Europe's electronics industry stands at a genuine inflection point. After years of discussion around supply chain fragility, sovereignty and strategic autonomy, the conversation is shifting from diagnosis to action. That shift sits at the heart of the opening session at Electronics Day EMS Europe, taking place in Paris on 17 September.

In the latest installment of Five Questions With…, Alison James, Senior Director for European Government Relations, discusses how geopolitics, defence demand, data centre growth, and EU policy initiatives are reshaping Europe’s electronics industry and creating new opportunities to strengthen regional manufacturing across the value chain.