OLAS gathers senior figures from across the Nordics — leaders in technology and business, with voices from science, government, culture and civil society — who meet in person to shape how AI serves society. Membership is free; members are vetted for credibility and the will to contribute, and the room is open to anyone who can strengthen it.
A network of senior leaders, meeting in person.
OLAS is a curated network of senior leaders across the Nordics, brought together by one conviction: AI will reshape our societies, and the people who understand it — and the people it will affect — belong in the same room. Why unite? Because the questions AI raises, about truth, livelihoods, sovereignty and who decides, are too big to leave to any one company, country or field. The Nordics share a way of working: high trust, strong institutions, a belief that progress should be shared. OLAS puts that to work — protecting our independence and our data, and shaping AI around human values instead of letting it shape us. Membership is free and by invitation. We vet for credibility and contribution, not status, and we keep the room genuinely mixed.
A place where people speak plainly and are taken in good faith.
We follow what is real about technology, not what is loud.
We judge ideas by whether they leave people better off.
Built from contributors, not titles.
Members are senior leaders — most from technology and business, alongside researchers and scientists, public servants and policymakers, founders, investors, artists and civil-society leaders — people doing serious work on, with, or about AI and its place in society. We curate carefully: every member is reviewed before joining, for real credibility in their field, a readiness to give as well as draw, and a commitment to keeping the room genuinely mixed. We ask one thing of members — show up, share what you know, listen as well as you speak, and look after the people around you.
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You request an invitation. We review every request personally, and if it's right, we're in touch. Membership is free.
We meet in person to discuss what matters now in technology, science, culture, politics and society. You contribute; you don't spectate.
A network of peers who answer when you reach out, partners and speakers worth your time, and your data kept yours.
You don't come to network.
You come because you share an interest, and the people who share it are worth knowing. Clubs are how OLAS gathers between the serious sessions — member-led, in person, built around what people actually love. The mission brings us together; the clubs are how we become a community. They form wherever members want them.
Nordic waters, crewed by members. Someone always has a boat.
Long rides and short, from Copenhagen outward.
Early miles together, in every member city.
Music, exhibitions and writing — made and discussed.
Small-room conversations on AI, science and what comes next.
Nordic nature, used the way it is meant to be.
Club details and contacts are open to members. Joining the network opens the door.
OLAS is not built on your data.
We collect as little as we can, store it in the EU, and use no trackers. We never share your details with third parties — not partners, not sponsors, not anyone. We work with partners who are real pioneers, but our members’ information is never part of the deal. What you choose to share with someone you meet at a gathering is yours to decide; what OLAS holds, OLAS keeps.
Partners contribute. They do not steer.
OLAS works with organisations — Nordic and international — that want to add to the conversation, not direct it. Partners convene sessions, support gatherings, host members, and bring expertise the community values. Each is chosen carefully, one to a category, and a member’s details are never shared with them.
Partner with OLAS →In Denmark, your face and your voice are becoming yours by law, to share or withhold as you choose. We think that is exactly right. So OLAS isn’t one more online society built on your data — we meet in person, and what you build here is yours. In this room, your title matters less than your judgement and what you have learned over a career. If that is you, make yourself known.
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