--- title: SAVING EUROPEAN INNOVATION · BV European Marketing Podcast · S03 E07 description: "Paul & Alba discuss the current Innovation Crisis in Europe with the BV Innovation Lab Voice Team.\nAlong with ways to fix it." image: https://blog.bvirtual.com/hubfs/S03%20E07%20-%20Saving%20European%20Innovation.jpg --- - [Agency Web](https://bvirtual.com/) - [About Us](https://blog.bvirtual.com/2017/11/23/independent-digital-agencies-barcelona-virtual-expands-in-europe-with-affinita-10-offices-7-countries) - [Contact Us](mailto:yourbrandhere@bvirtual.com) - - - - - - Start typing and press Enter to search [![Logo - Barcelona Virtual - 30 Years of Innovation](https://blog.bvirtual.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BV_30_color.png?width=295&height=90&name=BV_30_color.png)](https://blog.bvirtual.com) - [HOME](https://blog.bvirtual.com) - [BV PODCAST](https://blog.bvirtual.com/tag/alexa-flash-briefing#) - [E-COMMERCE](https://blog.bvirtual.com/tag/e-Commerce#) - [DIGITAL MARKETING](https://blog.bvirtual.com/tag/Digital-Marketing#) - [INNOVATION LAB](https://blog.bvirtual.com/tag/lab#) # SAVING EUROPEAN INNOVATION · BV European Marketing Podcast · S03 E07 [Blogmaster](https://blog.bvirtual.com/author/blogmaster) [Thursday, September 30, 2021](https://blog.bvirtual.com/saving-european-innovation-bv-european-marketing-podcast-s03-e07) [0 Comments](https://blog.bvirtual.com/saving-european-innovation-bv-european-marketing-podcast-s03-e07?hsLang=en-gb#comments-listing) ![S03 E07](https://blog.bvirtual.com/hs-fs/hubfs/S03%20E07.jpg?width=700&name=S03%20E07.jpg)Paul & Alba discuss the current Innovation Crisis in Europe with the BV Innovation Lab Voice Team. Along with ways to fix it. As we all get back to work after summer, Paul is joined in the studio by the entire Voice Services Team of our[BV Innovation Lab](https://content.bvirtual.com/lab?hsLang=en-gb). Whilst Leslie reports on a worrisome decline in European business leadership, George and Henry  point to a new generation of Euro Innovators in advanced technologies. At the same time, Carrie informs us of new EU draft legislation to "protect us from AI". Will such regulation from Brussels help, or hinder? **Listen right here, and scroll** **down to consult additional resources  in this episode's Programme Notes.** --- *"As recently as the 1990s, Western Europe made up 32% of companies in the top 1% of economic profit, globally.* *By 2016, that slice of the pie had shrunk by half, where only 16% of these leading firms came from Europe." Today, Europe is investing in Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, IoT... and European innovators lead in AI, Robotics and Voice.* *Is a comeback in the making?* ---   [AFFINITÀ | Barcelona Virtual](https://soundcloud.com/user-492769183) · [S03 E07 - Saving European Innovation - Barcelona Virtual European Marketing Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/user-492769183/s03-e07-saving-european-innovation-barcelona-virtual-european-marketing-podcast) --- # **Programme Notes and Links BV Podcast S03 E07 | September 2021** ## **.** **IN CONTEXT** - **MCKINSEY GLOBAL INSTITUTE** [Reviving Innovation in Europe](https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/innovation-and-growth/reviving-innovation-in-europe) - **DELOITTE INSIGHTS** [Innovation in Europe](https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/DE_897_Innovation-in-Europe/DI_Innovation-In-Europe.pdf) - **EUROPEAN LEADERS** [13 Companies You Never Knew Were European](https://www.insider.com/companies-you-never-knew-european-2018-8) - **GERMANY: DRIVING INNOVATION** [In-Car Voice Assistant Users: Strong Adoption in Germany](https://voicebot.ai/2021/08/23/in-car-voice-assistant-users-127-million-in-the-u-s-with-strong-adoption-in-the-uk-and-germany-as-well-new-report/) --- ![CHART - EU losing ground - McKinsey - 2018](https://blog.bvirtual.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CHART%20-%20EU%20losing%20ground%20-%20McKinsey%20-%202018.png?width=600&name=CHART%20-%20EU%20losing%20ground%20-%20McKinsey%20-%202018.png) ![CHART - Triggers for Innovation 2019 Deloite](https://blog.bvirtual.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CHART%20-%20Triggers%20for%20Innovation%202019%20Deloite.png?width=600&name=CHART%20-%20Triggers%20for%20Innovation%202019%20Deloite.png) --- ![CHART - Euro Investments in Innovation 2019 Deloite](https://blog.bvirtual.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CHART%20-%20Euro%20Investments%20in%20Innovation%202019%20Deloite.png?width=600&name=CHART%20-%20Euro%20Investments%20in%20Innovation%202019%20Deloite.png)   --- ## **THREE EUROPEAN INNOVATORS** - **UNITED KINGDOM** [Arm launches hardware platforms for software-defined cars ·](https://venturebeat.com/2021/09/15/arm-launches-hardware-platforms-for-software-defined-cars/)[Arm.com](https://www.arm.com/) - **CZECH REPUBLIC** [Alexa Prize Grand Challenge IV Awarded to Team from Czech Technical University](https://voicebot.ai/2021/08/16/alexa-prize-grand-challenge-4-awarded-to-team-from-czech-technical-university/) - **SWEDEN** [Artificial Solutions - Website and Resources](https://www.artificial-solutions.com/) --- **RELATED ** [Discover additional cases of European Innovation](https://blog.bvirtual.com/alexa-european-marketing-flash-briefing-innovation-in-europe-s02-e08?hsLang=en-gb) --- ### **BONUS RESOURCES** - **TECH BARCELONA** [A European Engine of Change](https://techbarcelona.com/en/) - **THE BV INNOVATION LAB** "[We take you to the Future, today](https://content.bvirtual.com/lab?hsLang=en-gb)" --- **FIND IT FAST! ** Fresh Ideas & Tips to help you, **[in our handy Podcast Directory](https://blog.bvirtual.com/european-marketing-flash-briefing-directory-episodes-1-to-11?hsLang=en-gb).** --- ### **Podcast Transcript** - **DOWNLOAD PDF** Transcript: BV European Marketing Flash Briefing S03 E07 (Coming Soon) **Our Content Sponsor:** - DERBY HOTELS COLLECTION: EUROPEAN LUXURY HOTELS [Save 10% in London, Barcelona and Madrid using the code](https://www.derbyhotels.com/en) mentioned in the Flash Briefing! 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