{"id":1637,"date":"2026-01-04T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d3mlabs.de\/?p=1637"},"modified":"2026-01-04T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T15:19:26","slug":"from-european-integration-to-digital-innovation-a-franco-german-tech-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d3mlabs.de\/?p=1637","title":{"rendered":"From European Integration to Digital Innovation: A Franco-German Tech Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What will define Europe\u2019s digital future in 2026? From Franco-German cooperation to the ubiquity of Silicon Valley, Data Leader Nicolas Michaud<\/a> and Elizabeth Press (D3M Labs) reflect on the evolution of digital leadership in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we step into the first working day of 2026, they share insights in French, German, and English, drawing on decades of experience leading digital teams and innovation initiatives, and observing the transformation of digital leadership in Germany and across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In these conversations, which are part of the D3M Labs series exploring the immigrant experience in Tech in Germany, they discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How European integration and Franco-German collaboration influenced early tech initiatives like ERP and SAP rollouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2010s fascination with American digital platforms, and the adoption of Agile methods, English, and U.S.-style management across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83c\udfa5 Watch all three videos here: From European Integration to Digital Innovation: A Franco-German Tech Story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deutsch: https:\/\/youtu.be\/2Ggnkz7o1nk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fran\u00e7ais: https:\/\/youtu.be\/YK3cT_rr0ZY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

English: https:\/\/youtu.be\/LzqYcRuJrs8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Press (D3M Labs) und Data Leader Nicolas Michaud analysieren die Entwicklung der digitalen F\u00fchrung in Europa \u2014 von der franco-deutschen Zusammenarbeit bis zum allumfassenden Einfluss von Silicon Valley. In Gespr\u00e4chen auf Franz\u00f6sisch, Deutsch und Englisch teilen sie ihre jahrzehntelange Erfahrung in der Leitung digitaler Teams und Innovationsprojekte und diskutieren zudem, worin sich die franz\u00f6sische und die deutsche Perspektive unterscheiden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elizabeth Press (D3M Labs) et le Data Leader Nicolas Michaud analysent l\u2019\u00e9volution du leadership num\u00e9rique en Europe \u2014 de la coop\u00e9ration franco-allemande \u00e0 l\u2019influence omnipr\u00e9sente de Silicon Valley. Lors de conversations en fran\u00e7ais, allemand et anglais, ils partagent plusieurs d\u00e9cennies d\u2019exp\u00e9rience \u00e0 la t\u00eate d\u2019\u00e9quipes digitales et de projets d\u2019innovation, et discutent \u00e9galement des diff\u00e9rences de perspective entre la France et l\u2019Allemagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow D3M Labs on LinkedIn and Subscribe to our YouTube channel about building the digital economy. (Link to D3M Labs YouTbe Channel is above and in the comments)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note cultural content is based on collective observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D3M Labs wishes everyone a Happy New Year. May European democracy, pluralism, and the digital economy grow stronger in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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