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# Europe's Regulatory Paradox: Burden, Barrier or Competitive Advantage?


- **Date:** Friday, Jul 10, 2026
- **Time:** 16:20–16:50 (30 min)
- **Room:** Tech Leaders Stage
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Recording

[Watch recording](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100347-europe-s-regulatory-paradox-burden-barrier-or-competitive-advantage)

## Description

Europe's rules are often blamed for slowing its tech sector - but some argue they could become an edge. This panel takes the paradox head on, with founders who build under that regulation every day. An honest debate about whether the rules hold Europe back or push it toward something stronger.

## Speakers

### [Andreas Klinger](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@andreas-klinger)

Founder of PROTOTYPE
### [Jakobus Schuster](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@jakobus-schuster)

CEO of Notarity
### [Thomas Eriksson](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@thomas-eriksson)

CEO and Founder of SASHA
### [Katharina Schneeberg](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@katharina-schneeberg)

Head of Innovation & Technology at Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft (BVDW) e. V.


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- [Creating Europe's AI Moment – Now or Never](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1058-creating-europe-s-ai) — Antonella Mei-Pochtler, Thomas Jarzombek, Thomas Saueressig, Jasper Bennink
- [The Limits of LLMs in Real-World Applications](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1370-the-limits-of-llms) — Deivids Vilkinsons, Guillaume Esnou, Laura Moritz, Mariam Hakobyan
- [The Anatomy of a Thriving Innovation Ecosystem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1258-the-anatomy-of-a) — Helmut Schönenberger, Julian Teicke, Mats Kuuskemaa, Fanny Jimenez
- [The Great Reskilling - Who Wins in the AI Economy?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1008-the-great-reskilling) — Daniel Terzenbach, Johannes Kopf, Rudi Bauer