Centre for Future Generations
@CFG_ThinkTank
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CFG is an independent think-and-do tank created to help decision-makers anticipate and govern rapid technological change.
Brussels, Belgium
Joined December 2024
Think & Do 2025 brought Europe’s policymakers, technologists, and thinkers together for a full day of conversations on how to shape the future of emerging tech. Link to our event recap post below:
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Why isn’t Europe leading tech innovation? At Think & Do 2025, @anubradford argued that “overregulation” is the wrong answer, and laid out four forces holding innovation back. Link to the Think & Do wrap up article below:
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What risks do neurotechnologies pose in the digital age? 🌐 Join Dr Virginia Mahieu from @CFG_ThinkTank at the Innovations Dialogue 2025 #ID25 to learn more. 📍24 November, Geneva and online 🔗 Register: https://t.co/p5XFbA2Gb1
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That’s a wrap on #ThinkAndDo2025. Strange times call for collective thinking. Today’s mix of debates, workshops, and reflection felt like the right way to face them. Thank you to everyone who spoke, questioned, and listened. We look forward to meeting you all again soon!
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@AnnSNielsen @leoquattrucci urged a focus on how Europe gets things done — hiring, funding, and institutions that can match the speed of change. @bertmangil warned that values aren’t slogans; they show up in how we organise work and coordinate action. #ThinkAndDo2025
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@AnnSNielsen calls for economic realism: Europe should invest in what it’s good at and scale it's companies through interoperability and open markets. Sana Afouaiz reminded that inclusion drives innovation. Diverse teams design better products for everyone. #ThinkAndDo2025
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Final plenary: Designing the Brussels Effect 2.0. How can Europe lead in tech not just by regulation, but by example? #ThinkAndDo2025
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Need a break? Check out the quiet room with an art exhibition featuring work from Louis-Paul Caron. #ThinkAndDo2025
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For CFG’s Climate Interventions team, the focus is on engaging and listening — building shared understanding before drawing lines. Today’s exchanges showed that trust, accountability, and access to knowledge will decide how the world handles these tools. #ThinkAndDo2025
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The discussions surfaced familiar tensions: * open research vs. control, * precaution vs. preparedness, * trust vs. verification. Ideas drew from non-proliferation models, intl. law, and the challenge of governing tech moving faster than our institutions. #ThinkAndDo2025
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In the workshop “Who gets to dim the sun?” by our Climate interventions team, participants explored different scenarios about how future decisions on solar radiation modification could unfold, and what preparedness really means for Europe. #ThinkAndDo2025
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From a European perspective, readiness means more than access to models. It's about building fallback options, scientific niches, and agile governance that can move at the speed of the tech. Or as one participant put it: "get agile, or get left behind." #ThinkAndDo2025
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From a transatlantic view, AI is no longer narrow or niche. Military alliances are planning for dual-use risks, adversarial applications, and the massive power demands of frontier systems, while trying to uphold democratic principles and interoperability. #ThinkAndDo2025
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Next up: breakout sessions, starting with AGI and geopolitics. The sense is clear: AI is already reshaping defence and strategy. One question is around how Europe prepares for the next leap without fuelling an arms race. #ThinkAndDo2025
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@robinwauters @mariafarrell Thomas Auger (opposition): Europe doesn’t need to trade values for growth. The energy transition shows sovereignty and competitiveness can reinforce each other. “Our model works when we build on our assets — single market, public procurement, and our values.” #ThinkAndDo2025
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@robinwauters @mariafarrell pushes back: “We can be both.” We need to foster competition, not just competitiveness. More players across every tech layer means more resilience. “Sovereignty isn’t isolationism. It’s how we stay European in a digital world.” #ThinkAndDo2025
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@robinwauters (proposition) adds: “Sovereignty isn't top of mind for tech entrepreneurs.” Sovereignty risks becoming isolationism in disguise. Europe should focus on collaboration and supporting founders instead of trying to do everything alone. #ThinkAndDo2025
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Chloé Teevan (proposition): sovereignty and competitiveness can’t always coexist. Europe will need to navigate trade-offs. “Sovereignty shouldn’t mean Europe-first protectionism, but we’ll need realism about where we take hits.” #ThinkAndDo2025
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