SkeppsholmenMorning Walk & Run
Discover the Historic Charm of Skeppsholmen
Skeppsholmen, a tranquil island in the heart of Stockholm, offers a unique blend of history, culture, and modern elegance. Managed by Skeppsholmsgruppen, it boasts several distinctive venues, each with its own rich heritage and character. From the majestic Eric Ericson Hall, once an Admiralty church, to the intimate Prästgården, a former 18th-century priest's residence, these spaces provide the perfect backdrop for conferences, events, and celebrations.
For more details on these historic venues and to plan your next event, visit Discover Skeppsholmen's historic premises.
Morning Run or Walk
We gather at the entrance of Berns Hotel in Berzelii Park for a refreshing start to the day. Whether you prefer a walk along Skeppsholmen by the water or a run around the beautiful island, this is a great way to wake up, connect, and energize. We will take care of your bags, and you can shower at Sats Birger Jarlsgatan afterward.
🌳 About Skeppsholmen
Skeppsholmen island is known for its peaceful vibe and cultural attractions, including the Moderna Museet, which exhibits works by Picasso, and the Östasiatiska Museet with traditional Asian art. A walkway encircles the island and connects to the Skeppsholmen Bridge, which is embellished with a golden crown. The small, adjacent island of Kastellholmen has a quaint, turreted 19th-century castle.
Patricia Olby KimondoFounder People Productions & Double Up ImpAct
Patricia Olby Kimondo is the founder and CEO of People Productions Sweden, a portfolio of brands focused on talent sourcing and development. Her companies aim to connect people with opportunities and develop innovative solutions for a changing world. Among their brands is Pamoja, an AI-driven job platform, and Lärarförmedlarna, a talent expert in the Education sector.
Patricia has co-authored a book on the people-centered economy and founded Double Up ImpAct to support female-led businesses. She has served on various organizational boards, including UN Women Sweden. Patricia and her companies have received several awards and recognition for their excellence and growth. She was also Founders of the Year Honorary Award 2025.
Read more here: www.peopleproductions.se and Double Up Impact
Background
Patricia, the founder and CEO of People Productions, has dedicated her career to connecting people with opportunities, believing that future potential is always stronger than past experiences.
In 1999, she founded Lärarförmedlarna, Sweden's first recruitment agency in the education sector - and still a market leader. In 2020 Pamoja was launched - Sweden's largest digital platform for on-demand work. These ventures annually process more than 10 000 applicants and employ over 2000 people, redefining the landscape of life and work.
With her husband as a key partner, Patricia has skillfully scaled the business, balancing visionary ideas with practical execution. She believes in building businesses step by step, grounded in a solid foundation and self-reliant for long-term success. For her, success is always about business growth and creating value for society.
Driven by her passion for empowering women in business, Patricia founded Double Up ImpAct, to harness the capacity of women as entrepreneurs and community builders. Double Up ImpAct believes in solving problems as an entrepreneur - by taking small clear steps towards deep and lasting change.
She is also a board member for UN Women Sweden, advocating for global gender equality. Additionally, she is the co-author of the book The People-Centered Economy, published by the Silicon Valley-based think tank Innovation for Jobs.
Always eager to learn, Patricia pursued executive education at both the Stockholm School of Economics and Stanford Business School to gain new insights and learn innovative methods to drive her company forward.
For Patricia, the true magic lies in transforming ideas into action, fueled by collaboration with engaged and creative minds. Her journey is a testament to the power of vision, determination, and a commitment to making a positive impact, proving that it’s possible to build businesses that thrive, while making the world a better place.
Female Founders Quest - Growing Through Each Other with Patricia Olby Kimondo
Female Founders Quest - Growing Through Each Other
Part of 5th Female Founders Summit
What can we learn from the stories of other women who build and lead companies?
Patricia Olby Kimondo, Founder of People Productions, Pamoja and Double Up Impact, and leader of the Female Founders Quest, will share reflections and findings from her journey among female founders - and explore the challenges, choices and turning points that shape the founder journey.
At 3 PM, we gather all participating female founders for a two-hour deep dive - creating a space to share our stories, backgrounds, challenges and experiences, and to support each other’s growth.
This is not about having all the answers. It is about being curious, open and generous with what we have learned.
Bring your story. Bring your challenges. Bring what you have learned.
Together, we create a space where one founder’s experience can become another founder’s insight - and where we can grow stronger by not building alone.
5th Female Founders Summit
On September 24, 2026, at Spegelsalen, Berns Berzelii Park, join your peer female founders for an inspiring afternoon of deep dives, hands-on workshops, and female founder-led round tables at the 5th Female Founders Summit.
Together with your peers, you will tackle your most pressing business challenges while gaining powerful insights from founders’ stories and experiences. The program features keynote sessions led by Patricia Olby Kimondo, founder of People Productions, Pamoja, and Double Up Impact, who will guide the afternoons conversations and reflections.
Agenda
14:30–15:00 | Registration & Networking Mingle
Arrive, register and connect with fellow female founders over coffee and pastries. An informal opportunity to meet new peers and exchange ideas before the summit begins.
15:00–15:40 | Opening & Founders Stories
Welcome by Patricia Olby Kimondo, Founder of People Productions, Pamoja and Double Up Impact, Founders Alliance Ambassador Member and Leader of the Female Founders Quest.
Followed by inspiring Founders Stories from selected female founders.
15:40–16:40 | Female Founders Growth Workshop
A facilitated peer exchange focused on the challenges and opportunities of building, scaling and sustaining companies.
Choose your conversation
1. THE NEXT LEVEL
How do you grow without losing what made you great?Scaling, international growth and evolving the founder’s role.
2. LEADING THROUGH CHANGE
How do you lead when the map keeps changing?Transformation, distributed organisations, acquisitions and the human side of change.
3. OWNERSHIP WITH PURPOSE
What do you want to build — and what do you want to own?Ownership, investments, impact and the opportunities beyond your core company.
4. THE FOUNDER BEHIND THE COMPANY
What does it take to sustain the journey?Innovation, energy, personal balance, purpose and the choices we make along the way.
16:40–16:50 | Insights & Key Takeaways
Moderators share the key insights, reflections and ideas emerging from the workshop.
16:50–17:00 | Action Planning & Evaluation
Identify 1–2 concrete actions you will take forward from the summit, followed by a short evaluation.
Elin Elkehag FunkFounder Vinna Ventures | Operational AI Strategist
Elin Elkehag Funk Founder, Vinna Ventures | Operational AI Strategist
Elin Elkehag Funk is an experienced founder and strategist with a strong track record in building technology-driven ventures and helping organisations turn emerging technologies into real business value. Today, her primary focus is Operational AI: how organisations can use AI to improve how work actually gets done.
Through Vinna Ventures, she works hands-on with leaders and organisations on AI strategy, adoption and transformation, helping them turn new AI capabilities into practical ways of working. Her career includes senior advisory roles with companies such as Klarna, Axel Johnson, and Compileit.
Previously, Elin founded and led the IoT company Stilla, launching internationally through AT&T and reaching customers in more than 50 countries before exiting. Today, she combines her experience as a founder with hands-on work helping leaders navigate the shift towards AI, agents and automation.
