founders world summit special edition

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Founders Alliance marks its 25th anniversary with a Special Edition of the Founders World Summit, bringing together large-scale founders from across industries for a full day of strategic exchange, collaboration, and growth.
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founders alliance turns 25

A CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Founders Alliance marks its 25th anniversary with a Special Edition of the Founders World Summit, bringing together large-scale founders from across industries for a full day of strategic exchange, collaboration, and growth.

Now in its 12th year, the Summit gathers leading founders in Stockholm for a curated program focused on long-term ownership, sustainable value creation, and positive societal impact.

For founders, by founders, the summit remains exclusively for founders, ensuring an environment of openness, trust, and peer-to-peer insight sharing.

The 12th Founders World Summit and the 25th Founders Anniversary Awards Gala will take place at the iconic Berns Berzelii Park in Stockholm on September 24, 2026.

FOUNDERS WORLD SUMMIT

The 12th Founders World Summit offers an unparalleled opportunity for founders to connect, share insights, and tackle challenges together.

With a program dedicated to hands-on workshops and networking attendees will gain actionable strategies to enhance profitability, sustain ownership, and create a positive global impact.
KEY TOPICS IN 2026

Explore the most pressing and inspiring topics shaping the founder landscape today.

These sessions provide the insights, strategies, and tools founders need to connect, grow, and drive positive change in a rapidly evolving world.

FOUNDERS AWARDS GALA

As the day transitions into night, the 25th Founders Anniversary Awards Gala welcomes over 400 founders to the stunning Berns Ballroom for the highlight celebration of the year.

This extraordinary gala brings together the vibrant energy of founders - an evening of exchange, deep connections, and the joy of honoring the finalists and winners of the Founder of the Year Award.

Berns, renowned for its exceptional cuisine, inspiring atmosphere, and unparalleled networking opportunities, sets the perfect stage for a day and night celebrating entrepreneurial excellence.

Exclusively for founders.

Register now and stay tuned for the announcement of our speaker lineup and workshop leaders.
FOUNDERS WORLD SUMMIT

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A SPACE TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE & GROW

Founded in 2001 by Niclas Carlsson, Founders Alliance began with a simple idea: a space for founders to connect, collaborate, and grow. Today, it’s a premium global community for founders of large-scale, international growth companies driving business success and social impact worldwide.
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some of the founders participating

Over 250 founders - from every sector and stage - coming together to create limitless connections, share insights, and spark the ideas that will shape the future.

Mattias Kellquist
MATTIAS KELLQUIST

Phyron

 
YFOY SQ Mandana Hammarstedt, Founder 21 Marketing
MANDANA HAMMARSTEDT

21 Marketing

 
Tore Teir
TORE TEIR

Greenstep

 
Corina Square
CORINA PAPADOPOULOU

Fontana Food

 
Louise Sköld
LOUISE SKÖLD

BHBD

 
Sami Neimi
SAMI NIEMI

Spintop

 
BJÖRN ÖSTE GOOD IDEA, AVENTURE, OATLY, CROP TAILOR
BJÖRN ÖSTE

Good Idea, Aventure, Oatly & Crop Tailor

 
Sofi Franzén
SOFI FRANZÉN

LIWLIG

 
Jury YFOY Lari Tuominen Founder Qvik
LARI TUOMINEN

Qvik

 
JESSICA FUSSEY, MONEYWISE (2)
JESSICA FUSSEY

MoneyWise

 
THERESE LORENTZON
THERÉSE LORENTZON

PRO TEMPORE

 
KAROLINA BRORSON, PROTOCELL
KAROLINA BRORSSON

Protocell

 
Rob Lake
ROB LAKE

Eirloom

 
PATRICIA OLBY KIMONDO
PARTICIA OLBY KIMONDO

People Productions, Double Up Impact & Pamoja
Thomas-Blendow-Blendow-Group
THOMAS BLENDOW

Blendow Group

 
ROBERT SABELSTRÖM, CLIMATE HERO
ROBERT SABELSTRÖM

Climate Hero

 
Mikael-kretz-1
MIKAEL KRETZ

QGroup

 
MALIN LINDFORS SPEACE, ETHOS international
MALIN LINDFORS SPEACE

Ethos
3.-Linda-Bjernstål
LINDA BJERNSTÅL

Consola & Tondere

 
janette-Paludan-2
JEANETT PALUDAN

Management Partner

 
Hedda Lidgard
HEDDA LIDGARD

Frank Valiant

 
30. Gustaf Brandberg (1)
GUSTAF BRANDBERG

Gullspång

 
HANS OTTERLING
HANS OTTERLING

Norrsken22
hans-peter-SEIFEN
HANS-PETER SEIFEN

Nordic Business Group

 
Marcus Skinnar, Edurus
MARCUS SKINNAR

Stone supply

 
Martha al-jebari (1)
MARTHA AL-JEBARI

Intellaw

 
Martina elm, Confetti (1)
MARTINA ELM

Confetti
Oliver-Lagerström-SQ-1
OLIVER LAGERSTRÖM

MFEX By Euroclear now Euroclear FundsPlace

 

25th year anniversary

FOUNDERS AWARDS GALA 2026

The Summit concludes with a landmark Awards Gala celebrating 25 years of entrepreneurial journeys. Past, present, and future members, along with Founder of the Year winners from the past years, will reunite for an evening of recognition, connection, and reflection on the global impact of founders.
FOUNDERS AWARDS GALA
Strong together

25 YEARS OF GROWING STRONGER TOGETHER

For 25 years, Founders Alliance has been more than a network - it has become a global ecosystem where founders of high-growth companies connect, collaborate, and grow stronger together. 

Founders Alliance turns founder connections into impact, ideas into transformative companies, and professional relationships into lifelong friendships - shaping the next generation of founders.