Date: June 8, 2021

Time: 10.00 – 11.30

 

Tech Finance and Venture Capital

Funding is essential for the growth of startups and scaleups. It is what makes them able to compete on a global stage. What are the bottlenecks and challenges when finding (the right) investors and trying to accelerate growth as a start-up or scale-up?

Making the right investments and introducing the right technology is of the essence for any companies trying to stay innovative. With the ever-increasing ways of investing in technology and innovations, there is a larger need for companies to strategize their use of capital. How can this be done to boost growth and competitiveness?

A new report by Danske Bank shows that venture funds are considerably more impact-focused in the Nordics than in other regions. Simultaneously, in an article by Bloomberg is to read that Stockholm has bred more tech unicorns per capita than any other region in the world outside Silicon Valley. What’s the secret?

In this webinar we bring together experts and stakeholders to explore the dynamic evolvements in Venture Capital, Technology and the various ways companies can become investment ready or boost their innovation through tech investments. An important aspect for discussion purposes is to boost equality in VC and the diversity of funding by achieving better access to Venture Capital for female founders.

 

Recording of the webinar

 

Speakers:

 

Isabella De Feudis,
CEO at SVCA Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association

 

Jens Ingelstedt

WeWork Labs | +impact accelerator | Investor & advisor

 

Maria Grabowska
Manager at +impact accelerator I Growth & Impact, Danske Bank

 

Elin Fälted
Expert Capital, Techleap.nl

 

Moderator:

“New technologies and developments are leading to innovative, interesting and complex (legal) issues. So especially in this sector it is crucial to share best practices, insights, experiences and know how. I believe making connections is key in the Tech sector. This is exactly where the Tech Tables are meant for”.

-Rens Goudsmit, Moderator, Head of TK Tech & Attorney at law, TeekensKarstens advocaten notarissenRens Goudsmit, Head of TK Tech & Attorney at law.

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Tech Talent webinar is supported by TK

 

 

 

 

The Nordics have a strong reputation for creating innovative startups working to create a sustainable impact in the world. But what’s the real state of play? Do Nordic countries really over-index for impact innovation? What is an impact startup anyway? And can they offer investment returns as well as real world change? Every year Danske Bank supports the creation of a report examining in detail development of the Nordic impact startup scene, to assess and nuance the common perception of the ecosystem. Predictably, not all myths hold true.With this report we wish to bring data and facts about the Nordic Impact startups to the table, with an added focus on ‘Green Growth’ startups. By doing so we hope to shed light on the challenges and opportunities in the Nordic and broader Impact ecosystems.In the following, you will see the most detailed analysis of the Nordic impact ecosystem to date, based on data from 1,230 startups, 1,365 funding rounds, supplemented by qualitative insights from experts and industry players.
Download the Report here: https://hello.plus-impact.io/impactreport2021/

In our Webinar on June 8 you will meet Maria Grabowska who will be presenting the report.

Date: June 3, 2021

Time: 10.30 – 12:00

Venue: Zoom

 

On 3 June 2021, we welcome all Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands members to join the 61st  Annual General Meeting. The AGM will this year be carried out in a virtual setting. 

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce is very pleased to invite you the Annual General Meeting on June 3, 2021 at 10.30 — 12.00 CET. The meeting will take place online and will be followed by a Scholarship ceremony and an address by H.E. Ambassador or Sweden Mrs Annika Markovic.

 

AGM Agenda, Proposals and Descisions 2021 and Minutes of Meeting June 20, 2020
You will find these documents by clicking on Program below

 

Voting Procedure

During the Annual General Meeting, the Members present will be asked to approve the Minutes of last year’s AGM as well as the Financial Statements of 2020 and elect the Members of the Board. As we will be working with a modified voting procedure, we ask all Members to submit questions or comments with regard to the issues on our agenda in advance as much as possible – by email to info@swedishchamber.nl. Instead of asking for approval by a raise of hands, we will include a small timeslot for Members to react via Chat. If no comments or objections come in, the topic at hand will be considered approved.

 

Registration

We kindly request all Members to register in advance. All meeting details will be sent to you prior to the meeting.

 

The AGM is free of charge and open for Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands members.

 

N.B. Young professional membership of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands is an  associate membership of the SCC, and as such these members are unable to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting.

