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Selected is the podcast from Sesamers.com, the community of Tech events lovers.
We talk about events, art, the tech industry, science, entrepreneurship, music, venture capital, and everything in between.
In this episode, we meet with Michiel Scheffer, President of the Board of the European Innovation Council (EIC), during Hello Tomorrow 2025 in Paris. With a €10.1 billion budget under the Horizon Europe program, the EIC is Europe’s flagship deep tech funding body. Michiel shares his journey from textiles and regional policy to leading one of the world’s largest innovation instruments. The conversation dives into how the EIC supports deep tech startups, how European innovation policy is evolving, and why regulation, resilience, and scale are central to Europe’s competitiveness.
Selected - The Sesamers Podcast
Selected is the podcast from Sesamers.com, the community of Tech events lovers.
We talk about events, art, the tech industry, science, entrepreneurship, music, venture capital, and everything in between.
