Side Events
Side events are hosted by our partners in different venues around Copenhagen around the same time as TechBBQ summit.
Side events across Copenhagen and event rooms inside the summit venue.
Side events are hosted by our partners in different venues around Copenhagen around the same time as TechBBQ summit.
These sessions are hosted by our partners during the TechBBQ summit in various event rooms around the venue.
Hosted by AI Oresund
Fiolstræde 17B · København
Join us to build an AI startup in 5 hours. Choose from 3 VC-backed tracks: long-running/unattended agents, verification layers for agentic loops, or agent-native tooling (MCP servers, machine-readable interfaces). Get Cursor & Supabase credits, mentoring, lunch, and a chance to pitch your MVP. Get feedback from founders, investors and partners including byFounders. Winners get $500 from Supabase + access to the VC x AI Founder Mixer. Ambitious builders welcome!
Hosted by Rockstart
København
Connect over breakfast to explore Europe’s next generation of innovation and collaboration.
Hosted by EUVC
EUVC is bringing together a curated group of corporate venture leaders, VCs and strategic ecosystem voices in Copenhagen on the same day as TechBBQ Investor Day. The event will focus on the themes shaping Europe’s next chapter: European resilience, AI and venture clienting. This is a limited-capacity gathering for 80–120 people. To be considered, please submit your request to join and we will review it carefully.
Hosted by Breeze IP
Matrikel1 · København
A hands-on session for Life Science and Deep Tech founders. Five teams race to build the tallest LEGO® tower without infringing anyone else's patent — filing patent applications on their own designs, taking them through a mock patent office, and arguing infringement in a patent court. Two hours, no IP background needed. Free, thirty places, coffee from 10.00. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this event.
Hosted by BSR Go-abroad
BSR Go-abroad invites you to our seminar, bringing together policy decision makers, business development organisations and other ecosystem actors from across the Baltic Sea Region. Together, we will develop new recommendations that make internationalisation more accessible for startups. The programme includes a presentation of BSR Go-abroad, panel discussion with startups and policymakers, and a co-creation session. The results will contribute directly to an EU Policy White Paper. Dinner is included in the event. No show fee is 500 DKK.
Hosted by San Francisco x TechBBQ
Højbro Pl. 10 · København
A hands-on PR afterwork to kick off the summit week and set you up for success! Join us for an effective masterclass to learn how to use PR as a strategic tool for growth in the age of AI. The masterclass will be followed by a fireside chat with a founder who has done it in practice, and a Q&A with the CEO and founder of San Francisco agency. Time: 15:00 - 16:30 Place: Matrikel1
Hosted by advores Advokater & Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB; German-Danish Chamber of Commerce; The Danish Consulate General in Munich, Innovation Centre Denmark in Munich
København
Connect with founders, investors and specialist shaping business between Germany and the Nordics.
Hosted by OMR Reviews, cse advisory
advores Advokater & Rechtsanwälte · København
An exclusive TechBBQ side event for B2B SaaS founders and commercial leaders designed to identify real growth potential in the DACH market.
Hosted by N.Rich
An exclusive dinner for senior GTM leaders exploring the future of GTM in the AI era.
Hosted by Danske Bank Growth & CYKOM
Hit the ground Running at TechBBQ! Join Danske Bank Growth and CYKOM.app for a relaxed 5 km social run from Danske Bank HQ to TechBBQ, Bella Centeret. Breakfast, bag transportation, and good vibes included! Sign up via the CYKOM app (event: 5K to TechBBQ): https://apps.apple.com/dk/app/cykom-run-ride-and-connect/id6749581598
Hosted by Carta & EUVC
København, Denmark
A handpicked breakfast for fund CFOs and finance leads, during Tech BBQ week. Over coffee and croissants: a short look at what's new in Carta's fund-admin platform (including their latest AI capabilities), then a candid LP AMA — a panel of leading LPs on what they actually want from your reporting, grounded in EUVC's LP Trust Report. Then time to mingle with peers before the conference kicks off. Intimate room, practitioners only. Request to join below — we review every request and confirm the room by hand.
Hosted by Heartcore Capital and TechBBQ
Hosted by Heartcore Capital, this invite-only breakfast brings together the founders, scientists and investors moving hard science from theory to consequence. Before TechBBQ's Deep Tech Stage begins, we gather the people building the future of life science, AI and quantum. One table. No small talk. Straight to what matters.
Hall C
Session #1 SESSION #1: B2B – From Single to Dual Use Time: 09:30 (Panel 1: 09:45 | Case 1: 10:15) Moderator Nicholas Hawtin – ODIN Speakers Kenneth Richard Geisel – Robotto (CCO/Co-founder) Nicholas MacGowan von Holstein – BiFrost Defence (Managing Director) TBC – Hammerglass Cases Frederik Søndergaard – STORMBORN (Founder/CEO) Viktoria Yaremchuk – Farsight Vision (Co-Founder/CEO)
Hall C
Welcome & Introduction to Founders Hotspot Welcome & Introduction to Founders Hotspot /Ana Clara Imperiale
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Why stronger Nordic–India startup links matter now The opening sets the context for NISS and the need for stronger startup, investment and institutional links between India and the Nordics.
Hall C
Session by NORNORM Welcome to NORNORMs CIRCULAR BREAKFAST @TECHBBQ in Copenhagen! The Next Competitive Advantage Isn't AI. It's Adaptability AI is rapidly democratising technology. When every company has access to increasingly powerful tools, models and capabilities, technology alone becomes less of a differentiator. The real competitive advantage may instead be how quickly a company can adapt. In a world where few leaders can confidently predict what their business will need 18 months from now, companies are being forced to rethink how much they own, how long they commit and how rigidly they build their organisations. From people and technology to workplaces and business models, the question is shifting from "How do we stay flexible enough to change? 📩 Tickets are free, but spots are limited, so make sure to secure yours today! Open to all TechBBQ passport and ticket holders NORNORMs Circular Breakfast @TechBBQ, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Fundraising Bootcamp’s François Mazoudier takes the stage at Tech BBQ for a no-fluff, two-hour session on how funding really works right now. On the agenda: • what’s new in VC • what founders must know but VCs don’t disclose • what’s changed and what founders must now do to raise successfully • the term-sheet clauses that quietly kill founders • …and more, followed by an open Q&A From the team behind €1 billion+ raised across 500+ founders.