The AI-Enhanced Founder with Elin Elkehag Funk, Isak Utegård & Joel Magnusson
The AI-Enhanced Founder
Learn how to make AI work for you. Get more done, lead better and enhance how your company works.
An inspirational and practical workshop led by founder and AI strategist Elin Elkehag Funk, together with AI experts and builders Isak Utegård and Joel Magnusson from Compileit. Designed for founders who want to move beyond understanding AI and start using it to become better at what they do and how they run their business.
AI is moving from a tool we use to agents we work alongside and delegate real work to. For founders, that changes how you spend your time, how you lead, and how your organisation works.
This workshop is about using that shift to free up time for what matters most, while preparing yourself and your company for what’s next. And you will not just talk about it. You will start putting it into practice right away.
What to Expect
- Understand the shift - Cut through the noise and understand AI, agents and the trends that matter now.
- Enhance yourself - Find AI tools that work for you and find where it gives you the greatest leverage as a founder and leader.
- Enhance your organisation - Look across your company to identify where AI can help people perform better, transform workflows or take over work entirely.
- Meet your digital workforce - Understand what agents actually are, how they change the way work gets done, and see them used in action!
- Lead humans and agents - Explore the new leadership questions AI creates, and why human judgement, taste and trust matter even more in an AI filled world.
- Leave ready to act - Create concrete next steps for yourself, your team and your organisation.
Come Prepared
Bring your computer and, if you can, a real case from your own company: a process, product, customer experience or opportunity where you believe an AI agent or workflow could make a difference.
This is not a workshop where you simply listen. You will work on your own AI skills and apply what you learn directly to your business.
Who is it for?
Forward-thinking founders who want to move from AI curiosity to practical application and leave the room with new insights and clear next steps, both for themselves and their companies.
We start with a Coffee Mingle, so please arrive in time. The workshop starts at 09:20.
Joel MagnussonLead AI Engineer & Team Lead, Compileit
Joel Magnusson — Lead AI Engineer & Team Lead, Compileit
Joel Magnusson is a Lead AI Engineer and Team Lead at Compileit, where he works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology and business transformation.
Specialising in agentic AI and Generative AI, Joel helps organisations move beyond experimentation and turn AI into practical solutions that create measurable value. His work includes developing AI-powered customer experiences and intelligent digital products, including Compileit’s collaboration with SkiStar, where AI has been used to transform customer service and the guest experience.
With a background in information security and governance from Örebro University, Joel brings together technical depth with a strong understanding of how emerging technologies can be applied responsibly and at scale.
He represents a new generation of technology leaders who are not simply asking what AI can do, but how we can use it to fundamentally rethink the way companies operate, serve customers and create value.
The AI-Enhanced Founder with Elin Elkehag Funk, Isak Utegård & Joel Magnusson
The AI-Enhanced Founder
Learn how to make AI work for you. Get more done, lead better and enhance how your company works.
An inspirational and practical workshop led by founder and AI strategist Elin Elkehag Funk, together with AI experts and builders Isak Utegård and Joel Magnusson from Compileit. Designed for founders who want to move beyond understanding AI and start using it to become better at what they do and how they run their business.
AI is moving from a tool we use to agents we work alongside and delegate real work to. For founders, that changes how you spend your time, how you lead, and how your organisation works.
This workshop is about using that shift to free up time for what matters most, while preparing yourself and your company for what’s next. And you will not just talk about it. You will start putting it into practice right away.
What to Expect
- Understand the shift - Cut through the noise and understand AI, agents and the trends that matter now.
- Enhance yourself - Find AI tools that work for you and find where it gives you the greatest leverage as a founder and leader.
- Enhance your organisation - Look across your company to identify where AI can help people perform better, transform workflows or take over work entirely.
- Meet your digital workforce - Understand what agents actually are, how they change the way work gets done, and see them used in action!
- Lead humans and agents - Explore the new leadership questions AI creates, and why human judgement, taste and trust matter even more in an AI filled world.
- Leave ready to act - Create concrete next steps for yourself, your team and your organisation.
Come Prepared
Bring your computer and, if you can, a real case from your own company: a process, product, customer experience or opportunity where you believe an AI agent or workflow could make a difference.
This is not a workshop where you simply listen. You will work on your own AI skills and apply what you learn directly to your business.
Who is it for?
Forward-thinking founders who want to move from AI curiosity to practical application and leave the room with new insights and clear next steps, both for themselves and their companies.
We start with a Coffee Mingle, so please arrive in time. The workshop starts at 09:20.
Isak UtegårdCo-founder/CTO Compileit
Isak Utegård is CTO at Compileit AB, a fast-growing Nordic IT company specializing in app and web development. With a strong background in software development, UX, and product design, he combines technical expertise with strategic leadership.
Beyond his role at Compileit, he holds board positions in several companies and maintains an active GitHub presence. Based in Lidingö, Isak is recognized for driving growth, innovation, and user-focused digital solutions.
The AI-Enhanced Founder with Elin Elkehag Funk, Isak Utegård & Joel Magnusson
The AI-Enhanced Founder
Learn how to make AI work for you. Get more done, lead better and enhance how your company works.
An inspirational and practical workshop led by founder and AI strategist Elin Elkehag Funk, together with AI experts and builders Isak Utegård and Joel Magnusson from Compileit. Designed for founders who want to move beyond understanding AI and start using it to become better at what they do and how they run their business.
AI is moving from a tool we use to agents we work alongside and delegate real work to. For founders, that changes how you spend your time, how you lead, and how your organisation works.
This workshop is about using that shift to free up time for what matters most, while preparing yourself and your company for what’s next. And you will not just talk about it. You will start putting it into practice right away.
What to Expect
- Understand the shift - Cut through the noise and understand AI, agents and the trends that matter now.
- Enhance yourself - Find AI tools that work for you and find where it gives you the greatest leverage as a founder and leader.
- Enhance your organisation - Look across your company to identify where AI can help people perform better, transform workflows or take over work entirely.
- Meet your digital workforce - Understand what agents actually are, how they change the way work gets done, and see them used in action!
- Lead humans and agents - Explore the new leadership questions AI creates, and why human judgement, taste and trust matter even more in an AI filled world.
- Leave ready to act - Create concrete next steps for yourself, your team and your organisation.
Come Prepared
Bring your computer and, if you can, a real case from your own company: a process, product, customer experience or opportunity where you believe an AI agent or workflow could make a difference.
This is not a workshop where you simply listen. You will work on your own AI skills and apply what you learn directly to your business.
Who is it for?
Forward-thinking founders who want to move from AI curiosity to practical application and leave the room with new insights and clear next steps, both for themselves and their companies.
We start with a Coffee Mingle, so please arrive in time. The workshop starts at 09:20.
Karolina BrorssonFounder & CEO Protosell
Karolina Brorsson - Founder & CEO, Protosell
Karolina Brorsson is a Swedish entrepreneur, investor and B2B growth strategist with nearly three decades of experience building companies, developing markets and helping businesses accelerate commercial growth across Europe.
Protosell has throughout the years been involved in thousands of B2B growth initiatives, working with companies ranging from ambitious scale-ups to established international organisations. This has given her a front-row seat to how technology, changing buyer behaviour and new market dynamics continuously rewrite the rules of B2B growth.
