Global Innovation Summit 2025

1–2 Apr 2025 | HANNOVER MESSE, Germany

Olav Carlsen

Innovation Manager

SPRIND GmbH

Leipzig, Germany

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SPRIND GmbH

SPRIND GmbH

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Leipzig, Germany

Investing in new groundbreaking technologies and topics that have the potential to fundamentally improve our lives. SPRIND is the home for entrepreneurs and investors with radical new ideas.
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About me

Olav Carlsen serves as the Innovation Manager at SPRIND, the German Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation where he focuses on fostering groundbreaking technological advancements. In his role, he often delivers keynotes on topics such as “Financing Breakthrough Innovations in Europe,” emphasizing his expertise in innovation financing.  His professional background includes positions as a CEO/CFO of technology and renewable energy companies in Silicon Valley, LatAm and Middle East. During his tenure in California, Olav led two IPOs on Nasdaq.

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Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

13:45 - 14:30

Country Session: Germany (SPRIND)

Location:Country Sessions - Room 11