09. 15 - 09. 30
Anders Overgaard Bjarklev - Rektor, Professor, ph.d., dr.techn. - DTU
Jonas Kuld Rathje
AI, Electronics, Security
09. 45 - 10. 30
Frank Karlitschek - CEO & Founder - Nextcloud
Peter Christian Bech-Nielsen
AI, Security
10. 45 - 11. 30
Fabrizio Montesi - Professor & Director, - SDU / FORM
Albert Qiaochu Jiang - Head of Formal Reasoning - Mistral AI
Jens Ramskov
AI
11. 45 - 12. 30
Peter Mathiesen - Senior Director, Group Innovation, Mobility & Truck Technology - DSV
Jakob Schjoldager
AI
12. 45 - 13. 30
Niels Henrik Sodemann - Vice President & medstifter - EUCLORA
Andreas Holbak Espersen - Branchedirektør - DI Digital
Jan Madsen - Head of department, Professor - DTU Compute
Christina Egelund - Forsknings-, uddannelses- og digitaliseringsminister - Regeringen
Nikolaj Bramsen - CEO - Systematic
Thomas Riisgaard Hansen
AI, Security, Electronics
13. 45 - 14. 30
Morten Lundsgaard Degn - Vice President - Digital Technology - The Lego Group
Jakob Schjoldager
AI
14. 45 - 15. 30
Malthe Falck - Head of Group Digital - Nordea
Lotte Schiffer - Head of People, Group Technology and Denmark - Nordea
Rasmus Ginman
AI
15. 45 - 16. 30
Lars Olsen - Senior Department Manager - Novonesis
Ulrik Nicolai de Lichtenberg - Director, Scientific Projects - Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI) / Gefion
Nikolaj Thomas Zinner - Professor & Co-founder - Aarhus University & Kvantify
Henning Mølsted
AI, Electronics
09. 00 - 09. 45
Søren Peter Johansen - Technology Manager for Robotics and AI - Teknologisk Institut
Bjørn Godske
AI, Electronics
10. 00 - 10. 45
Sune Tornbo Baastrup - Senior Vice President & CIO - Danfoss
Claudio Pica - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA) SDU
Natacha Petersen
AI
11. 00 - 11. 45
Mario Trapp - Executive Director - Frauenhofer
Bjørn Godske
AI, Electronics
12. 00 - 12. 45
Paul Henrik Østergaard - Senior Adviser - Artificial Intelligence - Danish Defence Command
Steen Søndergaard - Chief Scientist - NATO
Christine Nellemann - Prorektor - DTU
Thomas Hofman-Bang - CEO - Industriens Fond
Lars Bo Larsen - Direktør - Nationalt Forsvarsteknologisk Center (NFC)
Mark Fiedel - Chef for Cybersikkerhed - Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
Laurids Hovgaard
AI
13. 00 - 13. 45
Michael Schrapp - Director, Global Go-to-Market for Data & AI - Siemens AG
Bjørn Godske
AI, Electronics
14. 00 - 14. 45
Nikolaj Thomas Zinner - Professor & Co-founder - Aarhus University & Kvantify
Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard - Chief Commercial Officer - Sparrow Quantum
Peter Viereck - Senior Advisor - Danish Quantum Community
Raheesty Nem - Scientific manager - Novo Nordisk Fonden
Thomas Riisgaard Hansen
AI, Security, Electronics
15. 00 - 15. 45
09. 45 - 10. 15
Anders Dahl - Professor, sektionsleder for Visual Computing - DTU Compute
Morten Rieger Hannemose - Associate Professor - DTU Compute
Frederik Warburg - Head of AI - Teton
AI
10. 30 - 11. 00
Roberto Galeazzi - Associate Professor, Group Leader, Head of DTU Centre for Collaborative Autonomous Systems - DTU Electro
Electronics, AI
11. 15 - 11. 45
Nicki Skafte Detlefsen - Associate professor - DTU Compute
AI
12. 00 - 12. 30
12. 45 - 13. 15
Allan Peter Engsig-Karup - Associate professor - DTU Compute
Jesper Sandvig Mariegaard - Director, Principal, Emerging Modelling Technologies - DHI
Lasse Hjuler Christiansen - Product Manager - TICRA
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
Cheol-Ho Jeong - Associate Professor - DTU Electro
Leif Denby - Senior Research Scientist - DMI
Kristian Meyer - Modelling Specialist - Novo Nordisk
AI
14. 15 - 14. 45
Abhishek Tiwari - Associate Professor - University of Southern Denmark
Thomas Riisgaard Hansen - Director - Digital Research Centre Denmark - DIREC
Security
15. 00 - 15. 30
Thomas Riisgaard Hansen - Director - Digital Research Centre Denmark - DIREC
Karen Skjerbæk Jørgensen - CCO & Vice President - Trifork Digital Health
Aasa Feragen - Professor of Medical Image Analysis - DTU Compute
Mette Bjerg Lindhøj - Specialkonsulent - Akutberedskabet - Region Hovedstaden
AI
09. 45 - 10. 15
Andrea Burattin - Associate Professor - DTU Compute
Sisse Houlberg Winther - Lead Value Engineer - Celonis
AI, Security
10. 30 - 11. 00
Roberto Galeazzi - Associate Professor, Group Leader, Head of DTU Centre for Collaborative Autonomous Systems - DTU Electro
AI, Security, Electronics
11. 15 - 11. 45
Kurt Gammelgaard Nielsen - CEO - EdTech Denmark
Lasse Nielsen Langendorf - Training Consultant, erhvervsph.d - Novo Digital Learning Development
Kaj Grønbeck
AI
12. 00 - 12. 30
Kurt Gammelgaard Nielsen - CEO - EdTech Denmark
Morten Axel Pedersen - Viceprorektor for AI - Københavns Universitet
Jan M. Jensen - VP Learning & Development - DSV
AI
12. 45 - 13. 15
Laura Klitgaard - President - IDA
Per Bækgaard - Associate Professor - DTU
Asger Alstrup Palm - CTO - Area9
Kaj Grønbeck
Kim Knudsen (moderator) - Professor, Head of Education - DTU
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
Kaj Grønbeck
Per Bækgaard - Associate Professor - DTU
Asger Alstrup Palm - CTO - Area9
Laura Klitgaard - President - IDA
Kim Knudsen (moderator) - Professor, Head of Education - DTU
AI
14. 15 - 14. 45
Peter Mayer - Associate Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU.
