German-Nordic Venture Clienting Night – Side event to SLUSH 2026

​How do Europe’s large corporates and public institutions move key technologies out of the pilot phase and into everyday operations? On the evening of 18 November, the Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernisation (BMDS) and 27pilots bring together around 150 decision-makers from across Europe and beyond to explore this question.

​The evening opens with remarks by Thomas Jarzombek, Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMDS, followed by a panel on how venture clienting can drive European tech leadership. Over dinner, corporate innovation leaders, venture clienting teams, investors and policymakers come together in a setting designed for open, in-depth conversation and new partnerships. Among the guests are founders of the German Tech & AI Cohort, a curated group of startups working on agentic AI, cybersecurity and data spaces.

​Agenda

​19:00 Doors open
19:30 Welcome by Daniel Breitinger, Head of Startups at Bitkom, and opening remarks by Thomas Jarzombek, Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMDS
19:45 Panel: Venture Clienting as a driver for European Tech Leadership
20:15 Dinner and networking
22:30 End of the evening

​On the panel

• ​Dr. Martin Fink, CEO, 27pilots

• ​Ariane Scheer-Danielsson, Co-Founder & Managing Director, TrustNXT

• ​Claudia Behrendt, Hub Agency Lead, de:hub Initiative

• ​Ville Hurnonen, Director, Mergers & Acquisitions and IT, Gofore

• ​Hosted by Daniel Breitinger, Bitkom

​Venue: Kiila Restaurant & Bar, Aleksanterinkatu 21, 00100 Helsinki