A Global Event
Join us for two days of innovation, creation, and knowledge when we bring together creative businesses and everyone with a passion for entrepreneurship and innovation – from all over the world.
27 - 28 June 2022
BRIGHT
Together #TheFutureLooksBRIGHT
This Year’s Speakers
Listen, Learn, Be inspired.
Date
Session
Content
Location
27
June
Arrival & Registration
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMWe open the doors to Day 1!
27
June
Welcome
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSpeakers
- Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, CEO & Founder, Creative Business Network
- Lasse Marker, CEO & Owner, Why Consultning
- Lene Dammand Lund, Rector at Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation
- Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Employment and Integration (V)
- Majken Kalhave, Director, Creative Denmark
We kick off BRIGHT 2022!
Main Stage
27
June
National Winner Pitching
11:00 AM - 14:45 PMThe amazing National Winners of the Creative Business Cup 2022 will pitch to the jury for the Global Finals.
Main Stage
27
June
Startup Competitions
11:11 AM - 12:00 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning
- Kim Balle, CEO, Nordic Startup Awards
- Bo Koch-Christensen, Partner Sustainary
- Morten Ugelvig Andersen, CEO, Venture Cup
This panel discussion focusses on the importance of startup competitions and what impact they have on entrepreneurs. It will also highlight startup competitions' contribution to the ecosystem.
Aud. 5
27
June
New Design & Architecture
11:00 AM - 17:00 PMThe graduating students from the Royal Danish Academy of Design, Architecture & Conservation show off their designs for their exams!
Design & Architecture Exhibition
27
June
Tourban Investor Pitch
11:00 AM - 14:45 PMClosed session for the SMEs of the Tourban - Sustainable Urban Tourism Acceleration Programme.
Library
27
June
Creative Female Founders
12:30 PM - 13:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Vuyisa Qabaka, Director, Hybr Group
- Veronica D'Souza, Musician & Co-Founder, Carcel
- Le Gammeltoft, Founder, Sound of Copenhagen
- Katja Grothe-Eberhardt, CEO & Co-Founder, Klimate
- Ditte Rude Moncur, SVP Digital, Growth Foundation
Only 14 percent of new startup companies were founded by females in Denmark last year. This is a challenge for the country's abilities to create growth, and the country can miss out on important innovations if the diversity doesn't expand. New studies by the global management consulting firm McKinsey shows that increased diversity between the sexes within the startup sector creates higher values within companies. The missing gender diversity is therefore a problem to society because of the lack of trustworthy values. There is a great need of more female founders in Denmark and the speakers of this panel session will therefore discuss what it takes to solve these problems and what it takes to create a broader diversity between the genders in the startup sector.
Aud. 5
27
June
The Ins and Outs of Crowdfunding in Denmark
13:45 PM - 14:45 PMSpeakers
- Michael Eis, CEO of boomerang.dk and chairman of Danish Crowdfunding Association
To apply for crowdfunding can be like walking through a labyrinth. You can easily get confused, get lost and it takes a lot of patience and it can take time to reach your goal. This session prepares you for walking through the crowdfunding labyrinth with Michael Eis, CEO of boomerang.dk and chairman of Danish Crowdfunding Association, as guide. Michael has over ten years experience in crowdfunding, and will share his knowledge about crowdfunding in Denmark. He will guide you the right way by answering your questions and explaining the Ins and outs of crowdfunding.
Aud. 5
27
June
Creative Placemaking
15:00 PM - 15:45 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Sara Endline, CEO & Chief Rioter, RIOT Strategic Advisory
- Toni Attard, Founder, Culture Venture
- Mikkel Christian Knudsen Holst, Københavns Kommune
- Natascha Engelbrecht, Creative Strategist, Volcano
- Aya Fabricius, Co-founder & Cheif Creative Officer, Spotly
The purpose behind the term Creative Placemaking is to integrate arts, culture and design activities into efforts that strengthens a community such as an urban neighborhood. Creative Placemaking requires partnerships across different sectors which deeply engages a community and it is supposed to include the involvements of artist, designers and other cultural bearers. Creative Placemaking simply helps to advance local economics and it is a contribution to system changes within communities. The panel will elaborate the term and discuss its use and how it benefits startup companies and answer questions regarding Creative Placemaking.