Oksana Kulyk - Associate Professor - IT University of Copenhagen (ITU)
Security
10. 15 - 10. 45
Anders Dahl - Professor, sektionsleder for Visual Computing - DTU Compute
AI
11. 00 - 11. 30
11. 45 - 12. 15
Malthe Reipurth - Partner - Black Capital Technology
AI
12. 30 - 13. 00
Katrine Fejerskov - Chefkonsulent og projektleder, Center for HR og Uddannelse - Region Hovedstaden
Rikke Waldorff - Kompetencekonsulent - Ingeniørforeningen, IDA
AI
13. 15 - 13. 45
14. 00 - 15. 00
15. 30 - 16. 00
Michael Kastoryano - Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Electronics
10. 15 - 10. 45
Hemant Ghayvat - Associate Professor and Director of Emerging Health for Technology. - Roskilde Universitet
AI
12. 30 - 13. 00
Henning Bomberg - Field Application Manager - Würth Elektronik Danmark A/S
Electronics
13. 15 - 13. 45
Björgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
AI
14. 00 - 14. 30
Björgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
AI, Security, Electronics
14. 45 - 15. 15
Björgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
AI, Security, Electronics
15. 30 - 16. 00
Björgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
AI, Security, Electronics
09. 45 - 10. 15
Tiziano Santilli - Post Doc - MMMI, Software Engineering, SDU
Francesco Daghero - Post Doc - MMMI, Software Engineering, SDU
Sani Abdullahi - Assistant Professor - MMMI, Center for Industrial Software, SDU
Maximilian von Zastrow - Assistant Professor - MMMI, Center for Industrial Software, SDU
AI, Security
10. 30 - 11. 00
11. 15 - 12. 30
Ulrik Hoff - Quantum Engagement Specialist - Kvantify
Jaco van de Pol - Professor - AU
Christian Schilling - Associate Professor - AAU
AI
12. 45 - 13. 15
Valentina Lenarduzzi - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU Vejle.
Davide Taibi - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU Vejle.
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
Zoi Kaodi - Associate professor - ITU
Martin Hentschel - Associate professor - ITU
AI
09. 45 - 10. 15
10. 30 - 11. 00
Edouard Rolland - Phd. Student - UAS Centre, SDU.
Johannes Koch - Assistant Professor - SDU Center for Energy Informatics (University of Southern Denmark, Odense)
AI, Electronics
11. 15 - 11. 45
Paolo Burelli - Associate professor - ITU
Paolo Burelli - Associate professor - ITU
AI
12. 00 - 12. 30
Jes Vollertsen - Professor - AAU
Kim Guldstrand Larsen - Professor - AAU
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
Melanie Ganz-Benjaminsen - Associate Professor - University of Copenhagen
Alissa Andrea Valentine - Postdoc - University of Copenhagen
Augusta Klingsten Peytz - CEO - Aisel Health
AI
14. 15 - 14. 45
Florian Echtler - Associate Professor - AAU
Security
15. 00 - 15. 30
Jette Ernst - Associate Professor of Organisation and Leadership at the Department of Social Science and Business - Roskilde Universitet
Benjamin Lipp - Assistant Professor in Science and Technology Studies - DTU
AI
09. 30 - 10. 00
Sophia Natasha Wilson - PhD - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Emil Njor - Assistant Professor - The Faculty of Engineering, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, SDU Centre for Software Technology, University of Southern Denmark
Pernille Jensen - Energy Cluster Denmark
AI
10. 15 - 10. 45
Christian Holstein - Specialkonsulent - Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
Andreas Nykjær - Fuldmægtig - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Morten Kristiansen - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
AI
11. 00 - 11. 30
Christian Holstein - Specialkonsulent - Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
Andreas Nykjær - Fuldmægtig - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Morten Kristiansen - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Mikkel Westenholz - CEO - ENFOR
AI
11. 45 - 12. 15
Ada Scupola - Professor (mso) of Business Studies - Roskilde Universitet
Jon Sundbo - Professor of Innovation - Roskilde Universitet
Monica Ladekarl - PhD and is a midwife and researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital – Hvidovre, Denmark - Amager og Hvidovre Hospital
John Damm Scheuer - Associate professor at the Institute for Social Sciences and Business - Roskilde University
AI
12. 30 - 13. 00
Boel Nelson - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Louise Skovdal - IT Privacy Manager and Lead Data Ethics Responsible - Enterprise IT in Novo Nordisk
Security
14. 00 - 14. 30
Matthew J. Spaniol - Senior Researcher in Strategic Foresight - Roskilde Universitet
Security
14. 45 - 15. 15
Aparna Varde - Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
Michel Albonico - Associate Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
Noura Howell - Associate Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
AI
09. 30 - 10. 00
Michael Ustrup - Senior Software Security Architect - Systematic
AI
10. 15 - 10. 45
Tariq Osman Andersen - Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen
Hubert Dariusz Zajac - Postdoc - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Christian Alexander K. Hasselsteen - Data & IT Project Manager - Simply Chocolate
AI
11. 00 - 11. 30
11. 45 - 12. 15
Line Reinhardt - Associate professor in computer science and head of the Centre for Maritime and Marine Research at Roskilde University - Roskilde Universitet
AI
13. 15 - 13. 45
Miguel Sicart - Full professor - ITU
AI
10. 30 - 11. 00
Sune Askjær - CEO & Co-founder - Adamatics
AI
12. 00 - 12. 30
Wanig Le Pennec - Managing Director - Wireless Logic Nordic
AI, Security, Electronics
12. 45 - 13. 15
Vytautas Siozinys, PhD - CEO - Energy Advice
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
Martijn Krot - Director Technology Sales - Western Europe - ifm electronic
AI, Electronics
09. 30 - 10. 00
Mikkel Storm Jensen - Military analyst, major, Ph.d. - Royal Danish Defence College
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Jens Myrup Pedersen - Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Aarhus University
Noah Syrkis - PhD student - ITU University of Copenhagen
Security, Electronics, AI
10. 15 - 10. 45
Rasmus Dahlberg - Associate professor - RUC
Rasmus Koss Hartmann - Associate professor - CBS
Kristian Pedersen - Head of the Technology Department in the Development Division - the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO).