Hall C
Foundersʼ Pitch 10 min per pitch / Ana Clara Imperiale Foundersʼ Pitch 10 min per pitch / Ana Clara Imperiale
Hosted by TechBBQ, Rockstart, and Active Owners’ Impact Committee
København, Denmark
Europe faces unprecedented challenges in climate transition, health, social inclusion and technological sovereignty. At the same time, progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals is falling behind, while demand for long-term, patient capital continues to grow. Foundations are uniquely positioned to help address these challenges - not only through grants, but by deploying capital strategically through impact investing. At TechBBQ, we believe Nordic and European foundations can play a defining role in shaping Europe's future.
Event Room 6
Medicine is being rebuilt at every layer at once, and those layers are rarely shown together. Molecules once found by trial and error are now designed and computed. Labs that ran on human hands are starting to run themselves. Sensors now reach inside single cells. And in Copenhagen, machines are going up that may one day simulate biology outright. Michael Baczyk opens the day by joining those layers into one picture, from the clinic through design, execution and measurement to compute, then takes the first conversation straight onto the stage.
Event Room 6
Cecilia is a Scientific Manager at the Novo Nordisk Foundation at the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the organisation anchoring this day, and she opens it with the reasoning behind it. Why AI, quantum and biology are converging now rather than in a decade. What that convergence asks of Europe. And why Denmark, with its deep life-science roots, keeps producing companies far above its weight. Underneath sits a harder question: where can a foundation take longer risks, and move earlier, than a market ever will?
Hall C
What would put India on the Nordic expansion roadmap? Part A opens the two-part founder conversation by examining why Nordic startups generally look west when expanding, why India is not yet on their roadmap and what would need to change for India to become a strategic expansion market.
Event Room 6
Every cell in the body is constantly being told what to become, and that instruction set has never been readable at scale. Micha Breakstone is a serial AI entrepreneur whose previous company, Chorus.ai, was acquired for $575 million. He leads Cellular Intelligence, a clinical-stage AI company building a universal foundation model for cell signaling - the way cells communicate. Decoding that language is the first step toward predicting and controlling it, offering the potential to advance biology from something we observe to something we design. Expect vision for what the models can do today, what they can't do, and what's set to change for medicine once cells become truly programmable.
Hall C
Lessons from founders building across markets Part B continues the conversation through Indian-origin founders who have built products, teams and companies across Europe and other international markets, bringing practical lessons on building globally.
Hall C
Session #2 SESSION #2: Investment – Who Invests in Defence? Time: 10:45 (Panel 2: 10:45 | Case 2: 11:15) Moderator: CIO – EIFO Speakers: Jack Wang – Project A Ventures (VC) Frederik Oliver Busch – ETNA (Co-founder Partner)
Event Room 6
For a century, finding a drug meant making thousands of molecules and testing them until one survived. That is being replaced by something stranger. Software proposes the molecule, predicts how it will behave inside a body, and increasingly simulates the trial before a single patient is enrolled. This panel brings together the people building those systems, from co-pilots that let three chemists design like thirty, to engines that model biology from a single protein up to a whole population. The open question is where it still breaks, and how much a pharmaceutical company can responsibly bet on a prediction.
Hall C
Exploring India through distribution, partnerships, research links and M&A Nordic VCs use relevant portfolio examples to discuss how companies can explore India through market entry, distribution, strategic partnerships, university and research links, and potential M&A.
Hosted by Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech
Founders often make their biggest calls early on, without the frank, informal input that’s hard to find outside a trusted circle. Unconventional Ventures and Almi Invest GreenTech are opening their office hours to founders at TechBBQ. Bring your deck, an open question, or a decision you can’t quite land, and use your 20-minute one-on-one session to work through it together. Spots are limited to keep conversations meaningful.
Hall C
Connecting capital, markets and company-building Venture funds, family offices and institutions discuss how capital, market access and company-building can move between Denmark and India.
Hall C
Europe's 100 most visionairy founders
Event Room 6
Predicting a molecule is one thing. Making it is another, and that is where most of the promise still dies. This session is about the execution layer: laboratories that behave like software, machines that build matter atom by atom, and agents that design an experiment, run it, read the result and decide what to try next. The panel spans retrosynthesis, robotic biolabs, materials foundries and atomic-layer manufacturing, and it holds a real disagreement about whether a model can be trusted alone or physics has to stay in the driving seat. The plainest question is the best one: how much of the loop runs without a human, and what happens where it stops?
Hall C
Session #3 SESSION #3: B2B – Can We Trust Our Defence Supply Chain? Time: 11:45 ● Moderator Nicholas Hawtin – ODIN Speakers: Charlotte Wetche – VERÁ/Netcompany (Direktør) Søren Elmer Kristensen – Odense Robotics (CEO) TBC – U-Blox Case: Morten Hald – Okapi (COO)
Hall C
Investment themes shaping India’s venture market Indian investors discuss the themes shaping the venture market, portfolio development and opportunities to work with the Nordic ecosystem.
Hosted by TechBBQ x FGC x DI
Center Blvd. 5 · København
Bring the scaling challenge you are facing right now. A panel of experienced founders will unpack it live. DI Stand, TechBBQ 26 August, 12:00-13:00 Lunch included Bring one challenge. Leave with a clearer next move.
Hall C
Event Room 6
AI already reads scans faster than the clinicians reviewing them. The open question is when you let it decide. Robert Lauritzen built the first AI embedded directly inside MRI scanners at manufacturer level, running while the patient is still in the machine. His answers come from hospitals and regulators rather than from theory.
