping.
What it takes
From our perspective, it mainly takes one thing: the willingness to lean into European strengths. Anyone who supports European solutions strengthens competitiveness, innovation power, and technological independence.
Many thanks to the organisers, speakers, and attendees for the open exchange and the many inspiring discussions.
We’re taking home plenty of impulses — and even more motivation to do our part in helping Germany become a “maker” again.