THE JURY and presenters
The people in the room.
The award brings together the people who can spot, back and accelerate Europe’s next technology champions: investors, public finance leaders, defence partners, policymakers, founders and senior institutional figures from across Europe and Ukraine.
THE JURY
Future Unicorn Award Jury 2026
Jury for 2027 to be announced soon
Una Fitzpatrick
Vice-President
DIGITALEUROPE
Eric de Montgolfier
CEO
Invest Europe
Johan Dahlfors
Partner
Bridgepoint
Nicolas Meier
Managing Director, EMEA Tech
Bridgepoint
Merete Clausen
Deputy Director General
European Investment Fund
Stéphane Ouaki
Acting Director
European Innovation Council Fund
Tom Wehmeir
Partner & Head of Intelligence
Atomico
Dual Use Technology Unicorn Award Jury 2026
Jury for 2027 to be announced soon
Peter Weckesser
President
DIGITALEUROPE
Benedikt Franke
CEO
Munich Security Conference
Jillian Manus
Managing Partner
Shield Capital
Max Büchner
CEO
Speer Group
Róbert Vass
President & Founder
GLOBSEC
Oksana Ferchuk
Advisor to Deputy Minister
Ministry of Defence Ukraine
Transatlantic Dual-Use Unicorn Award Jury
Jury for 2027 to be announced soon
Jury Contact: Yann Finger
Contact: Yann Finger
THE Presenters
Presented by European leaders.
A record of the leaders who have placed Europe’s most ambitious technology companies on the stage. Click the image to see who presented each year.
HEAR FROM THE JURY AND PRESENTERS
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Innovations like GPS, E-Mail, and even the trench coat began as military solutions that later entered civilian life. Responsibly adapted, dual-use technologies strengthen resilience, drive industries, and sustain peace and prosperity.
"Advancing European leadership in dual-use technologies will create new market opportunities, strengthen economic security, and enhance the EU's competitiveness and technological sovereignty."
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Advancing European leadership in dual-use technologies will create new market opportunities, strengthen economic security, and enhance the EU's competitiveness and technological sovereignty.
Innovations like GPS, E-Mail, and even the trench coat began as military solutions that later entered civilian life. Responsibly adapted, dual-use technologies strengthen resilience, drive industries, and sustain peace and prosperity.
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
"Advancing European leadership in dual-use technologies will create new market opportunities, strengthen economic security, and enhance the EU's competitiveness and technological sovereignty."
Innovations like GPS, E-Mail, and even the trench coat began as military solutions that later entered civilian life. Responsibly adapted, dual-use technologies strengthen resilience, drive industries, and sustain peace and prosperity.
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Innovations like GPS, E-Mail, and even the trench coat began as military solutions that later entered civilian life. Responsibly adapted, dual-use technologies strengthen resilience, drive industries, and sustain peace and prosperity.
"Advancing European leadership in dual-use technologies will create new market opportunities, strengthen economic security, and enhance the EU's competitiveness and technological sovereignty."
Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.Dual‑use technologies turn innovation into resilience. Developing and adopting them is now critical to Europe's security and competitiveness.
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
Peter Weckesser
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
President, DIGITALEUROPE | CDO Schneider Electric
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The awards that map Europe's next decade
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The awards that map Europe's next decade
© 2026 DIGITALEUROPE - Rue de la Science 37, Brussels
The awards that map Europe's next decade
© 2026 DIGITALEUROPE - Rue de la Science 37, Brussels