Canadian and Swedish Tech
Building Inclusive Transatlantic Relationships
Agenda
14.30 - 14.40 CET (9.30-9.40am EDT)
Welcome and Objectives: Chargé d’affaires - Eric Petersson, Embassy of Canada to Sweden and Jeanette Carlsson, Founder and CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
14.40 - 15.10 (9.40-10.10am EDT)
Panel 1 - Fireside Chat: "Canadians in Sweden: The Swedish tech scene from a Canadian perspective"
Moderator: Pratima Rao, Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Sweden
Panel: Lesley Pennington, CEO and Founder, Bemz & The Kinship Collective; Jocelyn Chan, Content Manager, Detectify; Erica Rose, Collaboration Leader, Inter IKEA; Dr Franziska Broell, Founder & CEO, Motryx
15.10 - 15.45 (10.10-10.45am EDT)
3 min Pitch/Showcase session #1: Canadian Startups to Swedish Investors
Moderator: Magnus Almén, Senior Investment Officer, Nordic Region at The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Startups: Hedvig Alexander, Founder at Powered by People (PBP); Franziska Broell, Founder & CEO, Motryx; Andrew Heneghan, European Sales Lead at Andgo Systems; Julie Angus, CEO, Open Ocean Robotics
Swedish Investors & Ecosystem Experts : Anette Nordvall, Founding of MP Cross Nordic Capital & CP Keiretsu Forum Nordics; Jeremie Poirier, StartUps, Tech & VC Strategist at Region Skåne; Anette Tånneryd, Investor - Chairwoman & Founder; Melinda Elmborg, Accelerator Co-Lead at Fast Track Malmo
BREAK 15 MINS
16.00 - 16.30 (11.00-11.30am EDT)
Panel 2 - Fireside Chat: “Approaches to diversity and inclusion in tech in Sweden and Canada"
Moderator: Helena Rönqvist, Partner, Magnusson
Panel: Wendy Anderson, Partner & CoFounder, The Case for Her; Elina Åkerlind - Board Member & Business Developer, Gothenburg Tech Week & Connect Väst; Stephanie Mazzotta, Co-Founder, FemTech Sweden
16.30 - 17.00 (11.30-12.00am EDT)
3 min Pitch/Showcase session #2: Swedish startups to Canadian Investors
Moderator: Magnus Almén, Senior Investment Officer, Nordic Region at The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Startups: Beatrice Ionascu, Co-Founder - Imagilabs; Johanna Nissen Karlsson, Co-Founder & CEO, Vividye; Emelie Klasson, Co-Founder and CEO - Vreel.co; Helen Petrashchuk, CEO - 4ireLabs; Charlotta Tönsgård, CEO and Co-Founder at Kind App; Christina Lundbäck, CMO & Founder SurfCleaner AB
Investors: Yuri Navarro, Managing Partner, Kanata Ventures; Nicole le Blanc, Partner, 2150 VC; Shelley Kuipers, Co-CEO/General Partner, The 51; Danielle Brewin Graham, Venture Partner at ArchAngel Network of Funds
17.00 - 17.10 (12.00-12.10am EDT) - Participant & Audience Discussion/QnA - Hosted by Jeanette Carlsson, Founder and CEO, Tech Nordic Advocates
17.10 (12.10am EDT) - Closing remarks from The Embassy of Canada to Sweden & Tech Nordic Advocates
17.15 (12.15am EDT) - Onwards: Informal networking
