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On Stage, In Conversation
Sahra-Josephine Hjorth is a Danish founder, AI operator, and investor whose talks sit at the intersection of artificial intelligence, education, democracy, and women's economic power. She was named one to watch on Real Leaders' Top 50 Keynote Speakers list, alongside runner-up Lewis Hamilton, and was selected by the Obama Foundation as a Leaders: Europe fellow in 2022.
She has introduced President Barack Obama on stage at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, shared panels with figures such as Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López and Danish business leader Stine Bosse, and been moderated by voices including Clement Kjersgaard.
Her work has taken her across four continents: from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit and the Obama Foundation's convenings in New York and Madrid, to LuxuryLab Global in São Paulo and Mexico City, TechBBQ in Copenhagen, and university stages in Lima and Aalborg. Her talks are direct, practical, and grounded in the operator's seat: what it actually takes to build AI native companies, cross border businesses, and institutions that hold up under pressure.

LuxuryLab Global Brasil — 4th Edition
The New Luxury: AI, Craft, and Cultural Capital
São Paulo, Brazil · November 2024
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Unlearn Podcast with Barry O'Reilly
Episode 120: The Future of Education with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth
Podcast · 2024
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Xquadrant
S13E22: Reshaping the Future of Learning, with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth (CEO, CanopyLAB)
Podcast · 2024
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Ateneo de Madrid with the Obama Foundation (with Chris Simon, Leopoldo López; moderated by Luis Arroyo)
Disinformation and the Threat to Democracy
Madrid, Spain · September 2022
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French Presidency of the Council of the EU — Ministerial Conference on the Single Market and SMEs (with Tariq Krim, Hanny Sherry, Vincenzo Renda, Yves Duchesne)
SMEs and the Single Market: the possibilities of a digital idyll
Panel on digitalisation at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance's ministerial conference marking the eve of the Single Market's 30th anniversary, hosted by the Directorate General for Enterprises during France's presidency of the Council of the European Union. The conversation focused on how European support for the digitisation of companies can expand the growth prospects of SMEs, and what a resilient, competitive single market needs to deliver for founders scaling across borders.
Centre de conférences Pierre Mendès-France, Bercy, Paris · June 2022

Copenhagen Democracy Summit
Introducing President Barack Obama
Copenhagen, Denmark · 2022
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TechBBQ 2021
Scaling to International Markets: War Stories, Advice and the Beauty of Hindsight
Copenhagen, Denmark · 2021
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TechBBQ Digital
The Future of EdTech and AI-Driven Learning
Copenhagen, Denmark · 2021
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Musikkens Hus (moderated by Clement Kjersgaard, with Stine Bosse)
Genklang for studerende: Hvordan forandrer man verden?
Aalborg, Denmark · September 2021
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Euronews
Digital Transition: Building Back Better to Strengthen Europe's Economies
Europe · 2021
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Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2021
Investing in Democracy Tech: The Fellowship Showcase (Judge)
Copenhagen, Denmark · June 2021
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CBS Entrepreneurial Day, with Pia Elmegaard & Nanna Ulsøe
Leading Through Change
Copenhagen Business School, Denmark · 2021
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UPC Innovación Educativa
Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Digital y Nuevas Tecnologías
Lima, Peru · September 2019
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Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador Corps at SingularityU Denmark
Panel with Minister of Business Brian Mikkelsen
A one hour debate on Danish entrepreneurship with Minister of Business Brian Mikkelsen and a small group of founders, followed by a conversation with the Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador Corps: 60+ senior business leaders from Denmark living abroad who work to promote Copenhagen globally. Focus on what founders need to succeed, stay (at least partly) rooted in Denmark, and access the talent and resources required to scale.
Copenhagen, Denmark · August 2017