Speaker program

Representatives from our three organizations are speaking in the following sessions at TechBBQ 2025.

Speakers on Day 1, TechBBQ 2025

Startup City: Transforming how Cities Engage with Innovation

Date / Time: Aug 27, 01:30 PM - 02:05 PM

Stage: Vintage Stage

Moderator: Asbjørn Overgaard, CEO, Copenhagen Capacity

From barriers to breakthroughs: Enabling entrepreneurial growth in Europe

Date / Time: Aug 27, 01:39 PM - 02:04 PM

Stage: Forest Stage

Speaker: Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Employment and Integration, City of Copenhagen

A Tale of Two Cities: Cities for People, and UrbanTech Innovation in Helsinki and Copenhagen

Date / Time: Aug 27, 02:20 PM - 02:55 PM

Stage: UrbanTech Exhibition Area

Speaker: Christopher Røhl, City Council Member, City of Copenhagen

Copenhagen's Future – Mayoral Candidates Debate Innovation

Date / Time: Aug 27, 04:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Stage: Policy Lounge (TechBBQ side-event)

Speakers from the City of Copenhagen:

  • Line Barfod, Technical and Environmental Mayor, City of Copenhagen
  • Jakob Næsager, Mayor of Children and Youth, City of Copenhagen
  • Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Employment and Integration, City of Copenhagen
  • Christopher Røhl, City Council Member, City of Copenhagen

NOTES: This event is part of the Policy Lounge side-event at TechBBQ 2025 event organized by the organization Danish Entrepreneurs. This panel will be in Danish.

Get more information and sign up for the Policy Lounge (dkiv.dk)

Speakers on Day 2, TechBBQ 2025

The Most Honest Panel Ever: What Public-Private Collaboration Really Looks Like

Date / Time: Aug 28 (day 2), 12:10 PM - 12:45 PM

Stage: UrbanTech Exhibition Area

Speaker: Joel Thomas Mulligan, UrbanTech Innovation Partner, Copenhagen Solutions Lab, City of Copenhagen