​🌍✨Are you eager to delve into the future of sustainability in business and innovation, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals?

Featuring keynote speakers on sustainability and innovation, plus networking opportunities, join us in partnership event between Drivhuset and UNA Stockholm student for our upcoming event dedicated to exploring the link between sustainability, business, and innovation.

​Agenda for event

1. ​Introduction (DH & FN) and Welcome (10 min)
   

2. ​Session 1: Edith Heppich, CEO of Hyggligt: Inspiring Stories of Entrepreneurship and Impact (20 min)
   

3. ​Session 2: UN Speakers: Aligning Business Ideas with UN's SDG Goals (25 min)
   

4. ​Break, snacks and Networking Session (20 min)
   

5. ​Panel discussion (40 min)
   - Edith Heppich, CEO of Hyggligt
   - Rutvika Acharya, CEO at Impact Startup MOAI
   - Jinqin Yang, CEO of Cusp Consulting AB, GRI Certified Sustainability Professional
   

6. ​Closing Remarks and Next Steps (5 min)
   Sign up to Impact cup (help and questions about the applying to the competition)
   

​Speakers

​Session 1
We have the pleasure to to invite Edith Heppich, CEO of Hyggligt, a startup focused on digitizing and optimizing clearcut-free forestry with the help om AI.

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​Edith Heppich is trained as a lawyer. Edith's deep commitment to environmental conservation led her to co-found Hyggligt. The topics of her talk she will share the company's origins, the insights gained throughout its journey, and her perspective on the future of Swedish forestry.

​ Session 2

​Aligning Business Ideas with UN's SDG Goals

​The UNA Sweden Youth Ambassadors Fatma Ali, Yousra El Mourabit and Sonja Stadler will present the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and aligning business ideas to tackle the challenges ahead and making an impact towards to goals.

​Panel discussion

​We are happy to have a great panel of experienced impact startup founders:

​Edith Heppich has a law degree but has always had a great commitment to nature and the environment, which led her to co-found Hyggligt, an impact startup that is revolutionizing forestry, the fourth largest industry in Sweden. Hyggligt digitalizes and streamlines clearcut-free forestry with the help of AI, aiming to maximize carbon reduction, biodiversity, and economic return.

​Rutvika Ascharya is an aerospace engineer turned entrepreneur with a passion for people. Born in India, growing up in Sweden and having had an international career working in different countries and cultures inspired taking on the challenge of becoming an entrepreneur and co-founding MOAI. Our impact startup is on a mission to ease human migration, wanting to make a difference in the way we move people and contribute to a sustainable society with reduced inequalities and improved inclusion.

​Jinqin Yang is a GRI Certified Sustainability Professional and has a PHD degree in environmental engineering. Dr. Yang is passionate about innovation and business exploitation. She is the CEO and founder of Cusp Consulting AB, currently assigned to Splitvision Design as the in-house sustainability Consultant. Previously, she was the CTO of Xylo Sweden and R&D lead at Radma Carbon after her researcher career at Stockholm University. Recognized for her capabilities, Jinqin was selected for the founder in residence cohort at Antler Nordics, a renowned startup accelerator, where she explored business around reusable packages in FMCG sector and now she is also working with Vytal Sverige on developing business around reusables in HoReCa sector.

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​Snacks, wraps and drinks will be served.

​The event is co-funded by Stockholm University's student union and Drivhuset Stockholm.

​VENUE: Kårsalen in Studenthuset (lTake the stairs one floor down)