Stockholm is widely recognized as one of the most innovative regions in the world.
As a global tech and startup hub, Stockholm has the most unicorns per capita in the world after Silicon Valley, with a lot it can teach Japan!
Welcome to a talk with Anna König Jerlmyr, Mayor of Stockholm where we discuss:
- What makes Stockholm a leading business center?
- How has 2020 been in terms of crisis and how have the city and its businesses coped with this?
- What current and upcoming initiatives are planned by the city to further strengthen its position in innovation, startup activity, and investments?
- What is your personal advice as a business leader and influencer to the entrepreneurs.
Anna will be interviewed by Naimul Abd, Business Advisor at Coompanion Stockholm, impact entrepreneur, and Director for Startup Grind Stockholm.
This event will be in English and is cohosted with Startup Grind Stockholm.
Mayor of Stockholm
Anna König Jerlmyr was elected as Mayor of Stockholm in the fall of 2018. Anna leads a green-blue political coalition where one of the top priorities is innovation and sustainable development. She does this with a zeal to at the same time create opportunities for growth and quality of life for all citizens in the city.
Anna now continues her journey towards a financially, ecologi…
Anna König Jerlmyr was elected as Mayor of Stockholm in the fall of 2018. Anna leads a green-blue political coalition where one of the top priorities is innovation and sustainable development. She does this with a zeal to at the same time create opportunities for growth and quality of life for all citizens in the city.
Anna now continues her journey towards a financially, ecologically and socially sustainable city. She is currently C40 vice Chair, representing Innovator Cities in the C40 Steering Committee. During her leadership, Stockholm was awarded for its Smart City Strategy and Stockholm was subsequently selected the “smartest city in the world” by the Smart City World Expo Congress.
Anna König Jerlmyr was born in Uppsala, Sweden in 1978. She has a background in economics and communications and was a member of the Swedish Parliament between 2006 and 2010. She has previously been Vice Mayor for Social Affairs and Chair of Stockholm’s Police Authority. From 2014 until 2018 she acted as the Opposition vice Mayor, representing the Moderate Party. Following the elections in September 2018, the City Council elected Anna König Jerlmyr as Mayor of Stockholm.
Twitter: @SthlmMayor
Linkedin: Anna König Jerlmyr
Instagram: annakonigjerlmyr
Facebook: Anna König Jerlmyr
Naimul is a business advisor at Coompanion Stockholm
- Coaches more than 500 startup founders every year
- Responsible for partnerships, events, and ecosystem development
- Speaks at startup events and mentors at workshops and hackathons
- Also an early-stage impact entrepreneur and investor in startups
Before coming to Sweden he has been a marketing director for a fast-paced retail chain and has also consulted more than 20 multinational companies on consumer insights and strategic brand building.
In his spare time he makes music, you can follow him on Spotify.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/naimulabds
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimulabd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naimulabd/
Facebook (public page): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabdofficial
Facebook (profile): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabd
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/12ZU7uLgBc09oZzfcqWzwS
Olle has been building developer relations for 11+ years for companies like Unity (recently went public at $20B+ valuation) and King (acquired by Activision for $6B). Now he is exploring exploring attention economy with his new startup Devrel.Events.
Coompanion Stockholm
Business Advisor & Partnerships Lead
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Devrel.Events
Co-Founder
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Naimul is a business advisor at Coompanion Stockholm
- Coaches more than 500 startup founders every year
- Responsible for partnerships, events, and ecosystem development
- Speaks at startup events and mentors at workshops and hackathons
- Also an early-stage impact entrepreneur and investor in startups
Before coming to Sweden he has been a marketing director for a fast-paced retail chain and has also consulted more than 20 multinational companies on consumer insights and strategic brand building.
In his spare time he makes music, you can follow him on Spotify.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/naimulabds
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimulabd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naimulabd/
Facebook (public page): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabdofficial
Facebook (profile): https://www.facebook.com/naimulabd
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/12ZU7uLgBc09oZzfcqWzwS
Olle has been building developer relations for 11+ years for companies like Unity (recently went public at $20B+ valuation) and King (acquired by Activision for $6B). Now he is exploring exploring attention economy with his new startup Devrel.Events.
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