It is of great importance to bring the SPARKees to industry events to give them a chance to expose themselves to the commercial world and to build their own market understanding and networks.
They all utilized the opportunity to extensive networking both through pre-arranged meetings and more spontaneous meetings during the conference.
SPARK Nordics also hosted a fireside chat with the title How a robust Nordic collaboration paves the way for SPARK innovation projects. Norwegian SPARKee Aleksandra Aizenshtadt shared her experience from the programme and view on the importance of Nordic collaboration, together with SPARK Finland 's Laura Koivusalo and SPARK Denmark's Mads Vaarby S?rensen.
Investors Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli (Sarsia), Stephan Christgau (Eir Ventures) and Sanne Brun Jensen (BioInnovation Institute) reflected on how the global marked views the Nordic as one and that the Nordic has a good name that is good to build on.