9:00-9:30: Opening Panel: Welcome to the European Growth Pension Summit 

• Participants:
  • Michael Dithmer (Chairman of EIFO (Danish Sovereign Fund),
  • Merete Clausen (EIF Deputy CEO),
  • Jens Munch Holst (CEO, The Academic Pension Fund),
  • Kent Damsgaard (CEO, Insurance & Pension Denmark). 

• Moderator: Marianne Dahl  

• Description: How can European pension funds overcome structural and regulatory hurdles to become key drivers of innovation?

9:30-10:00: Greenlighting Capital – What Can Policymakers Do? 

• Participants:
  • Benny Engelbrecht (MEP, Social Democrats, Finance Committee),
  • Hans Andersen (MEP, Liberal Party, Finance Committee),
  • Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (MEP, Socialist People’s Party) 

• Moderator: Søren Pind (CEO Aktive Ejere) 

• Description: How do we unlock more risk capital in Denmark and what is the role of politics in that process?

10:00-10:45: Report Launch: Pension Funds and Financing European Innovation 

• Participants:
  • Yoram Wijngaarde (Founder Dealroom.co),
  • Laurent Samama (Partner – Jolt Capital),
  • Jeroen van Rumund (Lead Institutional Capital – Invest NL – Sovereign Fund Nederlands),
  • Leon Svejgaard Pedersen (Stride VC/ex – Managing Director, Head of Growth Equity Canada Pension Plan)

• Moderator: Anne Marie Kindberg (CEO Altinget)

• Description: 15 min presentation of the findings by Yoram, followed by a panel discussion about the report.

10:45-11.30: European Solutions: How Can Pension Funds Invest In Growth?

• Participants: 
  • Isobel Clarke (Director of Policy, BVCA – British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association)
  • Philippe Tibi  (Professor and founder of the Tibi Initiative in France)
  • Martin Bresson (Public Affairs Director at Invest Europe),
  • Søren Thinggaard Hansen (Senior Partner & Head of Private Equity Novo Holding, ex-Industri Pension)
• Moderator: Jimmy Fussing Nielsen (Partner, Heartcore Capital) 
  

• Description: What are the existing solutions for pension funds in Europe to direct more pension capital towards innovation? 

11:30-12:30: Lunch

12:30-13:00: Fireside Chat: VEO’s Growth Journey with Pension Capital 

• Participant: Henrik Teisbæk (Co-Founder and CEO, VEO) 

• Moderator: Anja Bach Eriksson (Former Vice-president ATP) 

• Description: What opportunities can long-term capital create, and why can pension-backed venture investments be a beneficial investment? 

13:00-13:30: Evaluating Venture Funds – A Pension Fund Playbook From Experienced VC Investors  

• Participants:
  • Ole Hauskov (Partner, DVK),
  • Bjarne Graven Larsen (Ex CIO at Ontario Teachers Pension Plan),
  • Rune Aaskov Ulbak (Partner at IPP Denmark)
    
• Moderator: Ulla Brockenhuus Schack (Founder & Managing Partner at Seed Capital) 
• Description: How can we equip European pension funds with a clear, practical framework to decide whether, and how to invest in growth capital?

13:30-13:44: Break

13:44-14:09: Becoming a European Innovation Powerhouse 

• Participants:
  • Daragh Brown (Senior Regional Representative, EIF),
  • Birgit Brück (VC Investment-/Fund Management, KfW Capital),
  • Benjamin Paternot (Founder & Managing Partner, Rockby; ex. Executive Director, Head of Funds Investments at BPI France)
• Moderator: Enni Rautio (Interim Head of Fund Investments at Tesi (FII))
• Description: How are sovereign wealth funds fueling Europe’s innovation agenda and balancing returns with strategic impact, and partnering with other institutional investors to help Europe become a global innovation powerhouse?

14:11-14:39: How Private Capital is Rethinking Venture

• Participants:
  • Stefan Rosenlund (Serial Founder & Limited Partner NIO),
  • Adrian Larsen (Partner, Aros Capital),
  • Erik Marthon Olsen (CEO, Laerdal Invest),
  • Thorbjørn Rønje (Co-Founder of Scaleup Finance & Bifrost Studios)
• Moderator: Francois Botha (Founder & CEO Simple)
• Description: Private capital investors take many paths into venture. In this fast-paced session, four investors share approaches, from in-house studios to funding managers and collaborative platforms, what worked, what they would change, and an open Q&A.

14:41-15.06: Dealflow to DPI: AI’s Impact on VC. 

• Participants:
  • Saeed Amidi (Founder & CEO Plug and Play),
  • Pegah Ebrahimi (Co-Founder & Managing Partner of FPV Ventures),
  • Pär-Jörgen Pärson (Partner at Northzone & co-founder of The Inner Foundation)
• Moderator: Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen (General Partner, Owl Ventures) 
• Description: AI is taking the world by storm. This panel brings together some of the best VCs exploring the sweeping impact on the VC ecosystem, from sourcing to DPI.

15:08-15:33: A Pension Fund’s Opportunities in Venture and Growth 

• Participants:
  • Peter Juhl Nielsen (Director, Industriens Pension),
  • Rune Gade Holm (Head of Private Markets, Pension Denmark),
  • Christian Motzfeldt (Chairman of The Social Capital Fund, Heartcore Capital, Ebbefos Holding A/S, Erhvervsfremmebestyrelsen) 
• Moderator: Anders Kaasgaard (Partner and CEO, FiftyFive Capital)
• Description: Exploring how pension funds choose sectors and investment opportunities, and whether areas like defencetech or cleantech are becoming more attractive.

15:35-16:02: The Current State of the Exit Market

• Participants:
  • Jonathan Seeg (Global Co-Head, BlackRock Private Equity Partners),
  • Adam Kostyal (President Nasdaq Stockholm Head Listings Europe),
  • Claus Gregersen (Adm. direktør i Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker & ex-CEO Carnegie Investment Bank)
• Moderator: Camilla Ley Valentin (EIFO boardmember and Co-Founder of Queue-It)
• Description: Provide LPs with insights on the evolving exit landscape and how it shapes venture and growth investing today.

16:00-Close: Networking!