The Future Of Ukraine Summit 2024 | Why Summits | 14 February 2024 | Convendum Coworking Space, Fleminggatan 18, 112 26 Stockholm, Sweden

This summit is a platform that brings together the major stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem and the project management landscape, with a specific focus on Ukraine. Our event presents a unique opportunity to discuss necessities and best practices from the perspective of various stakeholders, including VC investors, corporate investors, innovation leaders, and hubs.

These delegates will include:
• VC Investors
• Angel Investors
• Corporate Investors
• Hubs
• Accelerators
• Governmental Innovation Support Organizations
• Startups
• Large Corporations Running Projects in Ukraine
• Project Management Organizations
• Construction Companies
• Equipment Providers
• State-of-the-art Technology Providers
• Government Representatives
• Municipalities Representatives

To facilitate meaningful dialogue, the summit will feature 24 innovative startups from Ukraine, primarily offering digital solutions. These startups represent the promising future of Ukrainian innovation and are eager to meet potential investors, collaborators, and partners.

The summit will also highlight large corporations, project management organizations, construction companies, and equipment providers currently contributing to successful projects in Ukraine. These entities offer insights into the reality of implementing projects on the ground, from running on time and on budget to employing state-of-the-art technologies.

Across our two tracks, the summit will feature 50 speakers offering a wealth of knowledge and experience in the innovation ecosystem and project management. The speakers, handpicked from various fields, will provide unique insights into the challenges and opportunities for building a successful Ukraine.

2024 Speakers

Aida Hadžialić
Mayor Metropolitan Stockholm, Region Stockholm

Clara Hellner
Director of Innovation and Research, Region Stockholm

Anna König Jerlmyr
Former Mayor of Stockholm and former Member of Parliament, Advisor in sustainable and innovative urban system,
Board Member

Fredrik Engströmer
Head of Innovation Unit, Region Stockholm

Krim Talia
CEO, Sting

Alex Stepura
Founder and CEO, Skyeton

Johan Weigelt
CEO, Karolinska Institutet Holding AB & Karolinska Institutet Innovations AB

Denys Nazarenko
CIO Advisor at Kyiv City Council

Anatolii Vovniuk
Deputy CIO at Kyiv City Council

Diego Angelino
International Projects Coordinator, Nordic Center for Sustainable Healthcare

Anna Kiefer
Advisor to the President of KTH on International Affairs,
Executive Director Digital Futures

Moa Persdotter
Program Manager, Gender & Diversity for Innovation Dep. Innovation Management, Vinnova

Carl-Henrik Koit
CEO, Almi Företagspartner Stockholm Sörmland AB

Ylva Willliams
CEO, Stockholm Science City

Stina Lantz
CEO, Swedish Incubators & Science Parks

Sophia Sundberg
CEO, Driving Change Through Innovation and Leadership, Barkarby Science AB

Kristina Groth
Innovation Manager and Expert in Telemedicine and User Centered Design, Karolinska University Hospital

Liudmyla Lemrini
CEO, Swedish Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Scandinavia

Andreas Fogelqvist
Director of Business development, Stockholm Business region

Shubina-Kurulenko Olga
Coordinator of the EEN Ukraine consortium, The Head of the Export support center of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Anastasiia Bilous
COO at New Media Services, Expert at BRAVE1, Partner at Unicorn Battles Zurich

Dr. Andrii Paziuk
Senior Advisor and CyberDiia Project Lead, CyberDiia

Iryna Manukovska
Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, JEVERA software solutions

Kristina Söderberg
Investment Manager, SEB Greentech VC

Julien Fredonie
Team Lead at Honda Xcelerator Ventures for Europe & Africa, Honda Xcelerator Ventures

Robert Levin
CEO, Emerging Star Capital, LLC

Linda Krondahl
CEO, THINGS

Andreas Flodström
CEO & Co-founder of Beetroot & Beetroot Academy

Ivan Petrenko
Managing Partner at Angel One venture fund, CEO at CfE Accelerator

Christopher Jacklin
CEO & Co-Founder, Lucero AB

Francois Paillier
Co-Founder at CircaGene, Business Mentor, Founder Institute Graduate, Mission Kharkiv Advocate

Rostislav Philippenko
Founder of Mission Kharkiv

Ruslana Dovzhyk
СEO, Co-founder, TechNovator

Max Bondar
Founder & CEO, Trigger Software

Kirill Goncharuk
Founder & CEO, CheckEye

Iryna Slavinska
CEO of DonorUA, President of the All-Ukrainian Association of Blood Donors of Ukraine

Karin Henriksson
Venture Partner, Greencode Ventures

Johanna Holmström
CIO & CoFounder, Nordic Node

Jenny Lindblad
International Pitch Coach & Chief Storyteller, Founder & CEO, ELIZA Communication

Daria Borovyk
Urban Designer and Researcher, Restart Ukraine

Olesya Danylchenko
Deputy Director, Head of Security Forum, Ukrainian Interbank Payment Systems Members Association ЕМА

Oleh Krykavskyy
Government Relations Director (GR Director), ArcelorMittal

Oleg Gramotenko
Head of the Board, Smart Estate Life SE

Sofyna Dmitry
Partner of the event, CEO, R&D Center WINSTARS.AI and Member of the AI Development Committee at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

Yuriy Humenchuk
Partner of the event, Managing Partner, R&D Center WINSTARS.AI

Mary Prokhorova
CEO and Adviser to Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation, InDevLab

Cozette Wachtmeister-Zeito
CEO, Forestcarb

Martin Svensson
Head of Unit, Sustainable Business Development, Swedish Energy Agency

Cecilia Chroona
Head of Project Support, Swedish Institute

Patrick Hamilton Walsh
Founder and CEO, Glotal

Mikko-Pekka Hanski
Founder - Ministry of Good Spirit, Co-founder - Double Tap Investments

Johan Attby
General Partner, Norrsken Accelerator

Hanna Burkhardt
Head of UNICEF Venture Fund, UNICEF

Dmytro Dmytriyev
PhD of Medicine, Professor, Medical Director, The Center of Pain Treatment and Rehabilitation "Prometei"

Maria Horelli-Rosenlew
Founder, The Scaling School

2024 Sponsors

LEAD PARTNER:
• Region Stockholm
• Foundation For Support of Reforms in Ukraine
• Startups Magazine
• IT Ukraine Association
• DCCI
• ELIZA Communication
• Smart Estate Life SE
• U.S Ukraine Business Council

BRONZE PARTNER:
• Skyeton
• WINSTARS.AI
• RADAR TECH
• YEP!
• Kharkiv IT Cluster
• Stockholm
• Enterprise Europe Network
• Nordic Ukraine Forum