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
AI, Security, Electronics
11. 00 - 11. 30
Christian Damsgaard Jensen - Professor of Cybersecurity - Aarhus University
Jerome Joufroy - Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of the SDU Drone Mechatronics group. - SDU
Ken Friis Larsen - Head of the Department of Computer Science - University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Lasse Kronborg - Major, Militæranalytiker - Forsvarsakademiets Institut for Militær Teknologi
Security, AI, Electronics
13. 15 - 13. 45
Kerim Martinez - Senior Executive Officer - DTU Space Ventures
Camilla Frost - Senior Advisor - DI Forsvar & Sikkerhed
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
AI, Security, Electronics
14. 00 - 14. 30
Søren Reime Larsen - Professor - Nord Sky ApS
Juan Miguel Valverde - DTU Compute
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
Rasmus Stig Beck Jensen (moderator) - Senior Executive Officer & Business Unit Manager, DTU Compute
Stefan Ovesen Banke (moderator) - Business Coach & Deep Tech Specialist - DTU Space Ventures
Jonathan Andersen - CEO & Co-Founder - Webscout
AI, Security, Electronics
10. 15 - 10. 45
Dr. Martin Becker - Department Head 'Embedded Systems Engineering' - Fraunhofer IESE
Tim Schroeder - Head of AI - INC Innovation Center GmbH
Prof. Dr. Theresa Ahrens - Department Head Digital Health Engineering - Fraunhofer IESE
Alexander Bartschke - Senior Researcher in Health Interoperability - Berlin Institute of Health at Charité
AI
11. 00 - 11. 30
Michael Röder - Junior Research Group Lead - Paderborn University
Rolf Fricke - Head of R&D - Condat AG
AI
11. 45 - 12. 15
Morten Kajhøj Rovsing​ - Application Engineer - Nordcad Systems A/S
AI, Electronics
12. 30 - 13. 00
Alexis Montoya - Distribution Sales Manager - Altera
AI, Electronics
13. 15 - 13. 45
Henning Bomberg - Field Application Manager - Würth Elektronik Danmark A/S
Electronics
14. 00 - 14. 30
Peter Aagaard Kristensen - Vice President IT & Technology - Prevas
Security
14. 45 - 15. 15
Brooke LEE - MCU Technical Marketing Manager - STMicroelectronics
AI, Electronics
15. 30 - 16. 00
09. 30 - 10. 00
Mikkel Storm Jensen - Military analyst, major, Ph.d. - Royal Danish Defence College
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Jens Myrup Pedersen - Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Aarhus University
Noah Syrkis - PhD student - ITU University of Copenhagen
Security, Electronics, AI
10. 15 - 10. 45
Rasmus Dahlberg - Associate professor - RUC
Rasmus Koss Hartmann - Associate professor - CBS
Kristian Pedersen - Head of the Technology Department in the Development Division - the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO).
