Speakers

Tuesday 27th of March, 13.30, live streaming from Aalborg location

Keynote: The Unique Potential

Keynote speakers: Baisikeli – a social economic company

Baisikeli is a story about creating development through business. Baisikeli is a fast growing company within bike rental and production with a social economic perspective, which improves lives for many people in Tanzania and Sierra Leone - not through philanthropy, but through an innovative business model.

Baisikeli founder Niels Bonefeld and co-founder Henrik Smedegaard will inspire you by telling their story of building Baisikeli.

Niels Bonefeld, Idealist of Baisikeli

Henrik Smedegaard, Co-idealist of Basikeli

Wednesday 28th of March. 13.30, live streaming from Copenhagen location

Keynote: Where is the value?
Keynote speaker: Martin Bjerregaard, Rainmaking.dk

Rainmaking is a ”company factory” who launch start ups, build them into solid businesses, and eventually exit them.

Rainmaking started out in 2006, and have so far launched 15 start ups. Two of them have been exited to a large capital fund, providing Rainmaking with a foundation to invest in more ideas and projects. Today, the portfolio is 10 companies with a total of 80 employees in offices in Copenhagen and London.

Since 2010 Martin has been dedicated to his brainchild www.betternow.org – and spent some evening time on writing a book about how to build a wildly successful startup while living a happy and balanced life, check it out at www.winningwithoutlosing.com.

Martin Bjerregaard's keynote will help you verify your business idea.

Thursday 29th of March, 13.30, live streaming from Aalborg location

Keynote: The good social economic business model

Keynote speaker:  Nathan Greidanus, assistant professor, University of Manitoba, Canada.

Professor Greidanus’ research and teaching is motivated by the desire to increase societal well-being through sustainable economic development. His research interests intersect the broad areas of entrepreneurship, international business strategy and sustainable development.

Professor Greidanus’ professional experience includes working in the investment banking industry, owning and managing two franchises, and running his own business development consulting company. This includes developing a comprehensive business case, which resulted in the establishment of the National Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems.

Nathan currently maintains a minority ownership position in an engineering technology startup (Pontis Energy inc.). Nathan has also spent a year as a volunteer in Costa Rica and Nicaragua and holds both Canadian and Dutch citizenship.

Nathan will inspire you to look at your business concept to make sure you have a social economic and sustainable business idea and model.