So far they’ve confirmed an interesting linup of city representatives:
- Copenhagen: Lars Buch, partner & managing director of Startupbootcamp Copenhagen, previously R&D Director at Nokia
- Helsinki: Kristoffer Lawson, co-founder of Holvi, and Traveling Salesman as well as The Alternative Party
- London: Scott Sage, partner at DFJ Esprit, co-founder of City Meets Tech in London
- Oslo: Tor Grønsund, founding partner at Lingo Social, and lecturer of entrepreneurship at the University of Oslo
- Riga: Andris Berzins, investment advisor at Creandum, co-founder TechHub Riga, and Startup Wise Guys advisor
- Stockholm: Henrik Dillman, co-founder of Mancx, winner of Arctic15 last year
- Tallinn: Priit Salumaa, co-founder of Mooncascade, Garage48 and Mobile Monday Estonia
Moderating the debate is Mohamed El-Fatatry, the founder of Muxlim Inc., and current chairman and CEO of My Islamic Voice.
“The idea for #CityChallenge comes from on-going friendly banter on Twitter about which city in Northern Europe produces the best companies, and hosting the debate in conjunction with Arctic15 made perfect sense,” says 2Pears co-founder Petra Johansson. “All 2Pears events are focused on facilitating a productive dialogue between investors, entrepreneurs and technology businesses, with the aim to achieve a 4.5 times return on investment for all parties involved.”
You need a ticket to attend the event, which can be found here. And again, the significant digits are: October 17th, 18:00 Grotesk Bar, Ludviginkatu 10, Helsinki.