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June 15-16, 2026

California-Denmark Innovator Colloquium

The California-Denmark Innovator Fellowship is up and running, and the two ecosystems that surround the success of this program will gather for two days of panels, talks, and networking around cutting-edge innovation that advances human and planetary health. Participants will hear insightful panels and presentations from both the fellows and affiliated industry and academic leaders, strengthening the collaboration between Denmark and California.
Denmark Fellow Welcome Dinner

Day 1 – June 16th – From Innovations to Ventures
9:00 AM
Open time for meetings
12:00 PM
Registration & mingle

Please arrive having eaten lunch; snacks are available at check-in

1:00 PM
Welcome & Programme Overview

Background and objectives

1:20 PM
Keynote: The Critical Mandate of Planetary Health Innovation

BII Planetary Health Team

1:40 PM
A research summary: Signals and Strategy in food and planetary health Denmark Fellows hosted at UC Davis investing

Denmark Fellows hosted at UC Davis

2:15 PM
START Presentation

START Leadership

2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Panel: Perspectives in Capital markets & macro forces; strategy for investing in Planetary health technologies

Facilitator: IIFH
Panel:

  • The March Group
  • UC Investments
  • Novo Nordisk Foundation
3:30 PM
Round-robin presentations: What it means to put innovation into practice

California Fellows hosted in Denmark

4:15 PM
Break
4:30 PM
Short Presentations and Panel: The Power of Industry-Academic Partnerships and the power of Mentorships

Q&A with:

  • BII
  • Skylab
  • TMG
5:45 PM
Startup Showcase Highlights

Local/regional and BII-affiliated startups

6:10 PM
Closing Remarks

Fellowship leadership

6:20 PM
Networking Reception
7:30 PM
Adjourn
Day 2 – June 17 – From Research to Innovation
9:00 AM
Coffee & check-in
10:00 AM
Welcome & Objectives

DTU National Food Institute Leadership 

10:15 AM
Keynote: The promise of research to address global challenges

University of California Leadership

10:35 AM
Introduction: Innovation Institute for Food and Health at UC Davis

IIFH leadership

11:00 AM
Presentation: Early-stage Ideation and Derisking from the researcher’s perspective

Danish Fellows hosted in California

11:30 AM
Research Summaries of Visiting Scholars

California fellows hosted in Denmark

12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Research Presentations from visiting University of California, Davis PIs

Including discussion/Q&A

2:00 PM
Break
2:15 PM
Research Presentations from host PIs: KU, AU & DTU

One host faculty from each campus will share their planetary health research

3:15 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Research Presentations from Denmark home PIs
4:00 PM
Panel: Program Impact

Fellow Insights

4:45 PM
Commitments & next steps

Fellowship Program leadership

5:00 PM
Group Photo, Continued Networking

Drinks & snacks

6:00 PM
Adjourn

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The California-Denmark Innovator Fellowship is up and running, and the two ecosystems that surround the success of this program will gather for two days of panels, talks, and networking around cutting-edge innovation that advances human and planetary health.
IIFH Involvement