 

New Board Member Candidates 2021

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are very honored to present their 3 new Board Member Candidates for the Board 2021 to be elected at the Annual Meeting on June 3, 2021. We welcome all members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands to attend the Annual General Meeting via Zoom to meet the new candidates and to elect the new members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors 2021.

 

 

 

READ THE SWEDISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
ANNUAL REPORT 2020 HERE

 

 

 

Date: June 1, 2021

Time: 12:00 – 13:00 CET

Finding Flow; Connect with yourself, others and the planet by Kristina Zumpolle

In this webinar Kristina Zumpolle, co-author of the book Finding Flow will highlight some of the most effective activities and routines that can be used to connect with yourself and others. In addition, she will share a collection of ideas, tools, and tips that will have a positive and lasting impact on individuals and teams, across industries. You will be nudged to rethink, reset, and reorganize some of the building blocks of life and to create personal (climate) goals. Kristina will encourage you to evaluate your impact on people and on the world and inspire you to improve yourself and your habits in daily life and work to make a difference and create a positive flow.

 

A Finding Flow session
It’s an interactive, straightforward, and motivating session to further understand what helps you stay in Flow and what doesn’t.

The workshop will also help you get to know other members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in a more personal way.
The session is based on the book Finding Flow – connect with yourself, others, and the planet.

 

Some words from others partaking in this workshop:
“Good energy, dynamic, and format”.
“Just what I needed now. Making connections. Sharing our feelings and having fun”.

 

Date: May 27, 2021

Time: 11.30 CET

Working with the brand Sweden

A brand is a reputation. It is the expression of an identity, a name, a logo, values, a philosophy… Sweden, a small country in northern Europe with only 0.13% of the world’s population, is one of the first nations in the world to have implemented an official nation branding strategy.

Sweden benefits from a positive brand image abroad. The country is positioned among the leading nations in various global indexes of economic performance, social commitments, capacity for innovation, governance, sustainable commitments, etc. IKEA is a brand that strategically communicates Swedish cultural concepts, symbols and values, and exports them across the world.

What happens when you apply the concept of branding to an entire country? Can companies and nations co-brand on their identity? Why and how? What are the benefits and limits?

In collaboration with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the UK, and in partnership with SCI -Swedish Chambers International, The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands welcomes you to join us in reflecting on how Sweden and Swedish companies may join forces in co-branding. How can a nation and companies reflect each other’s assets and thus strengthen their positions?

 

Guest speakers

Madeleine Sjöstedt — Director-General Swedish Institute
Lena Herder — Country Retail Manager IKEA Sweden
Simon Anholt — Independent policy advisor, author, and expert in nation branding

Date: 19 May, 2021

Time: 15.00  – 16.00

Recessions and game changing events – such as pandemics – can change the trajectory of economies, governments and businesses, and essentially alter the course of history. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, societies and businesses have had to dramatically alter the way they operate, compromising work environments and posing challenges to status quo. We have seen unprecedented adaption and development of new technological solutions, fundamentally changing the game. But does it really take a global crisis, such as the current pandemic, to accelerate innovation at this speed? Will it keep changing as we settle into a new reality, and the world slowly opens up again, or will we slow down? What is next in innovation, and how we do keep accelerating? Simply, how do we emerge stronger?

Welcome to the fourth event in the “Emerging stronger” series, featuring business leaders and opinion-makers organized by Swedish  Chamber of Commerce for the UK in partnership with SCI including the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands.

 

The discussions are moderated by Nik Gowing, Director and Founder of Thinking the Unthinkable and former BBC news anchor.

 

SCC member price: Free
YP member price: Free
Non-member price: £15

Please register for the event by using the booking form below. Upon registration, you will be sent information on how to connect to the event.

 

This event is hosted in partnership with the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Latvia, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands, Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, East Sweden Chamber of Commerce, and Jönköping Chamber of Commerce.

 

Date: April 22, 2021

Time: 12.00 – 13.00

Where: Webinar 

Interactive Lunch Talk with Charlotta Björk Danielsen

Engagement Strategy – How to use customer stories and storytelling to engage with customers in a new way

 

In this interactive webinar with Charlotta Björk Danielsen — Engagement Strategy Manager at Oracle I Storytelling and Member of the Young Professional Committee of the Swedish Chamber — we will discuss the importance of Customer engagement in times of change, including clear examples of storytelling and how it can enhance customer relations at your business.

 

Do you want to build confidence and skills to use storytelling as a part of your sales conversation?

