Connect. Innovate. Grow.

In 2026, Global Entrepreneurship Week Germany (Gründungswoche Deutschland) and Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark joint forces to open the week together for the first time – bringing their entrepreneurial ecosystems together around entrepreneurship, innovation and cross-border collaboration.

The opening conference in Kiel brought together founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, ecosystem organisations, investors and representatives from politics and business to exchange experiences, explore shared challenges and identify new opportunities for collaboration.

Together, the 120 participants explored how we can create better conditions for entrepreneurship, innovation and business growth – and how stronger connections across the border can help entrepreneurs and businesses access new knowledge, markets, partners and capital.

The German-Danish Opening Conference in Kiel marked the beginning of a broader German-Danish collaboration throughout Global Entrepreneurship Week and beyond.

Through follow-up events, matchmaking and networking in both countries, we aim to turn new relationships into concrete collaborations, investment opportunities and long-term growth.

Connect. Innovate. Grow was made in collaboration with The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Wirtschaftsministerium SH, IB.SH, RKW Kompetenzzentrum and Danish Entrepreneurs.