DAY 0—MAY 13th
10:00-15:00
FOUNDER’S DAY
A selection of founder-focused workshops accessible for Startup Pass holders.
10:00 Founding and funding start-ups as living systems
Amit Paul founder of Innwrks
11:00 The AI Advantage: Big Dreams, Small Teams
Gísli Ragnar Guðmundsson AI specialist at KPMG
12:00 LUNCH
13:00 Clear messaging and PR skills for startups and innovators
Anna Margrét Gunnarsdóttir + Erna Hreinsdóttir founders of Herferd.is
14:00 What Must Be True: A Smart Way to Think About Fundraising
Bob Crimmins founder of Startup Haven
Location: Gróska Innovation Center
10:00-16:00
INVESTOR DAY
Powered by Business Iceland
Exclusive program for VCs & LPs. Accessible for Investor Pass holders.
Location: EXCLUSIVE
17:00
INVESTOR & FOUNDER MIXER
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Arrive on time for a fabulous curated experience which is not your average mingle-mingle.
Location: EXCLUSIVE
DAY 1—MAY 14th
9:00-16:00
OFFICIAL ON-SITE DAY
There will be booths from our festival partners along with a curated lineup of speakers on our Main Stage and Founder’s Stage covering all the festival themes.
Location: Kolaportid, Reykjavik
12:00-15:00
FERMENTED SHARK TANK
Dive into the deep end and bring your best pitching performance to Iceland Innovation Week’s Official Pitch Competition. Hosted in collaboration with Business Iceland and IceBAN
Location: Kolaportid, Reykjavik
8:30-16:00
NETWORKING AREA
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Enter the serendipitous networking space to connect and kick back, unwind and connect. No AI agents, just face to face humans.
Location: Tollhusid
DAY 2—MAY 15th
Powered by Climeworks & Transition Labs
9:00-12:00
OK,BYE CLIMATE THEATRE
A unique climate performance, where TedX meets Broadway. This year, we step into the laboratory to inspect SCIENCE
Location: Kolaportid, Reykjavik
Okie Dokie! Designed for open dialogue and interactive discussions we inspect the most pressing climate topics under the microscope.
Location: Kolaportid, Reykjavik
12:45-14:30
Okie Dokie! Afternoon Sessions
15:00 - 16:00
SHARK TANK SHOWDOWN
Top five finalists pitch on the Main Stage for the grand prize!
Hosted in collaboration with Business Iceland and IceBAN.
Location: Kolaportid
16:00 - 17:00
CHEERS TO THE FUTURE powered by KPMG
Official festival happy hour inviting all festival goers to celebrate tomorrow’s founders!
Location: Kolaportid