Alongside her entrepreneurial work, Karolina is a designated member of the European Parliament of Enterprises, serves on the Council of Representatives of the Southern Sweden Chamber of Commerce, and is the Representative of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Sweden, working to strengthen entrepreneurship, international trade and commercial connections across European markets.
She is also the author of Nordic Business Pioneers 2025 and Nordic Business Pioneers 2026, where she explores the forces reshaping business, technology, consumer behaviour and the Nordic commercial landscape.
B2B Sales 2026 - AI, New Buying Behaviours & What It Takes to Win with Karolina Brorsson
An exclusive, hands-on workshop with Karolina Brorsson, Founder & CEO of Protosell, exploring what is really happening in B2B sales right now, and what founders should do about it.
AI has solved the problem of creation.
It has also created a problem of abundance.
Infinite content. Infinite outreach. Infinite automation. Finite attention.
Meanwhile, buyers are changing how they discover, evaluate and trust companies. The traditional funnel is fragmenting, AI is reshaping search and research, and human credibility is becoming increasingly valuable.
Karolina will share personal perspectives, real-world observations and lessons from nearly three decades of building B2B growth. Together, we will challenge some established sales truths and actively work with selected areas using the participants' own businesses.
We will explore:
- Everything is slop - AI killed the cost of creating average. When everyone can create more, how do you become worth paying attention to?
- Unhinged social is dead - Less broadcasting. More authority. Discovery is fragmenting across AI search, communities, recommendations and real-world encounters. The funnel increasingly looks like pinball.
- The K-Shaped B2B market - AI makes excellent companies disproportionately better. And mediocre companies disproportionately louder.
- Where is your market moving? - Moving from just more leads to better intelligence, signals and opportunities.
- The return of friction - The more digital the world becomes, the more valuable human access becomes. Real conversations, introductions, events and relationships are gaining value again.
- AI doesn't replace sales - It changes where humans are valuable. What should be automated, and where do judgement, trust and relationships create the advantage?
Come prepared
Bring your laptop and one real commercial challenge from your own company.
A market you want to enter. A pipeline that isn't moving. An ICP that needs sharpening. A sales process that isn't converting. Or a question about where your next wave of growth will come from.
This is not another session about producing more.
The goal is to figure out what deserves to be done better.
Don't leave with more inspiration.
Leave knowing what you would change on Monday.
We start with a Coffee Mingle, so please arrive in time. The workshop starts at 09:20.
Johan FriskFounder & CEO OpiFlex
Johan Frisk, founder and CEO of OpiFlex. OpiFlex solves the challenge of automating high mix and low volume and helps small companies to global groups to create increased flexibility and competitiveness while creating stimulating tasks.
Johan is a serial entrepreneur with a background from ABB and Ericsson. Johan has won several international Innovation Awards. He is an expert advisor for the OECD, the European Commission and the Swedish Ministry of Economy, and is a member of Sweden's Production Council within flexible automation and smart industries. He has given several presentations for the OECD, EU commission and at conferences in Sweden and internationally.
OpiFlex won the EU Commission's big Innovation Award 2015 and became the finalist of the IERA Awards 2016, the most prestigious robot and automation award in the world, as one in three.
In 2018 OpiFlex became winner and joined the "33 list", Sweden's most prestigious list for young companies, issued jointly by the tech magazine NyTeknik and business magazine Affärsvärlden. A list where companies like Spotify, Mojang, Truecaller, Klarna and iZettle have been on. I
n 2019, OpiFlex received an innovation award at the Puumessut Wood Fair, Finland's largest wood fair, together with the wood machine manufacturer SCM and the distributor Innomac Oy.
The Art of Thinking Outside the Box - Innovation, creativity and complex problem solving - with and without AI, by Johan Frisk
The Art of Thinking Outside the Box - Innovation, creativity and complex problem solving - with and without AI, by Johan Frisk
Most expensive mistakes in development are made early, cheaply, and with great confidence. You pick the obvious solution in week one and spend the next year paying for it.
The obstacle is rarely technology. It's that we commit before we've explored. When a problem has many possible answers and no obvious one, the ability to keep several alive, and to know what you don't yet know, becomes a real competitive advantage.
Johan Frisk helped introduce Lean Product Development at Ericsson across more than 12,000 developers during a four-year transformation. He then used the same principles to build OpiFlex, winner of the European Commission Innovation Award and a finalist for the IERA Award, one of the world's most prestigious robotics prizes.
This is a working session, not a lecture. It comes in two parts.
Part 1: The method
Why development so often ends in rework, late discoveries and costly redesigns, and what to do instead.
- Why it is so hard to genuinely think outside the box, even when you're trying
- How to generate and test several solution paths before committing to one- How to find your knowledge gaps early, while they're still cheap
- Creativity without losing structure or speedIt applies wherever there's no obvious answer: products, production, business models, services, organisation, strategy.
Part 2: The same thinking, with AI
Set-Based Design always had one objection. Exploring many alternatives in parallel costs time and people, so teams narrow down early to save both. AI removes most of that cost, which makes the method more useful now than when it was invented.
But the default way people use AI works against innovation. Ask a question, get one confident answer, converge on it before you understand the problem. That's the same failure mode, only faster and with more authority behind it.
- How to make AI widen the solution space instead of closing it
- Using it to expose your own assumptions, including the ones nobody wants to raise
- AI as a red team: let it attack your favourite idea before the market does
- Where it is genuinely weak, and where it is confidently wrong
- Demonstrated live, then run by you on your own problem
Who it's for
Founders, business leaders, product and innovation people, engineers, and anyone making decisions where the answer isn't obvious yet.
Bring one real, unresolved challenge from your own work.
The exercises are run on your problem, not a case study. No prior AI experience needed.
We start with a Coffee Mingle, so please arrive in time. The workshop starts at 09:20.
Niclas CarlssonFounder and CEO Founders Alliance
Niclas Carlsson is the founder and CEO, of Founders Alliance. Carlsson established this collaborative business forum in 2002 to unite large-scale founders and owners of international growth companies. The platform facilitates peer-to-peer collaboration for sustainable growth.
Social Impact Initiatives: Carlsson is actively involved in several organizations focused on social impact, such as Emotions Network, We Don’t Have Time, and Star for Life. His commitment to societal betterment is evident through his support and participation in these initiatives.
Personal Interests: Beyond his professional endeavors, Carlsson is an endurance athlete who has completed ultramarathons and adventure races. He also dedicates time as a youth trainer in Orienteering Running, reflecting his passion for sports and community engagement.
From Big Ideas to Bold Conversations - Four Perspectives
From Big Ideas to Bold Conversations.
Four perspectives. One hour to explore what matters most.
Niclas Carlsson, Founder & CEO of Founders Alliance, will moderate the session and open with a short introductory speech, setting the stage for a morning designed to challenge perspectives, spark curiosity and connect ideas to the questions founders are facing right now.
Begin with four provocative perspectives from four people challenging how we think about the future.
- Stefan Krook asks us to rethink our relationship with the planet and introduces A New Brief for a Healthy Planet.
- Johan S. Roos explores The Last Moat: Why the Fastest-Learning Founder Wins the Age of Algorithms - and what it takes to stay ahead when technology changes faster than ever.
- Hans Otterling takes us to Founders Africa, reminding us that Africa is not simply the future - it’s happening now.
