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Official Opening

Welcome to the official opening of Internet Week Denmark 2016 - a free event that is all about the internet and the digital economy’s increasing influence on our everyday lives.
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Day & Time:
Monday May 09
09:30 - 12:00
Price:
FREE
Seats left:
Free for all
Track:
Citizenship
Type:
Happenings
Language:
English
Organizer:
Internet Week Denmark
Contact Person:
Mai Skou Wihlborg
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Key take-aways

  • Get perspectives on digital business models
  • Try virtual reality
  • Learn how we shall compete and create growth in the new digital age

The official opening is filled with inspiration on the next wave of digital change. How shall we compete and create growth in the new digital age.

Programme

  • Welcome by Minister Troels Lund Poulsen
  • IWDK opening by Mayor Jacob Bundsgaard

  • Digital Cities - what’s next?, Bas Boorsma, Director of Internet of Everything, Cisco. 
    In his eight and half years at Cisco, Bas has earned a rich background as a leader in the arena of the Internet of Everything and as a ´smart city´ specialist in particular.

  • Perspectives on digital business models from
    Pernille Geneser, CIO Bestseller
    Marianne Bedsted, CEO Salling
    Jakob Høy Biegel, CEO Skatepro

  • Virtual Reality - be anywhere, now, Simon Lajboschitz, Khora VR & Janus Sandsgaard, Dansk Erhverv 

  • A social enterprise lifting people out of poverty through digital work, Leila Janah, founder of Sama Group. 
    Sama Group ("Sama" means equality in Sanskrit) is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of those living below the poverty line. Leila Janah is pouring her life into creating a more sustainable world. After all, her company has "equality" built into its name. 

  • Surprise-gadgets!

Simon Lajboschitz

Founder of Khora Virtual Reality
Simon is founder of Khora, that is a virtual reality company
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Troels Lund Poulsen

Medlem af Folketinget Venstre
Erhvervs- og vækstminister. Folketingsmedlem for Venstre i Hedensted-kredsen.
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Marianne Bedsted

Managing Director, Salling + Franchise Division in Dansk Supermarked (Starbucks, Carl´s Jr.)
Marianne kommer med et smittende drive og passion for ledelse, forretning og god service. Hun har en skarp tilgang til forretning og har ved flere lejligheder bevist, at hun kan skabe resultater i både politisk ledede organisationer og i store koncerner.
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Leila Janah

Founder of Sama Source and Co-founder and CEO of and Laxmi
Leila Janah is the Founder and CEO of Sama Source, Co-Founder and CEO of Laxmi, and an award-winning social entrepreneur. Her work focuses on bringing living-wage jobs to poor women and youth to reduce poverty and build better communities.
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Pernille Geneser

CIO at BESTSELLER
Pernille Geneser, CIO i modekoncernen Bestseller har udviklet et stykke skræddersyet software til den globale modevirksomhed i samarbejde med partneren John Scully. Hun gør op med den traditionelle indkøbsprocess ved brug af digitale midler - det er en indre revolution, de er i gang med at lave. Deres ambition er at rykke ved den etablerede struktur.
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Jacob Bundsgaard

Mayor of Aarhus
Jacob Bundsgaard is a Danish politician and is the current Mayor of Aarhus Municipality. He is a member of the Danish Social Democrats.
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Janus Sandsgaard

Fagchef for IT og Digitalisering
Janus Sandsgaard er uddannet cand.scient.adm og kom til Dansk Erhverv i 2013 med en lang og relevant erfaring på området fra sin tid som embedsmand i Økonomi- og indenrigsministeriet.
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Jakob Høy Biegel

CEO, SkatePro
Jakob Høy Biegel har passion for både skating og e-handel. I dag er han CEO hos SkatePro, og forretningen er vokset til at være en af Europas største online skaterbutikker
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Bas Boorsma

Director Internet of Everything & City Digitization, North Europe at Cisco
Bas Boorsma currently serves as the director Internet of Everything for the Northern European region at Cisco. In that capacity he leads a series of city engagements, leading the way on Internet of Things related innovations for, with and in cities.
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