Hall C
Session by FBV Arrival and check in, Coffee Networking with the Stock Market Ecosystem FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by Google 12:40-13:05 - Opening & Keynote: Putting AI into DAIM: How Google Cloud took graffiti to the next level 13:05-13:35 - Finding & funding the next Nordic unicorns 13:35-14:00 - Build that wild idea with Google AI Studio by Google DeepMind 14:00-14:15 - Scaling your startup with Google Cloud program with Financial News Systems 14:15-14:45 - Networking & Office Hours with Google experts REGISTRATION LINK
Event Room 6
Ask ten people where quantum is today and you'll get ten answers, mostly shaped by individual experiences. This panel tackles the question head-on. Across computing, sensing and the components underneath both: what has moved in the last twelve months, what is shipping to paying customers, and what is still a decade out? The panellists see the field from very different heights: a founder living with the hardware's limits, an investor who has to price the entire sector, and an institute that meets these companies before anyone else will fund them.
Hall C
Session by FBV Welcome to Nordic IPO + Stock Market Day 2026. Host Sara Sjølin from Bloomberg and Thomas Black-Petersen, CEO of the Danish Association of Listed Companies (FBV), open the conference with an introduction to the day's programme, key themes and ambitions. Together, they set the scene for an afternoon focused on how stronger Nordic stock markets can support innovation, growth, investment and more listed companies across the region. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by FBV Expert panel discussion: After several challenging years, are Nordic IPO markets ready for a comeback? Leading experts from stock exchanges, investment banks and the advisory community discuss the latest trends across Nordic stock markets, the outlook for new listings, and the factors that will determine whether the IPO window is set to reopen. What will it take to bring more companies to the stock market? FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session #4 SESSION #4: Investment – Valuation of Rapidly Iterating Products Time: 13:15 Moderator Johan Bitsch Nielsen – EIFO (Investment Manager) Speakers Elya Chiechienieva – D3 (Partner) Claudius Laskawy – DTCP (Title: TBA) TBC – Company: TBA (Title: TBA) Case: TBC – Six Robotics (Title: TBA)
Hall C
12 Indian startups pitch to four sharks Twelve startups travelling from India pitch to four sharks and answer questions about their businesses, markets and growth plans.
Event Room 6
The quantum story with nothing to do with computing, and the one already closest to a patient. Both companies here use the same underlying trick, atomic flaws in diamond that behave as extremely sensitive sensors, and point it at very different problems. One measures oxidative stress inside a single living cell, an MRI small enough to fit inside the cell itself, already used in hospital research on sepsis and cancer. The other reads blood and spinal fluid for the rare tumour cells that reveal whether a cancer treatment is working, aiming to answer in days what currently takes months. Moderated by the investor running Novo Holdings' quantum programme.
Hall C
Session by Closing Loops Closing Loops, TechBBQ 26.08.2026, Program
Hall C
Session by FBV Sweden has more listed companies than any other EU member state and has built one of Europe's most successful stock market ecosystems. In this session, experts from DLA Pipers Nordic Capital Markets team explore the legal framework, investor culture and market structure behind Sweden's success. What lessons can the rest of the Nordic region learn to create more growth companies and strengthen Nordic stock markets? FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by FBV Expert presentation and discussion: What does it take for an SME to become ready for a stock market listing? Experts from leading Nordic growth markets and legal advisers provide practical insights into the listing process, key requirements and strategic considerations. The session explores when an IPO is the right choice, how to prepare, and how a stock market listing can support future growth and access to capital. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Event Room 6
Eight selected deep tech startups pitch for two minutes each, followed by three minutes of questions from the judges, competing for a EUR 6,690 prize. Expect a wide spread across AI, quantum, life sciences and hardware, judged live on stage. Companies pitching: N23 Health VIDEM Anyo Labs Rilemo ScienTek Bio Magnolia Quantum Sensing Insellar DigeHealth A Fireside talk will take place during the voting: "How to build a tech-led brand", curated by Commplicated SPEAKERS: Robert Daniel Nagy, Partner and Creative Director - Commplicated Design Bart Segers, Head of Marketing - Vsquared Ventures Gina Krymalowski, VP of Platform & Communications - QuantWare MODERATOR: Martin Bryant, Head of Communications - Ground State Ventures
Hall C
Session #5 SESSION #5: B2B - Working with Corporates in defence Time: 14:15 Moderator: Linda Krondahl – THINGS (CEO and Co-founder) Speakers Samant Khajuria – Terma (Vice President, Cyber and Quantum Technology, Research & Development) Jens Holzapfel – Nordic Air Defence (Business Development) Manuel Kliese – Rheinmetall (Vice President, Business Development) Case/Fireside Chat Jens Holzapfel – Nordic Air Defence (Business Development)
Hall C
Session by FBV FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by FBV Flatpay became Denmark's fastest-ever unicorn after raising €145 million, reaching a valuation of €1.5 billion in 2025. Ooono is another rapidly growing Danish technology company, widely regarded as a strong future unicorn candidate. As these companies continue to scale internationally, could a stock market listing be the next step? Join the CEOs as they discuss the strategic considerations, opportunities and challenges founders and management teams face when evaluating an IPO, including the choice between listing in Europe or the US. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
10 Nordic startups pitch to the NISS audience Ten Nordic startups present their solutions, growth plans and potential relevance to India before the NISS audience.
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Event Room 6
Deep tech is uniquely hard to market. The technology is complex and often beyond the expertise of the buyer, and the milestones that matter are invisible to anyone outside the field. Everyone on this panel has tackled this creative challenge: a designer who has rebuilt the identity of deep tech companies from scratch, a quantum marketing lead who led the comms for the largest deep tech round in the country's history, and communications leads at two specialist funds whose reputation rests on other people's wins. Practical and specific, for any deep tech team or founder building a category-defining company.
