EWB Summit & Award 2024
Celebrating female impact entrepreneurship
About the event
Theme of 2024 "Empowering Female Entrepreneurs"
Welcome to the 2024 edition of the EWB Summit & Award.
This is the 6th annual EWB Summit & Award and we are so happy to see so many people and partners joining forces to meet, network, reflect and celebrate.
The EWB Summit & Award is one part keynotes, short powerful talks by inspiring individuals, one part award where we get to celebrate the person or organization that we feel represents the core values of EWB – Sustainability, Equality and social responsibility, and of course one very big part networking and interacting with like-minded individuals.
This year, we are embracing a powerful shift in our mission: supporting female impact entrepreneurship. Our renewed focus is born from both personal experience and the undeniable need to address the inequities women face in the entrepreneurial world.
For years we have been witnessing first-hand the challenges women face in entrepreneurship. It’s no secret that the path for women—especially in the world of start-ups, scaleups and investment—is a difficult one. Women receive less funding, less mentorship, and fewer opportunities, not because of a lack of talent or vision, but because of systemic barriers.
We want to actively do more to support women entrepreneurs by putting faith in the vision, capabilities, and drive of female founders.
That’s why we’re pivoting the focus of EWB to elevate and support female impact entrepreneurs—women who are not only growing businesses but building a more equitable, sustainable future.
Vision
Our Vision for 2030 remains: to empower 1,000 healthy companies, with a significant focus on those led by women. We believe women founders hold the key to creating the next generation of impactful, community-driven ventures.
And showcasing the following award winning female founded start-ups:
⭐Funki Instruments, Maria Svahn and Josefine Hölling
⭐Simulair, Maja Åstrand, Simon Lilja and Sandra Vahdani
⭐Leeva Pharma, Bita Baghestani
⭐Friendbase Patient Pals, Deborah Lygonis
⭐Caplyzer, Rutvika Acharya
⭐ Ovulai, Leyla Ali Dholey, Kristina Stojanovic
And we are especially happy to welcome some special guests from Ukraine, participants in the UASEEDs program:
⭐ Farsight Vision, Viktoriia Yaremchuk
⭐ Anima, Anastasiia Pustylnyk
⭐ Geodesic Life, Asya Syvolob
⭐ iPlayARt, Mariia Yanbergs
Tickets are free but we encourage you to pay for one of the premium tickets, all proceedings will be used to help more female entrepreneurs succeed.
NOTE! No-shows will be billed for a premium ticket, 249 kr, even if you have ordered free ticket!
Additional donations can also be made separately by Swish: 123 166 48 53.
Venue and time
Date
Friday, November 22 · 1:30 - 6pm CET
Microsoft Sweden
25 Regeringsgatan 111 53 Stockholm Sweden
Refund Policy
Agenda
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Door open, mingle, fika and check out exhibiting organizations
2:00 PM
Opening address by EWB founder Donnie SC Lygons
Donnie SC Lygonis
2:15 PM - 2:35 PM
Sustainable Leadership: Karin Sjöö-Åkerblom
Karin Sjöö-Åkerblom
Karin Sjöö-Åkerblom is the CEO of Tromb, an IT company with a clear vision of creating an inclusive, equal and sustainable workplace. Karin has a genuine interest in value-driven leadership and her personal driving force lies in getting people and technology to develop through new innovative solutions, methods and business opportunities. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinsjoo/
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Women in future tech: Nina Rapp
Nina Rapp
Nina Rapp is Group Lead for Microsoft Future of Work efforts, and has recently come back to Sweden after leading the Microsoft 365 initiative in 12 markets. She is an experienced business professional who believes in technology as an enabler for innovation and business development and is passionate about enabling people to be their utmost self at work.
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Securing more funding for female impact startups: Ruth Brännvall
Ruth Brännvall
Ruth is the CEO and GP of Impact Invest , an alternative investment fund focused on improving health and quality of life by providing credits and investments to actors with deep impact and innovative approaches. She has personally worked with nearly 1000 businesses in emerging markets and in Europe to strengthen their product development and go-to-market strategies, with a goal deliver greater social impact and profits for stakeholders.
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
EWB Award ceremony
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Mingle w drinks n small bites
EWB Award Sponsors
Netlight Consulting
We are consultants, helping leading companies to succeed in the digital landscape, from advice to implementation. Services at the edge of technology, since 1999, creating the future today.Providing a full range of consultancy services from technology and design to data and management
Brainspot Innovation
Brainspot Innovation have developed and run the startup strategy workshop called Live Strategy Modelling. We have founded a new and unique tool for Innovation strategy development. Startup Jungle is a physical tool were your team builds, understands and aligns your strategy.
The Powerhouse
Our mission is to create exponential growth by being the catalyst that drives growth and development. By bringing together the best expertise, we create a superior platform for our customers to grow.
Main Event Sponsor
Organized by
Entrepreneurs Without Borders (EWB) is a non-profit foundation registered in Sweden. We help founders of SDG aligned companies scale up and grow in order to create jobs and enable global impact. Our purpose is to promote a model of sustainable entrepreneurship and we firmly believe that ALL business should be or strive for sustainability, socially responsibility and equality in sync with the UN 17 SDGs.