A Trusted Community at the Frontier of Economic Security.

ESF brings together a powerful coalition of industry leaders, public authorities, and strategic experts committed to strengthening economic security.

Our members include corporations operating in critical sectors—such as energy, digital infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing, and finance—alongside key government agencies, regulators, and risk professionals. What unites them is a shared interest in navigating volatility, anticipating systemic risks, and securing long-term strategic advantage.

Who joins ESF?

Critical Manufacturing and Technology Firms

Innovators in AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, biotechnology, energy systems, and other technologies essential to strategic competitiveness and resilience. 

Defense and Security Industries

Companies developing advanced defense systems, dual-use technologies, and security solutions critical to safeguarding sovereignty and strategic autonomy.

Infrastructure and Platform Operators

Firms managing critical infrastructures - data centers, cloud platforms, logistics networks, transport corridors, and communications systems - that underpin economic resilience. 

Energy and Critical Raw Materials Companies

Producers, refiners, and suppliers of critical minerals, rare earths, energy resources, and enabling technologies essential for industrial competitiveness and energy security.

Institutional Investors and Sovereign Entities

Sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, development finance institutions, and export credit agencies with strategic stakes in economic stability and innovation ecosystems.

Government Agencies and Public Institutions

Ministries, emergency supply agencies, regulators, innovation agencies, and policymakers designing the frameworks of national and regional economic security. 

How Membership Works

ESF is built on a paid membership model for companies and private-sector actors, ensuring commitment and value alignment. Governments and international organizations participate without membership fees, reinforcing the Forum’s mission as a trusted public-private bridge.

What Members Gain?

Through structured dialogue, foresight initiatives, and applied geoeconomic analysis, members gain:

Exclusive access.

To cutting-edge insights, tools, and data through our geoeconomic analytics platform and member briefings.

Structured Dialogue.

With policymakers, industry leaders, and security professionals across Europe.

Strategic Foresight.

Through board games, simulations, and scenario workshops focused on upcoming disruptions.

Collective Voice.

In shaping policy agendas and advancing shared interests at the national, EU, and transatlantic levels.