• Lena Carlsson

    Chief Digitalisation Officer , Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth

    As a results driven senior leader I have over a decade of international experience in the Internet, telecoms and IT sectors. I excel at problem solving, developing and executing strategies, business development and establishing fruitful partnerships with clients and stakeholders. I have served on boards, chaired international meetings, and been a member of senior executive teams and a media spokesperson. Combining experience from both the private sector and government I have accomplish such diverse things as building up a new consulting business from scratch for an ASX listed company and leading Sweden’s successful 2009 EU Presidency in the area of IT/telecoms. My negotiating experience covers commercial contracts and I have also been a lead negotiator on growth and innovation policy at the EU. I bring value to an organisation through excellent stakeholder relationship management, creative problem solving, proactive team management and a keen eye on increasing revenues and efficiencies. Specialties: - Digitalisation - Strategy development and execution - Public policy and advocacy - Stakeholder engagement, business development and negotiations - Government affairs

    • 15:30 - 16:15 Tech Startup Ecosystems and Talent Attraction

      How do we create a healthy tech startup ecosystem in which the local buzz is connected to the global pipeline?
      Using the “State of The Digital Region” report and three ongoing startup ecosystem projects we will set the stage for a panel discussion on what initiatives are needed and why?


      Presenters:
      State of The Digital Region, PHD Lund University, Joakim Wernberg - Sweden  
      #NordicMade, Head of Nordic Operations at SLUSH, Jessica Blechingberg - Finland
      Nordic Innovation House Silicon Valley and NYC, Managing Director at Nordic Innovation, Svein Berg - Norway
      Startup Sweden, Head of StartUp Sweden, Marcus Liu - Sweden
       
      Reflection panel: Lena Carlsson, Chief Digitalisation Officer at the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
      Reflection panel: Anders Mjåset, Founder of MESH Oslo
      Reflection panel: Paul Connolly, Hello Future / Start-up North
      Reflection panel: Klavs Hjort, Head of Business Innovation, Danske Bank
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