It’s time for a new edition of Ignite Sweden Summit, our annual conference exclusive for Ignite members and special guests!

Join us for an insightful and inspiring event, where we will explore the power of startup collaborations to address the challenges of tomorrow. Our conference is dedicated to showcasing the best practices in startup collaboration and fostering meaningful connections across the innovation ecosystem.

Since 2017, the Ignite Sweden Summit has gathered hundreds of Swedish and international innovation leaders from corporates, the public sector, startups, scaleups, governmental agencies, and the broader innovation community. This year, we anticipate welcoming 200 enthusiastic participants to our conference.


This Year’s Theme: “Coming Together to Tackle Tomorrow’s Challenges”

The 2024 edition will be all about bringing together startup enthusiasts from various sectors to tackle tomorrow’s challenges through impactful partnerships and shared expertise.

The conference promises an exciting lineup of keynote speakers, collaboration stories, fireside chats, tech visits, and award ceremonies. A strong focus will be placed on participant interaction, with ample opportunities for networking, mingling, and engaging in roundtable discussions.

Ignite Sweden Summit will provide a unique opportunity for attendees to:

Learn new tools: Gain insights into impact-driven startup collaborations.
Get inspired: Learn from real-world examples of successful startup collaborations
Connect: Engage with potential collaboration partners and fellow startup enthusiasts.
Interact: Participate in discussions designed to share experiences and best practices.
Celebrate success: The Ignite Awards will honor the standout success collaborations of 2024.
Explore local innovation hubs: Discover the innovative landscape of Eskilstuna.

Check out the full program and the speakers lineup here.

Join us for an inspiring conference that promises to be a highlight of the innovation!

Please note that this is an invitation-only conference. Use the code provided to you during registration to secure your spot. Interested in participating? Reach out to info@ignitesweden.org and let us know!

Ignite Sweden Summit 2024 is co-hosted by Ignite Sweden and Eskilstuna Municipality, in collaboration with Create, Electrification Hub, Mälardalen Industrial Technology Center, SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, and the Swedish Energy Agency.

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It’s time for a new edition of Ignite Sweden Summit, our annual conference for Ignite corporate and public members, innovation ecosystem representatives, startups and special guests.

This year’s summit will focus on how the entire innovation ecosystem can come together to create real impact. The conference program will include workshops, collaboration stories, panel discussions, Ignite Awards celebrations, networking opportunities and more.

Join more than 350 representatives from the key actors within the innovation ecosystem, including corporations, public entities, governmental agencies, startups, incubators, and science parks. Over 200 representatives from more than 100 organizations have already secured their spots at the event.

Ignite Sweden Summit 2023 is hosted by Ignite Sweden – part of SISP Swedish Incubators & Science Parks.

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Agenda

9:30-10:00 Registration & Coffee
10:00-12:00 Workshops
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00 Conference
17:00-22:00 Ignite Awards, Dinner & After Party

Workshop Program

In the morning, you can take part in one of the workshops we organize for startups, corporations, incubators, investors, and public sector representatives.

1. How to Engage the Entire Swedish Public Sector to Work with Startups
We will delve into the topic of creating scalable approaches to foster innovation and collaboration between the Swedish public sector and startups across the country. In round table discussions, the participants will discuss the challenges and opportunities from various perspectives.

2. Key Success Factors for Corporates Collaborating with Startups
Ignite Head of Sales Coaching, Christian Malmsten, will share insights from his experiences in developing a new handbook for corporations on best practices when doing business with startups following the Ignite model.

3. From Ignite Need Assessment to Startup Scouting
In this immersive workshop we will guide incubator representatives through the Ignite Process, from need assessment to scouting. An Ignite member will openly share their specific needs on stage, and together, we will embark on a scouting journey, collectively exploring the Ignite process. 

Conference Program

Opening: Impact in Action
Collaboration is crucial for achieving impact and success in the green transition. What are the challenges we must address to scale innovations with the potential to accelerate this transformation?

Introduction to Ignite Sweden Summit
Startup Collaboration Case: Mönlycke, Vattenfall & Parlametric

Block 1: Impact For a Sustainable Society
Delve into the significance of collaboration among public organizations, large companies and startups in addressing our society’s current and future challenges.

Presentation: The Swedish  Climate Startup Map
Collaboration Cases by HBV, A2A and Reach for Change
Panel Discussion: How Can Startups, Established Companies, and the Public Sector Collaborate to Achieve a Sustainable Society?
Roundtable Discussions

Block 2: Impact Through International Outreach
Take a deep dive into the Ignite International focus, including delegation trips and follow-up matchmaking to countries such as Brazil, Canada, South Korea, and the USA. Discover the reasons behind these initiatives and how they benefit startups, large corporations, and the broader Swedish innovation ecosystem. 