Join our workshop to get inspired and discover how storytelling can help you have more interesting and engaging meetings with your customers and colleagues in this zoom era.

Several hundred sales professionals from all over the world have attended this workshop with Charlotta Björk Danielsen, Engagement Strategy Manager at Oracle, and when asked “How likely are you to recommended this training to a colleague gave it a Net Promoter Score of 9.3

“As an Engagement Strategy Manager, I combine my background in core technology sales at Oracle, with my years in narrative research, to help sales representatives have more interesting conversations with their customers.”

Charlotta Björk Danielsen

 

Workshop Flow: 

30 min “Storytelling theory”

– How and why should we use storytelling

– Tips and tricks for using storytelling in a sales conversation

20 min “Hands on practice”

– Introduction and practice with the “focus” technique

10 min Summary and Wrap up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

 

 

Program

In this session we will be joined by Niels Thijssen, one of Hendrik Jans associated partners. Nils is young talented Leadership consultant with a background as an international hockey coach.  Niels was the national coach of the Belgium ladies team who have climbed up the world ranking during his leadership. Since early this year his is part of Hendrik Jan Guitink s team at AIMS.

 

At our Meetup on April 22 Niels will present what personal development/growth can be, using the elite sport as an analogy. He has witnessed from his own experience what it means to try and reach the top of your passion, what it takes to grow and develop.

We will extrapolate that in our Meetup and work on this together in breakout sessions.

 

 

Next Meet up:

 

 

This webinar is a part of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Young Professionals Mentorship Program 2020-2021 and open for Mentors and Mentees of this program only. Next Mentorship Program will start fall 2021. Welcome to send an emai to events@swedishchamber.nl for more information.

 

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Mentorship Program 2020-2021 is supported by:

Date: April 20, 2021

Time: 10.00 – 11.00

 

Tech Talent

Explore how to attract, retain and manage tech talents

With the acceleration in digital, the demands on technology — for speed, flexibility, reliability, security, and value — have radically increased. For company leaders reviewing how to transform their organizations, one tricky question is emerging: Where do I find the people to do all the work? Companies have to hire the best, but that won’t be enough. They’ll also need to rethink how they reskill and upskill their people. People are the most important factor for a company’s growth, especially in its early stages of development. How to find the right people and how to get a better understanding on how to create great teams?

 

 

Quotes from the webinar:

“New technologies and developments are leading to innovative, interesting and complex (legal) issues. So especially in this sector it is crucial to share best practices, insights, experiences and know how. I believe making connections is key in the Tech sector. This is exactly where the Tech Tables are meant for”.
-Rens Goudsmit, Moderator, Head of TK Tech & Attorney at law, TeekensKarstens advocaten notarissen

 

 

 

“The necessity to ensure that we are not only building for a diverse workforce in technology but also for diversity in technology itself. The technological solution in itself also needs to be diverse.”
-Dr Cara Antoine, Managing Director Digital Transformation, IG&H | Global Women in Tech, The Netherlands

 

 

 

 

“We all need to take responsibility for making the pond that we are fishing for talent in today larger than it is currently.”
-Bernie van Leewen, Director Research & Technology Development, SKF B.V

 

 

 

 

“Inclusivity and opening up and looking outside the box as well as looking for new opportunities is key compared to just focusing on the usual aspects”
-Rik Zuidmeer, Executive Vice President & Partner, Mercuri Urval.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Let artificial intelligence work for and not against you when hiring tech talents”.
-Jeffrey Kenens, Partner Corporate Employment Law, TeekensKarstens advocaten notarissen

 

 

 

 

 

The presentations of Dr Cara Antoine and Jeffrey Kenens are available at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce upon request. Please send an email to events@swedishchamber.nl

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s for the Netherlands Tech Talent webinar is part of the series Tech Tables and invites Swedish Chamber Members and leading experts, exciting entrepreneurs and challengers alongside passionate change makers to participate in the exciting discussions. How will technologies shape the future and what can we learn from each other? The Tech Tables 2021 will focus on four Themes: Tech Talent – Tech Finance/VC investment – Women in Tech – Tech for Good

 

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Upcoming Tech Table webinar by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands:
June 8, 2021, Tech finance/ VC Investment. Explore the future of tech investing and venture capital

 

 

 

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Tech Talent webinar is supported by TK and organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands in Partnership with: