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Venture Capital allocation to women founders represented 24% of the US exits last year but still only receive around 1-2% of the venture capital. How can we move the needle and why should we?
We are in an extraordinary moment for venture, with markets rebounding and AI, deep tech, and automation reshaping the landscape. This session looks to 2026 and the bets that could define the next winners — and how Nordic investors are preparing.
The Nordics have the talent, now it's time to be bold. This panel explores how we can raise our ambition, take bigger risks, and build decacorns from the North.
Startups today are built faster, leaner, and with a whole new toolkit. From no-code and AI to community-led growth, this panel explores what it means to launch and scale in 2025.
As the exit market is slowly opening up, IPOs remain scarce, valuations are under pressure, and secondaries are on the rise. Founders and investors will share lessons on what makes a company exit-ready and how to navigate timing and strategy in today’s market.
With global competition for talent and capital heating up, how can the Nordics stay ahead? This panel explores the policies, investments, and innovations needed to make the region ready for the future.
The Nordics are emerging as a leader in building AI unicorns. In this panel, we meet the founders transforming bold ideas into global companies and redefining where the future of AI will be built.
The world looks to the Nordics as a model of progress, but are we still living up to it? This panel explores how the region can lead with action, not just ideals, in sustainability, innovation, and inclusive growth.
Debating whether the traditional VC model is still fit for purpose in today’s market of rising interest rates, alternative funding models, and founder skepticism. The conversation will challenge assumptions about capital, value-add, and what the future of venture should look like.
Mass adoption is only the beginning. Scaling requires new capabilities, tough decisions, and relentless execution. In this panel, founders share raw stories from the trenches of taking their products to the next level.
With breakthrough startups and sustainability at the core, the Nordics are positioning themselves as the world’s testbed for climate-positive innovation.
Exploring how the Nordic startup ecosystem can break down borders to enable more effective cross-country collaboration and co-investment. The discussion will highlight opportunities, obstacles, and the steps needed to build a truly integrated Nordic innovation hub.
AI agents are quickly becoming our new coworkers. This panel explore how autonomous and intelligent agents are reshaping workflows, transforming roles, and redefining the future of everyday work.
How the Nordic region is accelerating biotech, medtech, and future health innovation.
Exploring how Nordic brands and platforms are leveraging AI to personalize, predict, and reshape the digital shopping experience.
From autonomous mobility and robotics to quantum computing, this panel explores how the next generation of technology is being built at the intersection of hardware, intelligence, and infrastructure.
The Nordics are great at building startups but scaling globally is the real challenge. This panel explores the mindset, talent, capital, and access needed to turn local success into global impact.
Exploring what it will take for the Nordics to rival Silicon Valley in scale, ambition, and global impact. Discussion will cover regional strengths, structural gaps, and the mindset shifts needed to turn “Silicon Valhalla” into true world leadership.
AI-driven healthcare is no longer just a promise, it’s saving lives today. Meet the Nordic founders reinventing how we detect, treat, and heal.
The Nordics are known for industrial innovation but as AI, robotics, and deeptech reshape global industry, how do we ensure the next wave of large-scale ventures can scale and stay rooted in the region?
Examining the next five years of AI investing, from infrastructure and compute to applications, regulation, and talent. The focus is on what’s overhyped, what’s overlooked, and how Nordic founders and investors can position themselves to build global AI leaders.
The future of finance is being rewritten. From AI and blockchain to payments and regulation, this panel brings together founders and investors building the next wave of fintech innovation.
How can Space and Nordic Tech spark climate hope? With Arctic ice vanishing, the Nordics are ready to lead, combining space innovation, ecology, and policy to safeguard our future.
How fractional leaders transform portfolio companies into sharper, faster, and more capital-efficient ventures.
It’s time to put real tech into women’s health. Femtech is rising fast, with founders building solutions that go beyond hype to deliver impact for half the world’s population.
From Spotify and Minecraft to Pophouse, what factors have enabled the Nordic region to lead in merging creativity with technology on the global stage?
A candid look at what limited partners expect from funds in the years ahead, from performance and liquidity to impact and strategy. Emerging managers will hear directly from the people who decide where the capital flows.
As AI reshapes storytelling, design, and production, the creative tech industry stands at a crossroads. This panel explores where innovation is headed, from music and gaming to film, fashion, and art and how creators, platforms, and investors are adapting to a rapidly evolving landscape.
Exploring how capital can drive not just returns but lasting impact, with insights on aligning investment with mission. Learn from Norrsken Foundation and Founders Pledge how to invest for a better future.
Where is the smartest money going next? Nordic investors share where they’re placing bets in 2025 and the trends shaping the future of venture.
The stage is set for the Nordics’ boldest founders.
In front of investors, industry leaders, and a live audience, 5 startups will battle it out with their sharpest 3-minute pitches. Expect bold ideas, tough questions, and the next wave of Nordic innovation taking shape.
A fireside chat with Nasdaq’s Head of Listing on the future of public markets in the Nordics and beyond. We’ll discuss the long-anticipated Klarna IPO, what it signals for European tech, and how the listing landscape is evolving as founders weigh IPOs, dual listings, and alternative paths to liquidity.