Daniel Gerlei doesn’t just ask whether Europe has a bright future—he challenges us to build it. In this powerful and urgent talk, Gerlei confronts the systemic barriers holding back Europe’s next generation of founders. Drawing from sharp data, compelling personal encounters, and a deep belief in young talent, he reveals how a culture of hesitation is pushing Europe’s brightest minds abroad. Gerlei introduces the “PayPal Effect” and shows how Europe can ignite its own wave of innovation—if it chooses bold action over bureaucracy. This is a call to rethink, to rebuild, and to believe: the future of Europe depends on whether it dares to unleash its young entrepreneurs. Daniel Gerlei is a serial social entrepreneur. At just 18-years-old, he is a Co-Founder and the President of the Global Young Entrepreneur Society (GYES.org), an international non-profit organization supporting exceptional young people. Daniel hosts the GYES Signature Podcast on which he has welcomed a number of top faculty members of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Columbia Business School, and Harvard Business School; bestselling business authors, venture capitalists, large-scale investors, global agenda-setters, and serial entrepreneurs. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx