Industry and society events

We bring together current and potential partners from industry to discuss and share experiences about digitalization, innovation and entrepreneurship. We arrange breakfast and lunch round tables, as well as panels with high-level speakers, mostly for House of Innovation supporters and SSE selected partners.

If wish to present your work at House of Innovation, please send an email to outreach.hoi@hhs.se.

2024

green transition

Financing the green transition: The role of private-public collaborations - 10 June 2024

Countries worldwide are seeking private investments to advance the green transition. This seminar will delve into the collaboration between the public and private sectors in financing long-term carbon...

Panel on AI innovation leadership

How will Sweden regain innovation leadership in the AI era? - 03 June 2024

The House of Innovation and the SSE Tech Initiative had the honor of hosting a keynote and distinguished panel discussion addressing societal challenges in the age of artificial intelligence. The...

Supply chain

Breakfast seminar | Human-AI integration for operations and supply chain management - 30 May 2024

We hosted a breakfast seminar for practitioners to learn about enhancing operations and supply chain management through AI integration. Professor Anand Nair led the session, exploring the practical...

psychology and entrepreneurial success

Breakfast seminar | Insights from award-winning research on entrepreneurship and psychology - 28 May 2024

We hosted a breakfast seminar designed for practitioners, academics, and anyone interested in the latest insights on entrepreneurship and psychology. Professor Michael Frese, this year's Global Award...

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Webinar | How to strengthen innovation through rapid commercial experimentation - 22 May 2024

Are you looking to minimize risks while rapidly advancing your product development? Do you want to outpace competitors by swiftly adapting to market changes with less resource waste? This webinar...

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The future of food: What will we eat in 50 years? - 21 May 2024

We explored the evolving landscape of the food industry and its potential to reshape our world. Student pitches, panel discussions, and a food fair presented new ideas, allowed us to engage with...

Music

No business like show business – financial innovation in the music industry - 21 May 2024

We hosted a panel discussion on the future of the music industry, featuring industry experts Merck Mercuriadis and Willard Ahdritz. Organized by the House of Innovation in collaboration with the...

Workplace autonomy

Balancing act: Navigating autonomy in the workplace - 23 Apr 2024

The House of Innovation hosted a breakfast seminar with the Erling Persson Visiting Professor Linus Dahlander who shared insights into workplace autonomy. The seminar was designed specifically for...

coffee farmer

Keys to a sustainable food and beverage industry: Transparency and consumer-farmer connections - 25 Mar 2024

The House of Innovation and the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) hosted an event to explore the transformative journey of coffee from crop to cup and delved into the future of food and...

Scaling and Combining (Digital) Innovation in Health Care - Webinar 12 Mar 2024

The Center of Resilient Health and the House of Innovation invite you to a webinar on how to scale digital innovation within health care. Please register below.

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Family office insights - 5 Mar 2024

We hosted an event on family offices and family investment companies focusing on what drives strategic and financial decision-making in these organizations. The event was a collaboration between the...

digital health trackers

From ideas to impact: Charting the future of sustainable health and medtech - 04 and 05 Mar 2024

How can healthcare and medtech companies better prepare for a sustainable future? As part of a long-term partnership between medtech company Getinge and three leading Swedish research institutions...

Hawaii

Symposium at HICSS 2024

Conference symposium on Regulating digital innovation at HICSS

2023

SSE students

The Family Office: Navigating a World of Exciting Career Opportunities - 29 Nov 2023

The House of Innovation and the Center for Family Enterprise organized a lunch seminar moderated by Professor Mattias Nordqvist, focusing on family offices and their unique career opportunities.

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Dialogues on Digital 2023 - 13 Oct 2023

Join us for one of Sweden's most anticipated AI conferences of 2023, where the House of Innovation hosts an exclusive event full of breakthrough ideas and transformative connections. Save the date in...

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Industry & society | Book launch: The future of data – How Nordic companies scale and transform with data and AI - 2 Oct 2023

How can organizations use data and AI to make better decisions, facilitate change and increase its competitiveness? We arranged an exclusive after-work event at SSE where experts from academia and...

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Welcome to the celebration of the Swedish Pride summer together with Judith Gough, RFSL and the House of Innovation – 12 Jun 2023

The Stockholm School of Economics and The Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex Rights (RFSL) organized an event to celebrate the Swedish Pride summer. The...

Compass

Thriving on Change: How to use external impact factors for business success - 29 May 2023

We offered a practitioner-oriented lunch seminar with this year's winner of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Per Davidsson.

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Provoking, inspiring, and infusing: A tour of SSE art and spaces - 16 May 2023

During an exclusive art tour we explored how the organizational environment and the objects that inhabit it shape our daily experiences and work. Through a guided tour of the Stockholm School of...

long-term view

Taking the long-term view – how family businesses build brands for the future - 10 May 2023

We hosted a seminar about how the owner-family behind one of Sweden’s most famous consumer brands – Löfbergs – builds it brand with patience and a long-term view.

Digital ethics

Ethics for the digital age - 9 May 2023

We invited to a breakfast roundtable with Professor Martin Kornberger (Vienna University of Economics and Business) and Linda Leopold, Head of Responsible AI & Data at H&M Group.

AI for sustainability - 25 Apr 2023

We hosted an industry event on AI for Sustainability and discussed how to leverage data and AI to achieve coherence in ESG ratings and investments.

The business of platforms: strategy in the age of digital competition, innovation, and power - 28 Mar 2023

We had the honor to host a breakfast roundtable with world-leading digital platform scholar, Professor Annabelle Gawer, University of Surrey and University of Oxford.

The future of the higher educational textbook - 9 Feb 2023

In this industry and society webinar our discussants from the industry and academia explored the future of the higher educational textbook.

Familjer som driver framtidens handel - 1 Feb 2023

The Center for Family Enterprise at the House of Innovation and the Center for Retailing co-organized an event for leading Swedish business families in retailing.

Diversity at SSE

Breakfast roundtable on LGBTQIA+ inclusion, innovation and competitiveness - 31 Jan 2023

The House of Innovation and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) recently co-hosted a breakfast discussion to kick-start the dialogue on how to increase...

2022

Digital health platforms in primary and specialist care - 24 Oct 2022

During this industry webinar we shared the newest research on digital health platforms with you.

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Dialogues on Digital 2022 – Collaborating for Societal Transformation

Welcome to the 2022 Digitalidag Event at the House of Innovation. For the fifth year, the House of Innovation explored our digital future(s) together with our collaborators and partners. The focus of...

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Collaborative Innovation Workshop with the HITS Off-peak Delivery Project - 20 Sept 2022

Together with collaborating partners in the HITS off-peak project we explored principles and practices of collaborative innovation and ecosystem formation.

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Launch event for Michael Treschow Scholarship - 7 June 2022

Are you a design student aiming to earn a Master degree after your Bachelor studies? Apply to the Michael Treschow Scholarship for the chance to be rewarded with 100 000 SEK!

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How to become an expert entrepreneur - 24 May 2022

We had the honour to welcome this year's winner of the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Professor Saras D. Sarasvathy, to the House of Innovation! In an industry seminar, she shared her...

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Book launch: Questioning the Entrepreneurial State - 25 April 2022

We hosted a book launch for "Questioning the Entrepreneurial State" where 30 scholars from around the world presented novel work on innovation policies.

Launch event for Social Innovation Scholarship - 4 April 2022

Welcome to the launch event of Social Innovation Scholarship 2022 including lunch! By invitation only event for SSE students.

Ask me anything about artificial intelligence in business - 23 March 2022

Roberto Verganti, Sebastian Krakowski and Elmira van den Broek, from the House of Innovation of SSE, had a session in which, starting from their studies, they addressed leaders’ questions and...

2021

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Dialogues at The Garden - 15 Dec 2021

As the world pivots, design innovative questions before you design the answers. At our annual event “Dialogues at The Garden”, Roberto Verganti and Mattia Bianchi, SSE professors and directors of The...

scale organization

How to successfully scale a flat organization - 9 Dec 2021

On December 9th, the House of Innovation and SSE Executive Education welcomed Assistant Professor Mickaël Buffart in presenting an industry seminar on how to successfully scale a flat organization.

Open Innovation: How to leverage external knowledge and the wisdom of the crowd - 18 Nov 2021

House of Innovation and SSE Executive Education welcomed Assistant Professor Kathrin Reinsberger in presenting an industry seminar on how to leverage external knowledge and the wisdom of the crowd.

corporate strategy

State Influence and Corporate Strategy - 4 Nov 2021

House of Innovation and SSE Executive Education hosted Assistant Professor Roxana Turturea in presenting an industry seminar on state influence and corporate strategy.

Hybrid futures: the blending of AI and ‘digital’ into life, work and society - 15 Oct 2021

This conference focused on the increasingly intimate, entangled relationship we develop with AI, with platforms, and with other digital technologies, and how this changes organizations, new ventures,...

FinTech

FinTech: community reference meeting - 5 Oct 2021

FinTech: Community Reference Meeting - 5 Oct 2021

Data

Becoming a data-driven organization - 1 June 2021

Becoming a Data-Driven Organization - 1 June 2021

The art of ignoring

The art of ignoring - 26 May 2021

The Art of Ignoring - 26 May 2021

How can innovative business solutions address global challenges in a rapidly-changing world? - 19 May 2021

HOI, Axfoundation, Global Compact Network Sweden, and Misum hosted a webinar on innovation and sustainable business change through digitalization.

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Public procurement of resource-efficient, circular, and sustainable solutions: challenges and findings - 17 May 2021

HOI and Misum hosted an interactive workshop for procurers and suppliers to explore how to integrate the circular economy into procurement projects.

Leadership

Redesigning leadership together - 28 April 2021

Redesigning Leadership Together - 28 April 2021

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Managing the three pillars of sustainability - 22 April 2021

House of Innovation (HOI) and Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum), in collaboration with SASSE Entrepreneurship Society, hosted a webinar about resolving conflicts between social,...

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The Palgrave handbook of family firm internationalization book release - 15 April 2021

We celebrated the release of the first-ever Handbook of family firm internationalization.

Together beyond the crisis - 24 March 2021

This digital conference examined how Covid-19 has served to bolster entrepreneurship and innovation.

Family business

Entrepreneurship and resilience in tough times: lessons from leading family businesses - 19 Jan 2021

Entrepreneurship and resilience in tough times: lessons from leading family businesses - 19 Jan 2021

2020

Dialogues at The Garden - 3 Dec 2020

This event was about artificial intelligence, design, and purpose: if problem-solving is delegated to machines and algorithms, what kind of thinking and value is left for humans in innovation?

Female entrepreneurs breaking social exclusion and building bridges - 19 Nov 2020

The seminar's focus was the role of women in breaking social exclusion, dependency on welfare benefits and marginalization in Sweden.

House of Innovation supports Global Entrepreneurship Week - 16 to 22 Nov 2020

Global Entrepreneurship Week is a collection of tens of thousands of events, activities and competitions each November that inspire millions to explore their potential entrepreneurs while fostering...

From connectivity to connectedness - 2 Oct 2020

On 2 of October, rather than looking at the promises of new digital technologies, and from this inferring how to build organizational and societal readiness for the future, we focus on things that are...

Platform-based collaboration and competition: from hype to actionable strategies - 17 Nov 2020

In this online seminar we discussed the challenges and opportunities given by platform-based ecosystems, as well as the approaches for innovation processes in and across organizations.

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Design meets business - creating a new kind of leadership - 29 Sept 2020

This was a conversation between Michael Treschow and SSE professor Mattia Bianchi, about the role that design has in shaping today’s businesses, its great potential in innovation, creativity and...

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Switching to virtual teams in the face of COVID 19 - 4 June 2020

The current pandemic is having an impact on the way we work and interact. Some companies have been forced to shut down completely, forcing management lay-off staff with just a barebones crew working...

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Building trust in times of uncertainty - 27 May 2020

Trust is needed now more than ever: our health and our wellbeing are inherently dependent on the actions of others. But building and maintaining trust in this uncertain situation is difficult. No one...

Strategic reorientation: untapping your hidden innovation potential - 25 May 2020

To take the initiative in creating tomorrow’s opportunities, companies should look inside themselves to find their hidden innovation potential. The source of new businesses is a firm’s already...

Strategic reorientation: looking beyond the crisis - 18 May 2020

The toughest challenge is not to survive the current crisis, but to come out on the other side in good shape. It requires that we think and talk about the future, so that we can act and take...

Finansiering av mikro- och småföretagande i Sverige efter Corona-pandemin - 29 April 2020

SSE Institute for Research (SIR), House of Innovation (HOI) i samarbete med Stiftelsen Ester och Marginalen Bank inbjuder till ett digitalt panelsamtal om finansieringsutmaningar och möjliga lösningar...

Business in the New Normal - 22 April 2020

As the world is currently in emergency mode, many are already thinking how to do business after the peak of the pandemic has passed. It can be September 2020, or January 2021. We do not know. But two...

Hack the crisis - 3 April 2020

How can we save lives, communities and businesses during one of the biggest crises of our lifetime? The Stockholm School of Economics partnered with Hack the Crisis, a digital hackathon to find ways...

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Innovation in the ‘20s: leadership is the challenge and design might be the solution - 18 Feb 2020

The roundtable took a leadership perspective to innovation in today’s turbulent times and discussed the contribution that a design-driven approach can give to leadership, featuring Roberto Verganti...

2019

The human and the machine - 27 Nov 2019

A panel discussion on what role we can expect artificial intelligence to play in organizations in the future was held on Nov 27. The topics discussed were, among others; human- AI interaction,...

AI and the future of work

AI and the future of work - 22 Nov 2019

While we cannot know exactly how digital technologies will reshape our lives and society, we can be certain that this shift will be faster than ever before, that it will happen on a global scale, and...

Entrepreneurship Ecosystems - old wine in new bottles? - 18 Nov 2019

The variety of actors, networks and available resources behind economic and social development in society is sometimes referred to as the Ecosystem of Entrepreneurship. What is this phenomenon?

Integrating X: how to leverage innovation accelerators in mature organizations - 29 Oct 2019

Many organizations have started units with the task of accelerating innovation activities, often referred to as “X” Labs. However, integrating radically new ideas and solutions into an existing...

Transformation through design

Transformation through design - 1 Oct 2019

Design is changing. What is the future of design practices? We gathered the design community for keynotes and workshop at Transformation Through Design - The Quest for Meaning in Business Innovation....

Seminarie med stiftelsen Ester - 18 June 2019

Det offentliga Sverige behöver bli bättre på att frigöra den potential som offentlig upphandling har. Strategiskt arbete kan skapa samhällsnytta, konkurrenskraft och utvecklingsförutsättning för...

Breakfast roundtable on accelerating knowledge integration - 24 May 2019

How do organizations manage the paradox of strategic partnerships? This was the topic of a breakfast roundtable session held on May 24 2019, a forum for House of Innovation partners and selected SSE...

Breakfast seminar: do we really need data scientists? - 3 May 2019

There is a lot of buzz around data science and AI, and data scientist has been mentioned as ‘the sexiest job of the 21st century’. The problem is that there is still little agreed definition of what...

How she did it, and how you can be the next entrepreneur success story - 9 May 2019

House of Innovation jointly with SSE Business Lab, SSE Center for Advanced Studies in Leadership and Nätverket 17, arranged a seminar on May 9th, with focus on female entrepreneurs and how they...

Including diversity and sustainability in investment - 9 April 2019

SSE Business Lab has recently added two new criteria in the selection process for the incubator: diversity in the team and sustainability of the product or service. On April 9th, MISUM, House of...

2018

Work in the Future Conference - 4 Oct 2018

Organisations worldwide are facing a period of expansive and rapid change driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitalisation and new business models. These changes transform industries and the...

Breakfast roundtable on organizing and scaling digital transformation - 4 Sept 2018

On 4 September 2018, the Jacob and Marcus Wallenberg Center for Innovative and Sustainable Business Development at the House of Innovation arranged a breakfast roundtable with a focus on organizing...

Building Smart Villages: expanding markets through open innovation - 4 May 2018

Smart Villages is unique compared to many others and is based on the concept of open innovation. A Smart Village is “a community empowered by digital technologies and open innovation platforms to...