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
AI, Security, Electronics
11. 00 - 11. 30
Christian Damsgaard Jensen - Professor of Cybersecurity - Aarhus University
Jerome Joufroy - Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of the SDU Drone Mechatronics group. - SDU
Ken Friis Larsen - Head of the Department of Computer Science - University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Lasse Kronborg - Major, Militæranalytiker - Forsvarsakademiets Institut for Militær Teknologi
Security, AI, Electronics
13. 15 - 13. 45
Kerim Martinez - Senior Executive Officer - DTU Space Ventures
Camilla Frost - Senior Advisor - DI Forsvar & Sikkerhed
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
AI, Security, Electronics
14. 00 - 14. 30
Søren Reime Larsen - Professor - Nord Sky ApS
Juan Miguel Valverde - DTU Compute
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
Rasmus Stig Beck Jensen (moderator) - Senior Executive Officer & Business Unit Manager, DTU Compute
Stefan Ovesen Banke (moderator) - Business Coach & Deep Tech Specialist - DTU Space Ventures
Jonathan Andersen - CEO & Co-Founder - Webscout
AI, Security, Electronics
09. 00 - 09. 15
Thomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
09. 30 - 10. 15
Thomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
10. 15 - 11. 15
Moderator: Mikkel Sørensen - CEO - DTU SkyFactory
Erik Balck Sørensen - CIO - EIFO
Lene Oddershede - CSO - Novo Nordisk Fonden
Marianne Thellersen - Koncerndirektør for Innovation og Entrepeneurship - DTU
11. 15 - 12. 00
Aleksandra Zaniewska - Head of AI Lab - BII
David Ventzel - General Partner - BII
Camilla Nørgaard Jensen - Chief Innovation Officer - Pioneer Centre for AI (P1)
Ana Andonovska - Founder - Even Founders
12. 00 - 12. 30
Moderator: Signe Trier Simonsen
Eva Maria Rebrova - Co-founder and CEO - Yngvi Bio
Mikkel Kock Thinggard - Co-founder and CEO - Reformable
Moderator: Signe Trier Simonsen
12. 30 - 13. 15
Tekin Esen - Business Developer and Fintech Ambassador - Kitchen, Århus Universitet
Natasha Hougaard - Co-Founder - Skjoldet
Anders Sandholm - Founder and CEO - Retix
Christie H. Kristensen - Partnership Manager - Danske Bank
13. 45 - 14. 45
Nynne Budtz Christiansen - Udviklings - og driftleder - DTU Entrepenuership
Jens Friholm NIelsen - Senior Innovation Officer - DTU SkyLab
Dr. Neta Kela - Chief Consultant, Business Development - Københavns Universitet
Agyro (Iro) Nikiforou - Associate Professor - DTU Entrepeurship
Dorothea Georgiadou - Postdoc - DTU Entrepenuership
14. 45 - 15. 15
15. 15 - 15. 45
16. 00 - 16. 30
Nis Alstrup - Chairman of the board - Otto Mønsteds Fond
AI, Security, Electronics
09. 00 - 09. 45
Morten Uglevig Andersen - General Manager - TUH SkyLab
Henrik Gaunsbæk - Innovationskonsulent - BETA Health
09. 45 - 10. 30
Peter Revsbech - Founder - Mimir
Anders Lemke-Holstein - Founder - OASE
Tue Oxenvad - Founder - Meningspunktet
Thomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
10. 30 - 11. 00
Moderator: Martin Skjold Lind Grøntved - Innovation & Collaboration Manager - ITU
AI, Security
11. 00 - 12. 00
Pieter Palmers - Senior Venture Development Manager - IMEC
David Groom - Managing Partner and Director - DeepTech Labs
John Bell - CEO - High Tech XL
Pol Hortal - Managing Director - Zubi Labs Impact
Ulrik Lie Ulvness - Venture Builder - Kongsberg Innovasjon
Moderator: Jacob Heiberg - Partnerships - Deep Tech Alliance
12. 00 - 13. 00
Marcelina Dutkiewicz - CEO and Founder - EffencientyTactics
Camilla Nørgaard Jensen - Chief Innovation Officer - Pioneer Centre for AI (P1)
AI
13. 30 - 14. 00
14. 00 - 15. 30
Asger Riis Rasmussen - Innovationskonsulent - DTU
Marie Louise Pollmann-Larsen - Team Lead - DTU SkyLab
15. 30 - 16. 00
Moderator: Nicholas Hawtin - Director - ODIN

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.15 - 09.30Opening KeynoteAnders Overgaard Bjarklev - Rektor, Professor, ph.d., dr.techn. - DTU
09.45 - 10.30Europe's Sovereign Tech Stack - with Frank Karlitschek (Nextcloud)Frank Karlitschek - CEO & Founder - Nextcloud
10.45 - 11.30AI and Formal Methods: From Academic Niche to the Tech Industry’s New HopeFabrizio Montesi - Professor & Director, - SDU / FORM
Albert Qiaochu Jiang - Head of Formal Reasoning - Mistral AI
11.45 - 12.30AI-Native Logistics: How DSV Is Redesigning Global Operations with AIPeter Mathiesen - Senior Director, Group Innovation, Mobility & Truck Technology - DSV
12.45 - 13.30Panel: The State of Digital Denmark 2026 - From Test Market to Technology ExporterNiels Henrik Sodemann - Vice President & medstifter - EUCLORA
Andreas Holbak Espersen - Branchedirektør - DI Digital
Jan Madsen - Head of department, Professor - DTU Compute
Christina Egelund - Forsknings-, uddannelses- og digitaliseringsminister - Regeringen
Nikolaj Bramsen - CEO - Systematic
13.45 - 14.30LEGO: AI, Automation, and the Hard Lessons of ScalingMorten Lundsgaard Degn - Vice President - Digital Technology - The Lego Group
14.45 - 15.30Navigating AI in NordeaMalthe Falck - Head of Group Digital - Nordea
Lotte Schiffer - Head of People, Group Technology and Denmark - Nordea
15.45 - 16.30Gefion, Kvantify, and Novonesis: The Case Behind a Danish Quantum Breakthrough Lars Olsen - Senior Department Manager - Novonesis
Ulrik Nicolai de Lichtenberg - Director, Scientific Projects - Danish Centre for AI Innovation (DCAI) / Gefion
Nikolaj Thomas Zinner - Professor & Co-founder - Aarhus University & Kvantify