Hall C
Session by FBV In two short investor-style presentations, two CEOs from listed Nordic growth companies take the stage to present their businesses, their growth journey and their ambitions for the future. Thomas Zeihlund, CEO of Freetrailer, will present the company, which has been listed on Spotlight Stock Market since 2018. Kasper Gjedsted, CEO of GreenMobility, will present the company, which has been listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen since 2019. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hosted by Sweden Growth Alliancee, Technology Industries of Sweden (Teknikföretagen), Business Sweden, and Stockholm Business Region
Join us for an exclusive reception with the Swedish venture and tech ecosystem — bringing together leading VCs, CVCs, super angels, and innovators during TechBBQ 2026. We’ve secured one of TechBBQs most central venues for an unforgettable afternoon of networking, great conversations, and drinks. Connect with some of the brightest minds shaping the future of Nordic tech and venture. This phenomenal team hosts Sweden at TechBBQ: SGA, Technology Industries of Sweden (Teknikföretagen), Business Sweden, and Stockholm Business Region
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Hall C
Session #6 SESSION #6: Investment – Can the Nordics Build the Defence We Need? Time: 15:15 Moderator: Esben Gadsbøll Speakers: Tobias Billström – Nordic Air Defence 16:00 - 1700 - Drinks & Networking
Hall C
Session by FBV Going public is a major milestone — but what does life actually look like once you are listed? In this panel, two CEOs share candid reflections on the realities of running a listed company. They will discuss what changes when a company becomes public — from investor dialogue, media attention and regulatory requirements to governance, board relations and the ongoing responsibility of communicating with the market. Joined by an expert from the stock market ecosystem, the panel will also explore the practical realities of being listed and how governance and management practices evolve as a company grows from an entrepreneurial business into a publicly traded company. A practical and candid conversation about what CEOs wish they had known before becoming part of the listed-company world — and what they have learned since. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hosted by Go Globie
Bistro Mig og Annie - Restaurant Ørestad · København
Curious about the future of AI and travel? Join us for an informal afterwork during TechBBQ with founders, investors, creators, and tech enthusiasts. Whether you work in AI, travel, or simply enjoy meeting inspiring people, come by for drinks, snacks, and great conversations hosted by Go Globie.
Hall C
Session by FBV FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Event Room 6
Quantum computers promise computational capabilities beyond those of even the most powerful classical supercomputers, with potentially transformative applications ranging from the life sciences and drug discovery to artificial intelligence. And there is solid scientific ground for this promise: once large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computers become available, they will be able to solve important problems efficiently that are believed to be intractable classically. But between this promise and practical quantum advantage lie substantial gaps.
Hosted by TechBBQ
København, Denmark
The soirée will bring together Ambassadors, Commercial Counsellors, and Trade Representatives from across the globe, along with key stakeholders from the Nordic innovation ecosystem. The purpose is to create a welcoming space where meaningful connections can flourish and bridges can be built between nations and industries.
Hall C
How universities turn research into market opportunities Universities and innovation institutions from Denmark and India discuss how research can lead to startups, commercialisation and cross-border partnerships.
Hall C
Session by FBV In this session, CEO Kjetil Houg will share Folketrygdfondet’s approach to long-term investing, active ownership and value creation. He will also discuss the fund’s Nordic investment strategy, including its investments in Danish, Swedish and Finnish companies, and explain how strong domestic and regional investors can help build deeper, more competitive and more attractive Nordic stock markets. Folketrygdfondet is the Government Pension Fund in Norway and manages approximately Euro 35 billion and is the largest institutional investor on Oslo Stock Exchange, representing around 11 per cent of the main index. While most capital is invested in Norway, approximately 15 per cent is invested across Denmark, Sweden and Finland, making Folketrygdfondet one of the most important long-term investors in Nordic stock markets. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hosted by Unlisted and Copenhagen Fintech
A TechBBQ side event hosted by Unlisted and Copenhagen Fintech. Can the Nordics build a real market for private company equity? Private capital here still moves through closed networks and fragmented data. Four perspectives - legal, angel, venture, and infrastructure - explore what it would take to change that. Program 16:00 Doors open 16:20 Fintech in 10 min - Simon Schou, Copenhagen Fintech 16:30 Panel: Can the Nordics Build a Real Market for Private Company Equity? 17:00 Networking & drinks 18:00 Close Spots limited, reserve yours soon.
Hall C
Session by FBV Expert panel discussion: Institutional investors play a vital role in building strong and competitive Nordic stock markets. Yet many growth companies struggle to attract long-term institutional capital. This panel brings together leading pension funds, investors and market experts to discuss what companies need to become investable, how barriers can be reduced, and how stronger engagement from Nordic pension funds can support innovation, growth and more listed companies across the region. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Event Room 6
The day closes on an argument rather than a summary. Trapped ions, neutral atoms, superconducting circuits and the algorithms that will run on all of them, represented by people whose companies have made genuinely different bets, including the one building the machine going up in Copenhagen right now. The question is easy to ask and hard to answer. Will tomorrow's medicine be designed, computed from first principles, or discovered, found by searching faster and more cleverly than we ever could before?
Hall C
Funding research, innovation and cross-border collaboration Foundations and long-term investors discuss how funding can support research, innovation and institutional partnerships between India and the Nordics.
Hall C
Session by FBV BioMar’s IPO is one of the most significant Danish stock market listings in recent years — and the largest IPO by deal value in eight years in Denmark and the largest in the Nordics in 2026. With a market capitalisation of approximately €1.45 billion at the IPO price, the listing marks the return of a major Danish company to the public markets after several years with very few IPOs. It is also the first Danish IPO of this scale since Netcompany in 2018. In this keynote, BioMar shares the story behind its decision to go public in 2026 and how the listing is intended to provide a strong foundation for the company’s continued growth in Denmark and internationally. Hear first-hand about the strategic considerations behind the IPO, the journey to becoming a listed company, and the opportunities that come with access to the stock market and a broader investor base. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Hall C
Session by FBV Join us as we conclude Nordic IPO + Stock Market Day 2026 with the traditional ringing of the stock market bell. Celebrate an afternoon of inspiring discussions and new connections while enjoying a beer and informal networking with speakers, investors, advisers and business leaders from across the Nordic stock market ecosystem. A fitting end to a day dedicated to stronger Nordic stock markets. FBV, Nordic-IPO, Program 26.08.2026
Event Room 6
Closing remarks, and an invitation to continue the conversation on the Life Science x Deep Tech Stage on Day 2.
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Hall C
Practical next steps for the Nordic–India startup corridor Policy and ecosystem representatives identify the priorities, responsibilities and practical next steps required to strengthen the corridor.
