20 May 03:00PM-10:00PMHufvudsta Gård Boutique House

Welcome to Founders Workshop and Dinner at Hufvudsta Gård Boutique House in Stockholm!

Founders Alliance invites you to Founders Workshop and Dinner at Hufvudsta Gård Boutique House in Stockholm May 20, 2025, bringing together large-scale founders for valuable exchange between peer founders.

Each participant is requested to register their preferences, taking part in all or just certain individual activities.

Please select your degree of participation by updating your registration now. 

Welcome!

Program

03:00 PM

Registration & Welcome

Welcome, Founders! 

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

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03:30 PM

Founders Growth Workshop

Founders Growth Workshop

A general workshop to introduce founders to each other and dive deep into key areas of company development. The focus will be on exchange between participants' challenges and opportunities to scale and sustain businesses.Each of you will receive input and share experiences of your growth, including your operative companies and other engagements (investments, impact, and ownership) with input from others.

Agenda

1. Short Intro and Welcome: The workshop facilitator will welcome participants and introduce the workshop, and act as the moderator to ensure a great exchange for all participants.

2. Participant Introductions and Input: Each participant will have time to introduce themselves and explain their number one challenge or opportunity for which they seek input from other founders.

3. General Exchange on Key Challenges: An exchange on the key challenges identified during the introductions.

Examples of Areas Covered in Earlier Founders Growth Workshops:

  • How to lead distributed organisations including merged/acquired companies
  • How to scale internationally and the role of the founder
  • Other ownership and engagements, such as investments in other firms
  • The business of doing good: our broader impact engagements within or outside our commercial companies
  • New innovation and what keeps me happy with entrepreneurship as a means: personal balance, health.

Thank you, and get ready for the networking and Founders Dinner 

A few days before the workshop, you will get further details on who participate.

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Founders Planet Workshop

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. 

Select one of the 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.

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

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 & Perspectives: A three speaker session. This session provides a powerful mix of investment, agri tech, and emerging market expertise. 

Johanna Holmström

Partner at Gårdskapital & Founder of Nordic Node. 

Johanna brings a unique blend of agrarian expertise and investment acumen, offering insights into sustainable financing within the agricultural sector and the broader investment landscape. As a Founders Member (Group 34), she is deeply engaged in fostering growth and innovation among entrepreneurs. Her experience spans agri tech, green investments, and scaling ventures with impact, making her a valuable voice in discussions on sustainable business models and funding strategies.

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Mårten Björk

Founder & CEO Novoheat | Serial Entrepreneur

Mårten brings an emerging market perspective, having founded and scaled businesses across diverse regions. With a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities in high-growth, dynamic economies, he offers insights into market expansion, cross-border entrepreneurship, and navigating volatility. His role as a Founders Ambassador Member reflects his commitment to global entrepreneurial collaboration, making him a strong addition to discussions on international growth strategies.

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Clas Dahlén

Founder & CEO at Hemp Innovations & Hemp Foods | Next-Generation Plant-Based Protein & Fiber

Clas Dahlén is a visionary in sustainable innovation, driving the future of hemp-based solutions for food, construction, and beyond. With a strong background in brand strategy and business development, he is pioneering the use of hemp as a high-protein, high-fiber alternative in the plant-based food sector while also exploring its potential in eco-friendly materials. His expertise bridges sustainability, market expansion, and disruptive innovation, making him a key voice in the shift toward regenerative industries.

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Founders Workshop: The Large Conversation

A Large Conversation is about stepping beyond the limits of your current reality and imagining a future that is bigger and bolder - for yourself, your business, and your impact. It’s about vision, purpose, and potential.

In this interactive session, we will explore:

  • Where is my business heading?
  • What is my true drive for building a company?
  • What fears, dreams, and ambitions shape my path?

As we engage in open, dynamic discussions, something powerful happens:

  • Energy rises. You leave inspired and recharged.
  • New possibilities emerge. Your mind expands beyond previous limits.
  • Clarity and confidence grow. You gain a stronger sense of direction.

It’s a riffing of ideas, a back-and-forth exchange where each insight sparks the next -momentum builds, and perspectives shift.

For whom: This is not just another workshop. It’s a space for transformation, where founders engage in deep, thought-provoking dialogue that fuels both personal and business growth. 

For founders seeking inspiration & renewed energy, looking to expand their vision & challenge their thinking and those who want to engage in a thought-provoking, high-energy exchange.

Viktor Nyblom

Founder Nyblom-as-a-service

Viktor is a Founders Alliance Member who brings a unique perspective on entrepreneurial purpose, resilience, and the power of meaningful conversations. 

His view on Founders Alliance:

"Founders Alliance could be the antidote to this ‘lostness’ - what would need to be true about your participation for you to feel truly found? What should happen in those rooms to make that a reality?"

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Nyblom as a Service

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05:30 PM

Founders Business Unit Meets

Matched meetings with 3-5 founders based on the workshop to stimulate exchange around challenges and opportunities that are key to each participant - how to help each other to further accelerate impact and business success.

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07:00 PM

Founders Dinner

3-course dinner with options for both alcohol-free and alcohol-based drinks. Matched seating with groups of 8 founders.

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10:00 PM

Thank you!

Bus Transport from Hufvudsta Gård Boutique House to Stockholm City Terminal

Hufvudsta Gård Boutique House, 171 73 Solna

All You Need To Know

Participants: As part of the Founders Conference, we invite Founders Alliance Members and specially invited VIP Guests Founders to join us in the afternoon for a Founders Workshop, Business Unit Meets and the Founders Dinner.

Exclusive Afternoon Workshop & Dinner

💡 For Invited Guest Founders: 3,500 SEK (320 €)

✅  Included for Founders Alliance Members

This exclusive session includes an afternoon workshop and business unit meets followed by a networking dinner - an opportunity for Founders Alliance Members and specially invited Guest Founders to engage in deeper exchange and collaboration with peer founders.

Founders Workshops. You select one workshop you want to participate in designed to connect founders and explore key themes of company growth. You will exchange challenges and opportunities for scaling and sustaining businesses, sharing insights with peer founders about your companies and other engagements, such as investments and impact initiatives.

Founders Business Unit Meets. Matched meetings with 3-5 founders based on the workshop to stimulate business of doing good among all participants, as well as, other challenges and opportunities that are key to each participant - how to help each other to further accelerate impact and business success.

Founders Dinner: After the workshop at Hufvudsta Gård, we will come together for the Founders Dinner to share insights, build connections, and inspire new ideas in a relaxed setting.

Venue: Hufvudsta Gård Boutique House, Slottet, 171 73 Solna

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 Founders World Summit, which is the annual culmination delivered for the 11th time, September 24-25 2025 interlinked with the 24th Founders Awards Gala September 25 at Berns Hotel in Stockholm.

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.

Want to become a member? Apply here!