​Pitching Politicians

​Friday 11 September | 11:30–12:00
Main Stage, Tech Open, Kungsträdgården, Stockholm

​Imagine Sweden was a startup. Would you invest?

​Two days before the Swedish election, four politicians get one shot to pitch their vision for Sweden’s startup and tech ecosystem, directly to the people building it.

​The format is simple: pitch first, get grilled second.

​Each politician takes the stage to convince a jury of founders and investors why their policies would make Sweden the best place in Europe to start, build and scale the next generation of companies.

​Then comes the Q&A.

​No campaign monologues. No pre-approved questions. The jury gets to challenge the pitches on the issues founders actually care about: talent, taxes, regulation, capital, ownership, AI, international competitiveness and what it will take to keep the next Spotify, Klarna or Lovable in Sweden.

​And at the end?

​The jury - and the audience - decide who made the strongest pitch.

​Not who should win the election.
But who made the best case for Sweden as a place to build.

​The format

​4 politicians → 4 pitches → Founder & investor jury → Live questions → Audience vote → 1 winner

​Moderator:
Maria Lindholm (Nordic Tech Week)

​Politicians Pitching:
Benjamin Dousa (Moderaterna)
Johan Britz (Liberalerna)
Martin Ådahl (Centerpartiet)
Mikael Damberg (Socialdemokraterna)
Erik Slottner (Kristdemokraterna)

​Part of Tech Open, Nordic Tech Week's free open-air tech conference in the heart of Stockholm.