"How can we tackle climate change with public data?This summit takes on the world’s greatest challenge by leveraging one of our biggest, most promising, but also most under-utilised resources: The world’s vast troves of public data.Public data is data produced by society and held by the government about everything from mobility, environment, public spending, consumption […]

"Explore how technology can build trust just as well as it can undermine it!Meet speakers, experts, and solution creators to discuss how we can use technology for us instead of against us.The Nordics are highly digitised and generally law-abiding. We trust our neighbours, our systems, our states, and most of our politicians. This gives us […]

"In pursuit of the ideal commuteEven as the world changes, with the climate crisis and emerging transformative technologies, humans will continue to commute regularly in urban environments. As the urban population grows and the density thickens, so does the complexity of improving urban mobility. How to design the ideal commute for the city, the community […]

"Open-Source Environmental Tech Solutions Looking Forward!Explore the culture of the Whole Earth Catalogue; a pre-internet publication that captured the early tech utopianism in the 1960s, and how its values are being embedded into COACT, a new impact-tech incubator based in the hills outside Barcelona. Focusing on human-centred, environmentally sound, and open-source tech innovation, we will […]

"How can we ensure ethical utilisation of AI?Artificial intelligence is not possible without data – the raw material of our present and future algorithms. This proliferation of big data drives rapid research, innovation and huge investments in machine learning, data mining and neural network applications. However, these developments raise some acute questions on ethics and utilisation of AI in a […]

"Co-creation for a Healthy HealthcareHave you ever wondered why is it that now we live longer, yet half of all adults suffer from a chronic condition? Across the world, today’s biggest killers are chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, neurological or mental health disorders. On top of that, healthcare costs increase faster than national GDP […]

"Uncover the Contradictions of Tech and Self-careCan digital self-care technology radically improve the outcomes of traditional mental health techniques?  Do self-care apps democratise or stratify access to self-care at a time when we have more agency through technological means? Are these digital wellness products merely a quick-fix preventing us from seeking more meaningful and intensive […]

"Explore How The Nordic Countries Can Lead a New Narrative for TechnologyIn the global narrative on how to approach technology and data, two main characters dominate the story. In one corner, we have the East, with China in the forefront, using technology and data for control – collecting vast amounts of data for managing society.  […]

"The Future of Media is Intriguing!People keep saying that young people aren’t engaged in the news anymore — that they aren’t reading anymore. This couldn’t be farther from the truth. Today’s generations of readers are turning to platforms and formats that better fit their needs for media consumption. Short. Visual. Simple. Fun. And most importantly […]

"Technology has the potential to lift people out of poverty, propel rights of expression, drive economic growth, and facilitate sustainability. Yet, while technology contributes to defining the winners and losers of tomorrow, it also risks enhancing inequality between countries, regions and individuals. Technology and social media can also be used to propagate hatred and misinformation, […]

"Applications of today are made with heterogeneous component but runs in a homogeneous environment - How can that be done and can we do all that on a single IBM i? Of cause !!We will cover Microservices in Node.js, spring boot and Multithreaded RPG. Google integration using oAuth2 and redis. Everything runs with Nginx as […]

"Gain insights from the best and brightest minds in CX, with talks and networking hosted by Dixa.Mark our words – the way brands and customers interact will look more and more like the way we talk to friends. Why? It turns out it’s just good for business. Want to see for yourself? Come join us […]

"In a fast-paced world of emerging technologies, its hard to keep up with the truly game-changing ones.We have asked Danish tech guru and master reporter, Henrik Føhns, to help us pick some of the most impressive technologies, we are seeing these years. In this hour, you’ll meet the makers and see a demos of technologies, you […]

"Welcome to the Global AI Night on 5 Sept 2019Skåne Azure User Group (#AzureSkane on social media) is hosting this event alongside 87 other locations globally.https://global.ainights.com/This is a great opportunity to build or extend your knowledge about AI, Machine Learning, Cognitive services and more.We will have a short Global AI Keynote follwed by 2 sessions […]

"We’re facing key dilemmas in tech progress – is art part of the solution?Marko Ahtisaari (FIN) joins Techfestival to shine a light on the symbiotic love affair between arts and technology. Marko is the Artistic Director of the Helsinki Festival, the largest multi-arts festival in the Nordics.A Finnish technology entrepreneur, designer and musician, Marko has been CEO and co-founder […]

"Meredith Whittaker is a Distinguished Research Scientist at New York University, Co-founder and Co-director of the AI Now Institute, a leading campus institute dedicated to researching the social implications of artificial intelligence and related technologies, and the founder of Google’s Open Research group. She has over a decade of experience working in the tech industry and leading product […]

"Explore the Ins and Outs of Ruby!Get to know the Ruby programming language – beginner-friendly and powerful. Connect with Ruby enthusiasts from the region at Techfestival to A prepared talk by Martin Stein contextualizes Ruby usage.Speakers: Martin SteinMartin is a “Biodiversity Rubyist” at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, and we’ve invited him to share something […]

"How can we make academics, businesses and investors speak the same language?Businesses are facing complex problems that researchers could help answer. Researchers have a lot of knowledge that could make businesses thrive. The problem is that academics often speak in ways that businesses can’t understand and vice versa. Furthermore, the two operate in different time […]

"The Future of Food is Open-Source!To feed the ever-growing population of the world in a fully responsible way, the combination of food and technology should be embraced with the right principles. We want to establish a decentralised food system, that uses the power of technology to make local production of healthy, sustainable and great tasting […]

"Time to Take Risks… and Fuck upFuckup Nights is a global movement and event series for sharing professional fail stories: The business crash-and-burn, the partnership gone sour, the product being recalled, we share it all. The Techfestival x Fuckup Nights edition is exclusively devoted to the stories of women in Tech. With women taking the […]