- And Magnus Tegborg brings us to one of the founder’s most fundamental challenges: How do we create clarity under uncertainty?
Then, at 10:30, the choice is yours.
Choose the conversation that matters most to you.
Go deeper in one of four Round Table Workshops. Challenge the ideas you’ve just heard, share your own experience, and explore the questions that are most relevant to you — together with fellow founders.
Four speakers. Four perspectives. One hour.The conversation is yours to choose.
What Happens When Founders Unite by Niclas Carlsson
At Founders Alliance, our greatest quest has always been to unite founders — bringing together different experiences, perspectives and stories to create something greater than any one of us could achieve alone.
In this session, Niclas Carlsson, Founder & CEO of Founders Alliance, will open with the story behind our Quests and how founders are coming together to create change - through their companies, their communities and initiatives beyond Founders Alliance.
We then turn to our biggest Quest: each other.
In a founder-to-founder workshop, you will sit around tables with peer founders, each guided by a dedicated moderator. You will share the challenges you are facing right now, exchange experiences and contribute your perspectives, ideas and connections to help each other move forward.
Your challenge may be someone else’s experience. Your experience may be someone else’s breakthrough.
After the workshop, we will welcome the founders leading three of these journeys to the stage:
- Ingmar Rentzhog, Founder of We Don't Have Time and co-leader of the Founders for the Planet Quest;
- Patricia Olby Kimondo, Founder of People Productions & Pamoja and leader of the Female Founders Quest; and
- Andrius Francas, Founder of Alliance for Recruitment and leader of the Quest for a Safer World.
Because sometimes, the most powerful thing a founder can do is not build alone - but bring others together.
Our Biggest Quest: Bring founders together to solve challenges together.
Our biggest Quest has always been simple: bring founders together to solve challenges together.
Today, we start at the tables. Each table will have a moderator, and we begin with a brief founder presentation round - who you are, and what you are building.
Then we go deeper.
For the rest of the session, you will have the opportunity to share your challenge, draw on the experience around the table, and contribute to each other’s journeys - the thing making Founders Alliance unique since the start in 2002 - peer founders enabling growth in a trusted space.
You have 75 minutes in total. Lunch will be served after the presentation round, giving the conversations space to unfold naturally.
After the table discussions, we will bring the room together and welcome our Quest Leaders to the stage - founders who are taking on challenges that reach beyond their own companies and are creating change in society & value for all Founders Alliance members.
Because this is what Founders Alliance is about:
For founders, by founders. Sharing what we know. Helping each other move forward. And, together, taking on challenges bigger than ourselves.
Stefan KrookSerial Entrepreneur and author of The Laghum Economy
Stefan Krook
Stefan Krook is one of Sweden’s most experienced and influential serial entrepreneurs and impact-driven business leaders, known for combining successful entrepreneurship with positive societal impact.
Stefan began his entrepreneurial journey as a student at the Stockholm School of Economics, founding and later taking the telecommunications company Glocalnet public. Since then, he has driven numerous business and social innovations, focusing on leveraging market forces to create meaningful change.
He is the founder of GodEl, an energy company that challenged the traditional market by donating all profits to charity through the foundation GoodCause, which Stefan co-initiated with other entrepreneurs. GoodCause has channeled significant resources to nonprofit initiatives, demonstrating how businesses can actively contribute to society.
Stefan is also co-founder and chairman of Kivra, a leading Nordic digital mailbox and payment platform that simplifies people’s daily lives while promoting a more digital and sustainable infrastructure.
Since January 2025, Stefan has been Practitioner in Residence at the Stockholm School of Economics’ House of Innovation, where he develops and shares the ideas behind Laghum Economy – a new framework for redesigning the market economy to operate within planetary boundaries.
His book, The Laghum Economy, offers a vision and practical guidance for upgrading today’s economic system so it continues to generate innovation and prosperity while respecting ecological and social limits.
Stefan Krook, won the national title for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Sweden in March 2026.
A New Brief for a Healthy Planet with Stefan Krook & Lotta Wollentz
We have spent decades learning how to make the most of the market.
But what happens when the rules that made us prosperous are no longer enough to create a future we can live with?
Stefan Krook believes we don't need to abandon the market economy. We need to upgrade it.
In his book The Laghum Economy, Stefan presents a bold but pragmatic idea: what if we shifted the economic incentives so that it becomes profitable to use resources wisely rather than to overconsume them?
At the heart of his thinking is a simple question:
What if we taxed nature instead of work?
By putting a real price on natural resources and emissions, Stefan argues that we could harness the power of markets, entrepreneurship and innovation to create prosperity within the planet's boundaries.
For founders, this raises an even bigger question:
What kind of companies will win when the rules of the economy change?
Join Stefan for a thought-provoking conversation about capitalism, entrepreneurship, innovation and the future of growth - and why the next great economic opportunity may be to make sustainability the most powerful business incentive of all.
Because perhaps the answer isn't to slow down capitalism.
Perhaps we need to make capitalism smarter.
Exchange with your peers
After the morning's speakers, you choose where you want to go deeper.
The workshop will be moderated by Lotta Wollentz, Chief Orchestrator and CEO at The Laghum Economy, guiding the conversation and helping turn ideas into meaningful dialogue and new perspectives.
Select the speaker or topic that challenged, inspired or made you curious - and join a small peer-founder exchange to discuss what it means for you, your company and the decisions ahead.
Listen. Exchange.
Lotta WollentzChief Orchestrator & CEO at The Laghum Economy
Lotta Wollentz is Chief Orchestrator & CEO at The Laghum Economy.
After 15 years as an intrapreneur building new businesses inside large companies, most recently the parcel service ICA Paket, she kept reaching the same conclusion: a market that leaves nature out of the price will never keep us within planetary boundaries.
At Laghum, alongside founder Stefan Krook, she's now building a market economy that puts a real price on nature, focused on how business can create prosperity within the planet's boundaries.
Read more about Lotta on LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/in/lotta-wollentz-14633918/
A New Brief for a Healthy Planet with Stefan Krook & Lotta Wollentz
We have spent decades learning how to make the most of the market.
But what happens when the rules that made us prosperous are no longer enough to create a future we can live with?
Stefan Krook believes we don't need to abandon the market economy. We need to upgrade it.
In his book The Laghum Economy, Stefan presents a bold but pragmatic idea: what if we shifted the economic incentives so that it becomes profitable to use resources wisely rather than to overconsume them?
At the heart of his thinking is a simple question:
What if we taxed nature instead of work?
By putting a real price on natural resources and emissions, Stefan argues that we could harness the power of markets, entrepreneurship and innovation to create prosperity within the planet's boundaries.
For founders, this raises an even bigger question:
What kind of companies will win when the rules of the economy change?
Join Stefan for a thought-provoking conversation about capitalism, entrepreneurship, innovation and the future of growth - and why the next great economic opportunity may be to make sustainability the most powerful business incentive of all.
Because perhaps the answer isn't to slow down capitalism.
Perhaps we need to make capitalism smarter.
Exchange with your peers
After the morning's speakers, you choose where you want to go deeper.
The workshop will be moderated by Lotta Wollentz, Chief Orchestrator and CEO at The Laghum Economy, guiding the conversation and helping turn ideas into meaningful dialogue and new perspectives.
