WIN Partner Meeting May 12, 2016
Winning or losing the water business Kulturen, Lund
MAY 12, 2016
WIN PARTNER MEETING ”Winning or losing the water business” Location: Time: Host: Moderator:
Kulturen, Tegnérplatsen, Lund 08.15 – 13.30 BRANN AB Maria Sätherström Lantz
Agenda: 08.15
Registration and mingling
09.00
Welcome! Update on WIN
09.30
The importance of engaging more female investors - Jeanette Andersson, Deal leader Rising Tide and co-founder Queen Invest
09.40
Possibilities for financial and advisory support from idea to successful business - Johan Olsén, Almi Innovation
09.50
Update from WIN innovation companies - SansOx – Tate Vanhamäki - Flocazur AB - Luc Antelme - Ecofiltration (formerly Bioptech) - Thomas Hjelm
10.20
Coffee and mingling
11.00
Patent strategies for successful water business - Kasper Öberg and Nils Sjöberg
11.15
Future by Lund – new business in the city of ideas - Peter Kisch, Future by Lund
11.25
Update from WIN innovation companies - AquaQ - Ulla and Sudhir Chowdhury - 4IT - Mats Alexandersson - Drix – Smaksatt vatten - Madeleine Gross Liljenström
11.55
Opportunity in innovative decentralised waste water treatment - Linda Parkefelt, Sweden Water Research
12.05
How to build a partnership between a small company and big corporations - Gunnar Thelin, Ekobalans
12.20
Summary
12.30
Lunch and mingling – including tasting and evaluation of Drix brand new products
13.00-13.30 Possibility for guided tour at Kulturen
As always, you are most welcome to stay and mingle after the meeting. Use the opportunity for spontaneous or pre-booked meetings with other WIN members or the WIN team.
WIN PARTNER MEETING – MAY 12, 2016 Participants list Name Mats Alexandersson Ada Özduman Stine Skotte Bjerregaard Michael Wick Klas Bertilsson Johan Olsén Ulla Chowdhury Sudhir Chowdhury Kasper Öberg Nils Sjöberg Adiamir Kapetanovic Eva Langhammer Eva Johansson Carsten Svantesson Madeleine Gross Liljenström Annika Sahlström Thomas Hjelm Nicholas South Gunnar Thelin Peter Csirmaz Luc Antelme Hans Ulmert Björn Olsson Peter Kisch Murhaf Mardiny Jesper König Wenxin Ning Frida Persson Boonkaew Christer Jonsson Tate Vanhamäki Fredrik Malmberg Monika Lekander Linda Parkefeldt Ellinor Eklund Maria Rindelöv Kristofer Hägg Alfredo Gonzales Perez Göran Conradson Knud Erik Hilding-Hamann Katarina Ternström Mattias Metzger Göran Stjernberg Maria Sätherström Lantz Johan Kronholm Linda Sigurdson Kenneth M Persson
Company 4IT 4IT Adept Water Technologies Adept Water Technologies A/S Alfa Laval Almi Företagspartner Skåne AB Aqua-Q AB Aqua-Q AB BRANN AB BRANN AB BRANN AB BRANN AB Campus Roslagen AB/Utvecklingscentrum för vatten Carex of Sweden DRiX -> Smaksatt Vatten DRiX -> Smaksatt Vatten Ecofiltration ecoglobe GmbH Ekobalans EkoBalans Fenix AB Flocazur AB Flocell FloCell AB Future by Lund LU Open LU Water Lund University MKB Fastighets AB PWC SansOx Soleva Technologies Soleva Technologies Sweden Water Research Swedrop AB Sydvatten / Sweden Water Research Sydvatten / Sweden Water Research Sydvatten / Sweden Water Research Symcell Teknologisk Institut TetraPak TetraPak TetraPak WIN - Water Innovation Accelerator WIN - Water Innovation Accelerator WIN - Water Innovation Accelerator WIN - Water Innovation Accelerator
In May, the WIN partner meeting was held at Kulturen in central Lund. Host of the day was BRANN AB. In beautiful surroundings, participants from Finland, Denmark, Norway and all over Sweden gathered to discuss water related business and follow the latest news and trends in water innovations.
Kulturen, Lund
Host of the day, BRANN AB, gave an interesting presentation about patent strategies, something that many of the innovation companies reflect upon. Kasper Öberg (BRANN) mingles with Luc Antelme (Flocazur) and Göran Stjernberg (Tetra Pak).
Nils Sjöberg (BRANN)
Success in water business covers a wide area of expertise! The guests in WIN partner meetings adds great value and triggers reflections and change.
Jeanette Andersson (Rising Tide and Queen Invest) is funding early stage companies owned /driven by women. This started a discussion about research showing increased profits in companies with mixed gender leadership.
Johan Olsén (Almi Innovation) offers great support for growing companies. This can include both financing and mentorship.
Peter Kisch (Future by Lund) talked about future needs of innovations in Lund, encouraging new ideas and thinking outside the box.
Maria Sätherström Lantz (WIN), moderator of the day.
Update from WIN innovation companies.
Tate Vanhamäki (SansOx) Thomas Hjelm (Ecofiltration) Mats Alexandersson (4IT)
Luc Antelme (Flocazur) Ulla Showdhury (AquaQ)
WIN has folllowed innovation company DRiX´s journey from idea to product. Today we were able to try the brand new flavored water for the first time! Madeleine Gross Liljenström (DRiX) held the presentation. DRiX also got valuable feedback from the participants after the test.
Gunnar Thelin (Ekobalans) shared their success story about how to get a partnership in place with a big corporation.
The audience is listening, asking questions and sharing thoughts.
Linda Parkefelt (Sweden Water Research) told us about a current project, aiming to decrease the nutrient load to the Baltic Sea. She is also looking for participants.
Fredrik Malmberg (Soleva Technologies)
The business mingling continued over lunch. Many participants also took the opportunity to book meetings during the afternoon.
To the left, Mats Alexandersson (4IT), Wenxin Ning (Lund University), Fredrik Malmberg (Soleva) and Kasper Öberg (BRANN).
Kasper Öberg (Brann) talking to Knud Erik Hilding-Hamann (Teknologisk Institut). Tate Vanhamäki (SansOx) talking to Katarina Ternström (Tetra Pak).
One of the success factors in WIN is the business mingling! To inspire even more results during the discussions , the WIN team creates a WIN Mingle Map, with suggestions of who to focus extra on during the mingling. Every line represents a potential business opportunity or common project.
Brann
Almi
Alfa Laval
4IT
Queen Invest
Future By Lund Ekobalans Ecofiltration Nordic
Adept Water Technology
Sansox
LU Water
Carex of Sweden
FloCell
Symcel
Ecoglobe
Vannklyngen
Vand i Byer
Tetra Pak
SWR / Sydvatten
Campus Roslagen
Soleva MKB
Aqua-Q WIN
Swedrop PWC
Flocazur
Drix
