4 February 2025 03:00AM-08:00PM CETConvendum

Founders Planet Workshop

Empowering founders who build and own companies that put the planet first, the Founders Planet Workshop is designed to support and inspire your mission to create impactful, sustainable businesses. 

Initiated by Founders Alliance, the Founders Planet Workshop will bring together 30 founders to deepen the knowledge on various aspects of growing planet-focused companies for positive impact. 

The workshop is a key part of the Founders Alliance Founders Planet Quest, developed in collaboration with and moderated by our member Joakim Karthäuser, founder of Zelk Energy and Climeon.

Join us in making a difference!

Niclas Carlsson

Founder & CEO Founders Alliance

Program

02:45 PM

Registration

Doors open from 2.30pm.

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Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
03:00 PM

Welcome Founders!

Welcome, Founders! We're excited to have you at Founders Alliance. Before we dive into the workshop, we kick things off with a quick introduction on Founders Alliance and enjoy the chance to connect with peer Founders Alliance members.

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Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
03:30 PM

A Powerful Founders Planet Three Speakers Session

10-minute case presentations by each founder, led by Joachim Karthäuser—Founder of Zelk Energy and Climeon, climate investor, and Leader of Founders for the Planet at Founders Alliance.

For whom: Founders engaged in, operative or owners in Planet related companies i.e. Climate, Food, Sustainability and founders interested in raising insights into this field of company creation.

Speakers & Themes:

1. How to achieve CO2 Netzero with Robert Sabelström, Founder Climate Hero

    Robert Sabelström is a serial entrepreneur, Founder Climate Hero, and a Founders Alliance Member. ClimateHero is an impact-driven startup helping businesses and individuals cut emissions. With a 5-minute carbon footprint calculator and tailored solutions, they make tracking, reducing, and offsetting emissions simple while meeting sustainability goals.

    2. Sustainable Food & Ingredients systems: company creation and investments to accelerate to a sustainable Nordic Food & Ingredients systems with Kristian Bennetsen

    Kristian Bennetsen, serial entrepreneur and investor, is the Co-founder of JBI Equity (Private Equity & Advisory specializing in Agribusiness and Food), a Partner at WA3RM (which utilizes waste streams from process industries to create sustainable value), and Co-founder of Hveiti Ingredients (captures the surplus sugars from Danish wheat grains and making building blocks for the pharmaceutical industry and biopolymer business). He is also a proud member of Founders Alliance.

    3. How to enable Social Sustainability & Impact with Elinor Kretz, Star for Life

    Elinor Kretz is Head of Relations & Events at Star for Life. Started in 2005 by Dan and Christin Olofsson, Star for Life is a social impact organization dedicated to empowering young people to make wise life decisions. The organization operates in South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Sweden, Ukraine and Jerusalem with support from thousands of companies and business leaders, including many Founders Alliance members and Founders Alliance founder Niclas Carlsson. .

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      Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
      04:00 PM

      Roundtables Founders Planet Workshop

      Select one of the three themes led by the speakers to dive into their company cases and quests in the exchange with peer founders. 

      Each Roundtable includes 5-12 founders.

      1. How to achieve CO2 Netzero with Robert Sabelström, Founder Climate Hero

        2. Sustainable Food & Ingredients Systems: Company Creation and Investments to accelerate to a sustainable Nordic Food & Ingredients systems, with Kristian Bennetsen

        3. How to enable Social Sustainability & Impact with Ellinor Kretz, Star for Life

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        Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
        05:00 PM

        Key Conclusions & Next Steps

        Key conclusions from roundtable in plenary with speakers and next steps of Founders for the Planet led by Joachim Karthäuser.

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        Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
        05:30 PM

        Founders Business Unit Meetings

        We pool together you with 3-5 founders to enjoy the exchange, to get to know and find common grounds for business prior to the networking dinner.

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        Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
        06:00 PM

        Founders Networking & Dine

        Come together at Founders Networking & Dine, an evening for founders to connect over simple, delicious food. Share insights, build connections, and inspire new ideas in a relaxed setting.

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        Convendum, Kungsgatan 9, Stockholm
        08:00 PM

        Thank you!

        Founders Planet Workshop

        The Founders Planet Workshop is a key part of Founders Alliance Quest for the planet, developed in collaboration and moderated by our member Joakim Karthäuser, founder of Zelk Energy and Climeon.

        At Founders Alliance, we are dedicated to creating top-tier content with our members. During this workshop you will engage with speakers offering diverse perspectives and themes. Founders Alliance Members are collaborating in our Founders Planet Quest.

        Roundtable Themes

        Following the introductory speakers, the workshop will feature dynamic exchanges in groups of 6-8 founders. These groups will collaborate by sharing knowledge and applying it to real-world challenges, all aimed at driving change.

        For Non-Members

        If you’re interested in participating in the Founders Planet Workshop, please email our founder, Niclas Carlsson, niclas.carlsson@foundersalliance.com. If you’ve already been invited and approved to participate, you can register directly on this invitation.

        Optional Dinner Fee: This extra dinner is available. We will invoice 750 SEK (ex.moms) for the Founders Networking Dinner, inclusive of food and drinks.

        Not yet a Founders Alliance Member? Apply for membership!

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        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 that built or build large-scale international corporations and own the same and engaged in multiple social impact initiatives around the globe.

        Founders Alliance members meet to help each other to grow sustainable large scale companies, accelerate social impact and develop as founders' leaders in Founders Groups through deep and long-term relationships that inspire, develop and enable more and better business. 

        Its membership comprises over 300 high performing founders owning + 3000 companies around the globe with headquarters in Finland, Sweden, India, Switzerland, India, USA and more. 

        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.