Aud. 5
27
June
Open Innovation in the Public Sector
16:00 PM - 16:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Sofija Bogeva, Co-Founder, SmartUp Social Innovation Lab
- Simone Leomanni, Founder, WeSolve
- Daiva Naldal, Owner, DNST
- Mads Fly-Hansen, Founder, Fly&Co
Open Innovation offers opportunities to reduce research costs, increase differentiation in the market and creates new revenue streams. It is a new way for achieving bigger and grater succes for businesses as well as social advancement. But how does Open Innovation work within the public sector? A question that our panel of experts will answer and discuss.
Aud. 5
27
June
Artificial Intelligence for Cultural and Creative Industries
16:00 PM - 16:45 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, CEO & Founder, Creative Business Network
- Kincsö Izsak, Technopolis Consulting Group
- Esbern Torgard Kaspersen, Kaspar
Digital technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) and big data have been witnessing a recent surge in usage across the creative and cultural industries. The ever-growing amount of digital cultural and creative content has created new opportunities for AI applications fuelling the digital transformation of these sectors. AI can provide a value and help creative business to save costs and increase efficiency, make decisions, discover and engage new audience and get new inspiration. There is an untapped potential for smaller players, independent content creators and artists to boost their efficiency, decision-making and output thanks to AI tools that will be the focus of this panel discussion.
Main Stage
Date
Speakers
Content
Location
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
19
November
Martin Smith
05:35 AM - 08:00 AM 2h 25Room B3
Each template in our ever growing studio library can be added and moved around .
Hall 1, Building A, Golden Street, Southafrica
Date
Session
Content
Location
30
June
Women Innovating Education
9:15 PM – 9:40 PMLearning innovation became even more relevant during the pandemic, so tune in when Iuliia Shnai - Teacher, Founder of Marble, and Ecosystem builder from Finland, explains how education technology is developing new solutions to foster the knowledge of soft skills.
Track 2
30
June
Investor Pitch Part II
10:00 AM - 11:00 PMWatch the startups pitch again with an improved pitch after the feedback they had on Monday's Investor Pitch Session. The best startup will be elected the winner of Creative Business Investor Pitch by four prestiguous international investors, Torsten, Stefan Alsson, Jesper Lilledal, Chioma Ogbudimkpa, Rosa Monge, and Otho Kerr.
Track 1
30
June
Smart Fashion
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMThe fashion sector is undergoing a revolution. From gaming and music culture to connected apparel, new technologies are influencing how we define fashion. A variety of projects with significant investments are being launched in the EU to create new standards for the textile industry, and recycling is a rapidly growing sector. With the development of Spinning Jenny over 250 years ago, fashion was at the forefront of innovation. In the fast-changing world of today where business models are built around user communities, sustainability, and digitalization fashion struggle to keep up with a new reality. Disruptive cross collaborations between industry sectors and the development of e-commerce, AR/VR dressing rooms to temperature-changing smart materials and beyond, will all have a massive impact on the fashion industry. In the Smart Fashion panel talk, we will take a deep dive into the growth of the fashion industry and where technology is heading next.
Track 2
30
June
Crowdfunding, Digital Fundraising for CCS
11:15 AM - 12:00 PMDiscover the mechanisms for crowdfunding reinforcing the CCI. Highlight the transversality of crowdfunding in combination with other areas such as ESIF or other traditional fundraising tools in specific areas, as culture, design, social innovation or sustainability. We will lay the foundations of what it is to finance "collectively", unpacking the mechanisms linked to crowdfunding, existing uses and typologies that serve to finance projects in CCS, and a specific focus on initiatives working in sustainability and positive impact. At the same time we will build a general overview and set different criteria to access crowdfunding platforms and their differences.