Select the speaker or topic that challenged, inspired or made you curious - and join a small peer-founder exchange to discuss what it means for you, your company and the decisions ahead.
Listen. Exchange.
Magnus TegborgFounder & CEO Alumni Global
Founder and CEO of Alumni Global, advising boards, owners and senior executives on executive search, CEO succession, board effectiveness and Nordic governance.
About Magnus Tegborg
Magnus has through his career combined the entrepreneurial role of developing Alumni Global and leading an international executive search business with being a trusted advisor to many leaders.
Magnus’s current client relationships are closely tied to the boards and owners of leading Nordic corporations. With 30 years’ experience in executive search, Magnus has worked across the majority of functions and industries.
His solid and trusted network among boards, top management in large corporations, and decision makers in the political and public arena is a testament to his extensive portfolio of successful assignments.
He has lead Alumni Global’s pioneering work in developing methods for board evaluations and played a key role in our current board services offering.
Magnus has a Master of Science. in Business Administration from Linköping University, Sweden. He has also graduated from Officer School as a Major and studied at Harvard Business School.
Hans OtterlingCo-Founder Norrsken22
Hans Otterling is a Swedish venture capitalist, technology investor and serial entrepreneur with more than three decades of experience building and investing in technology companies.
After founding and scaling three technology and media businesses, including enterprise software company StreamServe, Hans moved into venture capital in 2006, joining Northzone. Over 16 years as a General Partner, he became one of Europe’s prominent technology investors, backing companies including Spotify, Klarna, Trustpilot and iZettle, and supporting founders through major growth and exits.
In 2022, Hans co-founded Norrsken22, a growth-equity fund focused on backing Africa’s most promising technology companies and entrepreneurs. With a strong presence across leading African tech hubs, the fund combines capital with access to a global network of experienced founders and operators.
Today, Hans brings together the perspectives of an entrepreneur, investor and global founder - with a particular interest in what it takes to build ambitious companies, scale across markets and identify the opportunities shaping the next generation of technology.
His experience offers a rare view across the entire journey: from building companies, to investing in them, to helping founders create lasting global impact.
Founders Africa: Africa Is Not the Future. It’s Happening Now with Hans Otterling
Founders Africa: Africa Is Not the Future. It’s Happening Now.
Hans Otterling, Founding Partner of Norrsken22, brings more than three decades of experience as an entrepreneur, investor and technology leader to a conversation about one of the world’s most dynamic growth markets.
Africa is often described as the continent of the future. But for a new generation of founders, investors and innovators, the future is already happening.
Across the continent, entrepreneurs are building technology companies, solving enormous challenges and creating entirely new markets. A young population, rapid digitalisation and a growing technology ecosystem are creating opportunities that reach far beyond Africa itself.
Drawing on his experience from building companies, investing in some of Europe’s most successful technology businesses and now backing Africa’s next generation of founders, Hans Otterling will explore what is really happening across the continent — and what global founders can learn from it.
A conversation about opportunity, ambition and the founders shaping what comes next.
Exchange with your peers
After the morning's speakers, you choose where you want to go deeper.
Select the speaker or topic that challenged, inspired or made you curious - and join a small peer-founder exchange to discuss what it means for you, your company and the decisions ahead.
Listen. Exchange.
Johan S RoosProfessor, Advisor and Entrepreneur
Dr. Johan Roos drive transformation in leadership and business education, working at the intersection of strategy, AI, and experiential learning to reshape management practice and business education. As Executive Director at Peter Drucker Society Europe, he helping initiatives to help advance management practices and thinking globally.
Previously, as Chief Academic Officer at Hult (2016-2024), he initiated and led one of the earliest large-scale AI adoption efforts in business education.
Prior to this, his leadership roles at Jönköping International Business School, Copenhagen Business School, Stockholm School of Economics, and Swiss-based Imagination Lab Foundation reflects a commitment to the highest levels of quality, modernizing institutions, and realigning strategy and incentives for real-world impact.
Johan is the originator co-inventor of LEGO Serious Play, a globally recognized methodology that has redefined leadership development, innovation, and management practices across industries globally. In 2026, Routledge published his latest book 'HUMAN MAGIC: Mastering the Capabilities That Make You Irreplaceable in the Age of AI.'
The Last Moat: Why the Fastest-Learning Founder Wins the Age of Algorithms with Johan S Roos
The Last Moat: Why the Fastest-Learning Founder Wins the Age of Algorithms
AI has made intelligence abundant and cheap, which means it has stopped being an advantage. So what actually defends a company now? Drawing on the fastest learning loop on the planet (built by a society at war) and on his new book Human Magic, Dr. Johan S. Roos argues that your one durable moat is the speed and quality of human judgment feeding your decisions, and that the AI you're rushing to adopt may be quietly eroding exactly that.
This is not a playbook. It is food for thought, grounded in current evidence and hard reasoning, built around three questions for leaders:
- How fast does your company actually learn - faster than your market is changing, or slower?
- When everyone can rent the same intelligence you can, what is genuinely still yours?
- Are your people getting sharper alongside the AI, or quietly the other way around, on KPIs that looks great either way?
Exchange with your peers
After the morning's speakers, you choose where you want to go deeper.
Select the speaker or topic that challenged, inspired or made you curious - and join a small peer-founder exchange to discuss what it means for you, your company and the decisions ahead.
Listen. Exchange.
Jörgen ErikssonFounder Stream Innovation Group
Jörgen Eriksson is the founder of Stream Innovation Group and he brings over two decades of international executive and advisory experience across four continents, working seamlessly with both public and private sector organizations. His career spans a remarkable breadth of industries and functions, marked by a strong focus on innovation, strategic development, and global expansion.
In the private sector, Jörgen has worked with everything from startups and fintechs to equity funds and global corporations. His expertise covers innovation management, incubation and acceleration, strategy and business development, risk management and mitigation, post-merger integration, and international expansion. He has been a trusted advisor in complex growth journeys and financial product innovation projects.
In the public sector, Jörgen has contributed to national and regional development initiatives, including building innovation systems, conducting market studies, crafting inward investment strategies, and leading place development and place branding efforts. His insights have helped cities and countries become more competitive, innovative, and attractive on the global stage.
Jörgen also has extensive experience in the financial industry, having worked with over 30 banks and central banks worldwide, as well as with hedge funds, investment funds, family offices, and leading fintechs. In addition to finance, he has hands-on industry experience in consumer goods, heavy manufacturing, IT, energy, education, and professional services.
Known for his:
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Goal-oriented and structured approach
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Sharp analytical skills and fast execution
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Creativity, clarity, and mentorship
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Ability to lead through complexity and deliver results on time
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Global mobility and an extensive international network
Areas of Expertise:
Innovation Management | Strategy & Branding | Place Development | Project Finance Risk Management | Venture Management | Business Development | Turnaround Leadership Program & Project Management | International Expansion | Operations Analysis
With his unique blend of strategic vision and operational depth, Jörgen continues to be a valuable partner for organizations aiming to grow, innovate, and lead in a global context.
