Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
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Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
Suzanne Heywood | From Shipwreck to Boardroom Leadership (SPARK20 - 133)
Beginner's Mind
21 minutes
7 months ago
Suzanne Heywood | From Shipwreck to Boardroom Leadership (SPARK20 - 133)
What does it take to turn extreme adversity into extraordinary leadership? Suzanne Heywood’s life reads like a novel—shipwrecked at seven, isolated at sea for a decade, forging her father’s signature to survive, and ultimately earning a place at Oxford through sheer determination. Today, she’s a top executive and investor, steering multi-billion-dollar companies with resilience, clarity, and innovation. In this episode, Suzanne shares the defining moments that shaped her, the mindset that hel...
Beginner's Mind
Europe leads the world in discovery — yet too often, its breakthroughs never become global companies. Billions in research funding turn into patents, not products. While others build empires from ideas, Europe risks becoming the world’s laboratory — brilliant, but broke. That’s the paradox at the heart of this conversation. In this episode, Karl Nehammer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Chancellor of Austria, joins Christian Soschner live at BIO-Europe 2025 to ...
