Over the last two days at Sifted Summit the best of the European tech ecosystem has drunk its way through litres of matcha lattes, eaten its way through hundreds of bowls of food and chatted its way through dozens of panels, roundtables and workshops.
Analysis
October 2, 2026
Sifted Summit day two: dispatch
Sifted's annual event is our litmus test for where European tech is heading in the coming 12 months
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