Ignite Sweden Summit 2022

Program

Thursday, December 1
Ignite Sweden Summit

9:00 Check in & Mingle

10:00 Welcome to Ignite Sweden Summit
Kick-off with Ignite Sweden and Uppsala Kommun

10:20 Part 1: Sustainability - Economic Focus
Startup Collaboration Case I: Toyota Material Handling Europe & Kairos Logic
Startup Collaboration Case II: Ekkono Solutions & Nederman
Panel Discussion: Scaling Up Startup Collaborations
Q&A and roundtable discussion

11:20 Key Findings from Ignite Public

11:40 Part 2: Sustainability - Social Focus
Startup Collaboration Case I: Digital Youth Center - Umeå Municipality & Uminova Innovation together with the startups Bufferleaf, The Fine Arc & OterluStartup Collaboration Case II: Alfa Laval & Reliefed
Local Hero Startup: Air Forestry

12:15 Lunch

13:10 Part 2 (Continued): Sustainability - Social focus
Roundtable discussion

13:40 Keynote: Enabling the Green Transition with Advanced Materials
Mamoun Taher, Graphmatech

14:00 Part 3: Sustainability - Environmental Focus
Local Hero Startup: Altris
Startup Collaboration Case I: Swedish Waste Management & the startups Parlametric and Brighteco
Startup Collaboration Case II: Rexel & SustainLab

14:35 Future Impact
Panel with representatives from Industrifonden, QC Renewable Energy and Sting 

15:00 Coffee Break & Mingle

15:25 How to Measure Innovation Capabilities in the Public and Private Sectors
Daily Innovation & Uppsala Municipality

15:45 International Outlook: How to Scale Climate Solutions - Key Findings From the Israeli and the Swedish Innovation Ecosystem
Panel with representatives from Start-up Central Nation, LEAD Business Incubator and Vinnova

16:10 Driving An Innovation Strategy with Startups
Learning session with Céline Farcet, L'oréal

16:25 The Future of Corporate Innovation Accelerators
Panel with representatives from Combient Foundry, Startup with IBM Accelerator Sweden and Forest Business Accelerator

16:45 Cities as Hubs for The Green Transition
Learning session with representatives from WWF, Borlänge Municipality and Ignite Sweden

16:55 Launch of the Swedish Climate Startup Map

17:00 Ignite Sweden 2023 & Closing Remarks

17:30-21:30 Ignite Awards, Mingle & Dinner
21:30-23:00 After party

Friday, December 2
Ignite Sweden Innovation Tour

IMPORTANT! Registrations for day 2 are closed.

10:00-11:30 Visit to one of Uppsala's innovation hubs
11:30-13:00 Lunch and interesting talks at Uppsala's City Hall

Explore Uppsala’s vibrant innovation hubs
We will take you to a tour to visit three of the many innovation hubs located in the city of Uppsala. These are Base 10, Testa Center and Green Innovation Park. Please indicate in your registration which of the three hubs you'd like to visit. Limited spots!

BASE10
Stationsgatan 23
Meeting point: Outside Radisson Blu Hotel, Stationsgatan 4
Time: 9:45

BASE10 aims to create good conditions for more globally competitive innovators and companies in the tech sector in the Uppsala region. It is a community for startups, large companies and investors who together create a sustainable future.
During the visit, you will listen to BASE10’s story and meet some of the startups in their community. Sandvik Coromant Gimo, Uppsala Region’s joint largest employer which has recently opened its first office at BASE10, will also talk about the importance of being part of the BASE10's  community for its continued success and growth.


Testa Center
Björkgatan 30
Meeting point: Outside Radisson Blu Hotel, Stationsgatan 4
Time: 9:20

Testa Center is an open testbed for biological production in collaboration with Cytiva, one of Uppsala's largest private employers. The center offers academic researchers as well as small and large companies the possibility to test biological, digital and technical innovations in a lab equipped for biological production. This is not something the industry usually have access to.
During the visit, participants will put on lab coats and protective glasses to take a tour inside the labs. You will also find out more about Testa Center’s offering, its successful collaborations and key role within the bioprocessing industry.

Green Innovation Park
Ulls väg 29C
Meeting point: Outside Radisson Blu Hotel, Stationsgatan 4
Time: 9:20

Green Innovation Park is a co-working concept where academy, entrepreneurs and students gather to network, share their knowledge and inspire each other. It offers researchers, students and member companies support to grow their business idea.
During the visit, you will meet some of their companies, hear about their journey and how the Park has contributed to its success. You will also learn about other exciting projects and success stories implemented at Green Innovation Park.


Lunch and interesting talks at Uppsala's City Hall
Join us as we wrap up the event with lunch at Uppsala's City Hall, where you will have the chance to taste Havredal's plant-based hamburgers made at Friggas’ restaurant - a collaboration between a startup and an established company.

Listen to Uppsala’s Director of Business and Economic Development, Charlotte Skott, followed by an inspirational talk from Havredal’s founder and CTO, Per-Johan Thörn, and a closing speech by SISP’s Interim CEO and Ignite Sweden’s Program Manager, Stina Lantz.

Last but not least, you will also have the chance to visit the “Uppsala room” at the city hall to learn more about some of Uppsala’s collaboration partners within the innovation support system:

- STUNS Energy: A business unit within STUNS foundation that aims to provide test beds focusing on sustainability that can contribute to the development of new technologies, services and business models in the region of Uppsala.
- Uppsala Innovation Center (UIC): Ranked among the top 5 incubators in the world by UBI Global, this is Uppsala’s local business incubator. They support innovative startups and growth companies from all industries to commercialize, scale-up or reach an international market.
- City of Uppsala – Corporate Task Force for Industrial Expansion & New Establishments: Aiming to facilitate the expansion of both existing and newly established companies in Uppsala, they provide expertise in technical infrastructure for the advanced manufacturing industry in various fields including business development, water and sewerage, land development and urban planning.

Welcome to the city of Uppsala

This year's edition of Ignite Sweden Summit will take place in the city of Uppsala.
Uppsala is a modern city with a long history, known, among other things, for its two universities, its rich cultural life, its beautiful landscape and as the archbishopric within the Church of Sweden.

Founded approx. 1,500 years ago, Uppsala is one of Sweden’s oldest cities. Today, Uppsala is one of Sweden’s four major cities and is world renowned for its universities, its magnificent cathedral and the legacy of Carl Linnaeus, among other things.

Uppsala is just 30 minutes from Stockholm and 18 minutes from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Click here to read how to travel to the city.

Quick facts

Number of residents in the municipality: approx. 230,000 (2019)
Number of residents in the city of Uppsala: approx. 164,000 (2019)
Area of Uppsala municipality: 2,234.44 km²
Number of companies: approx. 22,000 (roughly 13,000 are sole traders)
Number of students: approx. 41,000
Main visitor attractions: Fyrishov, Uppsala Cathedral, Uppsala Konsert & Kongress, Gamla Uppsala ancient monument site and The Botanical Garden.