๐ ๐ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ #๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ #๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ. I believe we are living through one of humanityโs greatest breakthroughs. Used wisely, AI can transform industries, societies, and economies for the better. But the power of AI must not rest with a few. We need human-centric, European answers so the world our children inherit is shaped by values like human dignity, democracy, and freedom. For me, this is personal. My parents fled the GDR in search of freedom and opportunity. Those values guide my commitment to building a democratic, value-based AI ecosystem. In 2012, I founded [at], one of Europeโs first Data & AI consultancies. What began with a single call from a Bavarian automotive company has grown into a team of over 500 experts and more than 2,700 successful projects. We help global leaders, hidden champions, and SMEs reimagine products, processes, and decision-making end-to-end. AI is no longer just a tool; it is becoming the business, the operating system of future organizations. This makes human control, strong governance, and strategic data use more important than ever. Europe now has a unique opportunity to secure its digital, economic, and societal sovereignty. We should seize it with expertise, responsibility, and the courage to lead.