The Nordic-Baltic Edge: Book Launch & Nordic-Baltic Leadership Seminar with Jörgen Eriksson & Christer Asplund
The Nordic-Baltic Edge: Book Launch & Nordic-Baltic Leadership Seminar
We would be delighted to welcome you as our personal guest for the launch of our new book, The Nordic-BalticEdge, at Berns in Stockholm.
After four decades of working across the region, we have brought together our experience and practical insights around a fundamental question:
How can eight relatively small Nordic and Baltic countries combine their distinctive strengths – trust, innovation, openness and collaboration – to create greater competitive advantage and global relevance in a rapidly changing world?
Written in close dialogue with Professor Philip Kotler and other international experts, The Nordic-Baltic Edge explores how competitiveness is built through entrepreneurship, investment, ecosystems and leadership – and through collaboration between business, government, academia and civil society.
This will not be a conventional book presentation. We are bringing together a select group of founders, business leaders, investors, bankers, policy-makers and other key decision-makers for an interactive conversation about the Nordic-Baltic region’s next chapter – and the opportunities it creates for business, investment and society.
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
14.30: Registration and networking
- Light refreshments served in the Studio outside Kammarsalen.
15.00: Opening remarks
- Eirik Winter - CEO, BNP Paribas Group Nordic region, and Advocate for a Stronger Nordic region. linkedin.com/in/eirik-winter/
- Professor Philip Kotler - One of the world’s leading authorities on marketing and place development, providing a pre-recorded international perspective on the book and the Nordic-Baltic opportunity.
INTERACTIVE SEMINAR
Facilitated by the authors:
- Jörgen Eriksson - Founder and CEO, Stream Innovation Ltd, Founder Bearing Consulting Ltd linkedin.com/in/jorgen-eriksson/
- Christer Asplund - Founder, PlaceInvest AB, former Director of the Economic Development Agency: City of Stockholm linkedin.com/in/christer-asplund-b6864a3b/
CONFIRMED KEY CONTRIBUTORS:
- Björn Rosengren - Founder & Executive Chairman Partner, Priority Group; former Swedish Minister for Industry; Senior Advisor, Kinnevik linkedin.com/in/bj%C3%B6rn-rosengren/
- Stefan Stern - Founder, Stefan Stern Advisory AB; Senior Advisor, Wallenberg Investments linkedin.com/in/stefan-stern-a974064a/
- Karolina Brorsson - Founder, Protosell; Global Sales House; Representative of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Sweden linkedin.com/in/karolina-brorsson-99ba512/
- Malin Speace - Founder & CEO, Ethos International AB, Founder, Situation Stockholm. linkedin.com/in/malin-speace-66a227/
EXAMPLES OF DISCUSSION TOPICS
- A World in Transition: From globalisation towards regional resilience, strategic autonomy and trusted partnerships – and what this means for business and investment.
- Eight Countries – One Competitive Region: How complementary strengths can create critical mass, larger markets and greater global relevance.
- The Nordic-Baltic Business Opportunity: Where entrepreneurs, companies, banks and investors can find new opportunities for growth, investment and cross-border expansion.
- Place Excellence & Ecosystems: How successful cities and regions attract companies, capital, talent and innovation – and what distinguishes the winners.
- The Quad Helix in Action: How business leaders, investors, policymakers and academia can turn cooperation into competitive advantage.
- Made in the Nordics: How trust, innovation and Nordic-Baltic capabilities can become a stronger platform for international business and investment.
17.00: The seminar ends and is followed by networking in the Studio.
We very much hope you will join us for what we expect to be a stimulating and forward-looking conversation about the future of the Nordic-Baltic region.
Christer AsplundFounder Place Invest
About Christer Asplund
Christer Asplund is a leading specialist in place leadership, investment attraction and the development of competitive and innovative regions. Since 1975, he has worked with cities and regions across Europe to build stronger investment infrastructures, develop innovation clusters and create strategies that make places more attractive to investors, visitors and future residents.
His international work includes place branding and development strategies for Barcelona and Catalunya, Shanghai, and cities across Turkey. He combines extensive practical experience with strategic and academic perspectives, helping leaders understand how places can create long-term growth and attract the people, businesses and investments they need.
Christer is also an accomplished author. His books include Place Hunting: The Art of Attracting New Businesses, Place Hunting International, Marketing Places Europe, written with Professor Philip Kotler, and Place Management, which explores the leadership required to develop successful places.
For more than four decades, Christer has taught and advised leaders across Europe on regional development, innovation, place branding and place management. His work focuses on a fundamental question: How can leaders create places where people, businesses and ideas want to grow?
The Nordic-Baltic Edge: Book Launch & Nordic-Baltic Leadership Seminar with Jörgen Eriksson & Christer Asplund
The Nordic-Baltic Edge: Book Launch & Nordic-Baltic Leadership Seminar
We would be delighted to welcome you as our personal guest for the launch of our new book, The Nordic-BalticEdge, at Berns in Stockholm.
After four decades of working across the region, we have brought together our experience and practical insights around a fundamental question:
How can eight relatively small Nordic and Baltic countries combine their distinctive strengths – trust, innovation, openness and collaboration – to create greater competitive advantage and global relevance in a rapidly changing world?
Written in close dialogue with Professor Philip Kotler and other international experts, The Nordic-Baltic Edge explores how competitiveness is built through entrepreneurship, investment, ecosystems and leadership – and through collaboration between business, government, academia and civil society.
This will not be a conventional book presentation. We are bringing together a select group of founders, business leaders, investors, bankers, policy-makers and other key decision-makers for an interactive conversation about the Nordic-Baltic region’s next chapter – and the opportunities it creates for business, investment and society.
AGENDA & SPEAKERS
14.30: Registration and networking
- Light refreshments served in the Studio outside Kammarsalen.
15.00: Opening remarks
- Eirik Winter - CEO, BNP Paribas Group Nordic region, and Advocate for a Stronger Nordic region. linkedin.com/in/eirik-winter/
- Professor Philip Kotler - One of the world’s leading authorities on marketing and place development, providing a pre-recorded international perspective on the book and the Nordic-Baltic opportunity.
INTERACTIVE SEMINAR
Facilitated by the authors:
- Jörgen Eriksson - Founder and CEO, Stream Innovation Ltd, Founder Bearing Consulting Ltd linkedin.com/in/jorgen-eriksson/
- Christer Asplund - Founder, PlaceInvest AB, former Director of the Economic Development Agency: City of Stockholm linkedin.com/in/christer-asplund-b6864a3b/
CONFIRMED KEY CONTRIBUTORS:
- Björn Rosengren - Founder & Executive Chairman Partner, Priority Group; former Swedish Minister for Industry; Senior Advisor, Kinnevik linkedin.com/in/bj%C3%B6rn-rosengren/
- Stefan Stern - Founder, Stefan Stern Advisory AB; Senior Advisor, Wallenberg Investments linkedin.com/in/stefan-stern-a974064a/
- Karolina Brorsson - Founder, Protosell; Global Sales House; Representative of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Sweden linkedin.com/in/karolina-brorsson-99ba512/
- Malin Speace - Founder & CEO, Ethos International AB, Founder, Situation Stockholm. linkedin.com/in/malin-speace-66a227/
EXAMPLES OF DISCUSSION TOPICS
- A World in Transition: From globalisation towards regional resilience, strategic autonomy and trusted partnerships – and what this means for business and investment.