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Hosted by Embassy of Sweden in Denmark, Business Sweden, Techarena
København
Capital and Cocktails is a Nordic investor soirée hosted by the Embassy of Sweden in Denmark, Business Sweden and Techarena in collaboration with TechSavvy. The evening will bring together international investors with an interest in the Nordic tech ecosystem, alongside a limited number of high-potential founders, offering a unique setting for meaningful conversations. The programme includes a light-hearted Danish-Swedish founder and investor face-off, exploring perspectives on building and scaling companies across the two ecosystems.
Hosted by Google Cloud
Let’s trade the crowded conference halls for a cozy, laid-back vibe in Google's Copenhagen office, complete with delicious food, cold drinks, and deep-dive chats about the future of tech. Join experts from Google Cloud and Google DeepMind for interactive AI demos, casual mingle sessions, and open-ended ideas brainstorming. Let's build what's next, together.
Hosted by Stealth
Hosted by Ken Villum Klausen, CEO & Co-Founder of Repodo, this invite-only dinner brings together CFOs, finance leaders and selected decision-makers for an intimate, off-the-record discussion on what’s next for finance, trust and assurance - and why the next generation won’t look like the last. The evening takes place over private dining by Esmée during TechBBQ. Request an invite and we’ll follow up if there’s a relevant fit.
Hosted by Proud Mary
Flash your TechBBQ badge at the door for FREE entry and keep the night going in the heart of the city!
Hosted by TechBBQ
København, Denmark
Kick off Day 2 of TechBBQ 2026 at an exclusive morning gathering bringing together senior decision-makers, investors, policymakers, and founders driving national resilience and dual-use innovation. We are deeply honored to welcome both HRH Prince Joachim and Henriette Hallberg Thygesen (CEO of Terma) as part of the program. They will deliver opening remarks before we officially launch into Day 2 of the Defence & Dual Use Track.
Hall C
Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
Hosted by TechBBQ (Novo Nordisk Foundation Life Science x Deep Tech track)), Nucleate and the Danish Life Science Cluster
The discussion will bring together around 60 participants, including PhD researchers, academic founders, university business developers and TTOs, investors, serial entrepreneurs, corporates, accelerators, and ecosystem leaders. Together, they will explore how Europe can strengthen the journey from scientific discovery to successful Life Science and Deep Tech spinouts.
Event Room 2
[Strategic framing of the Nordic-Africa initiative and Phase 2 goals] Opening / Framing [Strategic framing of the initiative and Goals] Welcome and Opening Remarks by TechBBQ
Hall C
Session by Creative Business Network
Hall C
The Danish Industry Foundation is proud to open the doors to the Defence Tech & Cyber Event Room and Stage for founders, investors, researchers, procurement professionals, and defence industry partners. Defence and cyber is where some of the most critical innovation is happening right now. The potential unlocks when startups meet end-users from defence, when civilian expertise brings new perspectives, when investors believe in the field, and when good ideas find their way from lab to application. 09:30 - 10:00 — Opening Keynote (Lindsay Heil, DARPA) 10:00 - 10:25 — Panel Discussion Panelists - Esben Gadsbøll, Mykyta Rozhkov & Erlend Prestgard 10:25 - 10:55 — Closing Keynote Conversation 10:55 - 11:30 — Roundtable Discussions Facilitators Jesper Møller Johansen Oisin Zimmermann Lindsay Heil Jens Holzapfel Mykyta Rozhkov Samant Khajuria Behind the Defence Tech & Cyber Arena: DefenceTech Denmark · Defense Innovation Highway · Next Generation Cybersecurity · Cyber Angel Academy
Hall C
Session by Flatpay 09:30-10:00 – Networking breakfast 10:00-10:10 – Sander (Flatpay) opens Future of Fintech with a short keynote-style session 10:10-10:30 – Sander (Flatpay) joins Ken and Sara for the fireside chat about “Founder Perspective: exit, timing and the next chapter” - how founders think about exit planning, leadership transition and the difficult question of when to step back from a company that is still doing well
Event Room 2
Ministerial High-Level Keynote: Shaping a Trusted Nordic–Africa Digital Economy Corridor Keynote: Shaping a Trusted Nordic–Africa Digital Economy Corridor
Event Room 3
Register for breakfast networking : Future of Fintech | TechBBQ 2026 · Luma
Hall E
Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Setting the stage for 2026. A look at how far we’ve come and the regulatory hurdles that remain. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
Hall C
Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
Hall E
Session by Danish Entrepreneurs The New Nordics excel at starting companies but face systemic hurdles in growing them at home. Our region holds world-class innovation inputs, yet our primary deficit lies in cross-border connection rather than true capability. This opening fireside chat takes a macro-level view of regional integration. We will explore how the Nordics can move beyond accidental, person-dependent cooperation toward a standing, unified market framework. Secretary General Karen Ellemann joins the stage to discuss the political will, structural frameworks, and cross-border leadership required to actively front-run upcoming European regulatory transformations. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
Event Room 2
Diplomacy as a Catalyst for Collaboration in Innovation
Hall C
Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
Hall E
Session by Danish Entrepreneurs While Europe grapples with a massive late-stage funding chasm, the Nordics suffer from an acute growth-stage capital void that forces our best scaleups to relocate value abroad. This panel brings together ecosystem builders, investors, and regulatory pioneers to dissect fresh, exclusive data on the region's deepest bottlenecks. From the legal realities of establishing a unified "Nordic-Inc" to designing a multi-billion-euro pan-Nordic fund-of-funds, we examine the precise structural fixes required to turn our fragmented national systems into a single market engine. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Sander Jansen opens Future of Fintech with lessons from building and scaling Flatpay at exceptional speed — and what that journey has taught him about fintech growth.
Hosted by TechBBQ and Ignite Nordic
Denmark has a strong startup ecosystem, but too many promising startups still struggle to find their first corporate customers, pilots and commercial partnerships. At the same time, many established companies want access to new technologies, but lack an efficient way to identify and work with the right startups. Ignite was built to solve exactly this challenge. This session will introduce the Ignite model, and explore how Danish companies and ecosystem actors can work more systematically with corporate clienting.
