Schedule
Date
Start and End Time
Host/Speaker
Description
Friday
June 3rd
Startup Iceland Conference Main Event
08:30 – 16:00
Startup Iceland Conference at HARPA Music Hall & Conference Center – Silfurberg Room
Master of Ceremonies – Oddur Sturluson
Registration and Networking
Badge pickup, registration, walk-ins
9:00 – 9:02
Bala Kamallakharan
Welcome to Startup Iceland 2022
9:02 – 9:20
President of Iceland
His Excellency Gudni Th. Johannesson
Circular Economy in Iceland
9:20 – 9:40
Minister of Education, Science and Innovation
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
9:40 – 10:00
Fertram Sigurjonsson
Founder and CEO of Kerecis
10:00 – 10:20
Dr.Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir
CEO of CarbFix
10:20 – 10:25
Startup Pitch 1
Startups will present their 90 second pitch
10:25 – 10:45
Coffee Break/Networking
Coffee Break/Networking
Sustainability
10:45 – 11:05
Björn Örvar
Co-founder and CSO Orf Genetics
Alexandra Leeper
Head of R&D, Iceland Ocean Cluster House
Gunnar S. Magnússon
Sustainability and Climate Leader, Deloitte
11:45 – 11:50
Startup Pitch 2
Startups will present their 90 second pitch
11:50 – 13:25
Lunch
Lunch
13:25 – 13:45
HS ORKA representative
HS Orka – the Resource Park
13:45 – 14:05
Berglind Rán Ólafsdóttir
CEO, ON Power
Venture Investing & Startup Communities
14:05 – 14:35
Investor Fireside chat with Bre, Om and Tugce moderated by Bala
Investing with conviction and long term thinking
14:35 – 15:05
Founders Fireside chat moderated by Beth Kolko
Star Simpson & more.
15:05 – 15:25
Coffee Break/Networking
Coffee Break/Networking
15:25 – 15:55
The Brad & Brad Show moderated by Bala
16:00
Bala Kamallakharan
Closing Speech
16:15
Startup Iceland Closing Cocktail and Networking
Saturday
June 4th
9:00 – 12:00
Startup Iceland mentoring session with our distinguiesd speakers
Mentoring day at Reykjavik University