Join the Denmark-Sweden Summit at TechBBQ – August 27, Copenhagen – a collaboration between Øresundsinstituttet and Greater Copenhagen
Sweden and Denmark are ranked among the EU’s most innovative countries. Right here, where Denmark meets Sweden — the Øresund Region — that translates into 13 universities, world-class research infrastructure, science parks, incubators, and a fast-growing startup scene. This is Europe’s innovation hotspot.
Welcome to the Denmark-Sweden Summit at TechBBQ in Bella Center outside Copenhagen on August 27, organised in collaboration between Øresundsinstituttet, Greater Copenhagen and TechBBQ. Partners include Region Skåne, the municipalities of Malmö, Lund and Helsingborg, as well as Grant Thornton.
The Denmark-Sweden Summit focuses on the strength found in the cross-border region across the Øresund, where the Øresund Bridge makes it easy to travel between the two countries, and where Copenhagen Airport has grown into the Nordic region’s largest airport and a global hub for the ambitious SAS.
Among the speakers are representatives from the future materials research facility European Spallation Source, Danish-Swedish science parks and incubators, the cluster organisation Medicon Valley Alliance, and the City of Malmö. The event is organised by the Danish-Swedish analysis organisation Øresundsinstituttet and the Danish-Swedish political cooperation Greater Copenhagen.
Øresundsinstituttet’s network is offered a 25 percent discount on tickets to TechBBQ, and thereby the opportunity to attend the Denmark-Sweden Summit.
Click here to read the programme on TechBBQ’s website
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Program
Denmark-Sweden Summit at TechBBQ
27 August, Bella Center, Copenhagen, eventroom 6
Organisers
Øresundsinstituttet and Greater Copenhagen
Partners
Region Skåne, City of Malmö, City of Helsingborg, City of Lund and Grant Thornton
Moderator
Trine Grönlund
12.00
Welcome
Johan Wessman, CEO, Øresundsinstituttet
12.05
The Øresund Region as a growing and innovative research region
Micael Nord, Director of Business and External Relations, City of Malmö
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
12.50
Innovation and Danish-Swedish collaboration
Anne-Louise Thon-Jensen, Partner and Co-Founder, SDG Invest (one of Europe’s first sustainability-focused investment funds) & Vår Ventures; Board Member, Minc, the startup house of Malmö
Johannes Ivarsson, COO, Hetch, Helsingborg’s tech hub
13.15
Panel debate: The Øresund region as a hotspot for Danish-Swedish innovation and research
Anders G Nilsson, CEO, Ideon Science Park, Lund
Anette Steenberg, CEO, Medicon Valley Alliance
Markus Herrgård, CTO, BioInnovation Institute, Copenhagen
Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Village Innovation, Lund
Thomas Unt, Head of Incubation, Medeon Science Park, Malmö
13.55
Final remarks
Jan Juul Christensen, Managing Director, Greater Copenhagen
14.00
Networking reception
14.30
Closing