Track 2
30
June
New Ways of Consuming Music
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMThey say we’ve entered the digital age and that this affects all aspects of our lives. But how are all these new technological advances affecting the way we use and consume music. In this session we’ll take a look at new ways of consuming music and how the music industry is evolving with niche markets and new platforms.
Track 1
30
June
Mindscapes: Cultural Understandings of International Mental Health
12:00 AM - 13:15 PMFor many years, the creative arts have been used in therapy for those recovering from mental illness. This session will be framed around Mindscapes: Wellcome’s international cultural programme that aims to support a transformation in how we understand, address and talk about mental health. It brings together culture, communities, policy and research, and is informed and inspired by our organisation’s existing mental health work.
Track 2
30
June
Santander Universidad's Adriana Tortajada: A Talk on Latin American and women's entrepreneurship
12:30 AM - 13:10 PMWe had a chat with Adriana Tortajada, Global Entrepreneurship Director at Santander Universidades. We came around many areas of the startup environments Santander supports globally, and also how women's entrepreneurship is more important than ever, and whether having four older brothers is an advantage to a female founder in a male dominated tech and capital world.
Track 1
30
June
Mercedes - Benz: How to design a corporate startup program
13:15 AM - 14:00 PMLearn some of the do’s, don’ts and important considerations when running and designing a corporate startup program. The session will hold value for both the players aiming to design or optimize a program but also to startups trying to identify the right program and prepare accordingly.
Track 2
30
June
Stephanie Bailes - Talk with Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning
1:30 PM – 2:00 PMDiscover the importance of creativity to workforce development and entrepreneurship in the age of AI, robotics, and rapidly intersecting disciplines with Stephanie Bailes, President and Executive Director of the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention.
Track 1
30
June
Creative Business Cup Global Finals & Awards Show
14:00 PM – 16:00 PMWe find the global winners of Creative Business Cup 2020 and 2021. It's been one long ride for all the startups participating in this and last year's Creative Business Cup. With contestants from more than 80 countries, most corners of the world are represented in this annual competition. Watch the top 5 pitches from both years, and when we announce who are the stellar creative startups taking home these prestiguous titles.
Track 1
Date
Session
Content
Location
28
June
Arrival & Registration
09:00 AM – 10:00 AMDoors open for day 2
28
June
Welcome
10:00 AM – 11:15 AMSpeakers
- Lasser Marker, Partner, Why Consulting ApS
- Lene Dammand Lund, Rector at Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation
- Jens-Kristian Lütken, Mayor for Employment and Integration (V)
- Majken Kalhave, Director, Creative Denmark
Welcome back and announcement of the semifinalists of the Creative Business Cup Global Finals 2022, who'll pitch to the global jury and public.
Track 2
28
June
The Future of Entrepreneurs in Ukraine
11:15 AM – 12:15 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Jens Nymand Christensen, Senior Adviser, Creative Business Network
- Volodymyr Vorobey, PPV Knowledge Networks, Swedish Institute
- Mr Mykhailo Vydoinyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Denmark
- Tiffany Norwood, OneUkraine
- Olga Zaporozhets, Swedish Institute
- Christian Diemer, House of Europe
The current situation in Ukraine is a hot topic and all over the media, but barely anything is mentioned about its major effect on the startup ecosystem. Hear the Ambassador of Ukraine to Denmark give a statement as well as a speech from the Director of House of Europe about the orange economy in Ukraine. Volodymyr Vorobey will analyse the Ukrainian creative economy over the past years, the war's impact on it and a view into the future. All this will be rounded of by a panel discussion of Ukrainian entrepreneurial women, a statement of Tiffany Norwood about OneUkraine, and finally we will honour startup founder Denys Antipov, who to our deepest regret, lost his life in the war.
Main Stage
28
June
Destination Sustainability
11:30 AM - 12:00 AMSpeakers
- Pil Krogh Tygesen, Head of Sustainability, Wonderful Copenhagen
Pil Krogh Tygesen is head of sustainability at Wonderful Copenhagen working to make Copenhagen the most sustainable destination in the world.