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[Africa's Diaspora networks, cross-cultural capital, interest‑based collaboration] [Africa's Diaspora networks, cross-cultural capital, interest‑based collaboration] Signal: Market Access Session Format: Conversation Moderator: JOSEPH YAMOAH [MSc Global Development Studies, President of BPOC] JONAS TESFU [Founder & CEO, Pangea Accelerator] FRIDAH NTARANGWI [Founder & Managing Partner, ZidiCircle] PADDY SIYANGA KNUDSEN [Development Economist; Diaspora & Transnationalism]
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A candid founder conversation on building and scaling fintech companies, how the CEO role changes with growth, when to step back, and what comes next.
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Session by Boardway How Boards and CEOs Navigate a World That Refuses to Stand Still Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs In this keynote, Peter van Sabben (CMO, Dealroom) shares exclusive data on how unlocking institutional capital can transform Europe’s startup landscape. Discover how a strategic shift in pension fund allocations can fuel the next wave of tech champions, boost long-term economic growth, and secure Europe’s digital and financial future. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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[Reset to Market Entry & Nordic Investment Experience] Designed as a reset transition to the Market Entry & Nordic Investment Experience sessions.
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Europe invests $21B in late-stage VC vs. $133B in the US. How do we build a genuine pan-European IPO market and reframe M&A as a sign of ecosystem health? Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Ken shares the founder journey behind building Lunar from zero, scaling across markets, and the decisions that shaped the company along the way.
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Doing Business in Africa - Building Lasting Local Partnerships [From market entry to local partnerships: impact, compliance, supply chains, and shared value creation] Signal: Local Partnerships Session Format: Interactive Policy Session Moderator: CHARLOTTE HOLST FRAHM [Senior Vice President, Communication & Marketing - Impact Fund Denmark] KLAUS PREBESEN [Investment Director, Venture Capital - Impact Fund Denmark] SANNE HOULIND [Vice President, International Development & Partnerships, NIRAS] ALI MUSHTAQ BUTT [Special Advisor, Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs] CLARA HALVORSEN [Principal Consultant, International Business & Partnerships, Confederation of Danish Industry (DI)]
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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What does it take to build fintech in 2026? Founders discuss how regulation, AI, distribution and customer expectations are changing how companies are built — and what comes next.
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Current Nordic–Africa partnerships - Sustainable investing & Patient Capital [From intent to execution in Africa: building equal partnerships rooted in trust and transparency] Signal: Partnership / Impact Session Format: Fireside Chat Moderator: JOHNNI KJELSGAARD [Founder & Executive Chairman, GrowthAfrica] LISBETH STAUSHOLM ZACHO [Founder & Managing Director / Managing Partner, Nordic Impact Funds] CATHERINE CAX [Senior Advisor - Nordic Compass Capital Markets Track lead; Board Member Climate Investment Partners, IC member Delta40]
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs In this exclusive fireside chat, Denmark’s Minister for Economic Growth and Taxation, Jakob Engel-Schmidt, sits down with moderator Peter Kofler to pull back the curtain on the government's economic agenda. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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From product-market fit to durable growth: how fintech companies scale sales, partnerships, teams and operations across markets while maintaining strong economics.
Networking Lunch Focus on relationship-building, deal flow and prepare for the afternoon sections.
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs We’ve seen the first steps, but what is the next leap? A deep dive into the "Entrepreneurship Package 2.0" - focusing on talent attraction, tax incentives, and making Denmark the undisputed launchpad for global unicorns. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Plug and Play & Digital Serbia Initiative Small Hub, Global Ambition: The Ecosystem on the Rise @TechBBQ How do high-potential startups scale internationally from smaller tech hubs? Join us during TechBBQ for an exclusive side event exploring cross-border expansion, venture capital, and global enterprise growth. The best startups are thinking globally from day one. Building to solve a global problem from the start creates real scalability, while investors are increasingly looking beyond traditional major markets. As more high-potential startups emerge from smaller ecosystems, building a team and company in a smaller market can become an opportunity in itself. Our panel brings together investors and founders to explore what this shift means, where they see the opportunities today, and how emerging hubs can compete on a global stage. Scale-Up Lab Western Balkans is funded by SECO (Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) and delivered by IFC (International Finance Corporation) in partnership with Plug and Play. This event is co-hosted by Plug and Play and Digital Serbia Initiative. Register to the event by clicking HERE! What to Expect 11:45 Doors Open 12:00–12:15 Welcome & Introduction by Uranik Begu, Director @ Plug and Play 12:15–12:45 Panel: Matthieu Vallin, Partner @ Breega; Tobias Bengtsdahl, Partner @ Antler; and Miloš Đurđević, Co-founder & Co-CEO @ heyData, moderated by Tanja Kuzman, CEO @ Digital Serbia Initiative 12:45–13:10 Fireside Chat with Antigoni Kourou, CEO @ NEKOD, and Uranik Begu, Director CEE Region @ Plug and Play, moderated by Geoffrey Rolin Jaquemyns, Senior Associate @ Plug and Play 13:10–13:20 Q&A 13:20–14:30 Networking Lunch + Speed Dating with Startups About Plug and Play Plug and Play is a global innovation platform connecting startups, corporations, investors, and public institutions to accelerate innovation. With a presence across 60+ locations worldwide, it supports startups through accelerator programs, corporate innovation, investment, and ecosystem development. Its mission is to create meaningful connections that drive technological and economic progress. About Digital Serbia Initiative Digital Serbia Initiative (DSI) is a non-profit organization focused on developing a strong, globally competitive digital economy in Serbia. It brings together 30+ organizations from technology, finance, telecommunications, and education to foster innovation and strengthen the startup ecosystem. DSI also works to improve the regulatory environment and promote digital entrepreneurship. Scale-Up Lab Western Balkans Startups Participating Blaind: A technology startup developing AI-powered assistive devices that enable blind and visually impaired individuals to independently sign documents. Country: Serbia Bliss: A culturally attuned therapy platform tailored to diaspora communities and diverse global workforces, using AI digital companions and clinical guardrails to amplify human therapists. Country: Finland / Albania CompensationX: An AI-powered compensation platform that helps HR and Total Rewards teams benchmark salaries and benefits using real-time market data. Country: Serbia Easypay: An inclusive digital payments platform enabling domestic and cross-border payments, e-wallet services, and agent-based financial access. Country: Albania NEKOD: A quality assurance solution for vibe coding, designed to help solo builders and enterprise teams ship code with greater confidence and less friction. Country: Netherlands / Albania Swinto: A licensed digital finance company offering wallets, transfers, IBAN accounts, cards, SEPA payments, and digital loans through a single mobile app. Country: Kosovo For more info Hannah Boomgaarden, Open Innovation Director at Plug and Play (hannah@pnptc.com)
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Investment Signals From EV in Africa [Investment Signals From EV in Africa. Investment opportunities & innovation signals.] Signal: Market Trends Session Format: Lightning Talk Speaker: Mikkel Becker Aarkervik
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What makes a fintech ready for an exit? A practical discussion on timing, valuation, profitability, governance and the realities of M&A and exit journeys.
