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Key Sectors

The summit will spotlight the next chapter of Nordic-Indian collaboration.

Innovation to Scale

Connecting Nordic startups with India's market depth, manufacturing capacity, and entrepreneurial speed.

Capital & Market Bridges

Creating pathways for founders, investors and VCs to move from introductions to pilots & investment.

Trust & Technology

Combining India's tech talent and scale-up capabilities with Nordic strengths in sustainability & responsible innovation.

Rebranding India

Rebranding India's tech-startup ecosystems as full of potential, shifting gear from pilots to projects.

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Speakers 2026

Lene Hylling Axelsson,

Lene Hylling Axelsson,

GPV Global Solutions at Novo Nordisk

Søren Pind

Søren Pind

Adm. Direktør at Aktive Ejere

Hon. Manish Prabhat

Hon. Manish Prabhat

Ambassador of India to Kingdom of Denmark at Embassy of India in Denmark

Peter Winther-Schmidt

Peter Winther-Schmidt

Consul General at Consulate General of Denmark in Bangalore

Md. Alam Ansari

Md. Alam Ansari

Deputy Director at DPIIT (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India

Jakob Williams Ørberg

Jakob Williams Ørberg

Senior Scientific Lead at NNF

Maria Skou

Maria Skou

Deputy Director General / COO at Danish Patent and Trademark Office

Drishya Nair PhD

Drishya Nair PhD

Senior Scientific Manager (Innovation) at Novo Nordisk Foundation

Archana Jahagirdar

Archana Jahagirdar

Founder & Managing Partner at Rukam Capital

Sarthak Ahuja

Sarthak Ahuja

Director at Niamh Ventures

Sara Petrycer Hansen

Sara Petrycer Hansen

CEO and founder at Mentor to Impact

Ashish Arya

Ashish Arya

Counsellor at Embassy of India in Denmark

Dr.Rajneesh

Dr.Rajneesh

Additional Secretary and Development Commissioner (MSME), Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India at MoMSME

Tim Bruun Madsen

Tim Bruun Madsen

Founder & CEO at Copenhagen Quantum

Colin Brown

Colin Brown

General Partner at Sparkmind Capital

Geeta Schmidt

Geeta Schmidt

GP at Seed Capital

Ruchit Majmudar

Ruchit Majmudar

Principal at Ørsted

Thomas Heshe

Thomas Heshe

CEO at EasySBC

Karin Beukel

Karin Beukel

Chief Innovation Officer at University Of Copenhagen

Rajul Garg

Rajul Garg

Founder & Managing Partner at Leo Capital

Andri Geir Arnarson

Andri Geir Arnarson

Co-Founder / CEO at Humble

Adele Unneberg

Adele Unneberg

Investment Director at Sandwater

Dr. Pradeep B.E

Dr. Pradeep B.E

Director, Sri Sathya Sai Research and Innovation Foundation and Associate Professor, Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning.

Lina Engler

Lina Engler

General Manager at Food Planet Prize / Curt Bergfors Foundation

Rajat Tandon

Rajat Tandon

President at Indian Venture & Alternate Capital Association (IVCA)

Sabrina Mai Bendjazia

Sabrina Mai Bendjazia

Principal at North Ventures

Avinav Nigam

Avinav Nigam

Founder & CEO at TERN Group

Lone Søndergaard

Lone Søndergaard

Investment Director at Pinetree Venture Partners + Danish Impact Committee (part of AE).

Amit Luthra

Amit Luthra

Co-founder & CEO at PhaseTree ApS

Amit Kumar Pandey

Amit Kumar Pandey

President, CTO at Socients AI and Robotics, France

Dr. Nikhil Tambe

Dr. Nikhil Tambe

CEO at The Energy Consortium, IIT Madras

Stine Kruse

Stine Kruse

Head of Startup Support and Business Development at DTU Skylab

Geet Khosla

Geet Khosla

Founder at Khosla Lab

Nikita Thakrar

Nikita Thakrar

Founder & CEO at Included VC

Dr. Nikhil Agarwal

Dr. Nikhil Agarwal

Managing Director at FITT, IIT Delhi

Jeppe Dørup Olesen

Jeppe Dørup Olesen

Head of Innovation at Aarhus University

Jose Jacob

Jose Jacob

Chairman at TIA Summit

Terkel Douglas

Terkel Douglas

Principal at Scale Capital

Krupa Shankar

Krupa Shankar

Partner at NIIF

Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp

Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp

Head of Investor Relations at Impact Fund Denmark

Thomas Marschall

Thomas Marschall

CEO at TMP Ventures

Jasvir Pandher

Jasvir Pandher

Investment Director at Impact Fund Denmark

Why Should You Join?

Connect

With like-minded entrepreneurs, investors and companies with interest in Nordic-India collaboration.

Access

Build partnerships and explore investment opportunities in a fast-growing startup ecosystem.

Support

Long-term Nordic–Indian collaboration for real impact.

Expand

Your perspective on Nordic–India innovation and scaling trust-based technology globally.

About

The Story Behind the Nordic India Startup Summit

Have Any Further Questions?

For inquiries, please contact our Head of Asia Pacific, Shri Harsha (harsha@techbbq.org), Project Coordinator, Irina Popescu (ipo@techbbq.org), or Partnerships & Marketing Coordinator, Supritha Nachiyappan (sup@techbbq.org).