Track 4
28
June
Tourban Investor Pitch
12:00 PM - 16:00 PMPanel
- Claus Hyttel Skrubbeltrang, Experienced Executive Investment Manager
- Per Beck Hansen, Project Manager, Wonderful Copenhagen
- Brian Marrinan, Team ABC
- Steen Damkier, Country Manager Denmark, Barona
- Indrek Peenmaa, Co-founder, Tour Operator Nordic Experience
The SME's of the Tourban - The Sustainable Urban Tourism Acceleration Programme will pitch to the expert panel.
Track 4
28
June
Arts & Health
11:30 PM - 12:00 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tchjerning, CEO & Founder, Creative Business Network
- Nils Fietje, World Health Organization
According to WHO art can help us to emotionally navigate the journey of battling an illness or injury, to process difficult emotions in times of emergency and trauma and even to physically recover more quickly from injury or disease. The creation and enjoyment of the arts helps promote holistic wellness and can be a motivating factor in recovery. By joining this panel discussion, you will be introduced to the topic and get to learn more about how art can benefit our health.
Track 3
28
June
Arts & Health - The European Perspective
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tchjerning, CEO & Founder, Creative Business Network
- Pernille Weiss, European Parliament
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Track 3
28
June
No-Code: Digital Superpowers without a Line of Code
11:30 PM - 12:00 PMSpeakers
- Søren Højland Boesen, Managing Partner, Kvalifik
In recent years, a large number of tools have come along that have revolutionized the way software is developed. It no longer requires an army of developers to create a web platform, automate a process, or build a chatbot. Tools like Glide, Webflow, Integromat and Bubble make it possible to build digital solutions without writing a line of code. It makes it faster to go from idea to idea than ever before. What are the possibilities and limitations of the new tools? Can they be used for ready-made production solutions? How do you get started? These are some of the questions you will get answered in this talk by Søren Boesen, the managing partner at Kvalifik.
Aud 5.
28
June
Music as a Business
12:45 PM - 13:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Niels Mosumgaard, Musikindustriens Netværk
- Elise Hessevik/BUZZ Foundation, Bergen, Norway
- Cecilie Karpinski, A&R/founder, Sorbet Music
- Jesper Mardahl, Managing Director, Promus
Music is maybe the strongest denominator for us all. It’s the soundtrack of our lives, it’s a major part of our identity and social clue, and we can enjoy music both individually and socially. And we all have our own preferences. But music is also a business. It’s a very sophisticated value-chain with a large crowd of stakeholders – from emerging artists to international major recording companies and live entertainment. At this panel we will discuss these challenges and present a best-case-practice from the BUZZ Foundation in Norway. Presented by Musikindustriens Netværk and Promus – the music community of Aarhus
Aud. 6
28
June
Keynote by Magnus Scheving
12:45 PM - 13:30 PMSpeakers
- Magnus Scheving, Entrepreneur & CEO & Co-Founder, LazyTown Entertainment
Main Stage
28
June
Smile Until You Have Teeth
12:45 PM - 13:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Simona Simulyte, Founder, ChangeMakers'ON
- Sevay Ipek Aydin, Izmir University of Economics
- Toni Attard, Culture Venture
It takes thick skin to drive a startup. The secret is the 7 skills to become a resilient business. Moderator Simona Simulyte will explain resilience from a fun perspective, sharing absurd situations that opened her mind and give inspiration and insights.
Aud 5.
28
June
How Immersive Technologies Can Enhance the Future of Experience
13:45 PM - 14:30 PMSpeakers
- Katrine Konyher, Khora
We are facing a new digital future where we talk about a "metaverse" or a spatial internet that will use AR and VR technologies to give us more vivid and engaging experiences. How can we advance the way we convey and what opportunities does it give us in the future to make art and culture more accessible and less physical. In this talk, VR/AR expert Katrine Konyher from Khora will give an insight into the future we are facing and what possibilities this new future offers culture and art. Katrine will show examples of existing cases where VR or AR is already being used to create innovative immersive experiences.
