Prague, late May. GLOBSEC Forum 2026, now in its 21st year, welcomed over 2,000 participants, 270 speakers, and a dense programme of conversations about AI, cybersecurity and digital trust. European technology company Nebi joined the forum as an official Content Partner, and over three days, we had the chance to listen, engage, and reflect on where things stand.
A shared sense of direction
One thing that stood out the most was the alignment. Across sessions and conversations, there was a shared understanding that Europe needs to move faster on technology, not just as a distant goal, but as a practical priority.
Which raises a question worth asking: what if much of the knowledge and capability Europe needs already exists within the private sector? Companies have spent years building solutions in AI, cybersecurity, data infrastructure, and enterprise technology at a very high level.
That points to two paths forward. One is to look at what businesses have already developed and find ways to scale it, which is a considerably faster path. The other is to build new capabilities from the ground up – aworthy investment, but a very long one. Which one Europe leans into is, perhaps, the most practical question on the table right now.
Where the conversation gets real
The composition of the forum mattered as much as the agenda. Big companies like Microsoft, AWS, Google, Palo Alto Networks, and HarrisX were in the room as participants in discussions about where European technology is heading. That mix of enterprise scale and policy thinking is exactly the environment where the mentioned “faster path” becomes a real possibility rather than a talking point.
One of those discussions took shape in a side session Nebi co-hosted, focused on artificial intelligence and the growing impact of deepfakes in today’s digital world. It brought together participants interested in trustworthy technology, responsible AI development, and the challenges created by synthetic media and misinformation.
And we all know that the tools to address these challenges already exist. What requires more work is the shared understanding between those who build them and those who need to deploy or regulate them. That is the conversation we wanted to be part of, and one we think deserves to continue well beyond the forum itself.
What we are taking back
We left Prague with something more specific than inspiration: a clearer picture of where the genuine readiness for action is, and who the right people to continue these conversations with are. GLOBSEC Forum has a way of surfacing that, in part because of the seniority and diversity of the people it brings together, and in part because three days of focused dialogue tends to clarify things faster than months of separate meetings.
For Nebi, that is ultimately why participation made sense. Not just to be present at an important event, but to be part of the conversation that connects existing solutions with the people who can actually put them touse. And if Europe chooses “the faster path”, that kind of dialogue is where it starts. Nebi**is a full-scale software ecosystem with the mission of empowering organisations through intelligent, data-driven solutions. Nebi participated in GLOBSEC Forum 2026 as an official Content Partner.
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