Foredragsportalen

What Foredragsportalen does

Foredragsportalen is a Danish speaker and lecturer booking marketplace operating since 2004. The company connects event organizers throughout Denmark with a curated network of several hundred speakers covering diverse topics including politics, health, leadership, psychology, music, travel, and personal development. Headquartered in Rønne on Bornholm island, the company operates as a private entity under the parent company bifald booking & management, owned and run by Tanja Kofoed (Owner and Booker) and Kristoffer Nyby (Owner and IT/Design).

The platform's core products include the Foredragsportalen marketplace website (foredragsportalen.dk), a searchable Speaker Database organized by topic and budget, pre-organized topic categories covering areas such as AI, authors, lifestyle, politics, and musical lectures, and a Booking Inquiry System for personalized consultation. Pricing varies significantly by speaker, with tiers ranging from 2,500 DKK for entry-level speakers to 40,000+ DKK for premium speakers, with revenue generated through booking fees or commissions from speakers. The company offers three booking pathways: self-service browsing, guided inspiration via contact form, or direct phone consultation.

Foredragsportalen serves multiple customer segments including companies and organizations seeking speakers for corporate events and conferences, associations and unions, educational institutions (schools, high schools, folk high schools), libraries and cultural institutions, and churches and spiritual communities. The company operates exclusively within Denmark with nationwide speaker dispatch, supported by a multi-channel marketing approach including website, phone consultation, email marketing, and social media presence on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.

Name

Foredragsportalen

Legal name

Foredragsportalen

Website

https://foredragsportalen.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Foredragsportalen is a Danish speaker booking marketplace operating since 2004, connecting event organizers throughout Denmark with a curated network of several hundred speakers across diverse topics, generating revenue through booking commissions on transactions ranging from 2,500 to 40,000+ DKK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speaker Booking Platform

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

Keywords

• Speaker booking platform
• Event speaker marketplace
• Lecture booking services
• Danish speakers directory
• Corporate event speakers

Headquarters

HQ city

Rønne

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Speaker Booking Services: Foredragsportalen acts as an intermediary marketplace connecting event organizers with speakers/lecturers. Revenue is generated through booking fees or commissions from speakers, with variable pricing based on speaker experience, topic, and event requirements. The company facilitates the entire booking process from initial inquiry to final arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Foredragsportalen is a Danish online marketplace that connects event organizers with several hundred speakers and lecturers across diverse topics. Customers can browse speaker profiles, filter by topic and budget, submit inquiries, or contact the team by phone for personalized recommendations. The company handles the full booking process and earns fees or commissions on completed bookings.

Product overview

Foredragsportalen operates as a speaker/lecturer booking marketplace and management platform. The core offering consists of the Foredragsportalen Platform (foredragsportalen.dk), which provides a searchable Speaker Database of hundreds of Danish speakers organized by topic categories (Foredragsemner) including AI, politics, health, leadership, psychology, history, and music. The platform supports event booking through an inquiry system where organizers can request specific speakers with their event details. The company has operated since 2004 and is part of 'bifald booking & management'. Pricing for speakers ranges from approximately 2,500 DKK to over 40,000 DKK depending on the speaker and event requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foredragsportalen Speaker Booking Platform A marketplace platform connecting event organizers with speakers and lecturers across Denmark, enabling browsing of topics, speaker profiles, and inquiry-based booking for any event type.
• Speaker Database (Foredragsholdere) A searchable directory of hundreds of speakers categorized by topic, budget range, and expertise, covering areas such as leadership, health, psychology, history, music, and motivation. Available to event organizers browsing for suitable speakers.
• Topic Categories (Foredragsemner) Pre-organized topic categories including AI, authors, lifestyle, politics, work happiness, history, musical lectures, psychology, children & youth, communication, and nature, enabling event planners to discover relevant speakers by theme.
• Booking Inquiry System An online inquiry and contact system allowing users to request specific speakers, submit event details, dates, and requirements for personalized booking assistance. Also accessible via phone consultation.
• Musical Lectures (Musikalske Foredrag) Speakers and musicians offering lecture-style performances combining music with educational content, available as a specialized category of speakers for event organizers.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Booking Entertainment: Booking Entertainment is an international speaker and entertainment booking platform serving corporate and association events worldwide. It directly competes in the speaker-brokerage category with a comparable intermediary/commission business model.
• Athenas: Athenas is a French-origin speaker and expert booking agency that operates a marketplace similar to Foredragsportalen, connecting event organizers with speakers for corporate events and conferences. It is a direct functional analogue with broader geographic reach across Europe.
• Speakers Corner: Speakers Corner is a UK-based speaker bureau connecting event organizers with keynote speakers and experts. It mirrors Foredragsportalen's role as an intermediary in the speaker-booking value chain, though operating primarily in the UK market.
• BigSpeak Speakers Bureau: BigSpeak is a US-focused speakers bureau representing business, motivational, and celebrity speakers for corporate events. It is comparable in business model (commission-based speaker booking) and customer base (corporate event organizers).

Broad incumbents

• Greater Talent Network: Greater Talent Network is a US speakers bureau representing keynote and motivational speakers for corporate and association events. It is comparable as a speakers-brokerage platform serving the same end-buyers (event organizers) in a different geography.
• All American Speakers Bureau: All American Speakers Bureau is a large US speakers bureau offering thousands of keynote speakers for corporate, association, and university events. It is a broader incumbent in the same speaker-booking category with significantly greater scale and roster depth.
• CAA Speakers: CAA Speakers is the speaking division of Creative Artists Agency, representing top-tier celebrity and business speakers globally. It is a broad incumbent in the speaker-booking category, particularly at the premium end where Foredragsportalen's 20,000-40,000 DKK tier competes.
• Harry Walker Agency: Harry Walker Agency is a long-established US speakers bureau representing high-profile political, business, and celebrity speakers. It competes in the same speaker-brokerage category but operates at the premium end with a celebrity-focused roster.
• Premiere Speakers Bureau: Premiere Speakers Bureau is a US-based full-service speakers bureau serving corporate, association, and university clients. It shares the same commission-based speaker-booking model and customer segments as Foredragsportalen, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• Key2Speakers: Key2Speakers is a Nordic speakers bureau serving the Swedish and Scandinavian markets with a roster of keynote speakers and experts. It is a direct regional analogue to Foredragsportalen but operates in adjacent Nordic geographies rather than Denmark itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xfacebook.com/foredragsportalen
• Facebookfacebook.com/foredragsportalen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foredragsportalen-dk
• Instagraminstagram.com/foredragsportalen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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