Swedish Institute Alumni Forum (SIAF)

2015-11-16 08:00

We invite you to participate in the SIAF, the first Swedish Institute Alumni forum on entrepreneurship, which will be held from November 16th to 24th, 2015 in Minsk. The Forum will take place within the Global Entrepreneurship Week.

The Swedish speakers are as follows: Mr. Mikael Lind, Executive Director of the Dedicated Institute, co-founder of Rag Bag and the Swedish brand Uniforms for the Dedicated, board member of the Mistra Future fashion; Mr. Arne Ellefors, CEO of the Swedish-Belarusian Business Association; Ms. Alessandra Kornale, Program manager at the International Council of Swedish Industry.

The Forum agenda:

November 16th (08:00 - 10:00): Morning coffee Swedish-style

November 18th (18:00 - 20:00): SIAF official opening

November 19th (10:00 - 13:00): Seminar "Swedish-Belarusian Business Cooperation: trends and challenges"

9:30 – 10:00	Registration
10:00 – 10:05	Welcome word Ms. Katsiaryna Syrayezhkina, Event manager, Head of International Affairs at Association of European Business (Minsk, Belarus)
10:05– 10:25	Belarus-Sweden trade flows analysis Ms. Maryna Barouka, Vice-Chairman at Association of European Business
10:25 – 11:00	Entrepreneurship – a road to market orientation. Swedish-Belarusian Business in a historic perspective Mr. Arne Ellefors, CEO at Swedish-Belarusian Business Association (Stockholm, Sweden)
11:00 – 11:35	Incorporating innovation in business. Swedish experience Ms. Alessandra Cornale, Programme Manager at International Council of Swedish Industry (Stockholm, Sweden)
11:35 – 12:00	TBD Representative of a local office of one of the Swedish companies doing business in Belarus
12:00 – 12:30	Discussion Moderator – Ms. Maryna Barouka, Vice-Chairman at Association of European Business (Minsk, Belarus))
12.30 – 13.00	Fika, networking

Contact information: maryna.barouka@aebbel.by (Maryna Barouka), katsiaryna.syrayezhkina@aebbel.by (Katsiaryna Syrayezhkina)

Mr. Arne Ellefors is a former Executive director of the Baltic Sea Tourism Commission. Now President in Travel & Trade International AB. He has been managing director in Destination Norrköping, head of the department of Regional Industrial Board and he had positions at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in New York, The General Swedish Export Association and Elmia, the international exhibition company.Arne was elected to the European Tourism Personality 1998 and received the Gold Star Award from the European Federation of Associations of Tourism Journalists.A certificate of recognition was 1998 presented to Mr. Ellefors from the governor of the City of St. Petersburg in recognition and appreciation of the outstanding contribution to the international tourism development of the city of St Petersburg. Project coordinator Destination Development process Panorama Dvina Daugava. Chairman Cultural Tourism Institute, co-editor Crossing Perspectives.

Ms. Alessandra Cornale has 15-year experience in managing international development projects in the area of private sector, employment and education, through capacity building, technical assistance and institutional strengthening in Northern, Southern and Eastern Africa, South East Asia and Caucasus as well as Belarus. After having managing projects at the International Department of the Swedish Public Employment Service for a number of years she has now moved on to the private sector working as a programme manager for the International Council of Swedish Industry, a business member association aiming at supporting the improvement of structural conditions for sustainable business in complex markets.

November 19th (19:00 - 22:00): Workshop on Sustainable Development and fashion

18:30 – 19:00	Arrival and registration
19:00 – 19:10	Opening and introduction to the programme Aleh Kliatsko, Co-founder, Chairman of the NGO Global Playground Stockholm ; Project Assistant at the Council of the Baltic Sea States
19:10 – 19:40	Fashion Industry and Environment; Concepts of the Uniform for the Dedicated (Michael Lind - Sustainability Manager at Uniforms for the Dedicated
19:40 – 19:50	break
19:50 – 20:30	Creative workshop - break-out session in small groups where new business models and ideas in fashion will be discussed Moderators: Michael; Aleh
20:30 – 21:00	Outcomes and feedback
21:00 – 22:00	Networking mingle

Contact information:: aleh.kliatsko@gmail.com (Aleh Kliatsko)

Michael Lind is executive director of Dedicated Institute, co-founder of the Rag Bag and Uniforms for the Dedicated and board member of the Mistra Future fashion. The partner of the event is Swedish fashion brand Uniforms for the Dedicated. ‘Uniforms’ is one of the few companies in the fashion industry with a sustainable approach to creating their products – environmentally friendly and recycled materials are used for the production of their collections.