Aud. 5
28
June
Creative Business Investor Pitch
13:45 PM - 14:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Melisa Itmec, EGIAD Melekleri
- Moderator: David Richards, Imnergy
- Magnus Scheving, LazyTown Entertainment
- Tiffany Norwood, SimWin Sports
- Vattan PS, Founderly
- Andrei Korobeinik, Member Of Parliament
- Peter Lazou, SportScientia
- Ana Maria Palacio Calle, Colombian Embassy
- Guillaume Therien, Triptyq Capital
- Søren Stenderup, Anglo Nordic Investments
Creative Business Investor Pitch is a dedicated session during Creative Business Cup Global Finals where we bring the finest creative startups and most suitable investors together. The event provides the creative entrepreneurs with the opportunity to pitch in front of international investors and find potential external investment. The jury consists of diversified international investors who have extensive experience investing in startups and creative businesses. Join us for a panel debate and a talk followed by the pitching. The top 5 startups will be invited to pitch their ideas and concepts in front of a group of international investors
Main Stage
28
June
Community Building
13:45 PM - 14:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Daiva Naldal, Owner, DNST
- Zina Laura Bosse, Community & Lab Manager fra PropTech Denmark
- Stine Moeslund Sivertsen, NIRAS Green Tech Hub (STMS)
- Anette Nørgaard, Visma Dinero
Building a community around your startup is your business' point of difference and how you engage with them is crucial. A good and healthy community shares the same values with your business and can be a driving force when it comes to growth. The people behind you community are the ones who are lifting you products and services and they are your unofficially marketing team and investors. Building a community is a good thing to do but it can be difficult to build if don't have the correct tools which you can learn more about by joining the panel in this session.
Aud. 6
28
June
Impact Investing
15:00 PM - 15:45 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Sofija Bogeva, SmartUp Social Innovation Lab
- Vattan PS, Founderly
- Michael Wiatr, Antler
- Ana Andonovska, Maersk Drilling
Impact Investment are made to generate positive measurable, social and environmental impact alongside a financial return. It provides capital to address the world’s most pressing challenges in sectors such as sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, conservation, microfinance, and affordable and accessible basic services including housing, healthcare, and education. Impact Investment can be a good idea to gain knowledge about which is why our panel of experts will be ready to answer questions about the topic.
Aud. 5
28
June
Social Impact
15:00 PM - 15:45 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Eva Riedel, Hellebro
- Emanuele Musa, Babele & Level-Up
- Elin Ferm, NORM
- Christopher Klüter, HackYourFuture
- Carlos Mancilla, Social Growing
How do make a Social Impact as a startup company? Learn how when experts in making Social Impact will discuss how to create the tools that ensure the creation, development and scaling of new social impact solutions.
Track 3
28
June
Creative Economy for Sustainable Development
15:00 AM - 15:45 AMSpeakers
- Moderator: Rasmus Wiinstedt Tschjerning
- Matias Moya, Photio
- Simone Leomanni, WeSolve
- Karl Pärtel, Raiku
The concept Creative Economy is evolving within the creative industries though it does not have a single definition. The creative industry is the mother source for the Creative Economy which is also an important source of commercial and cultural value. In these times sustainability is on everyones libs, especially within the creative industries, that controls the creative economy. Today, there are many ways to develop sustainable solutions but there is always something to discuss and learn when it comes to sustainable development within the Creative Economy.
Main Stage
28
June
Award Show
16:15 PM - 17:30 PMSpeakers
- Moderator: Lasse Marker, Partner, Why Consulting
Main Stage
28
June
New Design & Architecture
11:00 AM - 17:00 PMThe graduating students from the Royal Danish Academy of Design, Architecture & Conservation show off their designs for their exams!
Design & Architecture Exhibition
28
June