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.00 - 09.45Humanoid robots are entering industrySøren Peter Johansen - Technology Manager for Robotics and AI - Teknologisk Institut
10.00 - 10.45Danish breakthrough in green AI infrastructure: The supercomputer Bitten feeds waste heat into the district heating networkSune Tornbo Baastrup - Senior Vice President & CIO - Danfoss
Claudio Pica - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA) SDU
11.00 - 11.45Industrial AI at Scale: Achieving Automation Efficiency with Industrial-Grade QualityMario Trapp - Executive Director - Frauenhofer
12.00 - 12.45From Factory to Defence: How Danish Industry Adapts to Europe's New Security RealityPaul Henrik Østergaard - Senior Adviser - Artificial Intelligence - Danish Defence Command
Steen Søndergaard - Chief Scientist - NATO
Christine Nellemann - Prorektor - DTU
Thomas Hofman-Bang - CEO - Industriens Fond
Lars Bo Larsen - Direktør - Nationalt Forsvarsteknologisk Center (NFC)
Mark Fiedel - Chef for Cybersikkerhed - Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste
13.00 - 13.45Industrial AI at Scale: Unlocking Value for Small and Medium-Sized EnterprisesMichael Schrapp - Director, Global Go-to-Market for Data & AI - Siemens AG
14.00 - 14.45Panel: From Danish Quantum Lead to Industrial PayoffNikolaj Thomas Zinner - Professor & Co-founder - Aarhus University & Kvantify
Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard - Chief Commercial Officer - Sparrow Quantum
Peter Viereck - Senior Advisor - Danish Quantum Community
Raheesty Nem - Scientific manager - Novo Nordisk Fonden
15.00 - 15.45When AI entered the pitch: What top-level football can teach any leader about trusting dataAlan Khorsid - Co-Founder | CEO - Alai

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.45 - 10.15Multi-modal AI from a Computer Vision Perspective (DTU Industrial AI Program)Anders Dahl - Professor, sektionsleder for Visual Computing - DTU Compute
Morten Rieger Hannemose - Associate Professor - DTU Compute
Frederik Warburg - Head of AI - Teton
10.30 - 11.00Multimodal AI in Autonomous Systems: From Insight to Action (DTU Industrial AI Program)Roberto Galeazzi - Associate Professor, Group Leader, Head of DTU Centre for Collaborative Autonomous Systems - DTU Electro
11.15 - 11.45Agentic AI: From Automation to Autonomous Decision-Making (DTU Industrial AI Program)Nicki Skafte Detlefsen - Associate professor - DTU Compute
12.00 - 12.30Working with Agentic AI: A Field Perspective from the Frontline (DTU Industrial AI Program)Sebastian Thielke - Head of Product - Human Thinking
12.45 - 13.15Physics AI: Rethinking How Industry Innovates (DTU Industrial AI Program)Allan Peter Engsig-Karup - Associate professor - DTU Compute
Jesper Sandvig Mariegaard - Director, Principal, Emerging Modelling Technologies - DHI
Lasse Hjuler Christiansen - Product Manager - TICRA
13.30 - 14.00Physics AI in Practice: Accelerating Industrial Breakthroughs (DTU Industrial AI Program)Cheol-Ho Jeong - Associate Professor - DTU Electro
Leif Denby - Senior Research Scientist - DMI
Kristian Meyer - Modelling Specialist - Novo Nordisk
14.15 - 14.45AI-generated code – a cyberbomb waiting to happen?Abhishek Tiwari - Associate Professor - University of Southern Denmark
Thomas Riisgaard Hansen - Director - Digital Research Centre Denmark - DIREC
15.00 - 15.30Don't replace the clinician - raise the ambitions: The Turing Trap in Danish healthcareThomas Riisgaard Hansen - Director - Digital Research Centre Denmark - DIREC
Karen Skjerbæk Jørgensen - CCO & Vice President - Trifork Digital Health
Aasa Feragen - Professor of Medical Image Analysis - DTU Compute
Mette Bjerg Lindhøj - Specialkonsulent - Akutberedskabet - Region Hovedstaden
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.45 - 10.15You Can't Improve What You Can't See: Process Mining for AI and Cybersecurity (DTU Industrial AI Program)Andrea Burattin - Associate Professor - DTU Compute
Sisse Houlberg Winther - Lead Value Engineer - Celonis
10.30 - 11.00Cyber-Physical Security and Autonomous Systems: Securing the Next Generation of Industry (DTU Industrial AI Program)Roberto Galeazzi - Associate Professor, Group Leader, Head of DTU Centre for Collaborative Autonomous Systems - DTU Electro
11.15 - 11.45AI for Workplace Learning: From AI Adoption to Lasting Competence (Inspiration Talks) (Presented by EdTech Denmark and DTU)Kurt Gammelgaard Nielsen - CEO - EdTech Denmark
Lasse Nielsen Langendorf - Training Consultant, erhvervsph.d - Novo Digital Learning Development
Kaj Grønbeck
12.00 - 12.30AI for Workplace Learning: Who Guarantees the Quality? (The Debate) (Presented by EdTech Denmark and DTU)Kurt Gammelgaard Nielsen - CEO - EdTech Denmark
Morten Axel Pedersen - Viceprorektor for AI - Københavns Universitet
Jan M. Jensen - VP Learning & Development - DSV
12.45 - 13.15Rethinking IT Education for a Future with AI (Inspirational talks)Laura Klitgaard - President - IDA
Per Bækgaard - Associate Professor - DTU
Asger Alstrup Palm - CTO - Area9
Kaj Grønbeck
Kim Knudsen (moderator) - Professor, Head of Education - DTU
13.30 - 14.00Rethinking IT Education for a Future with AI (Panel discussion)Kaj Grønbeck
Per Bækgaard - Associate Professor - DTU
Asger Alstrup Palm - CTO - Area9
Laura Klitgaard - President - IDA
Kim Knudsen (moderator) - Professor, Head of Education - DTU
14.15 - 14.45Could a cyberattack paralyze Denmark?Peter Mayer - Associate Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU.