- Eight Countries – One Competitive Region: How complementary strengths can create critical mass, larger markets and greater global relevance.
- The Nordic-Baltic Business Opportunity: Where entrepreneurs, companies, banks and investors can find new opportunities for growth, investment and cross-border expansion.
- Place Excellence & Ecosystems: How successful cities and regions attract companies, capital, talent and innovation – and what distinguishes the winners.
- The Quad Helix in Action: How business leaders, investors, policymakers and academia can turn cooperation into competitive advantage.
- Made in the Nordics: How trust, innovation and Nordic-Baltic capabilities can become a stronger platform for international business and investment.
17.00: The seminar ends and is followed by networking in the Studio.
We very much hope you will join us for what we expect to be a stimulating and forward-looking conversation about the future of the Nordic-Baltic region.
Jonas CarpvikFounder Carpvik Consulting
Jonas Carpvik - Founder, Carpvik Consulting
Jonas Carpvik is the founder of Carpvik Consulting, where he works with leadership, business development and organisational transformation, with a particular focus on owner-led companies and the people behind the business.
With extensive experience as a CEO, Chairman of the Board and senior leader across different industries and stages of company development, Jonas understands the unique opportunities and challenges that come with leading an owner-led business. He has worked through periods of growth, change and crisis, always with a focus on combining strong business results with sustainable leadership.
His approach is grounded, pragmatic and people-centred. Jonas believes that putting people at the heart of leadership is essential to creating lasting results, and his strength lies in connecting the financial and human sides of business development.
Through Carpvik Consulting, he supports owners, leaders and organisations in navigating change, strengthening leadership and developing both the business and the people within it.
Learn more: Jonas Carpvik on LinkedIn
Bridging Generations – Sharing Wisdom, Vision, and New Perspectives with Thomas & Sebastian Blendow & Jonas Carpvik
Bridging Generations – Sharing Wisdom, Vision, and New Perspectives
Exclusively for founders and their Next Generation.
Purpose
What happens when the generation that built the company meets the generation that will shape its future?
This workshop brings founders and the next generation together for an open and practical conversation about ownership, leadership, legacy and renewal.
Whether you are bringing a successor from your company or joining solo, the session offers a unique opportunity to reflect, share experiences and explore how different generations can build the future together.
The conversation will be grounded in the real-life story of Thomas Blendow and his son Sebastian Blendow, who represents the next generation at Blendow Group.
Jonas Carpvik, founder of Carpvik Consulting and an experienced CEO, Chairman and advisor to owner-led companies, will add an independent perspective on leadership, ownership, succession and the human dynamics behind successful generational transitions.
Who It’s For
- Founders bringing the next generation from their companies - family members, emerging leaders or potential successors
- Founders joining without a next-gen participant - your experience and perspective can be invaluable to others
- Next-generation entrepreneurs and leaders navigating their role, responsibility and future
- Anyone committed to long-term value creation, impact and legacy
Key Questions
- What should the next generation inherit — and what should they reinvent?
- How do you transfer values without limiting new ideas?
- When should a founder step back — and what does “letting go” really mean?
- How can different generations build trust and make decisions together?
- What does a successful transition actually look like?
Core Topics
Entrepreneurial Legacy - What do you want to leave behind, and what is worth carrying forward?
Next-Gen Leadership - What matters most to tomorrow’s leaders?
Business with Purpose - How do we align values, sustainability and innovation?
Future Readiness - How do we navigate technology, change and increasing complexity?
Courageous Conversations - How do we talk about expectations, responsibility, control and the things that often remain unsaid?
Agenda
15:00 – 15:15 | Welcome, Check-In & Getting to Know Each Other
Coffee is served at the tables. We begin with a short round-table introduction, giving participants the opportunity to get to know each other and share where they are in their own generational journey.
15:15 – 15:25 | One Family. Two Generations. One Future.
Thomas Blendow, Moderator and founder of Blendow Group, welcomes the group together with his son Sebastian Blendow, representing the next generation at Blendow Group.
They share their personal journey of generational transition — from the perspectives of both the founder and the next generation:
- What drives us?
- What has been difficult?
- What do we want to preserve?
- What needs to change?
- How do we create continuity while allowing the next generation to create its own path?
15:25 – 15:35 | Built by a Founder. Carried by Generations.
Jonas Carpvik, founder of Carpvik Consulting, shares insights from his experience working with owner-led companies, leadership, business development and generational transitions.
Built by a Founder. Carried by Generations.
The presentation explores some of the key challenges and opportunities involved in building family-owned businesses that can remain successful across generations.
Rather than viewing succession primarily as a question of who will take over, it broadens the perspective to what the family, ownership structure and organization need to become capable of sustaining over time.
It addresses the transition from founder-dependent to more structurally sustainable companies, the interaction between family, ownership and business roles, and the importance of clarity around responsibilities, mandates and decision-making.
Particular attention is given to the different - yet interconnected - transitions facing founders and the next generation.
The presentation also explores how unclear structures and unspoken expectations can develop into personal tensions, and why addressing difficult questions early is an important part of responsible long-term ownership.
The introduction concludes by inviting participants to reflect on three areas: dependence, clarity and capacity - creating a starting point for an open exchange of experiences around the tables.
The purpose is not to present one model for successful succession, but to offer perspectives and questions that stimulate a relevant, experience-based dialogue between founders and next-generation family members.
15:35 – 16:40 | Exchange in Groups moderated by Jonas Carpvik
- Small-group conversations exploring:
- Are you before, during or after a generational shift?
- What drives you as a founder or next-generation leader?
- What are your biggest challenges? What should be preserved - and what needs to change?
- How do you share responsibility and decision-making?
- What conversations need to happen now?
16:40 – 17:00 | Closing: What Will You Carry Forward?
Each group shares one insight, question or idea.
Thomas, Sebastian and Jonas close with reflections on what it takes to bridge generations — not simply to transfer ownership, but to transfer wisdom, responsibility and the courage to create something new.
The Invitation
Come with your experience.
Come with your questions.
Come with your next generation — or come alone.
Because the future of a company is not only about who takes over. It is about what the next generation chooses to do with what they inherit.
Thomas BlendowFounder Blendow Group
“We are known for being extremely driven.”
When Thomas Blendow founded Blendow Group more than 30 years ago, he wasn’t a lawyer - he was an entrepreneur with a clear vision.
He saw that law is not just a matter for legal professionals. It defines the rules of the game in society, shaping the responsibilities, rights and opportunities of every individual and business. In an increasingly complex and fast-moving world, he believed that access to legal knowledge would only become more vital.
That conviction became the foundation of Blendow Group, today one of Sweden’s leading providers of legal knowledge and competence. The company has carved out a unique position, offering everything from sharp legal news and analysis to training, advisory services and recruitment.
Through platforms such as Lexnova and Dagens Juridik, professionals and decision-makers across industries - from HR and construction to finance and beyond - gain the insights they need to act with clarity and confidence.
From the beginning, Thomas shaped the company around three cornerstones: knowledge, energy and attitude.
Knowledge ensures quality and credibility. Energy drives creativity and innovation. And attitude reflects the culture of grit, generosity and perseverance that Blendow Group is known for.
Together, these values have created a workplace where ideas are encouraged, responsibility is embraced and long-term relationships thrive.
