EACCNY // The EU’s Industrial Strategy and how U.S. Investors can get Involved

29 June 2021
10:00 AM–11:00 AM EDT // 16:00 – 17:00 CET

Europe is embarking on a transition towards climate neutrality and digital leadership. The European industrial strategy to be launched in the Spring of 2021 aims to ensure that European industry can lead the way as we enter this new age. The initiative is backed up by EU COVID Recovery Fund, which will invest €750 billion for rebuilding the European economy. The strategy also aims to unleash the potential of SMEs, which are essential to Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity. SME’s will be supported by:

• encouraging innovation through new funding and digital innovation hubs as part of the sustainable and digital transitions
• cutting red tape by reducing barriers within the Single Market and opening up access to finance
• allowing better access to finance by setting up an SME Initial Public Offering Fund (with investments channeled through a new private-public fund) and the ESCALAR initiative (a mechanism to boost the size of venture capital funds and attract more private investment)

On all three fronts there will be opportunities for US and European investors to get involved!