Oksana Kulyk - Associate Professor - IT University of Copenhagen (ITU)

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.30 - 10.00Decoding the Night: How the AI Foundation Model Transforms sleep recordings into an Early Warning System for Future Disease Risk?Poul Jørgen Jennum - Professor - Rigshospitalet
10.15 - 10.45Er hele tumoren væk? AI-støttet 3D-imaging til kræftkirurgiAnders Dahl - Professor, sektionsleder for Visual Computing - DTU Compute
11.00 - 11.30How can big data improve the lives of people living with inflammatory bowel disease?Marie Vestergaard - Ph.D. - Aalborg Universitet
11.45 - 12.15AI gør ikke kun det svære lettere. Det gør det umulige muligt.Malthe Reipurth - Partner - Black Capital Technology
12.30 - 13.00Når AI møder organisationens virkelighed: Fra potentiale til praksisKatrine Fejerskov - Chefkonsulent og projektleder, Center for HR og Uddannelse - Region Hovedstaden
Rikke Waldorff - Kompetencekonsulent - Ingeniørforeningen, IDA
13.15 - 13.45The Future of AI in Healthcare Is When We Stop Talking About AIStine Mølgaard - Partner - Alliance VC
14.00 - 15.00What Should Denmark’s Next Generation of Engineers Build for the Future Battlefield?Carl Johan von Lowzow - Studerende - STAND
15.30 - 16.00Why quantum related methods will eventually be mainstream in computational finance.Michael Kastoryano - Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
torsdag den 5. november 2026
10.15 - 10.45Physical AI for Mental Health: From Emotion-Aware AI to Immersive Digital HealingHemant Ghayvat - Associate Professor and Director of Emerging Health for Technology. - Roskilde Universitet
12.30 - 13.00Address your EMC challenges before they become a problem in your designHenning Bomberg - Field Application Manager - Würth Elektronik Danmark A/S
13.15 - 13.45Next Generation Pitch & Panel 1: Future of [Digital] WaterBjörgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
14.00 - 14.30Next Generation Pitch & Panel 2: Digital action for sustainable impact Björgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
14.45 - 15.15Next Generation Pitch & Panel 3: Resilience through digitalisationBjörgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab
15.30 - 16.00Next Generation Young Academics Award CeremonyBjörgvin Hjartarson - Innovation Consultant - DTU Skylab

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.45 - 10.15Software Engineering for AITiziano Santilli - Post Doc - MMMI, Software Engineering, SDU
Francesco Daghero - Post Doc - MMMI, Software Engineering, SDU
Sani Abdullahi - Assistant Professor - MMMI, Center for Industrial Software, SDU
Maximilian von Zastrow - Assistant Professor - MMMI, Center for Industrial Software, SDU
10.30 - 11.00Generative AI in Software Development: Productivity Boost or Meaningfulness Risk?Oliver Krancher - Full professor - ITU
11.15 - 12.30Optimal Design Automation for a Quantum Software StackUlrik Hoff - Quantum Engagement Specialist - Kvantify
Jaco van de Pol - Professor - AU
Christian Schilling - Associate Professor - AAU
12.45 - 13.15The Invisible Cost of AI. How AI Can Create Tomorrow’s Software CrisisValentina Lenarduzzi - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU Vejle.
Davide Taibi - Professor - Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (IMADA), SDU Vejle.
13.30 - 14.00Self-Optimizing Data Systems: From Data Warehouses to AI PipelinesZoi Kaodi - Associate professor - ITU
Martin Hentschel - Associate professor - ITU
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.45 - 10.15Breaking the walls of messaging apps: challenges and opportunities of messaging interoperabilityCarla Florencia Griggio - Assistant Professor - AAU
10.30 - 11.00Artificial intelligence in real-world systemsEdouard Rolland - Phd. Student - UAS Centre, SDU.
Johannes Koch - Assistant Professor - SDU Center for Energy Informatics (University of Southern Denmark, Odense)
11.15 - 11.45The Mind as Interface, and the Hard Problems UnderneathPaolo Burelli - Associate professor - ITU
Paolo Burelli - Associate professor - ITU
12.00 - 12.30Digital Twins and Machine Learning for Resilient Water InfrastructureJes Vollertsen - Professor - AAU
Kim Guldstrand Larsen - Professor - AAU
13.30 - 14.00When we scale up AI, could it leave anyone behind? A case study in psychiatry.Melanie Ganz-Benjaminsen - Associate Professor - University of Copenhagen
Alissa Andrea Valentine - Postdoc - University of Copenhagen
Augusta Klingsten Peytz - CEO - Aisel Health
14.15 - 14.45Digital Self-Determination through Federated NanoserversFlorian Echtler - Associate Professor - AAU
15.00 - 15.30Automation in the care sectors: who’s making automation work?Jette Ernst - Associate Professor of Organisation and Leadership at the Department of Social Science and Business - Roskilde Universitet
Benjamin Lipp - Assistant Professor in Science and Technology Studies - DTU

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.30 - 10.00Reducing Resource Costs of Frontier AI by Identifying and Managing AI-Waste (Green AI)Sophia Natasha Wilson - PhD - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Emil Njor - Assistant Professor - The Faculty of Engineering, The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, SDU Centre for Software Technology, University of Southern Denmark
Pernille Jensen - Energy Cluster Denmark
10.15 - 10.45EU funding for your competitiveness - and for Europe (Session 1)Christian Holstein - Specialkonsulent - Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
Andreas Nykjær - Fuldmægtig - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Morten Kristiansen - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
