Tue, September 14 

11:30am – 12:30pm CEST 

How are cultural and creative industries reshaping the way we approach calamities, risk, and uncertainty, positively impacting society?  

Within the framework of the Creative Forum, organized by the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2021, on Tuesday 14 September from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. we will host a webinar presenting startups highlighting relevant social issues. 

By participating in the event you will have the chance to listen to a keynote speech and learn from several change-making case histories. 

Speakers 

Rasmus Wiinstedt Tscherning, Director at Creative Business Network 

Francis Obanijesu, Founder and CEO at The Ligthning Artz (Nigeria) 

Isabella Oriani, Founder and CEO at TAI / SafariSeat – Safari Seat 

Chris Richmond Nzi, Founder and CEO at Mygrants 

Bios 

Chris Richmond Nzi (Mygrants) – Graduated in International Rights and Diplomacy. From 2010 to 2015 he worked as Strategic Intelligence Analyst for Frontex and as Inspector and then Commissioner for EASO (European Asylum Support Office). As of 2017 he is Founder and CEO of Mygrants, as well as being on the Advisory Board of MUG and Associate Member of ActionAid Italia. 

CROWDFUNDING WORKSHOP

The global crowdfunding market size is expected to double up from $12.27bn in 2020 to $25.8bn within the next 6 years. That this will skyrocket, can’t surprise anyone, unless they have been living under a rock. Especially with the social media connectedness of today, engaging a worldwide audience to back you has never been easier. 

But is this solution the right one for everyone? In this workshop, we have Regional Development Manager, Mauricio O’Brien from the European Crowdfunding team with us to learn more about the topic. Also joining are is Sine Linderstrøm, Subject Leader, Startups & Entrepreneurship, Confederation of Danish Industry, Nicolai Jæpelt, Head of Crowdfunding, COOP, Rikke Nielsen, Project Manager, IDA Crowdfunding, and last but not least. Robin Gonzalez Kristensen from the startup ARYZE raised an astonishing  DKK 5.8 million in a hybrid 1 to 5 equity / STO token issuance. The funding round was 29% oversubscribed, and ARYZE is breaking the record as the fastest funding ever closed on the Danish Investor´s Network, KEYSTONES.

During this two-hour workshop, we will guide you through the do’s and don’t’s, the opportunities, and the obstacles.

STARTUP CASE: ARYZE 

SPEAKERS:
Mauricio O’Brien,
Regional Development Manager, European Crowdfunding
Nicolai Jæpelt,
Head of Crowdfunding, COOP
Rikke Nielsen,
Project Manager, IDA Crowdfunding
Sine Linderstrøm,
Subject Leader, Startups & Entrepreneurship, Confederation of Danish Industry, DI 

BANK FACILITY SCHEME WORKSHOP W. VÆKSTFONDEN

It’s that easy, right? All startups can just flock to the bank and get all the loans they want, anytime. Unfortunately, it is not that simple. Bank loans are never that that simple. 

Luckily, we have engaged Senior Portfolio Manager, Trine Løve Dahl Hede from Vaekstfonden, to come guide us through the different loan types and solutions startups and SMV’s have, and furthermore, to share some insights on how to assess if your startup is ready to take a loan. 

Vaekstfonden is an institution that In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, discover and develop the companies that Denmark just cannot afford to miss out on, and since 1992, Vaekstfonden has financed more than 10.000 companies for more than DKK 33.8 billion. 

Trine Løve Dahl Hede, Senior Porfolio Manager, Vækstfonden

CORPORATE VENTURE PARTNERSHIPS

In this workshop on open innovation partnerships with big corporations, we have invited now the Managing Director of Activ8, Lynn Yap, who for many years was in charge of this area for adidas, helping small companies building and developing their strategy.  Also stopping by to share some knowledge, is Henrik Røssel, Head of Alfa Laval Innovation House Copenhagen & Senior Project Manager, Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S, and strategic marketing leader, business advisor, and former Head of Ideas at LEGO, Daiva Naldal. 

We are really looking forward to inviting you in for this workshop to learn about the opportunities of partnering up with big and established corporations. And do take advantage of this unique access to high ranking professional profiles, that are ready to answer all your questions. Come prepared to get the most out of this one.  

SPEAKERS:

Lynn Yap,
Managing Director of Activ8, Former Director, Brand Strategy Finance of adidas
Daiva Naldal,
Business & Product development, Former Head of Ideas at LEGO
Henrik Røssel,
Head of Alfa Laval Innovation House Copenhagen
& Senior Project Manager, Alfa Laval Copenhagen A/S

It is great to get an investor on board, but what if you find out during your journey, that the investor is steering in a completely different direction than what you had planned, or what you had mutually agreed, or what if you are just not compatible as individuals? Strategic Business Architect, investor and Global Board Member of EO/Entrepreneurs’ Organization, Gilberto Crombre visits us for a workshop focused on the ethical side of investments and collaboration. With us, we also have Creative Business Cup Denmark 2020 participant and FlowRobe Founder Simon Tykgaard to share his own experiences. The workshop is created in partnership with the Green Tech startup AXUM. 

