Who is shaping Europe’s future? This series examines the people whose ideas, decisions and institutional power are redefining the continent’s political, financial and technological architecture—and the tensions their visions create as ambition meets the limits of execution.
Focus
In Focus, we examine the deeper trends and developments that lie behind the day’s headlines.
Ericsson helps design the networks before society knows how it will use them. This four-part series examines 6G, standards, Nokia and the tension between European technological sovereignty and the global scale on which connectivity is built.
Europe has some of the world’s largest banks, yet its capital remains divided across national markets. Could BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Santander, UniCredit and ING build a shared platform capable of financing Europe’s industrial future?
Behind Europe’s familiar jams, yoghurts and fruit snacks lies a sophisticated industrial system that transforms seasonal harvests into standardised ingredients, stable supply chains and year-round products—connecting orchards, processors, food technology, packaging and global consumer brands.
Europe’s Food System explores how agriculture, science, technology, industry and society increasingly shape one another. Through a series of in-depth Perspectives, Altair Media examines the organisations, innovations and ideas shaping the future of food across Europe.
Europe’s AI ambitions extend far beyond algorithms. The proposed AI Gigafactories raise fundamental questions about infrastructure, energy, semiconductors, governance and industrial strategy. Before Europe can build artificial intelligence at scale, it must first define the physical systems that will sustain it.
