Network

Speakers & Jury

Meet our speakers and jury!

Meet our speakers and jury!

A worldwide network does not form itself. In order to support the entrepreneurs of tomorrow and to make a contribution to the future and society, creative minds and experts are needed. People with in-depth knowledge, a passion for the creative sector, with experience, who know what it means to be successful but also have to deal with defeats.

Get to know these bright minded people and experts of Creative Business Network. These people have seen, evaluated and supported hundreds of startups. They contribute to what we are today and what we have achieved over the years.

Please get to know the speakers and jury members.

Members

Jiří Ellinger

Ambassador, Embassy of Czechia

John Ampontuah kumah

Chief Executive Officer National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme Ghana Ghana

John Wali

CBC Kenya

Jon Gunnar Thordarson

CEO, Mussila ehf.

Jonathan Ortmans

President Global Entrepreneurship Week United Kingdom

Jordi Sellas i Ferres

Director Catalan Creative Industries Spain

Joseph Ogutu

Director of Strategy and Innovation Safaricom Kenya

Julian McGowan

Founder The Guild Group South Africa

Julie Virkus

Board & Advisory Manager, CVX Ventures

Kaja Kallas

Member European Parliament Estonia

Karim Sy

President Digital Africa France

Karine Storaker Braaten

Agency Lead Deloitte Digital Norway

Karolina E. Osipowska

Director, CORO Lab

Kathrine Fremming

XR Arts and Sustainability Lead, Khora Virtual Reality

Kati Uusi-Rauva

Director of Licensing Intl Nordics/AGMA

Kavita M. Shukal

Fenugreen Founder and CEO United States of America

Kei Hareyama

Founder and CEO Rock Climbing Partners Japan

Ken Arnold

Head of Cultural Partnerships at Wellcome

Kenneth Kruse Simonsen

Head of Logistics, Gyldendal

Kenneth Madsen

Former CEO of DXTR Labs

Kirstin Maskow

Green City Solutions

Kristina Svetanova

Founder of BLITAB

Kåre Wanscher

Lawyer and professional drummer NJORD Denmark

Lars Bastholm

Scandinavian Creative AI Summit

Lars Holm Nielsen

Director of the Confederation of Danish Industry

Lars Seier Christensen

CEO Seier Capital Denmark

Laura Callanan

Founding Partner

Lauri Eurén

General Manager of Columbia Road

Lilian Klages

Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg / Animationsinstitut

Lina Burghausen

At Mona Lina

Lisa Russell

Emmy winning filmmaker, Arts Curator and founder of Create2030

Liva Echwald

Founder & Head of Board of Female Founders of The Future

Liz Wald

Vice President International Indiegogo United States of America

Lone Ditmer

Marketing Manager at DANSK WILTON

Lotte Tisenkopfa-Iltnere

Co-Founder, MÁDARA Cosmetics

Louise Baunsgaard

Founder of Ertman.dk

Luis Salazar

Founder of Investa VB

Luka Lu

Managing Partner Capital Associates China

Līva Stūrmane

Board member of Creativity Lab

Maged Farrag

Creative and Managing Director at 5dVR