On Wed/Thurs 6-7th May 2026 “Focus Growth Horse” (Fokus Tillväxt Häst) is organising a “Horse Tech Summit Sweden”. Held at the Alnarp Campus north of Malmö of the Swedish University of Agricultural Science (Alnarspgården, SLU Alnarp, Sundsvägen 6, Lomma) the meeting is completely free to attend and is supported and facilitated by Enterprise Ireland, Sparbanken Syd’s Foundation, Häst & Lantliv AB and Straight From The Horses Mouth AB.
Fokus Growth Horse was founded in 2024 with a single goal: to establish the horse industry in Skänee and Öresund regions through innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge development.
The Horse Tech Summit Sweden is a project that will include a webinar on “HORSE TECH AND CIRCULARITY” that will discuss how ‘new technology (can) contribute to the circular transition of the horse industry?” with “A knowledge-raising meeting on innovative horse tech solutions” that is designed to contribute to the development of “Sustainable and affordable solutions for the future green (horse) industry“
Programme
12:00 Auditorium: Doors Open.
12:30 – 12:45pm Auditorium: Take your seats
12:45 – 14:10 Auditorium: Welcome
Opening speaker: Christina Lunner Kolstrup, Dean at the faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science (LTV) at SLU – Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp
Christina will open Horse Tech Summit in Sweden 2026. “Having been a horse girl myself at a young age and with a background as PhD and associate professor in agricultural health and safety with focus on domestic large animals – this is fantastic and also that it will be at Alnarp Campus.”
Welcome address: Kosovar Gashi, Head of Business Development at Svedala kommun.
Kosovar Gashi delivers the welcome address at Horse Tech Summit Sweden. He’s a trained urban planner from Lund University who has built his career at the intersection of public sector strategy and private enterprise – from municipal business development in Eslöv to strategic advisory at AFRY, and now as Head of Business Development in Svedala. Since taking the role in 2022, he has led a transformation of the municipality’s business climate that speaks for itself: Svedala has climbed from position 224 to 17 in Svenskt Näringsliv’s national ranking of all 290 Swedish municipalities. In 2025, he was nominated as one of three candidates in the country for Sweden’s Business Development Leader of the Year. From 224 to 17. That’s how far Svedala climbed in Svenskt Näringsliv’s national ranking of all 290 Swedish municipalities – in four years. The person behind the strategy: Kosovar Gashi, Head of Business Development at Svedala kommun. A trained urban planner from Lund University who has built his career at the intersection of public sector strategy and private enterprise. In 2025, he was nominated as one of three candidates in Sweden for Business Development Leader of the Year. At Horse Tech Summit Sweden, Kosovar delivers the welcome address, and opens the door between Skåne’s institutional support systems and the entrepreneurs in the room
“Strides”!
9 selected entrepreneurs. 45 minutes. No pitch decks – just innovation, data, and sharp execution. Meet some of the people driving the industry forward. Confirmed entrepreneurs will include:
Christine Bjerkan, Founder and Managing Director, EQuerry Consulting Limited (UK)
Stephen O’Dwyer, Founder, TrojanTrack (Ireland)
Rebecca Watson, CTO, PlusVital (Ireland)
Jakob Ekwal, Head of Sales EMEA, & Philip Andersson, Head of Sales APEC, Metamorfish (Sweden)
Cathleén Bäckström, coFounder, VetyFinder (Sweden)
Adrienne Magnier, CEO, Zarasyl (Ireland)
Jacob Carlén, Biogård (Sweden)
Kirsty McCann, Nutrition & Export Business Development Lead, Forte Healthcare Ltd (Ireland)
Jenny Carlsson, Founder, EquVici International ABi (Sweden)
14:15 – 14:55 The Loft; Tech Tagging & Matchmaking, served with a “fika”
Served with a “fika”40 minutes of structured networking over a classic Swedish fika. Three zones, where startups, scaleups, industry bodies, and support systems meet:
Idea
Prototype
Scaling
A delegation of Irish horse-tech companies in pharma, sensor technology, and digital health joins via Enterprise Ireland.
15:00 – 16:10 Auditorium; Seminars
Three concentrated 15-minute sessions on the frameworks behind expansion:
Funding: “Raising Capital” — Erik Hugoson, investor, Advisor & Board Member, Sigul Invest AB
Erik Hugoson is a professional investor operating across multiple fund structures. He drives early-stage growth through his own firm, Sigul Invest, which operates with backing from the state-owned venture capital firm Saminvest. Raised on a horse farm in northern Skåne, Erik comes from an entrepreneurial family with active businesses spanning agriculture, forestry, equestrian sports, and asset management. Fun Fact: His hidden talent is his ability to hold foals steady for veterinarians during medical treatments.
Startup: “The Cross-Over Advantage” — Mia Guldhov, Founder & CEO, Guldhov EquiTech AB
Mia Guldhov is the founder of Guldhov EquiTech AB, an innovative startup bringing 3D printing and digital scanning to the traditional farriery industry. Her company has developed the world’s first patented, custom-fit horseshoe completely free from nails or adhesives. An engineer and lifelong horse professional, Mia merges modern technology and subscription-based models with a sector that has remained unchanged for centuries. Her journey proves that true innovation often requires an outsider’s perspective combined with deep insider experience. The Vision: Respect for tradition. Driven to improve it.
Scaleup: “Entering New Markets” — Ulrika Holmquist, Clinical Development tManager, Amferia AB
Ulrika Holmquist is a qualified veterinarian with a decade of professional experience as a horse racing jockey. At Amferia, she works at the intersection of clinical needs and new medical technology — bringing antimicrobial peptide-based wound care from research into real-world use. Amferia is a Chalmers-born medtech company that has gone from lab to FDA approval, developing wound care solutions that reduce bacteria locally in a safe and effective way. Their journey raises a compelling question: what if the future of human healthcare is already being shaped in veterinary medicine? This talk explores how innovation can take root in animal care, cross over into human medicine, and challenge established approaches to infection and wound treatment. The Crossover: From the racetrack to the operating table. One career, two species, the same drive.
16:15 Auditorium: Closing Remarks
To register to attend simply email htss@fokustillvaxthast.com with your details before the 27th April.
There is also a livesrream that you can watch for just 50 SEK/€5. Register here for that.
David Doherty (Founder of the HorseTech Conference) will be attending and he’s keen to connect with HorseTech innovators in the region and visit equestrian facilities. Please get in touch especially if you’d like to book a meeting with him.
David will also be writing a report on the Horse Tech Summit Sweden and it will be shared on this page at a later time like we did with other HorseTech themed meetings eg. the Asian Racing Conference in Riyadh, the AI in Equine Conference and the Equine Summit. We expect this will be very good as already we’ve more than 19 HorseTech businesses from Sweden listed in the HorseTech Directory.