Europe 2031: With Michiel Bakker

Name: Europe 2031: With Michiel Bakker
Start: 2026-10-13T15:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-13T17:00:00+00:00
Location: RIVVIA - Keizersgracht 264

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 17:00

Venue time (Amsterdam)

RIVVIA - Keizersgracht 264 · Directions

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 17:00Venue time (Amsterdam)

Tuesday 13 October 202617:00 · Venue time (Amsterdam)

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On October 13, Michiel Bakker, co-author of Europe 2031, assistant professor at MIT and former AI researcher at Google DeepMind, joins Whale for a fireside chat with Alexander (founding engineer at Solvimon).

We'll discuss:

The latest developments of frontier models

The Europe 2031 scenario: how the next five years could play out

Sovereignty in practice: compute, models, capital, and talent

What European founders and operators should build now

Agenda

17:00 – Doors open

17:15 – Fireside chat & Q&A with Michiel

18:00–19:00 – Drinks and bites

About Michiel BakkerMichiel is assistant professor at MIT and former AI researcher at Google DeepMind, where he worked on post-training and safety for the Gemini models. Michiel co-led the Dutch National AI Plan and co-authored Europe 2031, a scenario on Europe's AI reckoning that reached over one million readers.

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