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

Find the photos from the event here
Photo credits: Anders Christensen and Simon Jacobsen for Digital Hub 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

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Speakers

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Caroline Stage

Minister for Digital Affairs
Denmark

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Francesca Bria

Digital and Innovation Policy Expert

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Michał Kobosko

Member of the European Parliament, Poland

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Mette Lindstrøm Lage

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

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Antonio Maria Tambato

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

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Adam Lebech

Deputy Director General,
Danish Agency for Digital Government

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Lukas Savickas

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

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Katrine Bagge Thorball

Deputy Permanent Secretary, Danish Ministry of Digital Affairs

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Ben Brake

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

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Nicolaj Geller Christensen

CEO, Digital Hub Denmark

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Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard

Tech Ambassador
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

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Abenezer Feleke

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

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Mary Kerema

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

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Per Tejs Knudsen

CEO, cBrain

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Mie Elmkvist Schneider

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

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Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Netcompany

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David Schjerlund

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

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Divine Agbeti

Director General for Cybersecurity Authority, Ghana

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Catherine Nikolovski

Executive Director at Civic Software Foundation

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Dr. Tanya Filer

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

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Magnus Enzell

Senior Advisor for Digital Government, the Swedish Ministry of Finance

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Mark Elliott

Head of CivTech Division, Scottish Government

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Morten Meyerhoff

eGov Advisor at UN University

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Michael Vognsen Nielsen

Principal at Netcompany

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Andreas Espersen

Director of Digitalisation Policy, Confederation of Danish Industry

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Niels Christian Nielsen

Chairperson of the board,
Sparrow Quantum

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Manuel Kilian

Managing Director, Global Government Technology Centre Berlin

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Dr. Steve Unger

Former Board Chair, Acting Chief Executive at Ofcom

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Helena Cimber

Product Director, e-Boks

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Jakob Lindmark Frier

COO, Digital Hub Denmark

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Vanessa Lista

Head of GovTech and Partnerships, Digital Hub Denmark

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Russell Dalgleish

Chairman of the Scottish GovTech Cluster

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Dr. Franziska Armbruster

Head of Department, the Bavarian Ministry of Digital Affairs

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Benjamin Bertelsen

Manager, Digital Public Infrastructure, UNDP

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Hon. Mohammed Adams Sukparu

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

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Carl Heath

Senior Researcher, RISE Sweden

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Kamila Gasinska

GovTech Expert, GovTech4All

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Morten Friis

Counsellor, Digitalisation, Denmark’s Embassy in Sweden

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Nicolas Jøns Larsen

CEO, FrontDesk

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Kelly Ommundsen

Head of Digital Inclusion, GovTech, and Regulatory Innovation,
World Economic Forum

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Nicoleta Colomeet

Director, Moldova eGovernance Agency

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Dr. Eric Essuman

Director General of the Meteorological Agency for Ghana

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Mark Medum Bundgaard

Chief Product Officer, Partisia

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Ulrik Falkner Thagesen

CEO, e-Boks

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Tamara Beresh

Head of Communications, Global Government Technology Centre, Kyiv

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Jakob Mikkel Hansen

CEO & Board Member, Nordic Blockchain Association

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Kurt Nielsen

CEO, Partisia

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Lorenz Carl Flechtenmacher

CEO, Dewa

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Governor Wisley Rotich

Chairperson ICT, Council of Governors, Kenya

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Dr. Yusuke Mori

Senior Advisor to Mayor, City of Tsukuba

Themes

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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?