In a world facing increasingly complex global challenges—from climate change to digital inequality—collaboration across borders, industries, and communities has never been more essential.

Welcome to our exclusive fireside chat with Monika Lionaite, CEO & Founder of Openhack 2020 Australia, Chief Innovator, and a driving force behind purpose-driven, tech-powered global change. Monika has spent the past decade designing and leading initiatives that bring together entrepreneurs, technologists, governments, and corporations to build solutions that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In this fireside chat, we’ll discuss:

• Why innovation today must be collaborative
• How hackathons serve as platforms for meaningful global change
• What ingredients make cross-sector partnerships truly work
• The most common barriers to collaboration—and how to overcome them
• How young innovators and students can make a real-world impact
• The importance of diversity in driving breakthrough innovation
• What global issues urgently need innovative action—and how to mobilize communities to solve them

Whether you’re a founder, student, innovator, policy maker, or simply passionate about solving global challenges, this fireside chat will offer powerful insights into building a more inclusive, collaborative, and impactful future through innovation.

The discussion will be moderated by Naimul Abd – Regional Director Nordics at Startup Grind, CEO at Connect East, CEO at SweBAN, Nordic Head for Founder Institute, Nutty Ventures, and Founders Live, and founder of Brim – Brands for Impact.

👉 Register now to learn how you can become part of the global innovation movement solving the world’s biggest challenges.