2023 Keynote Speakers
President of Iceland
US Ambassador to Iceland
Founder and Investor
Founder and Expert on AI
Founder, CEO Smart Data and QuickLookup
Partner and Board Director, Deloitte Iceland
Founding Partner, Beholden Ventures
Co-Founder and CEO, Overtune
Co-Founder and CEO, 6Degrees
Founder, Investor and Venture Trailblazer
Chief Executive Officer at Nýsköpunarsjóður
Founder and CEO, LearnCove
Founder and Investor
Founder and Investor
Co Founder of Smitten
CEO of Travelshift
Creative Director and Serial Entrepreneur
Co-Founder and CEO/CFO of OPEN
Co-Founder at Oculis & RetinaRisk
What is Startup Iceland?
Our agenda is to build an antifragile entrepreneurial ecosystem through best practice tools,resources and advice for Iceland.
How do we build sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems?
We are sure every country, city and town is asking this question given the devastation the financial crisis of 2008 and COVID pandemic has left on the world economies. History has shown that founders and entrepreneurs are builders and creators of valuable resources for their communities. Small entrepreneurial companies create more productive jobs than large companies, and productive jobs are the economic engine of every society.
With that background we asked ourselves, are there best practices, methods and learning strategies that we could apply in our community here in Iceland?
We at Techstars believe that people should be able to build their global businesses from where ever they live.
Mark Solon
Managing Partner Techstars
Startup Iceland 2023, June 1st
Who make this happen?
Platinum sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Silver sponsors
Partners
Reykjavík, Iceland
Known for its vibrant nightlife, Reykjavík is a melting point of ideas, art and innovation, drawing
inspiration from both sides of the Atlantic.
Harpa Center
A crystalline marvel by the harbour, Harpa is an award wining music and conference hall designed by
Icelandic-Danish artist Ólafur Elíasson.