The Machine Room - by AI Lab
The Machine Room is an afternoon in Copenhagen where the people actually building European and Danish AI-ecosystem come together - not to present, but to contribute. Founders, corporates, and investors from across Europe, in one room, working through the questions that matter.
The afternoon marks something bigger: the official launch of AI Lab, Denmark's new infrastructure for AI startups and corporates, by Industriens Fond and BII. The work starts here.
Date: June 4th 2026
Location: BioInnovation Institute, Copenhagen
Five thematic pillars
The foundations of a competitive Nordic AI ecosystem.
Program
12:30
Arrival
13:00
Opening
Thomas Hofman-Bang - CEO, Industriens Fond
13:10
The Case for AI Lab: Official opening
Peter Torstensen - CCO, BII
13:30
European AI Moment
Edouard de Mézerac - CEO, Artefact Group
14:10
The hard parts: What corporates and start-ups have learned building AI in the real world
Kenneth C. Kleissl - Group Technology Director, COWI. Bjarke Arreskov-Hansen - VP of Business Development & Partnerships, 2021.AI. Ulrik Nicolai de Lichtenberg - Director Scientific Projects, DCAI
15:10
Danish AI Startups Journey
Paula Petcu - CEO and Co-founder, Interhuman AI & Christian Lund - Co-founder, Templafy
15:30
Future of VC in the Age of AI
Paula Petcu, CEO and co-founder - Interhuman AI. Christian Lund, Co-founder - Templafy. Michael Gindert, Strategy& Development Lead - AI Nation. Frederik Runge von Bennigsen, Investment Director - EIFO
16:15
Closing remarks
16:30
Drinks & open networking
About
Built by AI Lab
AI Lab is Denmark's infrastructure for AI innovation, connecting the best early-stage founders, industry leaders, and a growing ecosystem to drive AI adoption and build companies that scale globally. Funded by BioInnovation Institute and Industriens Fond, AI Lab is building an AI infrastructure platform anchored in Denmark and connected to the European frontier.
The Machine Room is where that ecosystem meets. A single-day conference in Copenhagen built around the five pillars that will determine Europe's position in the AI era. Every session is designed to move from conversation to collaboration.
