Social
Impact

At TechBBQ, we aim to foster an environment where everyone’s unique background and perspectives are embraced, creating a space of support, inspiration, and shared stories. Join us in promoting diversity & inclusion and social causes to create a positive impact together!

TechBBQueer

During our last year's event, our colleague Asmus Sebastian Kobbernagel, overheard some of our speakers talking about the need for more activities targeted specifically to the queer community. As a member of the community, he was instantly inspired to take action.

Thanks to amazing enthusiasm from the TechBBQ team and speakers, we managed to organize the first TechBBQueer in the form of a pop-up in under 6 hours! One of the first safe spaces where queer founders, talents, and allies could come together and share ideas and experiences in a predominantly cis-male-dominated field.

Last year, we created a popup stand and a garden session to celebrate the successes of the queer community and shared stories to inspire and support each other.

Diverse Founder & Investor Meet-up

This year, we hosted a Diverse Founder & Investor Meet-up, with the aim of curating a designated space for these groups to network, connect, and inspire one another. At the heart of this initiative lay the mission to empower diverse founders with investment opportunities. We were thrilled to have hosted a garden session that aimed to connect underrepresented founders during our recent event. We were excited to have brought the community together and created a platform where female entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds could connect, network, and thrive.

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Mental Health Track

Our stage program was also filled with different sessions that were focused on various aspects of diversity and inclusion. You can check out our stage program below!

Program on Stage

Program picks:
Our stage program was also filled with different sessions that were focused on different aspects of diversity and inclusion.

Beyond Gender: The Conversations We're Not Having

Moderator

Jessie
Scheepers

Belonging & Impact Lead
at Pleo

Beaux
Miebach

Inclusion & Belonging Lead
at Tiimo

Claire Bøje
Loundens

Co-founder and Circular Economy Consultant
at the Ballroom Association of Denmark (NGO)

Linus
Dahg

Managing Partner
at Inventure

Check-Writers & Changemakers: Europe's Gendered VC Landscape

Moderator

Kinga
Stanislawska

Founder
at European Women in VC

Thomas
Kristensen

Partner
at LGT Capital Partners

Marjut
Falkstedt

Chief Executive
at EIF

Erik
Balck Sørensen

CIO
at Export & Investment Fund of Denmark

Queering VC: LGBTQ+ Founders and the Startup Ecosystem

Moderator

Anisah
Osman Britton

Sifted & Brown Bodies
at Startup Life Reporter & Founder

Christian
Tooley

CEO / Venture Expert
at i³ investing / Bain & Co.

The CEO Transition: From impossible to inevitable

Moderator

Savannah
Peterson

Founder & Chief Unicorn
at Savvy Millennial

Jacob
Hansen

Co-Founder and Board Membert
at Cobalt Labs

How a Smart Vibrator is changing the Science of Pleasure

Moderator

Anna
Lee

Co-Founder, Head of Engineering
at Lioness

Inclusive Dating + Building Business from Ukraine: Jake Vygnan

Moderator

Nick
Huber

Content strategist and journalist
at Nick Huber Media 72 Ltd

Jake
Vygnan

Co-founder & COO
at Taimi (fully inclusive LGBTQ+ dating app)

The Role of Personalized Mental Health in Solving Global Challenges

Moderator

Miriam
Tahir

Mental Health Counsellor
at Independent

Tiffany
Boswell

Founder & CEO
at Meela

Overlooked Sectors, Regions & Founders:
Blindspot Investing as the Land of Opportunity

Moderator

Sara
Resvik

CEO & Partner
at BackingMinds

Bettine
Schmitz

Founding Partner
at Auxxo

Ekaterina
Gianelli

Venture Partner
at Inventure

Women's Health Data:
No Longer Minding the Gap

Moderator

Anna
Lee

Co-Founder, Head of Engineering
at Lioness

Nader
Al Salim

Founder & CEO
at Gaia Family

Cecilie
Hvidberg Jakobsen

CEO & Founder
at wawa fertility

Social Impact Team

Asmus Kobbernagel

Executive Personal Assistant
ask@techbbq.org

Kay Michelsen

Head of Program

Tansu Kjerimi

tkj@techbbq.org

Vera Liscinska

Marketing Manager
vli@techbbq.org