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“The Danish Tech Tour was an excellent opportunity for all stakeholders to contribute to the industry ecosystem. VCs, entrepreneurs from emerging businesses and corporate participants were provided a unique setting to develop meaningful discussions and prepare for action plans. Collaborating with the European Tech Tour is a priority for Microsoft and we especially found the Danish Tech Tour a big hit 10/10. The community spirit and cultural landscape of Denmark highly contributed to a very good use of time.”
Sheetal Mehta, Director for VC Relations, Emerging Business, Microsoft, UK

"Thanks a lot for an excellent event last Wednesday - you have probably heard that from many others. My impression was also that the following days were exciting. It went off well and we definitely had our expectations fulfilled. We were happy to participate."
Berit Lorenzen, Copenhagen Stock Exchange, Denmark

"What a great way to see first hand the key IT and meditech development areas in the country, network with leading international and local VCs and discover some real business development opportunities with fast-growth potential companies. It was also a lot of fun!"
Keith Arundale, European VC Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers, UK

"Thank you very much to you and your colleagues for a very successful and professionally organized Danish TT. It was a pleasure attending the event and it was really useful to me."
Ruth Bojer, Research Associate, Tornado Insider, The Netherlands

"The Danish Tech Tour provided for excellent opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs and corporate to share experiences and relate on different approaches to issues of mutual interest and benefit. In particular, investors were impressed by the breath and depth of Danish high technology start-ups, both in relation to products and strategies and to the quality of management team. Conversely, entrepreneurs had amble opportunity to meet up with investors and corporate on a scale that would be very difficult to attain outside the Tech Tour set-up."
Soren Hovgaard, Partner, Vaekstfonden (Danish Investment Fund), Denmark

"The Danish tech tour was a great way to get to know the Danish start-up community. During the hectic 48 hour I met with many of the key local VCs and 25 of the best Danish technology entrepreneurs. Now I know who to see when I'm returning to Denmark."
Linus Lundberg, Principal, Vision Capital, USA

“A short note to congratulate you on the organization of the Tech Tour – with all the travel, the logistics could have been a nightmare, but everything went very smoothly including my flight home on Friday which left exactly on time and arrived in London early. WELL DONE.”
Mark Taylor, Managing Director, Noble Fund Managers, UK

“Thanks for a great Tech Tour last week! Very inspiring - an excellent program and you have also gathered a very interesting group of people.”
Peder Holm, Investment Manager, InnovationsKapital, Sweden

"More than just meeting promising high-tech companies, the Tech Tour is the only VC event I know which enables an investor to understand the following in just 2 days: how a country is positioned in IT innovation; where its high-tech clusters are and in which technologies; where the strengths of the country lie; and where the interesting deal flow comes from. As such, it is a unique event and an invaluable time saver."
Jean-Stéphane Bonneton, Investment Director, Part'Com Management, France

"The Danish Tech Tour ran like clockwork throughout its hyper-kinetic schedule, and the opportunities for networking were exceptionally good."
Soren Hein, Partner, Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures, Germany

"Congratulations on a great event. It spoke very well of Danish industry and its people. It was one of the more interesting and productive business trips I have had in a long time. The Tech Tour is a unique opportunity to discover technologies, product and people. The format is intense and efficient. Each excursion was opportunity to meet a different delegate facilitating the sharing of ideas and thoughts. The accommodations and food were great. The venues were comfortable and ideal for the presentations. The staff was helpful, professional and fun. The cross section of industries and companies represented was excellent. Again, a job well done!"
Brian Dunn, Executive VP & CSO, Macrovision, USA

"The Tech Tour was in many ways a distinct event. In particular, the program intensity and form made networking quite unique, as opposed to many other events. Also, the thorough planning and commitment from many delegates resulted in superior quality throughout the event."
Thor Birkmand, Partner, ACR Capital, Denmark

“The Tech Tour is a fantastic opportunity to grasp best innovative companies from a given country in one hand and to get a flavour of future trends in the IT business. For me it is also an ideal way to deepen links with the financial community and corporate VCs. Valuable time is when people get to know each other travelling from one technological hot spot to another.”
Philippe-Jean Allamel, Vice President Key Account Issuers, SWX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland

"Thanks for a fantastic event last week - it was a shame that I didn't have the opportunity to participate Thursday, but I was very impressed by Friday's arrangement."
Frederik Willerup, Investment Director, Internet Ventures Scandinavia, Denmark

"I would like to congratulate you and your team on the excellent effort and superb organisation of the Danish TT. I found it to be an extremely valuable source of information and have established many new and promising contacts."
Fouad Al-Rumaihi, Project Coordinator, Bahrain Technology Park, Bahrain

“I would just say thank you for an exiting experience and I will inform you in some month if this tour gave some direct results to our company. Your planning and execution has been impressive - det var ikk så ringe!”
Søren Louis, Managing Director, Microsound, Denmark

“Thank you for encouraging us to participate in the Danish Tech Tour. The organizers should gain great praise for the professional way the event was organized.”
Jacob V. Nielsen, CTO, Enigma Semiconductor, Denmark

“Many congratulations and thanks for the great success of the Danish Tech Tour. The event greatly surpassed our expectations thanks to your involvement, enthusiasm and excellent execution! Noliac generated many interesting leads both among potential business partners and investors. We are grateful. If we can be of assistance to Tech Tour in any way please let us know.”
Ole Falholt, CEO, Noliac A/S, Denmark

“We would like to thank you for the outstanding opening dinner that you hosted last Wednesday in Copenhagen. We all benefited greatly from a well-balanced program, in a very relaxed and friendly atmosphere and with excellent speakers. Again thanks to you and your team for a great performance.”
Carl-Peter Mattson & Erik Johansson, Nordic Venture Network, Denmark

"With this greeting I just want to say thank you - partly for including me in the arrangement partly for the great work that is behind the outstanding arrangement. Technology Innovation and the organization behind Tech Tour can be proud of it, and we who participated are left with a positive and rewarding experience to our work with start-up companies."
Stig Bøgh Karlsen , President, NoKa Holding AS, Denmark

"Thanks for a grand and well done event. It really was a pleasure."
Jesper Schierbeck-Hansen, CEO, Schierbeck e-Consult, Denmark