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
 Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of the Diia City project
 Valery Krasovsky, CEO & Co-Founder at Sigma Software Group

 Block 1 Digital transformation of government services

 Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of the Diia City project
 Moa Persdotter, Program Administrator within gender equality, sustainability and AI at Vinnova
Cases of Swedish companies:
 Sara Corneliusson, COO at Admentum
 Johan Liljelund, Executive Vice President and CTO at DanAds
 Erik Lindeberg, Director Of Business Development at Formpipe
 Peder Stahle, Chief Product Officer at Kry

 

 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 Europa
Speakers:
 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
 Jesper Kjelleras, Founder and CEO at Impact Hub Stockholm

Keynote speech by Moa Persdotter, Program Administrator within gender equality, sustainability and AI at Vinnova

 Panel 2. Culture shift: Inclusion and equality in tech.
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 Administrator within gender equality, sustainability and AI at Vinnova

 Block 3. Startups

Keynote speech by Anna Gissler, CEO at Invest Stockholm
Keynote speech by Mehkar Sheikh, Director at Founder Institute Sweden

Startup Pitch Session, backed by Nasdaq, Antler, Invest Stockholm, Ukrainian Startup Fund, Sigma Software Labs, Greencubator and Founder Institute: Presentations of preselected purpose-driven products and solutions that meet the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

 Closing remarks

 Carl Vikingsson, President and CEO at Sigma Technology Group. Honorary Consul for Ukraine in West and South Sweden
 Arvid Joelsson, Head of Operations Nordics at Beetroot

 

Strategic partners: Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden, Beetroot, Free Trade Europa, Export Promotion Office of Ukraine, Invest Stockholm, Ericsson