11.00 - 11.30EU funding for your competitiveness - and for Europe (Session 2)Christian Holstein - Specialkonsulent - Uddannelses- og Forskningsstyrelsen
Andreas Nykjær - Fuldmægtig - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Morten Kristiansen - Digitaliseringsstyrelsen
Mikkel Westenholz - CEO - ENFOR
11.45 - 12.15Can AI Help Midwives Make Better Decisions?Ada Scupola - Professor (mso) of Business Studies - Roskilde Universitet
Jon Sundbo - Professor of Innovation - Roskilde Universitet
Monica Ladekarl - PhD and is a midwife and researcher at Copenhagen University Hospital – Hvidovre, Denmark - Amager og Hvidovre Hospital
John Damm Scheuer - Associate professor at the Institute for Social Sciences and Business - Roskilde University
12.30 - 13.00Anonymization is all you need – or is it? From privacy in theory to privacy in practiceBoel Nelson - Tenure-Track Assistant Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Louise Skovdal - IT Privacy Manager and Lead Data Ethics Responsible - Enterprise IT in Novo Nordisk
13.15 - 13.45Seeing the Unspoken: Teaching Multimodal Models to "Think Before They Speak" with Human Eye MovementYiyi Chen - Research Assistant - AAU
14.00 - 14.30Prediction Markets and Strategic ForesightMatthew J. Spaniol - Senior Researcher in Strategic Foresight - Roskilde Universitet
14.45 - 15.15AI for SustainabilityAparna Varde - Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
Michel Albonico - Associate Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
Noura Howell - Associate Professor - MMMI, Center for Software Technology, SDU
15.30 - 16.00BikeNetKit: Open Bicycle Network Algorithms for boosting the Green Transition of European CitiesMichael Szell - Associate professor - ITU
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.30 - 10.00Rethinking Software Security Principles for the AI eraMichael Ustrup - Senior Software Security Architect - Systematic
10.15 - 10.45Grounding AI Innovation in Organisational Data RealityTariq Osman Andersen - Associate Professor - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen
Hubert Dariusz Zajac - Postdoc - Department of Computer Science, University of Copenahgen
Christian Alexander K. Hasselsteen - Data & IT Project Manager - Simply Chocolate
11.00 - 11.30More Is Different: Emergence, Multi-Agent AI, and the Limits of What We Can MeasureDaniel Russo - Associate Professor - AAU
11.45 - 12.15Energy efficiency of maritime operations with scheduling models and algorithms. Line Reinhardt - Associate professor in computer science and head of the Centre for Maritime and Marine Research at Roskilde University - Roskilde Universitet
13.15 - 13.45How I learned to stop worrying and love agentic AIMiguel Sicart - Full professor - ITU

onsdag den 4. november 2026
10.30 - 11.00From one expert's AI build to something the whole company can trustSune Askjær - CEO & Co-founder - Adamatics
12.00 - 12.30183 Days too late: How AI and IoT Turn Early Warning Signs into OpportunitiesWanig Le Pennec - Managing Director - Wireless Logic Nordic
12.45 - 13.15From Excel to AI: How Big Data Is Changing Production PlanningVytautas Siozinys, PhD - CEO - Energy Advice
13.30 - 14.00FROM TWO WORLDS TO ONE - INTELLIGENT OPERATIONMartijn Krot - Director Technology Sales - Western Europe - ifm electronic

onsdag den 4. november 2026
10.15 - 10.45From unstructured to structured – with the help of GenAIDr. Martin Becker - Department Head 'Embedded Systems Engineering' - Fraunhofer IESE
Tim Schroeder - Head of AI - INC Innovation Center GmbH
Prof. Dr. Theresa Ahrens - Department Head Digital Health Engineering - Fraunhofer IESE
Alexander Bartschke - Senior Researcher in Health Interoperability - Berlin Institute of Health at Charité
11.00 - 11.30From ready to running – with the help of GenAIMichael Röder - Junior Research Group Lead - Paderborn University
Rolf Fricke - Head of R&D - Condat AG
11.45 - 12.15AI in your design flowMorten Kajhøj Rovsing​ - Application Engineer - Nordcad Systems A/S
12.30 - 13.00Deterministic, Low-Latency AI Inference with FPGAsAlexis Montoya - Distribution Sales Manager - Altera
13.15 - 13.45Address your EMC challenges before they become a problem in your designHenning Bomberg - Field Application Manager - Würth Elektronik Danmark A/S
14.00 - 14.30Practical CRA Compliance for Embedded ProductsPeter Aagaard Kristensen - Vice President IT & Technology - Prevas
14.45 - 15.15Enhance your products using edge AI solutions on STM32Brooke LEE - MCU Technical Marketing Manager - STMicroelectronics
15.30 - 16.00Når forskellighed bliver en styrke – mennesker, teknologi og iværksætteriMathias Emil Nielsen - Direktør - GladTeknik
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.30 - 10.00Defence 1 - From digital vulnerability to digital advantage How cyber, AI and data research are shaping the future of security. Mikkel Storm Jensen - Military analyst, major, Ph.d. - Royal Danish Defence College
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Jens Myrup Pedersen - Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Aarhus University
Noah Syrkis - PhD student - ITU University of Copenhagen
10.15 - 10.45Defence 2 - From research to national resilience building new partnerships between authorities, universities and industry Rasmus Dahlberg - Associate professor - RUC
Rasmus Koss Hartmann - Associate professor - CBS
Kristian Pedersen - Head of the Technology Department in the Development Division - the Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO).
