Kick-off
3 June 2025 

Join the official welcoming of the Next Generation Digital Action – involving 120+ university students and entrepreneurs from Denmark, Korea, India, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, US, Colombia and Mexico part of Digital Tech Summit 2025.

This virtual session offers insights into the program and a line-up of short inspirational talks from our partners.

2025 Program (CEST)

15:00 
Welcome & introduction to Next Generation Digital Action 2025 
Marie Louise Pollmann-Larsen, Team lead – DTU Skylab  

15:20 
Digital Tech Summit 2024 – Where innovation meets opportunity 
Mark Riis, Head of Innovation, DTU Compute & Co-founder, Digital Tech Summi – Digital Tech Summit

15:27 
Supporting global exchange and foster innovation among young leaders
Cecilie Rude, Capacity Development Advisor – Danida Fellowship Centre

15:35 
Powered by universities and international partner
Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen, Senior Vice President – DTU 

15:40 
Perspectives & advice from alumni’s of Next Generation Digital Action 2024

Chido Fungai Dzinotyiwei, Co-Founder of Vambo AI (South Africa)

Jing Luo, MSc. Student at DTU (Denmark)

Nandakumar E, CEO of ICCW at IIT Madras (India)

16:00 
Official session ends and participating students and entrepreneurs stay tuned for your deep-dive sessions


Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen

Senior Vice President

DTU


Cecilie Holdt Rude

Capacity Development Advisor

Danida Fellowship Centre


Chido Fungai Dzinotyiwei

Alumni – Young Entrepreneurs

Next Generation Digital Action 2024

Jing Luo

Alumni – Young Academics

Next Generation Digital Action 2024

Mark August Riis

Head of Innovation, DTU Compute

Co-founder, Digital Tech Summit

Marie L. Pollmann-Larsen

Team Lead

DTU Skylab


Nandakumar E

CEO

ICCW – IIT Madras