Digital Resilience: Securing Technological Leadership

How can governments secure digital sovereignty while fostering innovation and collaboration?

Beyond GovTech is a high-level international summit driving digital governance, resilience, and cross-border collaboration.

Organised by Digital Hub Denmark with public and private partners, the 2025 edition builds on last year’s success in a globally inclusive format.

29-30 October 2025 · Copenhagen, Denmark
Beyond GovTech is proudly part of the Danish Presidency
of the Council of the European Union 2025
Beyond Govtech 2025

Beyond GovTech features talks, roundtable discussions, on-site visits and high-level networking opportunities to spark global collaboration and drive real change.

This invitation-only summit brings together senior representatives from the public sector, international organisations, and thought leaders to explore how digital technologies enhance governance and serve the needs of citizens.

Our Partners

Speakers

Caroline Stage Olsen

Minister for Digital Affairs
Denmark

Francesca Bria

Digital and Innovation Policy Expert

Valeriya Ionan

Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on Innovations, Digitalisation and Global Partnerships

Mette Lindstrøm Lage

Deputy Permanent Secretary and Head of the Digital Taskforce for Artificial Intelligence, Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs

Antonio Maria Tambato

Director of Innovation and Digital Transformation at AgID – the Agency for Digital Italy

Adam Lebech

Deputy Director General,
Danish Agency for Digital Government

Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard

Tech Ambassador
Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ben Brake

Former Director General for Digital and Data Policy, German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport

Nicolaj Geller Christensen

CEO, Digital Hub Denmark

Andreas Espersen

Director of Digitalisation Policy, Confederation of Danish Industry

Abenezer Feleke

Digital Strategic Communications Advisor, Africa Advisory, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Morten Meyerhoff

eGov Advisor at UN University

Mie Elmkvist Schneider

VP Sales & Customer Success for EMEA & LATAM at Queue-it

Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Netcompany

David Schjerlund

Global Director for Export, Innovation and Global Public Affairs at the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Nikolaj Juncher Wædegaard

SVP at Danish Chamber of Commerce

Catherine Nikolovski

Executive Director at Civic Software Foundation

Dr. Tanya Filer

PhD, CEO, StateUp, Editor-in-Chief, Cambridge Forum on Tech and Global Affairs

Magnus Enzell

Senior Advisor for Digital Government, the Swedish Ministry of Finance

Michał Kobosko

Member of the European Parliament, Poland

Mark Elliott

Head of CivTech Division, Scottish Government

Michael Vognsen Nielsen

Principal at Netcompany

Katrine Bagge Thorball

Deputy Director General at the Danish Ministry for Digital Affairs

Niels Nielsen

co-founder of 2xN and Chair of Sparrow Quantum

Dr. Steve Unger

Former Board Chair, Acting Chief Executive at Ofcom

Helena Cimber

Product Director, e-Boks

Jakob Lindmark Frier

COO, Digital Hub Denmark

Vanessa Lista

Head of GovTech and Partnerships, Digital Hub Denmark

Russell Dalgleish

Chairman of the Scottish GovTech Cluster

Dr. Franziska Armbruster

Head of Department, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs

Per Tejs Knudsen

CEO, cBrain

Mary Kerema

Secretary ICT, e-Government & Digital Economy, Ministry of ICT and Digital Economy of Kenya

Benjamin Bertelsen

Manager, Digital Public Infrastructure, UNDP

Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu

Deputy Minister and Director of Digital Technology, Ministry of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovations of Ghana

Manuel Kilian

Managing Director, Global Government Technology Centre Berlin

Carl Heath

Senior Researcher, RISE Sweden

Kamila Gasinska

GovTech Expert, GovTech4All

Morten Friis

Counsellor, Digitalisation, Denmark’s Embassy in Sweden

Nicolas Jøns Larsen

CEO, FrontDesk

Michael Schmidt Barsøe

CEO, Biometric Solutions GmbH

Nicoleta Colomeet

Director, Moldova eGovernance Agency

Dr. Eric Essuman

Director General of the Ghana Meteorological Agency for Ghana

Lukas Savickas

Member of the Parliament of Lithuania, Former Minister of Economy and Innovation, Lithuania

Mark Medum Bundgaard

Chief Product Officer, Partisia

Ulrik Falkner Thagesen

CEO, e-Boks

Zoya Lytvyn

Head of Global Government Technology Centre, Kyiv

Jakob Mikkel Hansen

CEO & Board Member, Nordic Blockchain Association

Kurt Nielsen

CEO, Partisia

Lorenz Carl Flechtenmacher

CEO & Co-founder, Dewa

Themes

Digital Sovereignty & Resilience
Digital Sovereignty & Resilience
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Digital Identity & Infrastructure
Digital Identity & Infrastructure
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Ethical Use of AI & Smart Regulation
Ethical Use of AI & Smart Regulation
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Global South Partnerships
Global South Partnerships
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Innovation through Public-Private Collaboration
Innovation through Public-Private Collaboration
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Trust in Digital Governance and Cross-Border Collaboration
Trust in Digital Governance and Cross-Border Collaboration
What lessons can be drawn from Denmark’s high levels of trust in government to inform strategies for building confidence in digital identity and governance among diverse stakeholders?

Who is the audience?

Beyond GovTech is for influential leaders, policy experts, and forward-thinking innovators who are passionate about driving positive change and harnessing the power of technology in the public sector. Our distinguished audience is a diverse group of professionals committed to shaping the future of digital government.

Why attend Beyond GovTech?