Aleh Kliatsko - In 2007-2009 - scholarship holder within the Swedish Institute Visby Program for master’s level studies at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. During his studies and research in Sweden, Aleh Kliatsko actively engaged in the Swedish Institute (SI) Network for Future Global Leaders (NFGL) and later he became one of the key players in the development of the SI alumni network. In this role, Aleh managed to secure several micro grants to organize thematic workshops in Sweden, Belarus, Russia, and Kenya on the topic of sustainability, urban behaviour patterns and energy saving. In 2012 Aleh Kliatsko established NGO Global Playground Stockholm focused on sustainability issuess. Since 2013 Aleh is chairman of this NGO.

November 20th (10:00 - 15:00): Eco-tourism as a new steam for SMEs

November 21st (11.00 – 13.30): SIAF official closing

November 26th (18.00 – 21.00): IT-workshop for creative entrepreneurs

The number of seats is limited. Please fill in the form by November 1st at the latest in order to confirm your attendance.

The Association of European Business and the Centre for Swedish Studies are co-organizers and partners of the Forum.

Venue:

TBC

AEB members participating in the event:

17.40 – 18.00	Registration
18.00 – 18.20	Swedish embassy welcome word Mr. Magnus Sätterberg, second secretary at Embassy of Sweden
18.20 – 18.40	SI welcome word Mr. Markus Boman, programme manager at Swedish Institute
18.40 – 19.00	SI Alumni welcome word Mr. Aleh Kliatsko, SI alumnus
19.00 – 19.30	Presentation of SI Alumni events held in 2014 - 2015 Mr. Pavel Makhnach & other SI alumni
19.30 – 19.40	Announcement of SIAF events SI events managers
19.40 – 20.00	Presentation on Swedish innovations Ms. Natalia Romeiko, SI alumna
	A vegetarian buffet will be organized at 19.00.

09.30 – 10.00	Registration for the seminar TBD
10.00 – 11.00	Transfer Minsk - Barok village
11.10 – 11.20	Welcome address from organizers Ms Liudmila Fakeyeva, PhD in Geography, Ass. Prof. of the Department of Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, BSU, Minsk, Belarus Ms Maryna Barouka, PhD in Economy, Vice-Chairman of Association of European Business, Minsk, Belarus
11.20 – 12.30	An ecological approach to tourism – practical implementation Mr Vasily Frolov, owner of Ecomuseum “World of Bees”, Valozhin district, Barok village
12.30 – 12.50	Questions, discussion
12.50 – 13.30	Traditional meal - pancakes with honey, herbal tea
13.30 – 13.45	Sustainable tourism in Belarus - the current state and prospects of development Ms Maryna Barouka, PhD in Economy, Vice-Chairman of Association of European Business, Minsk, Belarus
13.45 – 13.50	Human resources as a basis for eco-tourism development in rural areas of Belarus Ms Liudmila Fakeyeva, PhD in Geography, Ass. Prof. of the Department of Economic Geography of Foreign Countries, Faculty of Geography, BSU, Minsk, Belarus
13.50 – 14.20	Conclusion, Communication, Contacting Snacks, Coffee
14.20 – 15.00	Transfer Barok village - Minsk

11.00 – 11.15	Registration
11.15 - 11.25	SIAF and its outcomes. SI Alumni – network in Belarus Natallia Rameika
11.25 – 11.30	My Sweden. Personal experience of Belarusian SI Alumni Nastassia Varashylina, Pavel Makhnach
11.30 – 11.45	Knowledge and Science. Nobel Prize Natallia Rameika, Lizaveta Korsak
11.45 – 11.55	Små grodorna Nastassia Varashylina
11.55– 12.15	Sverige-kalender – Presentation of the events, connected with Sweden, happening during the year Natallia Rameika, Lizaveta Korsak
12.15 – 12.30	Quiz Natallia Rameika
12.30 – 13.00	Swedish fika

16.30 – 17.00	Registration and Mingle
17.00 – 17.10	Welcome Word and Introduction
17.10 – 18.00	Current Business Development of the IT/ICT sector in Sweden and Openings for Cooperation Magnus Larsson, sales director, Phoniro Systems AB (preliminary)
18.00 – 18.15	Break
18-15 – 18-45	Swedish-Belarusian Entrepreneurial Cooperation - Experience and Opportunities: Problem based discussions with focus on IT industry. Aliaksei Kazlou, moderator
18.45 – 19.30	Discussion and FIKA