Talk Town er en folkelig debatfestival; en samtaleby om køn, ligestilling og feminisme; et forum for dialog på tværs af faglig og personlig erfaring; et sted for nysgerrighed, netværksdannelse og dialog. Festivalen er aktørbaseret i stil med folkemødet på Bornholm. Det vil sige, at den fungerer som en tværfaglig, social og kulturel ramme for organisationer, erhvervsliv, foreninger, græsrødder, aktivister, uddannelsesinstitutioner, engagerede borgere og internationale meningsdannere m.fl., hvori de kan bidrage med netop deres mærkesager. Talk Towns formål er at skabe en platform for netværk og dialog, hvor der er plads til uenighed og forskellige perspektiver, der kan mødes på kryds og tværs, men som alle peger ind i samme hovedvision; ligestilling. BAGGRUND Festivalen udspringer af Danmarks værtsskab for konferencen Women Deliver i 2016. Kulturproduktionskollektivet Indgreb ønskede at give den almene københavner adgang til de mange Women Deliver-delegerede, som repræsenterede ligestillingssagen globalt, og forankre de globale ligestillingsproblematikker, der blev behandlet på konferencen, i en dansk kontekst. Derfor kontaktede Indgreb Kvinderådet og gennem et stærkt samarbejde løb den første Talk Town af stablen i Kødbyen i 2016. Festivalen var egentlig kun tænkt til at finde sted en enkelt gang, men fremmødet og opbakningen var så stor, at festivalen vendte tilbage på Hovedbiblioteket i 2017, og igen i 2018 i Huset-KBH. I 2019 blev festivalen afholdt i Den Brune Kødby, hvor Talk Town samarbejdede med 75+ internationale og danske aktører, som præsenterede 100+ arrangementer for 3000 gæster. De sidste fire år har vist, at Talk Town er kommet for at blive. Således blev 2019 også året hvor Talk Town fik vokseværk, og foreningen Talk Town stolt kunne præsentere både 3-dagsfestival i København i maj og 1-dagsfestival i Århus i september. Derudover kuraterede Talk Town i 2019 talkprogrammet til projektet Kvinder I Centrum, som arrangeredes af spillestedet Forbrændingen i Albertslund. Som afslutning på dette projekt og samarbejde, præsenterede Talk Town en 1-dagsfestival på Forbrændingen d. 30. november

The Why is a no-profit organisation that initiates, produces and distributes documentaries on pressing social and environmental issues. It promotes human rights, democracy, gender equality and justice by providing the world with thought-provoking and investigative documentary films. It fights for freedom of media and free access to realible information for all and collaborates with public broadcasters, NGOs and educational institutions across all continents. The Why contributes to the UN SDGs by educating for sustainability and supporting free media.

Mindpool is a technology company on a mission to be the global leader in the world’s transition to a hyper-connected future of combined human intelligence and computers for efficient, inclusive, and smarter decision-making. The company is rooted in years of deep science and cutting-edge research in the field of collective intelligence. Collective intelligence is a shared group intelligence that emerges from the integration of crowds and computers so that they collectively act more intelligent than any person, group, or computer on their own. The combination of human minds and technology makes collective intelligence much more applicable for solving complex decision problems in a fast-moving business environment. Mindpool is at the forefront of developing collective intelligence software and enabling a hyperconnected future of more proactive, inclusive, and smart decision-making. We aim to assist organizations in achieving a better competitive advantage through harnessing the tacit knowledge of the company’s stakeholders which today is considered an untapped strategic resource and which represents 90% of knowledge in organisations. The Mindpool platform builds on decades of research at the intersection of collective intelligence, tacit knowledge, quantitative models, and data analysis. To learn more, check out our explainer video: http://bit.ly/what_is_mindpool

Dojo is on a mission to map all digital talents with various skills to match the right people with the right tasks. It is our goal of giving passionate talents the opportunity to learn and develop their skills through the platform. In addition, SMEs must have the opportunity to enter the age digitalisation without blowing up their budget. We achieve this by having a strict focus on the automatisation of the platform and an in-depth selection of the talents we use. Dojo is a community of digital talents, all gathered on a platform, to solve SMEs digital hassles. Through Dojo, companies get access to Denmarks finest digital talents. The company describes its task on the platform, we ensure the right talent is selected and before the company receives the final product the quality is assured by the platform. So in short, Dojos purpose is essentially to be the engine for SME’s and talents future progress in the digitalisation age.

