Unicorns - Unleashing Europe's Innovation Power

All investors have poor investment target selection capabilities, although some are slightly better than others
The investment gap between the USA and Europe is in the order of € 100 billion annually
Europe has no strategic sovereignty, and in a business-as-usual scenario, this is likely to erode further
Europe has no investors that can fund mega-deals
The structure of the European VC industry dus not create competition and excellence
The European Commission’s efforts to achieve strategic governance are not achieving their objectives
To address fundamental discrepancies between the USA and Europe, Europe needs to change the structure of its pension systems
Money only will not remove the discrepancies between the USA and Europe. More transformational changes are required