Siduri Poli

Siduri Poli is a Swedish entrepreneur, investor, board member, and author with a background in digital innovation. She has become known as one of Sweden’s leading voices in the tech sector, especially when it comes to promoting gender equality and diversity within the industry. Siduri is an international Keynote speaker who has delivered two TEDx-talks. She is today working as a board member of the swedish state’s investment company Saminvest AB managing six billion sek, and she is also an investor herself.

Poli has been involved in a number of initiatives and projects with the aim of increasing the representation of women and minorities in the field of technology. She is the founder of Changers Hub, a platform that offers young people from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to engage in tech and innovation.

Her work has earned her recognition both within Sweden and internationally, for instance in the White House, and she has often been quoted in the media regarding issues of gender equality, technology and entrepreneurship.

Poli is the author of the book “Hur du lyckas i en vit värld” (“How to make it in a white world”). A guide on how to make it as an underdog and a minority based on Siduri’s own experiences.

Siduri has been awarded Mom of the Year by Mama Magazine, Future’s Most Powerful by TCO, Digital Inspirer of The Year by IDG and CIO Sweden, Super Talent of the Year by Veckans Affärer, Future Promise of The Year by Marknadsföreningen, Super Communicator of The Year by Resumé, among others.

Lectures with Siduri Poli:

The future of innovation in society

About humanity trying to navigate between two era:s, the offline one that we are leaving behind and the completely digital one that we have ahead of us. What do we see in the future regarding your industry, and how do we ensure that values such as equality are maintained even as innovation accelerates?

The importance of diversity from all aspects

Everyone must participate if we want to continue to be one of the world’s most innovative countries, and more perspective is needed to increase the pace of innovation in organizations. Why is diversity so important, and how do we take advantage of all the potential that exists to become even better?

An entrepreneur’s journey

A personal lecture where Siduri openly shares what drives her and the lessons learned from having started and run businesses with a focus on social sustainability and innovation.

Photography by Paulina Thorén

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