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Panel discussion: Financing Scale‑Ups: Ensuring European competitiveness in current geopolitics

22.09.2026
Published: 22.09.2026 Category: Investing and finance

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How can Europe help innovative companies scale and compete globally? This panel will discuss investment, capital markets and public-private partnerships needed to close the scale-up financing gap and support future European technology champions. Moderator: Alessandro Izzo, Director of Equity, Growth Capital and Project Finance, EIB Panellists: Alexander Blass, Vice-President Strategy, NEURA Robotics Marc Lemaître, Director General, RDG Research and Innovation, EC Marco Marrone, Chief Investment Officer, European Investment Fund (EIF) Eliane Schutte, CEO, Xeltis Tom Wehmeier, Partner, Atomico --------------------------------- Visit our website: https://www.eib.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanInvestmentBank Twitter: https://twitter.com/eib LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-investment-bank Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/europeaninvestmentbank/

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