8th Founders World Summit, Stockholm, Sweden, Sep 21-22 2022

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21-22 September 2022 CESTGrand Hôtel, Stockholm, Sweden

Personal Invitation

You are hereby cordially invited to the 8th Founders World Summit in Stockholm September 21-22, 2022. Founders World Summit is the convention and collaborative forum for the world's foremost founders with the purpose to facilitate entrepreneurial success and promote societal development through increased entrepreneurship.

Over the 2 days of the summit all participants are given opportunities to exchange with peer group large scale founders including:

September 21 - Grand Hôtel Stockholm

Group Sessions with your Founders Group and Interactive workshop sessions diving into key corporate development themes or industries with peer large scale founders
One-to-one Business Meetings in Spegelsalen/Hall of Mirrors
The Founders Dinner at Vinterträdgården /The Winter Garden

September 22 - Various venues in Stockholm

Company visits & workshops hosted by large scale founders at their offices morning and afternoon
Lunch Seminars & Boat Cruise

Each participant is requested to register their preferences, taking part in all or just certain activities, physically or virtually. Please select your degree of participation by registering now.

Following the Founders World Summit is the Founders Awards Gala beginning at 6 pm (18.00) September 22 at the Stockholm City Hall. Please register for the gala evening on the separate link above.

Welcome!

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Program (CET/UTC +02:00)

21 September

08:00 AM

Registration, Networking Breakfast (optional)

Optional networking breakfast. Upon arrival at the Grand Hôtel - registration and check-in. You will find your Personal Program in the Founders World Summit App.

Latest arrival 08:45 to find right venue and register.

Use the entrance: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, Stockholm

1h 0m

Entre: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, 111 48 Stockholm

09:00 AM

Session One with your Founders Group (Physical & Virtual)

Meeting with your Founders Group first session, physical or virtual based on your registration.

3h 0m

11:45 AM

Lunch Networking Break

For physical attendees lunch is served at the venue including exchange with founders who are attending.

For virtual participants, this includes a break from computer time.

1h 0m

Entre: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, 111 48 Stockholm

12:45 PM

Session Two

Interactive Workshop with deep dive into key areas of company development. With focus on exchange between participants' challenges and opportunities to scale and sustain.

See optional workshops under Workshops September 21.

2h 30m

Entre: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, 111 48 Stockholm

02:30 PM

Transportation

30m

Entre: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, 111 48 Stockholm

03:00 PM

Session Three

Interactive Workshop with deep dive into key areas of company development. With focus on exchange between participants' challenges and opportunities to scale and sustain.

See optional workshops under Workshops September 21.

1h 30m

Entre: Grand Hôtel Royal, Stallgatan 4, 111 48 Stockholm

04:30 PM

Speech by Niclas Carlsson, Founder & CEO Founders Alliance incl. Networking Break with coffee & pastry

The Hall of Mirrors (Spegelsalen) opened in 1899 and was inspired by its namesake, the Galerie des Glaces in Versailles, and is now regarded as a part of Sweden's cultural heritage.

30m

Spegelsalen, or the Hall of Mirrors, Grand Hôtel

05:00 PM

One-to-one Business Meetings

One-to-one Business Meeting in Spegelsalen/ the "Hall of Mirrors".

1h 30m

Spegelsalen, or the Hall of Mirrors, Grand Hôtel

06:30 PM

Founders Dinner liberated from alcohol

Networking dinner with coordinated table seating for exchange with new and established founders relationships.

The magnificent Our magnificent Vinterträdgården or ‘Winter Garden’ was built in the early 1900s, when the hotel’s managing directress Wilhelmina Skogh wished to create an ever-green garden to compensate for the chill outside.

3h 0m

Grand Hôtel, Vinterträdgården/Winter Garden

22 September

09:30 AM

Morning Session: Company Visits

Mark your preference of company visits, in order for Founders Alliance to optimize. The company visits will only be conducted physically in Stockholm.

See optional Company visits under Company visits September 22.

1h 30m

11:00 AM

Transportation (optional)

30m

11:30 AM

Lunch Seminars or BoatCruise incl. lunch (Physical & Virtual)

Select your preference of Lunch seminars or Founders BoatCruise under Company visits, Lunch Seminars or Excursion of September 22.

2h 30m

02:00 PM

Transportation (optional)

Bus Transport from and to the activities of your selection.

30m

02:30 PM

Afternoon - Session: Company visits

Mark your preference of company visits, in order for Founders Alliance to optimize. The company visits will only be conducted physically in Stockholm.

See optional Company visits under Company visits September 22.

1h 30m

04:00 PM

Transportation to Grand Hôtel (optional)

Transport from the activities of your selection to Grand Hôtel.

30m

04:30 PM

Mingel at Grand Hôtel Stockholm (optional)

Mingel in the Cadierbar at Grand Hôtel Stockholm. Time to get ready for The Founders Awards Gala at Stockholm City Hall.

1h 15m

05:45 PM

Transportation to Stockholm City Hall (optional)

Transportation from entrance of Grand Hôtel to Stockholm City Hall. Pre Drink at the Founders Gala at Stockholm City Hall starts at 6pm.

15m

From Grand Hôtel to Stockholm City Hall

06:00 PM

Founders Awards Gala (Physical & Virtual)

For more information: Founders Awards Gala.

5h 0m

Stockholm City Hall

Grand Hôtel, Stockholm, Sweden

Grand Hôtel, Stockholm

Criteria for Participation

Founders who operate or own large scale companies. Each founder must meet one of the following minimum criteria based on present or previous merits:

1) Principal owner with a leading operational position in the current founded company with at least MEUR 2 in annual revenues.

2) In the past having built a company as in 1), and today at least 1 holding as an active investor and owner.

Founders Group Members are in special cases exempt from the above criteria as are attendees who bring specific value to the other participating founders; i.e. a founder from a prioritized region, industry or background.

All inclusive for Founders Group & Ambassador Members

For Founders Group & Ambassador Members the Founders World Summit is included in the membership fee.

Participation Fee for Other Founders

The summit has a limited number of available spaces. Priority is given to the above. Participation for other founders is approved on the basis of merit and potential value to the other participants. For these founders a participation fee will apply.

If you are not a member please contact niclas.carlsson@foundersalliance.com.

Founders Alliance at a Glance

Founders Alliance was established in 2002 by Niclas Carlsson. Today Founders Alliance is a premium collaborative business forum for founders of large-scale corporations, owners of international growth companies and engaged in multiple social impact initiatives around the globe.

Founders Alliance facilitates a platform for collaboration for founders (members) incl. Founders Groups, one-to-one introductions, closed online communities, international business trips and events (hybrid).

The annual Founders World Summit, which is the annual culmination delivered for the 8th time September 21-22, 2022 in Stockholm followed by the 21st Founders Awards Gala at the City Hall of Stockholm (Nobel Prize venue).

Its membership comprises over 300 high performing founders owning over 3000 companies in all parts of the world stretching across all industries and areas of expertise.

The core of Founders Alliance is independent from state funding, financial actors, advisory firms and academic institutions.For membership requests please contact niclas.carlsson@foundersalliance.com.

Founders Alliance