The 2026 Theme

From Challenger to Champion: How Europe's next giants will be built

Sifted Summit 2026 is where founders, operators and investors unpack what it takes to grow European tech companies from challenger to champion.

Come hear how the smartest people in the industry are not only thinking about scaling, but actually doing it.

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The 2026 Programme

Two Main Stages

Expect the big conversations founders and VCs are talking about behind closed doors.

Big names and even bigger ideas. 

Come armed with questions.

Workshops

Practical. Closed-door. Immediately useful.

Expert-led sessions designed for the complexity experienced as you scale.

Topics include:

  • Hiring and retaining A-players

  • Secondaries 

  • GTM 

  • Raising a series B

  • M&As 

  • Marketing playbooks

And much more.

Roundtables

Off the record. Peer-level. High trust.

Curated discussions for founders, operators and investors to get into the weeds. 

Topics include:

  • Deal terms in 2026 

  • Navigating regulation

  • Firing in Europe 

  • Leadership changes

  • AI roll ups 

  • Community as an asset 

Designed for candour, nuance and serious conversation.

Sifted Summit is for

Founders

Building companies that can compete with incumbents — and win.

Operators

Scaling teams, systems and performance without losing speed or control.

Investors

Identifying and backing the companies most likely to become Europe’s next category leaders.

Policymakers & corporates

Shaping the conditions, partnerships and infrastructure that enable Europe’s next generation of tech champions.

Built for Europe's Next Giants

Sifted Summit is where Europe’s future category leaders come together.

A more focused audience.
A higher bar for entry.
A stronger signal to be in the room.

Because Europe doesn’t need more startup noise.
It needs honest conversations about what it takes to scale.
 

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