TechBBQ 2025

“For me, TechBBQ in Copenhagen was a reminder that the right mix of people, curation, and culture can completely shift how you experience an event,” says Amalia Berglöf.

Being in the trenches of developing the event service app Crewcial in her very own startup, Amalia has been to her fair share of conferences. 

“Quite often the so-called ‘tech panels’ end up not being very techy at all. But TechBBQ? It cut straight through the noise. Let’s skip the buzzwords, let’s get to the real challenges. I loved it”.

Tech BBQ started out as a small BBQ gathering for tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs back in 2013, in a park in Copenhagen. Over the years, it has grown and evolved into an important arena where the wonderful combination of “hygge” and tech are merged. 

Attendees can meet startups, investors, thought-leaders, community players and of course take part in discussions on the latest trends while networking in Danish style!

“As someone who’s constantly scouting for interesting stories and the new new, attending Tech BBQ was a treat! Already in the opening, the theme Build to Matter was stated, urging us to ask ourselves: are we building with meaning and intention? What are we building with? And are we taking responsibility for the future we want to see?” says Elin Eriksson. 

Some reflections we took home — and that we think matter for the women in tech community:

💡 Build to matter — but define what matters.

Easy to say, harder to define. What matters in Denmark, Sweden, or Finland might not be the same. For us at WIT, it’s a reminder that diversity of perspectives is the key to figuring out what “mattering” means — and also who gets a seat at the table to decide.

💡 A solo-corn in 2028.

One prediction at TechBBQ was that by 2028 we’ll see the first solo-corn — a unicorn company built by a solo founder. Imagine if that founder was a woman?! To get there, what support, networks, and opportunities can Women in Tech Sweden and you as an individual provide today, so more women not only start companies but scale them all the way?

💡 The privilege of building in the Nordics.

As Sara Landfors, CEO at Normain, reminded us: in the Nordics we have a safety net that allows us to take risks. Even if you fail, you’re not falling off a cliff. That’s an incredible privilege — and a reason why we should push ourselves to be braver, to build more, to include more.

In conclusion, the aways from TechBBQ was the joy of meeting so many of you from the Women in Tech community, including our Nordic sister organizations. These events aren’t just about stages and speakers — they’re about the conversations in between.