How do you take an idea to a successful startup? At what point should you think of sales, partners, and revenue streams? We have invited Donnie SC Lygonis, Innovation Strategist & Business Coach at KTH Innovation to lead this discussion on commercialization.

Session Hosts:

Donnie SC Lygonis: Innovation Strategist & Business Coach, KTH Innovation

Donnie has been working with entrepreneurship and innovation for over 25 years, both running his own companies or helping others start theirs. For the past 11 years he has helped shape and build KTH Innovation, the innovation support office at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an appreciated speaker on innovation and creativity, having spoken at 5 TEDx events and been on 3 different TV-series as an expert or member of the jury. 2015-16 Donnie spent a year in Silicon Valley as a part of a Vinnova / Wallenberg Fellowship program at the Nordic Innovation House in Palo Alto.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donniesclygonis/

Naimul Abd: Business Adviser & Partnership Lead at Coompanion Stockholm

Naimul has a background in management consulting with extensive experience of working with multinationals on consumer insights, brand architecture and portfolio management, and strategic marketing - he has also been a marketing director. He coaches more than 500 startup founders every year in Stockholm in his role as a startup coach at Coompanion Stockholm and has worked extensively in building partnership networks and outreach and event management initiatives for the organization. He also runs a global startup community in Stockholm and is a serial entrepreneur with an impact-tech portfolio.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naimulabd/

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Who should attend

Entrepreneurs, social innovators, startups, cooperatives, impact ventures, consultants, coaches, students and individuals planning to start a business, entrepreneurship & innovation ecosystem, investors, and professionals.

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