Welcome to the Smart Society Expo at NFW 2024

When financial services and public digitasation go hand in hand

Nordic Fintech Week (NFW) 2024 will feature an Expo-program dedicated to innovative solutions in the cross field between public and financial digitasation. Participants will explore frontrunning digital and financial technology examples and engage in global conversations on human-centric, sustainable digital transformation.

You will find the Smart Society Expo area in the center of the main exhibition hall at the Nordic Fintech Week venue.

Signup is not needed – but you need a Nordic Fintech Week ticket to participate.

Program for the Smart Society Expo at Nordic Fintech Week

Wednesday September 25th

10.00-10.30 Milestones in the Danish Smart Society Journey

Meet Digital Hub Denmark, CEO, Nicolaj Christensen

11.00-11.30 Open Pension data for Innovation

Meet Pensioninfo, Vicedirector Michael Rasch

12.00-12.15 Sustainable Fintech Cities – using cards to reuse takeaway-packaging

Meet Aarhus Kommune, Tomra and Visa (on main stage)

13.00-13:30 – Digital Land registry for mortgages

Meet E-nettet, Head of Public Data & Land Registration Morten Vedel

14.00-14.30 Open Climate Data for innovation – creating a data ecosystem to support the green transition.

Meet the Danish Agency for Climate Data, Kontorchef, Kiann Stenkjær Hein

15.00-15.30 Sustainable Fintech Cities – AI regulated building control

Meet Copenhagen Solutions Lab from Københavns Kommune, Special Consultant, Lars Rachlitz

Thursday September 26th

10.00-10.30 Introducing the Danish GovTech Academy – Your learning platform to best practices from Denmark

Meet Digital Hub Denmark, COO, Jakob Lindmark Frier

11.00-11.30 Bringing Danish Digital solutions to the global scene

Meet Danish Foreign Ministry, Trade Councils, Tech Specialist Berlin, Kyra Rahns

13.00-13.30 Creating open Data for innovation across the Nordics

Meet Nordic Smart Government and Business, Jakob Solmund, Kontorchef, The Danish Business Authorities.

13.30-14.00 Putting fire to digital Money – The Mobile Pay Journey

Meet Vipps MobilePay, Product Manager, Dennis Kvade

14.00-14.30 World class public and financial digital identity solution – NEM-ID and MitID

Meet, Finance Denmark, The Danish Bankers Association, Michael Busk, Head of Digitalization at Finance Denmark, Louise Fjord Senior Consultant Finance Denmark

Visit the digital platform The Danish GovTech Academy. For much more insights on Danish Digitasation and our Smart Society

Smart Society Stakeholders you will meet at the Smart Society Expo

Digital Hub Denmark: A public-private partnership promoting Denmark as a leading digital nation, facilitating innovation and growth. Digital Hub Denmark is hosting the Danish GovTech Academy platform, where you very soon also find the Smart Society Class.

Copenhagen Fintech: A non-profit organization fostering innovation in financial technology and provides a collaborative ecosystem for fintech startups, investors, and industry partners, promoting the development of cutting-edge financial solutions.

The Danish Foreign Ministry/Trade Council: The Trade Council, part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, supports Danish businesses in their international growth. It provides export and investment services, market insights, and strategic advice to enhance global competitiveness. The council facilitates trade and innovation partnerships, ensuring Danish companies can navigate and succeed in international markets.

Vipps MobilePay: MobilePay and VIPPS are leading mobile payment solutions in Denmark and Norway, respectively. They offer users convenient, secure, and instant payment options through their smartphones. The recent merger aims to enhance user experience and expand their services, creating a unified platform for mobile payments across the Nordic region.

FinansDanmark: FinansDanmark is the industry association for Danish financial institutions, including banks, mortgage lenders, and investment firms. It advocates for a stable and competitive financial sector, representing members' interests to policymakers and the public. The organization focuses on regulatory issues, financial stability, and promoting sustainable finance practices in Denmark.

Københavns Kommune – Copenhagen Solutions Lab

At Copenhagen Solutions Lab, we support the development of the city through testing and implementation of intelligent and data-driven solutions, that support the needs of the city and its citizens.

PensionsInfo: PensionsInfo is an open data platform and an association of pension funds, life insurance companies, banks, savings banks and public authorities that collaborate to give you an overview of your pensions.

E-nettet: E-nettet is jointly owned by all the Financial Institutions in Denmark and brings together the financial sector to digitize Denmark. E-nettet builds the backbone of the financial infrastructure by connecting complex processes in coherent systems that are easy and safe to move around in.

The Danish Agency for Climate Data

Provide the public and private sectors with high quality data, enabling them to make important decisions within society, based on the best foundation possible

Nordic Smart Government and Business: Joint Nordic Project with the ambition to make the Nordic region the most integrated data region in the world. One of the goals was to simplify the lives of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and to create new business opportunities and growth based on economic data, and thereby support a more competitive region.

Reusable Aarhus, Tomra & Visa

Visa and TOMRA are promoting sustainable recycling in Aarhus through a pilot project combining digital payments and sustainability. Consumers receive instant financial rewards for recycling takeaway packaging at TOMRA's automated collection points. This collaboration showcases the integration of digital payment systems with environmental initiatives to support circular economy goals. The project will be demonstrated live at the conference.