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
11.00 - 11.30Defence 3 - Deep tech for security and sovereignty which technologies will define the future of defence? Christian Damsgaard Jensen - Professor of Cybersecurity - Aarhus University
Jerome Joufroy - Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Denmark and Head of the SDU Drone Mechatronics group. - SDU
Ken Friis Larsen - Head of the Department of Computer Science - University of Copenhagen
Rasmus Larsen (Moderator) - Professor - DTU
Lasse Kronborg - Major, Militæranalytiker - Forsvarsakademiets Institut for Militær Teknologi
13.15 - 13.45Defence 4 - From intelligence to enterprise Can Intelligence needs become market opportunities? Kerim Martinez - Senior Executive Officer - DTU Space Ventures
Camilla Frost - Senior Advisor - DI Forsvar & Sikkerhed
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
14.00 - 14.30Defence 5 - From intelligence to enterprise Can your technology strengthen Denmark’s security? Søren Reime Larsen - Professor - Nord Sky ApS
Juan Miguel Valverde - DTU Compute
Kasper Hjortborg Kristiansen - CEO & Co-Founder - SagaLabs ApS
Rasmus Stig Beck Jensen (moderator) - Senior Executive Officer & Business Unit Manager, DTU Compute
Stefan Ovesen Banke (moderator) - Business Coach & Deep Tech Specialist - DTU Space Ventures
Jonathan Andersen - CEO & Co-Founder - Webscout

onsdag den 4. november 2026
09.00 - 09.15Welcome to the Startup StageThomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
09.15 - 09.30Opening Startup-Keynote - to be announced 
09.30 - 10.15Creating companies in a world with AIThomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
10.15 - 11.15From Research to Global Impact: Closing Europe’s Scale-Up Gap and Strengthening European SovereigntyModerator: Mikkel Sørensen - CEO - DTU SkyFactory
Erik Balck Sørensen - CIO - EIFO
Lene Oddershede - CSO - Novo Nordisk Fonden
Marianne Thellersen - Koncerndirektør for Innovation og Entrepeneurship - DTU
11.15 - 12.00The new founder toolkit: What AI changes about entrepreneurshipAleksandra Zaniewska - Head of AI Lab - BII
David Ventzel - General Partner - BII
Camilla Nørgaard Jensen - Chief Innovation Officer - Pioneer Centre for AI (P1)
Ana Andonovska - Founder - Even Founders
12.00 - 12.30From Researcher to EntrepreneurModerator: Signe Trier Simonsen
Eva Maria Rebrova - Co-founder and CEO - Yngvi Bio
Mikkel Kock Thinggard - Co-founder and CEO - Reformable
Moderator: Signe Trier Simonsen
12.30 - 13.15From Idea to Agreement: How Fintech Startups Validate Their Business Through PartnershipsTekin Esen - Business Developer and Fintech Ambassador - Kitchen, Århus Universitet
Natasha Hougaard - Co-Founder - Skjoldet
Anders Sandholm - Founder and CEO - Retix
Christie H. Kristensen - Partnership Manager - Danske Bank
13.15 - 13.45Pitch Session: Tech for Fin startups 
13.45 - 14.45Wanted: Open Entrepeneurship Co-Founder Run: Meet research-based startups looking to find commercial co-foundersNynne Budtz Christiansen - Udviklings - og driftleder - DTU Entrepenuership
Jens Friholm NIelsen - Senior Innovation Officer - DTU SkyLab
Dr. Neta Kela - Chief Consultant, Business Development - Københavns Universitet
Agyro (Iro) Nikiforou - Associate Professor - DTU Entrepeurship
Dorothea Georgiadou - Postdoc - DTU Entrepenuership
14.45 - 15.15Pitch Session 
15.15 - 15.45Pitch Session 
16.00 - 16.30The Bright Idea Award 2026Nis Alstrup - Chairman of the board - Otto Mønsteds Fond
torsdag den 5. november 2026
09.00 - 09.45Innovation in Healthcare - Pitch session Morten Uglevig Andersen - General Manager - TUH SkyLab
Henrik Gaunsbæk - Innovationskonsulent - BETA Health
09.45 - 10.30Democracy, Security and SovereigntyPeter Revsbech - Founder - Mimir
Anders Lemke-Holstein - Founder - OASE
Tue Oxenvad - Founder - Meningspunktet
Thomas Riisgaard - CEO - DIREC
10.30 - 11.00New Technology, Cyber Challenges & Media Credibility: Can We Trust The Visuals?Moderator: Martin Skjold Lind Grøntved - Innovation & Collaboration Manager - ITU
11.00 - 12.00Fueling innovation through collaboration. How to build with Europe’s leading deeptech Venture Building StudiosPieter Palmers - Senior Venture Development Manager - IMEC
David Groom - Managing Partner and Director - DeepTech Labs
John Bell - CEO - High Tech XL
Pol Hortal - Managing Director - Zubi Labs Impact
Ulrik Lie Ulvness - Venture Builder - Kongsberg Innovasjon
Moderator: Jacob Heiberg - Partnerships - Deep Tech Alliance
12.00 - 13.00Applied AI Lunch TalkMarcelina Dutkiewicz - CEO and Founder - EffencientyTactics
Camilla Nørgaard Jensen - Chief Innovation Officer - Pioneer Centre for AI (P1)
13.00 - 13.30Pitch Session: Deep Tech startups 
13.30 - 14.00Pitch Session: Open to all  
14.00 - 15.30Pitch Session: Next Generation Digital Action Asger Riis Rasmussen - Innovationskonsulent - DTU
Marie Louise Pollmann-Larsen - Team Lead - DTU SkyLab
15.30 - 16.00Pitch Session: Cypersecurity, Resilience and Defence Moderator: Nicholas Hawtin - Director - ODIN
16.00 - 16.15Closing remarks & Thank you 

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