Organizers: Embassy of Sweden in Ukraine and Sigma Software Group
Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum is the platform for networking that has been strengthening ties between the two countries since 2012.
Why attend?The Forum gives an overview of the business trends, innovation, and best practices, where attendees can meet potential partners and clients.
For whom?9th Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum is dedicated to Tech for Good topic and connects industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to deep dive into new edges of cooperation, spotlighting breakthrough technologies that foster progress, and create sustainable solutions within UN 17 SDG Goals.
Agenda 13:00-17:00:
Opening remarks:
Tobias Thyberg, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Ukraine
Valery Krasovsky, CEO & Co-founder at Sigma Software Group
Block 1 Digital transformation of government services
Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine - TBD
Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation of Sweden - TBD
Cases of Swedish companies (Formpipe, IST, Infobric, KRY, Admentum AB) - TBD
Block 2. Panel discussions
Panel 1. Innovating for society: When business meets purpose. How businesses create additional value for society by driving sustainable projects.Moderator: Glen Hodgson, CEO at Free Trade EuropaSpeakers:
Per Stigenberg, CTO at Tre
Sebastian Tolstoy, Head of Eastern Europe & Central Asia at Ericsson
Elsa Bernadotte, Co-founder and COO at Karma
Karin Ebbinghaus, CEO at Elonroad
Panel 2. Culture shift: Inclusion and equality in tech.Keynote speech by Moa Persdotter, Program Manager at Vinnova.Moderator: Yulia Stark, President at the European Women's Association
Speakers:
Niclas Holmberg, Managing Director, Listings Sweden at NASDAQ
Claudia Wagner, Co-founder at Ubooker
Patricia Bonaert, EnlightenR at MixR
Emelie Meurk Demerud, CEO & Founder at Hedylity Technology & Founder at Deb (Diverse Executive Boards)
Moa Persdotter, Program Manager at Vinnova
Block 3. Startups
Keynote speech by Anna Gissler, CEO at Invest Stockholm.
Startup Pitch Session, backed by Nasdaq, Antler, Invest Stockholm, Ukrainian Startup Fund, Sigma Software Labs, and Founder Institute: Presentations of preselected purpose-driven products and solutions that meet the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Closing remarks
Andrii Plakhotniuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Sweden
Strategic partners: Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden, Beetroot, Free Trade Europa, Export Promotion Office of Ukraine, Invest Stockholm, Ericsson