But what truly sets Blendow Group apart is its commitment to society.
In a traditionally conservative and hierarchical industry, the company has broken new ground through initiatives such as Legally Lady, a network supporting women in law, and Law for All, a free legal education initiative that has invested millions in making legal knowledge more accessible to everyone.
After more than three decades, the journey continues.
Thomas is proud that his children, Johanna and Sebastian, have stepped in to help carry the mission forward. With them, the next chapter of Blendow Group is already taking shape.
And as Thomas often says:
“We haven’t achieved anything yet. The best is still ahead of us.”
Bridging Generations – Sharing Wisdom, Vision, and New Perspectives with Thomas & Sebastian Blendow & Jonas Carpvik
Bridging Generations – Sharing Wisdom, Vision, and New Perspectives
Exclusively for founders and their Next Generation.
Purpose
What happens when the generation that built the company meets the generation that will shape its future?
This workshop brings founders and the next generation together for an open and practical conversation about ownership, leadership, legacy and renewal.
Whether you are bringing a successor from your company or joining solo, the session offers a unique opportunity to reflect, share experiences and explore how different generations can build the future together.
The conversation will be grounded in the real-life story of Thomas Blendow and his son Sebastian Blendow, who represents the next generation at Blendow Group.
Jonas Carpvik, founder of Carpvik Consulting and an experienced CEO, Chairman and advisor to owner-led companies, will add an independent perspective on leadership, ownership, succession and the human dynamics behind successful generational transitions.
Who It’s For
- Founders bringing the next generation from their companies - family members, emerging leaders or potential successors
- Founders joining without a next-gen participant - your experience and perspective can be invaluable to others
- Next-generation entrepreneurs and leaders navigating their role, responsibility and future
- Anyone committed to long-term value creation, impact and legacy
Key Questions
- What should the next generation inherit — and what should they reinvent?
- How do you transfer values without limiting new ideas?
- When should a founder step back — and what does “letting go” really mean?
- How can different generations build trust and make decisions together?
- What does a successful transition actually look like?
Core Topics
Entrepreneurial Legacy - What do you want to leave behind, and what is worth carrying forward?
Next-Gen Leadership - What matters most to tomorrow’s leaders?
Business with Purpose - How do we align values, sustainability and innovation?
Future Readiness - How do we navigate technology, change and increasing complexity?
Courageous Conversations - How do we talk about expectations, responsibility, control and the things that often remain unsaid?
Agenda
15:00 – 15:15 | Welcome, Check-In & Getting to Know Each Other
Coffee is served at the tables. We begin with a short round-table introduction, giving participants the opportunity to get to know each other and share where they are in their own generational journey.
15:15 – 15:25 | One Family. Two Generations. One Future.
Thomas Blendow, Moderator and founder of Blendow Group, welcomes the group together with his son Sebastian Blendow, representing the next generation at Blendow Group.
They share their personal journey of generational transition — from the perspectives of both the founder and the next generation:
- What drives us?
- What has been difficult?
- What do we want to preserve?
- What needs to change?
- How do we create continuity while allowing the next generation to create its own path?
15:25 – 15:35 | Built by a Founder. Carried by Generations.
Jonas Carpvik, founder of Carpvik Consulting, shares insights from his experience working with owner-led companies, leadership, business development and generational transitions.
Built by a Founder. Carried by Generations.
The presentation explores some of the key challenges and opportunities involved in building family-owned businesses that can remain successful across generations.
Rather than viewing succession primarily as a question of who will take over, it broadens the perspective to what the family, ownership structure and organization need to become capable of sustaining over time.
It addresses the transition from founder-dependent to more structurally sustainable companies, the interaction between family, ownership and business roles, and the importance of clarity around responsibilities, mandates and decision-making.
Particular attention is given to the different - yet interconnected - transitions facing founders and the next generation.
The presentation also explores how unclear structures and unspoken expectations can develop into personal tensions, and why addressing difficult questions early is an important part of responsible long-term ownership.
The introduction concludes by inviting participants to reflect on three areas: dependence, clarity and capacity - creating a starting point for an open exchange of experiences around the tables.
The purpose is not to present one model for successful succession, but to offer perspectives and questions that stimulate a relevant, experience-based dialogue between founders and next-generation family members.
15:35 – 16:40 | Exchange in Groups moderated by Jonas Carpvik
- Small-group conversations exploring:
- Are you before, during or after a generational shift?
- What drives you as a founder or next-generation leader?
- What are your biggest challenges? What should be preserved - and what needs to change?
- How do you share responsibility and decision-making?
- What conversations need to happen now?
16:40 – 17:00 | Closing: What Will You Carry Forward?
Each group shares one insight, question or idea.
Thomas, Sebastian and Jonas close with reflections on what it takes to bridge generations — not simply to transfer ownership, but to transfer wisdom, responsibility and the courage to create something new.
The Invitation
Come with your experience.
Come with your questions.
Come with your next generation — or come alone.
Because the future of a company is not only about who takes over. It is about what the next generation chooses to do with what they inherit.
Andrius FrancasFounder & CEO Alliance For Recruitment
Andrius Francas
Founder & Partner, Alliance for Recruitment | Founder Leader, Founders for Ukraine | Leader, Quest for a Safer Region | Founders Alliance Ambassador Member
Andrius Francas is an entrepreneur, recruitment and HR expert with more than 20 years of experience in talent, leadership and the labour market. In 2011, he co-founded Alliance for Recruitment, building the company into a leading recruitment and HR consultancy in the Baltics.
A committed member of Founders Alliance for nine years, Andrius has been an Ambassador Member, actively contributing to the community and connecting founders across borders.
Andrius has a strong track record of building people, businesses and cross-border relationships. His work extends beyond recruitment into entrepreneurship, education and regional collaboration.
He was the Founder Leader behind Founders for Ukraine, bringing founders together to mobilise support for Ukraine and strengthen the business community during the war.
Today, Andrius leads the Founders for a Safer Region Quest, bringing founders from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland together to strengthen regional collaboration, resilience and connections in a changing geopolitical landscape.
For Andrius, the common thread is simple: people are the greatest asset of any society - and collaboration is one of the most powerful ways to build a stronger future.
Founders Quest Safer World - Strengthening the Baltic-Nordic Community with Andrius Francas
In times of uncertainty, founders have a role to play beyond building companies. They can build connections, resilience and trust across borders.
The Founders Quest Safer World, led by Andrius Francas, brings founders from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland together to strengthen collaboration and build a more resilient Baltic-Nordic region.
Andrius brings unique experience to this Quest. He was also the Founder Leader behind Founders for Ukraine, bringing founders together to support Ukraine and mobilise the business community in response to the war.
Today, he will share the story behind this ongoing Founders Quest — the challenges we see, the opportunities for deeper regional cooperation, and how founders can contribute through their companies, networks, knowledge and initiatives.
At 3:00 PM, we will gather for a dedicated founder-to-founder workshop to take the conversation further. Together, we will explore how we can collaborate across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland - and what we can do, as founders, to strengthen the region in these times.
The ambition is simple but important:
To connect founders across the region, strengthen each other, and build a safer and more resilient future together.
Because in challenging times, strong regions are built not only by governments and institutions, but by people who choose to collaborate.
