9th Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum. Tech for Good

9th Sweden-Ukraine Business Forum. Tech for Good: purpose-driven innovations

🔻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.

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.

Program:

00:00-14:08 Video pause.
14:09-22:59 Intro.

23:00-27:01 Opening remarks: Tobias Thyberg, Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to Ukraine.
27:02-29:25 Opening remarks: Alex Bornyakov, the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on IT industry development, Head of the Diia City project.
29:26-33:26 Opening remarks: Valery Krasovsky, CEO & Co-founder at Sigma Software Group.
33:27-34:23 Video pause.

34:24- 47:00 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.
47:01-51:44 Block 1. Digital transformation of government services: Moa Persdotter, Program Administrator within gender equality, sustainability and AI at Vinnova.
51:45-59:13 Cases of Swedish companies: Erik Lindgren, Director of customer engagement, Public sector Sweden at Formpipe.
59:14- 1:04:58 Cases of Swedish companies: Sara Corneliusson, COO at Admentum AB.
1:04:59-1:10:33 Cases of Swedish companies: Johan Liljelund, Executive Vice President and CTO at DanAds.
1:10:34-1:15:55 Cases of Swedish companies: Peder Stahle, Chief Product Officer at Kry.
1:15:56 - 1:20:05 Comments from Alex Bornyakov and Moa Persdotter.
1:20:06-1:27:38 Video pause.

1:27:39- 2:07:57 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 Kjellerås, CEO and Founder at Impact Hub Stockholm.

2:07:58- 2:11:10 Video pause.

2:11:11-2:18:49 Keynote speech by Moa Persdotter, Program Administrator within gender equality, sustainability and AI at Vinnova.

2:18:50-3:05:37 Block 2. Panel discussions. 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

3:05:38-3:21:56 Block 3. Startups. Keynote speech by Anna Gissler, CEO at Invest Stockholm.
3:21:57-3:28:21 Block 3. Startups. Keynote speech by Mehkar Sheikh Director at Founder Institute Sweden.
3:28:22-4:05:23 Block 3. Startups. Startup Pitch Session: Presentations of preselected purpose-driven products and solutions that meet the UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

4:05:24-4:09:09 Closing remarks: Arvid Joelsson, Head of Operations Nordics at Beetroot.
4:09:10-4:13:15 Closing remarks: Carl Vikingsson, President and CEO at Sigma Technology Group. Honorary Consul for Ukraine in West and South Sweden

4:13:16-4:15:50 Outro.