Introduction to Ignite International
Presentation: TBC
Panel Discussion: The Importance of Being Born Global and Creating a Global Impact
Fireside Chat: Why Is Sweden a Country in Which to Establish Your Business?
International Collaboration Cases by WEG (Brazil) & Viking Analytics (Sweden), and HACARUS (Japan) – Hitachi Energy (Sweden)
Panel Discussion: Scaling Business with Impact – What Can Sweden Do Better?
Roundtable Discussions

Block 3: Scaling Innovation Through Commercial Collaborations
Discover how the Ignite model, along with strategic partnerships, enables startups to scale. Delve into startup collaboration cases and other results and examples from our most significant mega-deals and rollouts, demonstrating the transformative impact of collaboration in driving innovation forward.

Presentation: Success Factors for Startup-Corporate Collaborations
Startup Collaboration Cases by Liebherr & 3ngage, ICA & Saveggy, and Coor & Mimbly
Panel Discussion: Success Factors for Startup-Corporate Collaborations
Roundtable Discussions

After the conference, the event continues with a new edition of the Ignite Awards, a networking dinner and after-event party!

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Final call for all innovative medtech startups interested in meeting healthcare organizations!

Join us at Medtech Matchday on February 6 in Gothenburg at an in-person event where private companies and the public healthcare sector come together to discuss the implementation of medical technology and its efficient scalability in international markets.

MATCHMAKING SESSION

The event kicks off with a matchmaking session where innovative Swedish medtech startups will have the chance to connect with organizations including Alfa Laval, AstraZeneca, Bonnier Healthcare, Capio, Johnson & Johnson, Karolinska University Hospital – Circle of Life Science, Mölnlycke Health Care, and Wellspect.

The matchmaking aims to explore possibilities for collaboration and innovation together. Check below the full list of solutions and technology the participating organizations are looking for! It is important that you indicate which of the challenges you target when you apply to this matchmaking session.

Applications for the matchmaking session close on December 17. Click here to apply.

Please note that we cannot guarantee that you will get any matches at this event. This event is exclusive for startups established in Sweden.

CONFERENCE

The event will continue during the afternoon with a conference designed to facilitate knowledge sharing, disseminate insights, and enhance networking opportunities. The program includes keynote speakers and engaging roundtable discussions, focusing on topics such as the integration of medtech innovation and strategies for scaling up and internationalization.

Please note that you can join the conference even if you don’t participate in the matchmaking session.
Click here to register for the Medtech conference

Medtech Matchday is organized by Medtech4Health, AstraZeneca’s A.Catalyst Network, GoCo Health Innovation City, Ignite Sweden, SISP, Sting, and Swedish Medtech, in collaboration with EIT Health, GU Ventures, KI Innovations, LEAD, Medeon, Region Västra Götaland, Sahlgrenska Science Park, SmiLe Incubator, Umeå Biotech Incubator, and Uppsala Innovation Centre.

The participant organizations in the matchmaking session are looking for startups with these innovative solutions:



Important information for startups:
Your participation in the matchmaking is made possible by the funding we receive from Vinnova (referred to as “verifieringsmedel” in Swedish) to support the commercialization of your innovation. Upon receiving confirmation that your startup has been matched with a corporate or public organization, our team will reach out to you with detailed instructions on the next steps.
Click here to read more about this funding

Sweden Innovation Days is returning for the third time in 2023! The free digital event will focus on how to enable innovation that has a real impact on our society, environment and economy. Despite Sweden being a climate front runner, we still have a responsibility to contribute to the Global Goals.

The primary goal is to provide an international platform to share best practices, knowledge and meet innovation partners from around the world. The conference will feature a digital mainstage program with key experts, case studies and interviews that go beyond the theoretical to explore the practical ways innovation can address today’s biggest sustainability challenges. Additionally, there will be a broad range of side events conducted by our fantastic conference partners to dive deeper into the important topics covered on the digital mainstage across all three days.

Each day will focus on a different aspect of innovation:

Day 1 – Paving the way for innovation: Exploring how government agencies can foster greater innovation at all levels.

Day 2 – enabling innovation – the Swedish way: Highlighting how Sweden is working towards a more sustainable future.

Day 3 – Creating real results: Measuring how innovation is creating an impact and seeing real results.

The conference is a cooperation between Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency, the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas – a Swedish research council for sustainable development, SISP – Swedish Incubators and Science Parks, Ignite Sweden, AI Sweden and Business Sweden. This year Sweden Innovation Days will coincide with Sveriges Innovationsriksdag in Lund. 

More information at www.swedeninnovationdays.se

Building a Sustainable Future Together with Startups

It’s time for a new edition of Ignite Sweden Summit, our annual conference exclusive for Ignite members and special guests!

This year’s summit is focusing on how to build a sustainable future together with startups. The conference program will include keynote speakers, learning sessions, case presentations, panel discussions, workshops and more.

This will be a unique opportunity to:

Join us in Uppsala for an inspiring conference on December 1. On December 2, you will have the opportunity to explore one of Uppsala’s innovation hubs.