Health Capacity is a start-up located in Helsingborg, Sweden. We are the company behind the service, POOW The Food Hero. The Problem: 50% of all children between the ages 2-5 will experience problems with foods during their childhood. Cirka 25% of these children will get the diagnose selective eating disorder. This results in a stressful mealtime situation for the whole family all the way from cooking the food to eating it. Another problem related to this is the pressure and demand on parents to cook healthy and variated food for their children. This is a very energy and time-demanding process and if it isn't taken seriously it can potentially affect the health of the whole family for a considerable future. The Solution: POOW The Food Hero is an application for smartphones and tablets, the application is via gamification helping children to eat more and better food while the children at the same time is learning about nutrition. The application is also providing families with healthy and easy-to-cook recipes that will activate the whole family. The result is a peaceful and interactive mealtime situation for all family members as the children will eat the food since they are aware of what they eat. The parents can also relax knowing that the food on the table is healthy and nutritious both for them and their children. We also want to mention that POOW is very effective for children with ADHD and autism who are struggling with a selective eating disorder.

Leading remote identification provider for finance service providers that need to meet anti-money laundering requirements when registering new users online. ZealiD is a pioneer in using eIDAS esignatures for AML/KYC purposes. ZealiD App (iOS/Android) supports compliant registration with in 26 countries, 21 languages covering 400+M EU citizens. Register/identify, sign contracts and sign-in with a legally accepted EU esignature.

Dyno Robotics is a robotics company from Sweden, operating globally by leveraging intelligent machines to automate businesses. We work with: Concept evaluation, such as feasability studies, project planning and cost estimates; Rapid prototyping, with quick and efficient prototyping of both software and hardware; and Robotics solutions, custom robotics for automating complex and costly tasks.

ModaResa is a fast growing fashion tech startup founded in 2018 in Norway, supported by the LVMH group at La Maison des Startup, at Station F in Paris. We reinvent how pioneer brands like Jacquemus and Marine Serre and their retailers worldwide schedule physical and virtual meetings, in an automated and optimised way. Worldwide retailers can book their appointments in a few clicks, all while taking into account the brands’ unique business criteria, for more sustainable planning. This is a unique opportunity to join a disruptive fashion tech startup at its early stage, and really have an impact through a very versatile role. From a more practical point of view, you will work closely with the Founder on expanding ModaResa’s on various aspects, from executing to thinking, with the goal of expanding our technology to brands and buyers in the most qualitative and strategic way. Read more about us is: https://www.forbes.com/sites/njfalk/2020/12/10/why-now-is-the-perfect-time-for-female-founded-fashion-tech-startups/?sh=186ad6b51a81 Or in D2 and WWD: https://modaresa.com/press/

We are behavioural scientist and work with building relationship competence and train people in the skills needed. We develop an app for couples to talk about what is really important and connect. We compare it to a gym for relationships. We are also coaching parents and couples 1 on 1, have classes and seminars.

We want to make it easier and more accessible for people to find, book and start practising sports while at the same time tend to all sport coaches out there. Are you an educated coach a professional athlete or someone who have practised a sport for a long time? Great, then you’re qualified to create training classes for our users to browse and book. You determine the when, where and fee and we make sure your class is exposed to all our users.

Aliga Microalgae™ was founded in 2016 with the vision to be one of the leading European producer of sustainable microalgae-based ingredients and products for the Feed, Food and Dietary Supplement markets globally. In 2018, the company was awarded a finalist place in the prestigious Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year” competition in the category Start-Up as well as it was nominated Entrepreneurial Company of the Year in its home city of Hjørring, Denmark.

We want to open the doors of entrepreneurship to everyone. UbuntuBiz is the platform entrepreneurs trust for everything they need to create a fulfilling business. Here, you can discover the products & services you need to level up your skills and build a business you’re passionate about. Because you don’t need an enterprise budget or a huge team to build a business, all you need is the drive to make it happen. The range of businesses UbuntuBiz assists includes freelancers, sole proprietorships, startups, scaleups and all the way up to large corporations. Our mission: Empowering Entrepreneurs with Digital Tools & Resources for Starting, Managing, and Scaling Successful Businesses. Our vision: To create a community that supports and strengthens the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The growing VOI Technology team is in the process of making the dreaded morning commute to work exponentially more enjoyable. In due time, we will have a network of electrically-powered scooters throughout densely populated urban centers. Users will access these vehicles via a phone application and ride to wherever they need to be, leaving the scooter for the next user.

Liv is a health-tech startup on a mission to make health easy and accessible for all. Our vision is to become the world leader in prediction and prevention of illnesses due to lifestyle. We aim to improve and extend the quality of people’s lives by helping them make the right lifestyle choices everyday – and ultimately prevent them from becoming chronically ill and dying prematurely. Our AI Health Assistant helps you build self-awareness and understand how your lifestyle and everyday behavior affects your health, body, mind and performance. By analyzing healthcare data and correlating it with your behavioral patterns, allow us to build a personalized recommendation engine and predictive model tailored to each individual.

FineCell is a chemical company offering renewable micro- and nanomaterials, to help manufacturers develop new products and reduce carbon footprints. FineCell’s technology has been patented in Sweden, with patents pending globally. Our products have a wide range of applications such as lightweight composites, cosmetics, and biomedical materials.