2025 Programme

Tuesday

14th October

2025

Startup & Investor day

The Yard, Lindholmen

08:30 - 16:00

14th October 2025

Welcome to an exclusive day at The Yard

The ultimate networking experience for those shaping tomorrow’s tech. Designed for 130 hand picked early-stage investors and startups in growth phase. This will be a day dedicated to building connections, learning from each other and sharing experiences.

Partner Evening Event

Put your money at play - after work drinks with Brewhouse Inkubator, Science Park Skövde and Connect Väst.

The Yard

16:00 - 19:00

Guests are invited to delve into the world of creative tech and meet some key players in this ecosystem, mingle with fellow startups and investors, and unwind after a busy first day of Gothenburg Tech Week.

Partner Evening Event

Navigating Incentive Management Plans, Growth and Exit with Deloitte

Deloitte

17:00 - 20:00

Grow your network. Gain new insights. Shape your next move. Join us for an evening where entrepreneurs and investors come together to exchange experiences, explore new ideas, and navigate key questions around startups, growth, and exits – all in a relaxed setting with food and drinks.

What you can expect:

Invitation required to attend, participation is free.

Want to join? Send us an email:

Wednesday

15th October

2025

08:30 - 16:00

15th October 2025

Welcome to a new forum: Tech Blueprint

Dedicated to the integration of emerging technologies and their impact on business. This year’s focus is on AI-initiatives, how they are piloted, scaled, and embedded across organisations.

What’s on:

The agenda will be divided into four blocks
Tickets are limited, make sure to secure your spot early!

AW with Women in Tech Sweden

World of Volvo,

15th October

17:00- 19:00

15th October 2025

Join us for an evening of connection!

This year, you can join the Women in Tech Sweden team for drinks and mingle after the conference, where we will focus on connection, highlighting some of our role models, and providing a platform to learn from each other.

Thursday

16th October

2025

Thursday 16th October

A day to learn with industry leaders

Our partners run their own events throughout the city. Expect more intimate sessions to connect and drive action, these will be breakfasts, workshops, and lunches. Stay tuned for the release of more of our amazing partner events during September.
Participation is free, sign up via the links below.

Breakfast Event

ShiftLabs Roadshow: From Talk to Tech breakfast session with EIT Manufacturing

Stena Industry Innovation Laboratory (SII-Lab)

08:00 - 11:00

Thursday 16th October

Stena Industry Innovation Laboratory (SII-Lab)

Where innovation meets industry – Access2Tech is a high-impact matchmaking session organised by EIT Manufacturing and delivered through ShiftLabs, in partnership with Chalmers and RISE. In this vibrant event, selected startups pitch their solutions to curated industrial challenges submitted by leading corporates. It’s a unique opportunity to gain direct exposure to potential customers and investors, accelerate solution validation, and tap into powerful ecosystem connections.

Breakfast Event

Making AI speak human: Training models to understand local nuance with Klang.ai

United Spaces

08:00 - 09:30

Thursday 16th October

United Spaces, Östra Hamngatan 16

In this session, Klang takes you behind the scenes of how they train AI models to capture these subtle variations in language. Join us over coffee and conversation to explore why local nuance matters, how it shapes product performance, and what it takes to make AI not just smarter, but also more human.

Lunch Event

Step inside the world of quantum innovation and deep tech entrepreneurship!

Kollektorn

11:00 - 14:00

Thursday 16th October

Kemivägen 9, 412 58 Göteborg

Lunch Seminar + Quantum Lab Tour at Chalmers

Hear Peter Hörstedt share his journey as an early founder in the quantum space – turning cutting-edge research into a startup alongside Chalmers researchers Andreas Nylander and Marcus Rommel. Arkeon solves a key challenge in the industrial manufacturing of chips for quantum computers and is one of the newest additions to Chalmers Ventures’ portfolio of deep tech companies.

Plus: Get an exclusive look at Sweden’s only commercial 25-qubit quantum computer during a guided tour of Chalmers Next Labs.

Lunch Event

Testbeds - Where Innovators Test the Future

(Powered by Business Region Gothenburg @ Göteborg Tech Week)

Kunskapen + Kontakten

12:30 - 14:30

Thursday 16th October

Östra Hamngatan 5, 411 10 Göteborg

What if you could test the future – today?

Across Sweden, testbeds are helping innovators move from idea to impact faster — turning research, technology and curiosity into real-world results. But many startups still don’t know how to access them, or what kind of value they can bring. This interactive session invites you to the table for a conversation on how testbeds can accelerate innovation — and how Göteborg’s unique environments, from mobility to quantum technology, are open for collaboration. Bring your questions, your challenges, and your curiosity. Together we’ll explore how to make testing part of your growth journey.

Lunch Event

Delphi Tech Law: What you need to know before your next big tech launch

Advokatfirman Delphi

11:30 - 13:00

Thursday 16th October

Advokatfirman Delphi

Agnes Hammarstrand and Johan Engdahl from Delphi, the tech law firm, will provide you with hands-on guidance in relation to tech law – what to do and what not to do before a tech launch. This guidance will be valuable when you are about to launch your new cutting-edge tech solution or when you venture into talks with potential investors.

Afternoon event

Garden of talents: Job Connect Show

World of Volvo

14:00 - 16:00

Thursday 16th October

World of Volvo

Connect with international professionals ready to go the extra mile. At the Job Connect Show, they will pitch and showcase their expertise after weeks of intensive training in personal development, cultural adaptation, and real-life scenarios. We welcome employers, recruiters, and decision-makers from startups, SMEs, and established enterprises to meet diverse professionals bringing fresh perspectives and proven skills.