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Innovating at Scale in Global Health and Life Sciences in Africa [Why Africa’s Next Generation of Health Innovation Matters] Signal: AI & Health Innovation Session Format: Panel Discussion Moderator: ADAMA IBRAHIM [Crest Meridian Limited/UKAI/Frimley Health NHS Trust, Advisory Committee; Clinical Trials & Digital Health Leader] DARLINGTON AKOGO [Founder, CEO & Director of AI, minoHealth AI Labs] JACKIE OGUTU [Associate Director, Digital Health - World Diabetes Foundation] ANDREA DIMITRACOPOULOS [Co-Founder & COO, DeepMirror; Drug Design for Global Health]
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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12.20 What does the European Spallation Source (ESS), with its research facility in Lund and data centre at DTU in Lyngby, mean for research and innovation? Kevin Jones, former Operations and Machine Director at the European Spallation Source, ESS
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Creative Business Network
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What does AI-native actually mean in fintech, and how is it different from simply adding AI? A discussion on AI-first businesses, agentic finance, growth and profitability.
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Data Adoption and Scaling Cross-border commerce [Building Compliant, Scalable Digital Commerce In African Markets] Signal: Adoption Session Format: Interactive Moderator: ALVARO PEREZCANO [Principal, Middle East, Africa & Beyond, Founder Alma Angels] GEORGE GACHUI [Co-Founder & Director, MOOKH Africa] ISMAEL ELEBURUIKE [Founder & CEO, SchoolTry]
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs For any ambitious founder, expanding across Europe means navigating 27 different sets of corporate laws, tax systems, and administrative hurdles - a costly regulatory nightmare that gives US counterparts a massive head start. Could a single, unified EU legal framework - the proposed "28th Regime" - finally level the playing field and allow European startups to scale seamlessly? Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Spotlight on Africa’s next generation of tech talent as builders of globally relevant solutions Tech Talent Pipeline: Africa’s Builders, Global Markets & Shared Futures Session Format: Interactive Session Moderator: KIM BALLE [Founder Global Startup Awards] JAMIE WYNGAARD [Co-Founder & CXO, Loop], DALIA IBRAHIM [CEO, Nahdet Misr; Founder & CEO, EdVentures], LAMIAA EL RASHIDY [Senior Incubation Department Manager, TIEC - Egypt]
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TRANSITION TO: [Applied Innovation Verticals in Africa] A 10-minute transition and mental reset focused on Applied Innovation Verticals to maintain event momentum.
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Session by Boardway Are Tech companies the New Geopolitical Actors? Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by NVIDIA & AWS. An afternoon on building and scaling with Agentic AI.
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Session by Nvidia & AWS The Agentic AI Era: Building What’s Next We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon built around one question: what does it actually take to build and scale with Agentic AI today? AWS and NVIDIA are co-hosting a focused event for founders, CTOs, and builders who are already in the thick of it. We want to hear what you're building, share what we're seeing across the region, and connect the dots between the technology, infrastructure and the teams actually using it. We've designed the afternoon to be insightful and practical.
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Energy Solutions in Africa [Energy innovation, sustainable power, grid solutions] Signal: Climate Tech / Energy Session Format: Fireside Chat Moderator: CHARLES KINGA [Head of Nordic-Africa Initiative @ TechBBQ] ROTIMI THOMAS [CEO & Co-Founder, SunFi] JACOB LENNHEDEN [Regional Director, Africa, Nordic Carbon], DR. LINDA DAVIS [Founder & CEO, Giraffe Bioenergy Ltd.]
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs AI has transformed cloud infrastructure from a technical utility into strategic infrastructure. Europe wants stronger digital sovereignty, greater resilience and more domestic cloud capacity. At the same time, startups depend on globally available cloud services, AI models and compute resources to innovate and compete. Can Europe strengthen its technological sovereignty without sacrificing openness, interoperability and global competitiveness? Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Boardway Are We Missing Perspectives/ The Questions Boards Are Not Asking? Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
Hosted by Nordic Innovation
The Nordic countries consistently rank among the world's most innovative economies, yet startups continue to face fragmented markets, limited growth-stage capital and barriers to cross-border scaling. Why do six of the world's most innovative countries still operate as six disconnected markets? Join us at TechBBQ for the official dissemination event of the Nordic Innovation project, where we present the findings of a year-long mapping of the Nordic startup ecosystem and discuss the actions needed to strengthen Nordic innovation cooperation.
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Agri-Tech, Food Security & Food Systems [Scalable impact for Food Systems, agri-innovation, system solutions] Signal: Climate Resilience Session: Case Based Panel Discussion Moderator: OLA DYBVADSKOG [Venture Consultant - Bioinnovate Africa] DIANA OREMBE [Founder & CEO, NovFeed. Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Winner] MUKAMI MITUGO [Finance Strategy Leader, Sanegy/Regen Organics] JULIUS ECURU [Head of Bioinnovate Africa, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology]
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Session by Nvidia & AWS The Agentic AI Era: Building What’s Next We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon built around one question: what does it actually take to build and scale with Agentic AI today? AWS and NVIDIA are co-hosting a focused event for founders, CTOs, and builders who are already in the thick of it. We want to hear what you're building, share what we're seeing across the region, and connect the dots between the technology, infrastructure and the teams actually using it. We've designed the afternoon to be insightful and practical.
