Spotlight Stage - Here we focus on trends and tendencies

Explore the meetings and events of the future through knowledge and inspiration from leading experts who spotlight Re-Generative, Re-Tech and Re-Charge.

Welcome to Spotlight Stage – the main stage of the Optimeet Expo!

Here we focus on the meetings and events of the future – and give you insights, new perspectives and ideas for your future work.

Throughout the day you can experience exciting lectures from leading experts who delve into the fair's three tracks Re-Generative, Re-Tech and Re-Charge in their own way.

Look forward to hearing about the latest trends, groundbreaking technology and inspiring cases that give you concrete tools to think new, use technology with care and create a daily life with balance and presence.

Explore the program on Spotlight Stage

The program is constantly updated with exciting, current and engaging posts that give you new perspectives and lots of inspiration.
Further down the page you can meet the skilled and passionate speakers who share their experiences, knowledge and ideas live on stage.

Program - Spotlight Stage

10.15 - 11.00

Future tech trends: How future technologies will change the world - Anders Bæk

Anders Bæk - Author, civil engineer, tech and AI expert

The future is flying towards us at lightning speed, but what exactly can we expect from it?

Which technological revolutions can you make use of now – and what can you expect from the technologies of the future? Anders Bæk will tell you about this in this exciting and insightful lecture.

Anders gets into the specifics of what will make your everyday life easier, and how it will affect your life. Both at work and in private. Whether it's self-driving cars, house robots that can do the dishes and do the shopping, gene manipulation that will revolutionize medicine, brain implants so that you can, for example, control your computer with the power of your mind, and AI systems that are 1000 times smarter than humans. Anders delves into all of this much more and makes us smarter when he steps onto the Spotlight Stage.

11.30 - 12.00

TBA - Exciting presentation coming soon

12.45 - 13.30

TBA - Exciting presentation coming soon

14.30 - 15.15

Life stages in working life: A source of employee loyalty and well-being - Julia Lahme

Julia Lahme - Ethnologist, trend researcher, author and director of Lahme Kommunikation

How do we change as people throughout our lives – and what does that really mean for us as employees and managers?

Julia takes us on a thought-provoking and entertaining journey through the phases of working life, and the traps managers and employees can fall into. Gain insight into how the phases we move through as people shape our choices, our needs and, not least, our working lives.

With her characteristic energy and insight, Julia Lahme shows how life phases are not just private milestones – but crucial dynamics that every manager and colleague should understand. Because when we understand where we and others are in life, we gain access to deeper well-being, stronger collaboration and more meaningful leadership.

In the lecture you will get, among other things:

Insight into the life stages most of us move through – and what they mean for motivation, ambition and working style
A new understanding of why one size does not fit all – and how life stage awareness can become a source of innovation, loyalty and job satisfaction

Julia Lahme

Ethnologist, trend researcher, author and director of Lahme Kommunikation

With her background as a cand.mag. in Ethnology and director of her own communications agency, Julia Lahme has managed to become one of the most prominent and respected voices in trend research. With her ability to convey complex trends in a vivid and easy-to-understand way, she has over the years helped both companies and organizations understand consumers, culture and communication in a time when everything is changing rapidly.

Julia Lahme has a deep understanding of how culture and consumption are interconnected. She founded her own communications agency with the desire to create stronger connections between people and brands through knowledge, authenticity and empathy.

Her lectures are based on solid knowledge, research and many years of experience working at the intersection of people, media and the market. Julia manages to translate data and trends into concrete advice and ideas that can be used in practice.

Experience Julia Lahme on the Spotlight Stage at 2:30 PM with her lecture - Life stages in the workplace: A source of employee loyalty and well-being

Anders Bæk

Author, civil engineer, tech and AI expert

Anders Bæk is a civil engineer in software and technology-based business development and one of Denmark's leading experts in AI and artificial intelligence.

For the past eight years, he has researched and analyzed how AI is changing our society, business and decision-making.

With a deep insight into both technology and business strategy, Anders communicates complex AI topics in an understandable way and provides a clear picture of how we can best utilize the potential of the new technology. He is the author of the bestseller “AI Epoken” and is known for providing both a realistic and inspiring perspective on how artificial intelligence will shape the future.

In addition, Anders is a regular tech and AI writer at the equity platform Nordnet and a panel expert on the popular podcast “Millionærklubben”. With his expertise in investing in the tech sector, he is a must-see in companies that are on the cutting edge of technology development.

Experience Anders Bæk on Spotlight Stage at 10.15 with his lecture - Future tech trends: How future technologies will change the world

Kåre Quist - Moderator

Kåre Quist returns as emcee at OPTIMEET Expo 2026.

With his sharp journalistic intuition and calm on stage, he creates a professional and present framework for today's program on Spotlight Stage. As an experienced host from DR, Kåre manages to ask the right questions, create coherence between presentations and debate - and ensure that the audience is both engaged and inspired when the fair takes place on March 12th in Bella Arena Copenhagen.