Participants
Invited are all Founders Alliance International founders across the globe with a special emphasis on Sweden and Finland. As well, as select large scale founders visiting Helsinki for SLUSH 2019.
Founders Global Growth Workshop Helsinki Nov 21 is part of Founders Alliance global network including 250 founders headquarted in 15 countries. The core of the network is headed by Founders Aliance International Members whom all are invited and represents for instance the following business sectors: Climate, Software, Health Care, Financial Technology, Consumer Goods, Consulting, Human Resources, Pharma, Industrial goods, FoodTech and in Social Impact. See criterias for participation below.
Example confirmed participants incl. the following founders and owners (HQ): Magnus Nilsson - iZettle (Sweden), Monica Hedberg - MH Invest (Sweden), Lars-Michaël Paqvalén - Trä Group (Finland), Hans-Peter Siefen - Nordic Business Group (Finland), Aticka Chona, GreenKarmas (India) Joonas Ahola - Meetingpackage.com (Finland), Christopher Engman - Proof Analytics (USA), Lari Raitavuo - Ensto (Finland), Aaron Michelin - Enersense (Finland), Marcus Skinnar - Edurus (Sweden), Marko Heino - Framme (Finland), Patric Palm - Favro (Sweden), Rickard Zetterberg - S-Group (Sweden), Staffan Hillberg - WoodHill (Sweden), Andreas Hassellöf - Ombori Group (Sweden), Lucas Geisler - Psycruit & Studentwork (Finland), Lari Tuominen - Qvik (Finland)
Criterias for Participants
Founders who already operate international businesses or have confirmed plans to internationalize in the near future. Each entrepreneur must meet one of the following criteria based on present or previous merits:
- Main owner with a leading position in the current founded company with at least 15 MUSD in annual turnover and international presence or plan to internationalize.
- At least two holdings as an investor/active owner and at least one company with international representation and a turnover exceeding 15 MUSD.
- Exceptions to the above criteria in exceptional cases when the participant can bring great value to the other participating founders; i.e. founder from a prioritized region, industry or other background.
