Simple's AI for Family Offices Gathering in Copenhagen May 2026

Designing for the AI Future

Tim Brown, former CEO of IDEO and a defining figure in design thinking, joins Francois Botha from California to ask what design becomes in an age of AI. They explore whether human-centred design survives a technology optimised for efficiency, and what organisations should actually do with the productivity dividend AI creates.

Using Foresight & Future Studies in Investment Strategy

Nicolas Arroyo draws on 17 years of strategic foresight practice to explain how organisations can make sense of emerging change rather than try to predict it. He sets out the principles of the discipline, including why mapping landscapes beats forecasting outcomes, and why human reflection is what turns data into meaning.

AI's Effect on Legal Governance

Rene Thornfeldt, who works at the intersection of law and technology, joins Simple's head of research for a fireside conversation on AI and legal liability. They examine where defects in AI systems create structural exposure, why high-frequency uses such as banking chatbots concentrate risk, and what that means for governance.

Quantum & AI

Owen Lozman of 55 North unpacks quantum computing, a field with deep Danish heritage, and what it means for investors. He covers where capital is flowing, why the supply chain rather than the headline names may hold the near-term opportunity, and how exits are likely to materialise.

AI Infrastructure as an Asset Class

Bjarke Mikkelsen and Poul Reitzel go a layer beneath the AI conversation, to the physical infrastructure underneath it. They explain who actually owns data centres, how these assets move from financing and final investment decision through to decades of stable operation, and why this deserves consideration as an asset class in its own right.

People Decisions Under AI

Louis Wolff-Petersen of Atlas People shows how psychometric assessment, company context and AI analysis combine to sharpen hiring and team-building decisions. Drawing on real candidate cases, he argues the value lies less in the scores themselves than in the conversations they open up.

From Innovation to Infrastructure

Mette Kaagaard, CEO of Microsoft Denmark, reflects on leading through the fastest technology shift of her career, having started one month before ChatGPT launched. She discusses AI's move from novelty to infrastructure, and what it means that so much of the stack is concentrating in the hands of a few large players.

The Future of Investment in AI

Jeppe Christiansen offers the perspective of a working investor rather than a technologist, mapping both the macro and the micro picture of investing in AI. He argues the most attractive positions sit lower in the stack, where supply is genuinely hard to grow and pricing power follows.

Closing reflections

Simple Founder, Francois Botha, and Strategic Partnerships Lead, Jimmy Otterdijks, close the gathering with reflections on the topics and areas explored.