Check out to the program here: https://ignite-sweden-summit-2022.confetti.events/

Ignite Sweden Summit 2022 is co-hosted by Ignite Sweden – part of SISP Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, and Uppsala Municipality.

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Join us at this four day digital conference to address the Sustainable Development Goals together.

Sweden Innovations Days are returning on January 17-20, 2022! This time as a free four day, global digital event, dedicated to fostering international collaboration to achieve the UN’s Global Goals.

While last year’s successful event focused on the role of Artificial Intelligence, this upcoming Sweden Innovation Days will explore how innovation can be used to improve environmental, economic and social sustainability in relation to the Global Goals.

The four day event will feature a packed program including world leading experts in green investment, mission orientated methods, the Global Goals, health and more! Together we will offer a platform for digital meetings including workshops, fireside chats, networking, knowledge sharing and matchmaking sessions as well as practical information about future network and funding opportunities.

Whether you are part of a startup, intermediary or corporate, working in the public sector, civil society, academia or a government agency, there is something at this event for everyone. We all need to be part of the innovation journey to create a more sustainable world.

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Four days

Sweden Innovation Days aims to inspire action towards a more sustainable world as well as provide practical methods and success stories on how to achieve this. Each day will focus on a specific theme:

Day 1: Missions to achieve the Global Goals
Exploring both theoretical and practical ways to develop mission-oriented innovation at a global, regional and local level.

Day 2: Preventative health & wellbeing
Promoting preventative measures that help all people to stay physically and mentally healthy.

Day 3: Co-creation for innovation
Sharing tools to innovate in the broadest sense and create inclusive and democratic societies.

Day 4: Climate neutral cities
Building sustainable, just and carbon neutral cities with real action and greener investments.

Speakers

Specialists in systeminnovation, strategic investment, innovation and design, digitalization and democracy. These world leading specialists will share their knowledge on the digital mainstage across all four days.

Firstly we have our moderator for all four days Aurore Belfrage from BCB Ventures. She will be joined by a new co-moderator each day including Anders Brinne & Dan Hill from Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency.

On the digital mainstage you will also meet:

Darja Isaksson, Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency
Banny Banerjee, Stanford Changelabs
Patrick Child, European Commission DG Research & Innovation
Malin Lindberg, Luleå University of Technology
Carl Heath, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Andreas Netz, Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency
Ebba Carbonnier, SweLife and Karolinska Institutet Innovations
Magnus Björsne, AstraZeneca BioVentureHub
Maria Stenström, the Swedish 2030-secretariat
Dennis Pamlin, RISE
Magnus Frodigh, Ericsson AB, GFTL Technology, Ericsson Research

More speakers will be announced soon.

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Sweden Innovations Days is a three-day worldwide event with AI in focus that will take place on 17-19 November.

The programincludes:


Ignite Sweden is one of the organizers together with AI Sweden, Ignite Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency, SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, and Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency. The event is co-hosted by leading innovation hubs from Sweden, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, South Korea, and the USA.

The registration is free of cost and it will be live-streamed so you can follow it wherever you are! SIGN UP NOW

Transforming Sweden in the rising era of AI through national and international collaboration

Time: 14.00 – 19.00 CET
Format: Online

With industry and innovation in focus, we will show the amazing power of Sweden as an AI & innovative nation. 

During the live broadcast, you will hear more about what currently is happening in the Swedish AI ecosystem through keynote lectures and panel discussions. Listen to Swedish thought leaders and international keynote speakers share-their view on the development of AI and innovation within all of the six tracks:

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How AI is transforming our present with startup + corporate collaboration

Time: 14.00 – 17.30 CET
Format: Online

The focus of the conference is the success factors that make it possible for industry leaders to transform innovation into real value creation and competitive advantage by collaborating with AI startups. 


Side activities will take place before and after the conference. Only to name a few:

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The world’s largest tailored startup + corporate matchmaking ever!

Time: 6.00 – 22.00 CET
Format: Online

120+ selected AI startups from Sweden and 9 selected countries will meet over 75 corporates and public sector organizations in 400+ pre-booked curated matchmaking meetings. 

Applications for the matchmaking session are now closed. But there will be two side activities open for everyone:

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Sweden Innovation Days’ organisers and co-hosts


AI Sweden, Ignite Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency, SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks, and Vinnova – Sweden’s innovation agency are behind the organisation of the event.

The event is co-host by the leading innovation hubs from Sweden: Automation Region, Create Business Incubator, Kista Science City, LEAD (Business Incubator), Lindholmen Science Park AB, Linköping Science Park, Minc, Sahlgrenska Science Park, Sting, THINGS AB and Uminova Innovation. 

Some of our international co-hosts are Tecnosinos (Brazil), The DMZ (Canada), Hub France IA (France), UnternehmerTUM (Germany), NASSCOM Centre of Excellence IoT & AI (India), Start-Up Nation Central (Israel), K-Startup Center Stockholm (South Korea) and Nordic Innovation House – Silicon Valley (USA).