Södertälje Business Days 16–17 feb 2011. Location

Södertälje Business Days
16–17 feb 2011. Location: Campus Telge
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Södertälje Business Days are two days that bring together
students, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Experiences are
exchanged, business contacts made and employers get to meet
their future employees.
New entrepreneurship Wednesday 16 February
Location: Campus Telge
12.00–12.15
For
entrepren
eurs,
business
leaders an
d
students
Opening ceremony Business Days 2011
US Ambassador Matthew Barzun and Mayor Anders Lago officiate.
The award for Södertälje’s Young Enterprise of the Year is announced.
Location:Ljushallen
We provide sandwiches for lunch.
12.00–16.00
On the starting blocks – entrepreneurship fair
Find inspiration and tips on starting your own company. Meet representatives of new businesses
in Södertälje, NyföretagarCentrum, Drivhuset, Connect and Ung Företagsamhet.
Location:Ljushallen
Organiser: Södertälje’s Business Development Office and entrepreneurship organisations
12.30–13.00
From the potato field in Södertälje to the store shelf in Santa Monica
About Svenska Lantchips’ successful internationalisation and the culture clashes en route.
Meet Robert Arnegård, CEO of Svenska Lantchips, who has targeted a market beyond Sweden, and
Ryan Koch, Assistant Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy.
Moderator: Staffan Ternby, Chamber of Commerce
Location:H1
Organiser: US Embassy, Södertälje’s Business Development Office, the Chamber of Commerce
and the Swedish Federation of Business Owners
13.00-13.45
All different – a profitable business strategy
The US magazine Fortune has shown that companies which are best at handling diversity are most
profitable. This is also why Scandic, Mekonomen, AstraZeneca and Svenska Lantchips are keen
on diversity. By reflecting their market, they enjoy more business opportunities and better sales.
Panel debate on using similarities and differences to increase business.
Moderator:
Lydia Capolicchio
Matthew Barzun, US Ambassador, Anders Lago, Mayor of Södertälje,
Robert Arnegård, CEO Svenska Lantchips, Martin Olovsson, Marketing Company
President, AstraZeneca Nordic, Marcus Larsson, Director market & supply chain,
Mekonomen, Inger Mattsson, Manager Sustainable Business, Scandic.
Location: H1 (limited spaces available)
Organiser: Södertälje’s Business Development Office, US Embassy
Contributors:
The panel debate will be held in English.
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
New entrepreneurship Wednesday 16 February
Location: Campus Telge
For
entrepren
eurs,
business
leaders an
d
students
13.00–16.00
Creative learning and inventive students
also 09.00–12.00 How can schools inspire and stimulate students to be bold and inventive?
How can we create the entrepreneurs of the future? Workshop for trainee teachers.
Location: H4
Organiser: Business Development Office, Pedagogiskt Centrum, Södertälje Municipality
and Mälardalen University/Idélab
14.00–14.45
New markets – new customers
What do you need to consider when taking your company into the international market?
Are you interested in increasing your sales and starting to export?
Meet Krister Widström from New Trade Market.
Location: H3
Organiser: CONNECT East Sweden and Södertälje’s Business Development Office
14.15–15.00
From engineers to cleaners – welcome to Sweden!
Can we afford to discriminate in the labour market? How can we take a new view of skills,
recruitment and leadership that will promote diversity?
Moderator: Paki Holvander, municipal strategist for Democracy and Diversity at
Södertälje Municipality.
Contributors: Jeanette Azinovic, head of the market area Södra Mälardalen Östergötland,
Public Employment Service, Cecilia Ståhl, MD, Manpower Telge, Leif Öbrink,
Matchning Södertörn, Eva Löfgren, Diversity Support
Location: H1
Organiser: Södertälje Municipality
15.00–15.20
10 tips for starting your own company
Practical information from NyföretagarCentrum.
Location: B12, next to the library
Organiser: NyföretagarCentrum
15.25–15.40
How can I finance my new company?
Tips and advice from Almi Företagspartner.
Location: B12, next to the library
Organiser: Almi
15.30–16.00
Creating your own summer job
Become a summer holiday entrepreneur. Start-up capital and mentoring is available for young
people aged 15–19.
Location: H3
Organiser: Start-up Office, Södertälje Municipality
15.45
Awards ceremony for the Star of Tomorrow
CONNECT East Sweden announces the award for Södertälje’s hottest new entrepreneur.
