Christmas Networking with focus on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Mentorship

  • 17 Dec 2025
  • 17:30 - 20:30
  • EY Stockholm, Hamngatan 26, 11 Floor

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Welcome to our Christmas Networking with focus on Innovation • Entrepreneurship • Mentorship • Networks

Join us for an inspiring evening where we bring together founders, entrepreneurs, board members, and investors to celebrate the season — and the power of community. This event is open to members, partners, mentors, mentees, and friends of SelectionF – the more the merrier!

Insights - Young Swedes’ Future & Dreams

What do young people in Sweden dream about? How do they view their future? And what role does entrepreneurship play in their lives? Suzan Hourieh Lindberg and Ella Schauman from Perspetivo will share some of the key findings from a recent report prepared in collaboration with Bling and Nordea, which sheds light on the perspectives, ambitions, and challenges of Sweden’s next generation.

Featured Conversation

A fireside chat led by Cecilia Edström, Chair of SelectionF Sweden and:

Deqa Abukar, award-winning entrepreneur and changemaker, Co-Founder and General Partner of @Bling — transforming the startup landscape in Sweden by backing overlooked entrepreneurial talent and building a full-spectrum ecosystem from grassroot empowerment to venture capital. Deqa has spent the last decade reshaping access to entrepreneurship, starting in Kista and growing Bling into a national platform supporting over 2,500 entrepreneurs and launching 1,000+ companies 
Together, we’ll discuss:

  • How inclusion can be a growth engine — and how Bling is proving it
  • How access to networks, mentorship, and a broader community shape long-term success
  • What it takes to scale as a founder without privilege or traditional access to networks and capital
  • The role of mentorship in scaling sustainably

Join us to amplify the holiday spirit by connecting with fellow board members, executives, founders and friends of SelectionF to exchange ideas, and celebrate the end of the year with drinks, nibbles, and great conversations.

You are more than welcome to bring a friend, but don't forget to sign up!

We look forward to seeing you!