Thursday, 4 December 2025 | 09:00 - 11:00
2nd Day Morning Plenary Session (I)
09.00- 09.15 Morning Welcome & Recap
Summary of the 1st day and introduction of the 2nd day
- Kim Balle, CEO, Global Startup Awards
09.15 - 10.00 Turning Insights into Action
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Valentino Izzo, Programme Coordination Manager, EISMEA, European Commission
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Sine Linderstrøm, Director of SMEs and Entrepreneurship, Danish Industry - DI
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Dario Zoric, Founder & Chairman, Danish Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce (DBCC)
Q&A
10.00 - 11.00 Opportunity Labs - From Cluster to Collaboration
Interactive breakout discussions with start-ups, clusters and innovation actors, moderated by experienced facilitators. Participants will work in small groups around five thematic areas — Green Transition & Energy Innovation; Health & Life Sciences; Digital Transformation & AI; Finance & Investment for Innovation; and Security & Space Technologies — using a relaxed World Café style.
● Green Transition & Energy Innovation
Facilitated by: Joost Haugmark Jensen, Project Manager, We Build Denmark
● Health & Life Science Cooperation
Facilitated by: Karen Lindegaard, International Manager, Danish Life Science Cluster (DLSC) and Stamatiki Kritas, Managing Director, CEBR
● Digital Transformation & AI
Facilitated by: Carolina Garces, Head of Strategy and Project Portfolio – OpenTech Sweden / Clusters of Sweden
● Finance & Investment for Innovation
Facilitated by: Kim Balle, CEO, GSA
● Security & Space Technologies
Facilitated by: Jeppe Icedor Petersen, Innovation Project Manager, CenSec