🌐 Silicon Valley vs. Europe: AI Will Only Scale Through Collaboration

In Europe today, many organizations are investing in Artificial Intelligence — but too few are scaling. The missing link? Fragmented ecosystems and lack of scale, according to a recent @World Economic Forum report. When people ask me about my time living in Silicon Valley with Oracle, one lesson always stands out: the ecosystem of tech collaboration. Innovation there is about a shared culture between universities (as Stanford), corporations (Google, Nvidia…), startups, and investors (Sequoia, a16z…) that turned technology into real solutions with Artificial Intelligence.

💡 In this historic times of #AI, this collaborative mindset was also a theme I discussed recently at the World Economic Forum AI Governance Alliance, in a session on AI and sustainable energy. My feedback: It’s not too late! Europe, and Spain, has the talent and the business champions to make a positive impact with AI… But to accelerate AI in Spain and Europe, we need a three-tiered strategy to build AI capacity together:

1️⃣ Master AI Fundamentals

We must invest in models, Data Science, and R&D. At Moeve, our partnerships with universities like Universidad de Alcalá and CEU are deep collaborations designed to build a pipeline of world-class talent and breakthrough research.

2️⃣ Accelerate AI Applications for All

AI’s true power is unleashed when it solves real-world problems. We should focus on building solutions that solve real problems for our customers and employees across verticals: smart industry, personal finances… and our core mission at Moeve: a sustainable mobility for our customers powered by data and AI.

3️⃣ Forge Unbeatable Alliances

Silos will not win this race. We need integrated ecosystems where every player amplifies the others:

• Corporations provide the scale and investment, collaborating with hyperscalers and peers in cross-industry hubs like Patio Campus.
• Startups & Scale-ups like MistralAI or QCentroid inject agility and cutting-edge innovation.
• Public Institutions can foster smart, pro-innovation frameworks, a mission we actively support through organizations like DigitalES.

👉  This isn’t about copy-pasting Silicon Valley. It’s about creating a shared AI model of growth. Based on your own experience, what’s the most important lesson you’ve learned about making collaboration between different organizations (startups, corporations, universities) truly work?