Location: Ljushallen
16.00–18.00
Networking School
Learn to make contacts and create new opportunities by networking at social events! How do you
balance your plate and glass while at the same time showing your best side?
Location: Library (registration)
Organiser: Drivhuset
Light refreshments will be served during the Networking School.
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Working life & career Thursday 17 February
Location: Campus Telge
08.30–12.00 For
students
and
businesse
s
Enterprising students and entrepreneurship in schools
How can schools inspire more people to become entrepreneurs? Workshop for head teachers.
Location: H4
Organiser: Business Development Office, Pedagogiskt Centrum, Södertälje Municipality,
Mälardalen University/Idélab, Drivhuset, Start-up Office and Ung Företagsamhet
12.00–15.00
Meet tomorrow’s stars and businesses – careers fair
Students and their future employers meet to make contacts and discuss future jobs.
Location: Ljushallen
Organiser: Campus Telge, KTH, Student Union and Södertälje’s Business Development Office
12.15–13.00 Study and work around the world
Meet students who have taken the opportunity to study and work abroad. Tips on what
to do and what options are available in Europe, Asia and the US. Lunchtime sandwiches
will be served during the seminar.
Location: H3
Organiser: Campus Telge, KTH, Student Union, US Embassy
12.15–13.00
How to get your dream teaching job
Seminar for trainee teachers with Södertälje Municipality, Nyckelskolan and the
Swedish Teachers’ Union.
Location: H1
Organiser: Campus Telge, Södertälje Municipality and Mälardalen University
13.00–15.00
Speed-dating for future jobs
Speed-dating between students from KTH and future employers.
Location: Library (registration)
Organiser: Campus Telge, KTH, Student Union and Södertälje’s Business Development Office
14.00–17.00 Enterprising students and entrepreneurship in schools
How can schools inspire more people to become entrepreneurs? Workshop for compulsory
school teachers.
Location: H6
Organiser: Business Development Office, Pedagogiskt Centrum, Södertälje Municipality
and Mälardalen University/Idélab
15.00 Mequa student pub opens
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Working life & career Thursday 17 February
Location: Campus Telge
15.00–16.00
For
students
and
businesse
s
Attractive workplaces for future talent – careers report
What do today’s students want from their future employers? And how do they view their future
career? Presentation of KTH’s annual careers report and courses at Campus Telge.
For businesses and employers.
Location: H3
Organiser: Campus Telge and KTH Business Liaison
15.00–19.00 Ready, steady, go – Business Race 2011
Campus Telge’s students race to unravel the competition task, a case taken directly from reality at
Astra Zeneca. The challenge of the competition will be revealed in the panel debate on Wednesday
16/2 at 13.00.
Location: H1 and the balcony in Ljushallen (registration)
Organiser: Drivhuset
Light refreshments will be served during the competition.
18.00 Reunion
Former Campus Telge alumni meet, mingle and compare experiences and career paths.
Light refreshments will be served.
Location: Ljushallen and Kårhuset Mequa (registration)
Organiser: Campus Telge, KTH Business Liaison, Student Union
19.15 Award ceremony – Business Race 2011
Location:
19.30 Ljushallen
Shan! “the man” Atci stand-up show
Location:
Organiser:
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Ljushallen and Mequa student pub
Campus Telge, Student Union
Find your way at Södertälje Business Days
Location: Campus Telge
Restaurant
Libary
We reserve the right to change the programme
H6
H5
H4
H3
H2
H1
Exhibition hall
B12
Entrance
Södertälje Business Days 16–17 Feb 2011 • Campus Telge
Södertälje Business Days are two days that bring together
students, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Experiences are
exchanged, business contacts made and employers get to meet
their future employees. Our ambition is to create a dynamic
meeting place with a keen focus on entrepreneurship and
international expertise. We want to stimulate new business,
supply knowledge and provide inspiration.
NyföretagarCentrum, Mälardalen University, the Royal Institute
of Technology (KTH), the Student Union and Drivhuset.
Welcome!
Södertälje’s Business Development Office
Programme and getting here: www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Register interest and sign up for specific workshops
Campus Telge, Mariekällgatan 3, Södertälje
Registration:
The Business Days event is organised by Södertälje
Municipality and Campus Telge in partnership with the US
Embassy as a way of marking out Södertälje as the place for
international enterprise. Co-organisers include the Swedish
Federation of Business Owners, the Chamber of Commerce,
A joint venture with:
www.sodertalje.se/businessdays
Address: