Sweden–Ukraine business summit at SSE
Summary
On October 14, 2025, the Swedish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Scandinavia (SUCC), the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), and JSC Oschadbank (Ukraine) hosted an invitation-only Swedish–Ukrainian Business Conference "Strategic partnership for recovery and growth" at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). The high-level forum convened policymakers, financiers, and business leaders to advance Ukraine’s recovery and long-term growth, with sessions on the banking sector’s role in reconstruction, bilateral investment and SME support, and energy/infrastructure and regional development, plus a closing discussion on defense-industry cooperation, innovation, and cyber resilience. Special guest: Ukraine’s Ambassador to Sweden, Svitlana Zalishchuk.
See the presentation slides from:
- Sergii Naumov, Chairman of the Board, JSC Oschadbank (see presentation)
- Stefan Falk, Senior Advisor, Swedfund Project Accelerator (see presentation)
- Yaroslav Demchenkov, Head of International Programs and Projects – Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board of Oschadbank, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine (2020 - 2024) (see presentation)
Photo of Torbjörn Becker, Director of SITE, as he inaugurates the event, extending a heartfelt greeting to all attendees. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Torbjörn Becker and the audience. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Svitlana Zalishchuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Svitlana Zalishchuk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Liudmyla Lemrini, Swedish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Scandinavia (SUCC). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Sergii Naumov, Chairman of the Board, JSC Oschadbank. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Anna Martynenko, Head of SVIT UA, and Liudmyla Lemrini. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Stefan Falk, Senior Advisor, Swedfund Project Accelerator. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Stefan Falk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Stefan Falk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Johan Dahl, Senior Country Analyst, Exportkreditnämnden (EKN). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Johan Dahl. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Johan Sahlen, Head of Bank and Regional Management (BRM), SEB Group. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Johan Sahlen, Johan Dahl, Sergii Naumov, and Stefan Falk during the panel discussion on the 'Role of Banking Sector in Ukraine’s Reconstruction' moderated by Torbjörn Becker. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Sergii Naumov. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Johan Sahlen. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Sergii Naumov and Stefan Falk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anna Anisimova, Researcher at SITE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Yaroslav Demchenkov, Head of International Programs and Projects – Advisor to the Chairman of the Management Board of Oschadbank, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine (2020 - 2024). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Artur Fedotenko, Senior expert of Investment Advisory Department, UkraineInvest. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Hedvig Petersson, International Project Coordinator at Avfall Sverige and project coordinator for Avfall Ukraine project. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Klaudia Shevelyuk, Associate Manager, Ramboll. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Klaudia Shevelyuk during the panel discussion 'Energy, Infrastructure, and Regional Development'. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Ragnar Lund, PhD, Director “Rethinking Cities in Ukraine” capacity building program, asking a question to the panel. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Yaroslav Demchenkov, Hedvig Petersson, and Klaudia Shevelyuk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Heinz Sjögren, CEO, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for Eurasia, during the Q&A session of the panel 'Energy, Infrastructure, and Regional Development'. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Richard Granberg, Chief Executive Officer, Västervik Drone Science Park, Denys Sviatokum, Chairman of the Ukrainian Dual-Use Technology Cluster, and Serhii Opria, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the scientific cluster “Science Parks of Ukraine”, during the panel discussion 'Defense Industry Cooperation, Innovation & Cyber Resilience' joined by Elina Jonsson, Project Manager, Defense Hub Sweden, online via Zoom. The panel was moderated by Mary Prokhorova, CEO, InDevLab group, Coordinator of Nordic-Ukrainian Working Group for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Serhii Opria and Mary Prokhorova. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Richard Granberg, Denys Sviatokum, and Serhii Opria. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Denys Sviatokum. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Denys Sviatokum assisting Serhii Opria, with translating from Ukrainian to English. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Elina Jonsson as she joins the panel discussion. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Jonas Rydin, Senior advisor and professional board member at Varangians, Richard Granberg, Denys Sviatokum, and Serhii Opria. On the screen: Elina Jonsson. Photo: Dominick Nilsson