STARTUP CASE: FlowRobe

SPEAKER:
Gilberto Crombre,
Strategic Business Architect, EO 

In this workshop, we touch upon a topic that rarely is mentioned, but which we find not just interesting, but also extremely important. Why is it so hard to make that first call to an investor? We have Dr Ilham Sebah, and Dr Ines Mendes, Juha Merinen tuning in for a talk to make us all understand better the psychological barriers we set for ourselves, why we do it and how to overcome them.

Dr. Ilham Sebah is a Post Doc. Resilience Researcher, Consultant and Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London, and have appeared as a speaker in House of Commons as well as TedX, with Google and for Soapbox Science. With her, she brings PhD and lecturer at Royal Holloway, University of London, Ines Mendes, and along with Jura Merinen, CEO, SMART Internationalization Oy and a sales strategist expert, we promise this workshop will contribute completely new, useful and hands-on tools for your toolkit.

SPEAKERS:
Juha Merinen, CEO, SMART Internationalization Oy
Dr. Ilham Sebah, Post Doc, Teaching Fellow at Royal Holloway, University of London
Dr Ines Ramos Sa Mendes, PhD, Lecturer  at Royal Holloway, University of London

In this workshop, the two authors of the peer–reviewed research paper Celebrity Investors and the Success of Crowdfunding Campaigns invites us in for a conversation about the impact of getting a celebrity on board. Their findings point at, that even in times of crisis, companies that are backed by celebrities, are not punished as hard by their customers, as those who are not. Of course, not everyone is so lucky, that they can just get a famous face to tag along, but luckily, there are other tricks too. One of these tricks is by subtly collaborating with rising stars, and we have invited Creative Business Cup Denmark 2021 participant Nikolaj, from NIKOLAJ STORM COPENHAGEN, who did exactly that, to come share his considerations with us.  

STARTUP STORY: Nikolaj Storm Copenhagen

SPEAKERS:
Arpita Agnihotri & Saurabh Bhattacharya

Thursday, October 7 

10:00am – 11:00am CEST 

Would you like to internationalize your business? Meet ambitious and innovative companies into this webinar on internationalization in Japan and South-East Asia. 

During the month of October 2021, we’re hosting a series of events focused on the different aspects of internationalization like the do’s and don’ts when entering a new market, legislation, business culture, work, and living conditions. These events are specifically designed for the needs of creative and innovative startups. We will go into depth on specific topics through active interaction between the participants and the experts.    

By attending this webinar you will: 

 – get inspiration about what you can achieve by going abroad; 

– connect with new markets and new stakeholders; 

– participate in the discussion and raise interest in your project; 

– find new opportunities for networking and cooperation. 

Thursday, October 21 

16:00am – 17:00am CEST 

Would you like to internationalize your business? Meet ambitious and innovative companies into this webinar on internationalization in the U.S.. 

During the month of October 2021, we’re hosting a series of events focused on the different aspects of internationalization like the do’s and don’ts when entering a new market, legislation, business culture, work, and living conditions. These events are specifically designed for the needs of creative and innovative startups. We will go into depth on specific topics through active interaction between the participants and the experts.    

By attending this webinar you will: 

 – get inspiration about what you can achieve by going abroad; 

– connect with new markets and new stakeholders; 

– participate in the discussion and raise interest in your project; 

– find new opportunities for networking and cooperation. 

Tuesday, October 26 

11:00am – 12:00am CEST 

Would you like to internationalize your business? Meet ambitious and innovative companies into this webinar on internationalization in India.  

During the month of October 2021, we’re hosting a series of events focused on the different aspects of internationalization like the do’s and don’ts when entering a new market, legislation, business culture, work, and living conditions. These events are specifically designed for the needs of creative and innovative startups. We will go into depth on specific topics through active interaction between the participants and the experts.    

By attending this webinar you will: 

 – get inspiration about what you can achieve by going abroad; 

– connect with new markets and new stakeholders; 

– participate in the discussion and raise interest in your project; 

– find new opportunities for networking and cooperation. 

Thursday, October 28

13:00am – 14:00am CEST

Would you like to internationalize your business? Meet ambitious and innovative companies into this webinar on internationalization in France.

During the month of October 2021, we’re hosting a series of events focused on the different aspects of internationalization like the do’s and don’ts when entering a new market, legislation, business culture, work, and living conditions. These events are specifically designed for the needs of creative and innovative startups. We will go into depth on specific topics through active interaction between the participants and the experts.

By attending this webinar you will:

– get inspiration about what you can achieve by going abroad;

– connect with new markets and new stakeholders;

– participate in the discussion and raise interest in your project;

– find new opportunities for networking and cooperation.