Clusters Meet Regions Copenhagen

3–4 Dec 2025 | Copenhagen, Denmark

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

  • Valentino Izzo, Programme Coordination Manager, EISMEA, European Commission

  • Sine Linderstrøm, Director of SMEs and Entrepreneurship, Danish Industry - DI

  • 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