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Session by Microsoft Insights from Microsoft, Anthropic, Antler, and Speedinvest on the evolving AI market and how founders can position for success. Building a great AI product is one thing. Turning it into enterprise revenue is another. Join Microsoft, Anthropic, Antler, Speedinvest, and founders who have successfully landed enterprise customers for an honest discussion on what it really takes to sell AI into large organizations. We'll kick off with a candid panel sharing real-world lessons from the front lines of enterprise sales, followed by a demo from Anthropic as well interactive roundtables where founders can discuss their biggest go-to-market challenges with experienced operators, investors, and peers. Topics we'll cover: Creating urgency in slow-moving sales cycles Reaching decision-makers and identifying the real buyer Building trust and credibility as an emerging company Pricing and packaging AI solutions effectively Standing out in an increasingly crowded AI market Whether you're closing your first enterprise customer or scaling internationally, you'll leave with actionable tactics, valuable connections, and a clearer path to enterprise growth. Agenda: Doors open – join us for refreshments and snacks before we begin Opening remarks and introduction by Andrew Bentley from Microsoft Fireside chat with Antler and SpeedInvest Anthropic Demo session by Stephan von Perger Networking break Roundtable discussion and closing remarks Drinks & networking: Continue the conversation and connect with peers over drinks
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Climate Innovation & Sustainabilty in Africa [Climate resilience, clean growth, scalable deployment pathways] Signal: Climate Solutions Session: Panel Discussion Moderator: MAGANA GIKANDI [Private Sector Partnerships & Innovation World Food Program IGNITE HUB] NNAEMEKA IKEGWUONU [Founder & CEO, ColdHubs] CHEROTICH RUTTO [Founder & CEO; Venture Builder and Agripreneur]
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs As the European Union shifts its regulatory gaze toward the consumer landscape, the incoming Digital Fairness Act aims to completely reshape how platforms interact with their users. By cracking down on "dark patterns," manipulative design architectures, and hidden subscription traps, Brussels intends to shield consumers and level the playing field against Big Tech. But where is the line between consumer protection and innovation friction? Will these strict design rules empower European startups to win on trust, or will they introduce another layer of costly compliance that hampers early-growth scaling? This session dissects the operational realities of building global consumer apps under the EU’s evolving digital paradigm, exploring whether new fairness mandates act as a structural shield or a startup bottleneck. Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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[Reset: Transition to Capital and Investment sessions] Small Break after Climate Innovation & Sustainability
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Philantrhropic Capital, Empowerment and Innovative Investment Instruments [Investment readiness, Founder Incentives, Governance & Strategy, Impact investments, blended capital as pathways to scale] Signal: Fireside Chat Session: Capital Investment readiness & Founder Incentives Moderator: N/A CHARITY WANJIRU KIARIE [Strategic Global Operator, DreamVC, Pit2Palace] RODNEY CAREW [Head of Portfolio Performance, FSD Africa investments] PIERRE JALLOW [Africa-Europe Digital Innovation Bridge, HAUS Finnish Inst. Publ. Mgt.] ANISH THAKKAR [Co-Founder & Investor, Sun King]
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Innovation, sovereignty and leadership in a changing world Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs While founders and investors continue to flock towards AI, software and fintech, some of the world's biggest challenges - and potentially biggest business opportunities - exist in industries such as maritime, logistics, energy and critical infrastructure. So why don't we see more startups emerging from sectors where Europe and Denmark already hold global leadership positions? What does it take to build new companies in global, regulated and capital-intensive industries? And are founders and investors overlooking some of the biggest opportunities hiding in plain sight? Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Nvidia & AWS An honest conversation with founders, investors, and practitioners on what's real vs. hype on the ground. The Agentic AI Era: Building What’s Next We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon built around one question: what does it actually take to build and scale with Agentic AI today? AWS and NVIDIA are co-hosting a focused event for founders, CTOs, and builders who are already in the thick of it. We want to hear what you're building, share what we're seeing across the region, and connect the dots between the technology, infrastructure and the teams actually using it. We've designed the afternoon to be insightful and practical.
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Boardway Boardway, Program 27.08.2026
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Innovation in Academia and University Spinouts [Research Translation, EdTech, Tech Transfer, spinout ecosystems, commercialization] Signal: Academia & Spinouts Session: Panel Conversation Moderator: ANDREW JULIUS BENDE [External Lecturer - RUC, Founder - Civil Connections / Grassroots Allies] MARIE LOUISE POLLMANN-LARSEN [Team Lead, DTU Skylab], GILBERT HAPPY LWETUTTE [CEO - KinCH, Youth Leader, Read to Learn Foundation] KURT GAMMELGAARD NIELSEN [Director - EdTech Denmark]
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Summarizing the day’s takeaways Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Session by Nvidia & AWS Plenty of time to connect with the speakers and the room. The Agentic AI Era: Building What’s Next We'd love to have you join us for an afternoon built around one question: what does it actually take to build and scale with Agentic AI today? AWS and NVIDIA are co-hosting a focused event for founders, CTOs, and builders who are already in the thick of it. We want to hear what you're building, share what we're seeing across the region, and connect the dots between the technology, infrastructure and the teams actually using it. We've designed the afternoon to be insightful and practical.
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Session by Danish Entrepreneurs Policy Stage Program 27.08.2026
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Closing Remarks, Raise a Toast for Africa Closing Remarks, Raise a Toast for Africa After-Event Networking: Reception with Light Entertainment Gabriella Mukamugema [Mof!yah Entertainment] LOUNGE VIBE (DJ MUSIC)
Hosted by Nebius co-organized with Swenode.ai
København, Denmark
An exclusive evening celebrating the winners of the AI Industrial Hackathon by Swenode.ai, Nebius, Lovable and Neo4j. This invitation-only gathering unites the Nordics' top industry leaders, founders, investors and guests from Silicon Valley. Enjoy a fireside chat with Howard Wright, VP of Ecosystems at NVIDIA, presentations from the three winning teams, and jury reflections on the future of industrial AI. The night closes with a private rooftop reception over the Copenhagen skyline. Attendance is by application only. Capacity is strictly limited.
Hosted by TechBBQ & ARCH
We’re ending the summit in style at one of the city’s premier venues.
