EmpowerLead Summit 2025
Ready to turn your impact into real change and earn while doing it?
Join us at EmpowerLead Summit 2025, a conference for social entrepreneurs, changemakers, and small businesses working to build a better world. You'll explore topics like sustainability, women’s entrepreneurship, project management, and how digital tools including AI can support your mission.
Hear from inspiring speakers, take part in hands-on workshops, and connect with a community that shares your values. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to grow, you’ll leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and real connections to help you lead with purpose.
Join us on May 21st
Stockholm, Kungsholmens kulturhuset
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This year, we're bringing together purpose-driven leaders to explore practical ways to grow your impact through sustainability, entrepreneurship, digital tools, and more.
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration
9:00 – 9:10 | Summit Opening
Speaker : Evgenia Zavela, MIR Akademien
09:15 - 09:55 | Sustainability Trends 2025: New Opportunities for Small Businesses
Speaker : Andréa Råsberg, Reach for Change
Why participate: Learn how to combine a social mission with long-term growth.
10:00 - 10:40 | From Planning to Scaling: Practical Experience from a Social Enterprise
Speaker: Abbe Alzarzour, Förortsinspiration & Samtalsringen
Yusuf Hussein, Rise and Shoot
Why participate: Learn what it really takes to start, grow, and lead a mission-driven business straight from someone who’s done it.
10:45 - 11:15 | AI and Digital Tools for Social Initiatives
Speaker: Volodymyr Khmil, Nerdz Lab
Why participate: Explore how accessible AI and digital tools can streamline operations, boost engagement, and improve outcomes for mission-driven projects.
11:20 - 11:50 | Leading with Volunteers: Making Impact on Limited Resources
Speaker: [To be announced]
Why participate: Learn how to effectively engage volunteers, run impactful social projects with minimal resources, and explore how companies can contribute through meaningful volunteer programs.
11:50 - 12:00 | Coffee break
12:00 - 13:30 | Parallel Workshops
Workshop 1: Developing Women’s Entrepreneurship
Facilitator: Paulina Wójcik, Startup Migrants
Why participate: Explore tools, resources, and strategies that support the growth of women-led businesses and leadership in social impact spaces.
Workshop 2: Project Management
Facilitator: Evgenia Zavela, MIR Akademien,
Why participate: Learn practical project management methods tailored to the needs of social impact organizations and small business teams.
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and networking
About us
MIR Akademien is a Sweden-based organization that supports changemakers, social entrepreneurs, and value-driven leaders in building businesses that combine purpose, resilience, and profitability. Our work focuses on developing inner strength, conscious leadership, and emotional maturity — all essential for running impactful and sustainable projects.
By organizing EmpowerLead Summit 2025, we are not only creating a space for you — we are also speaking with you. As a team working within the social entrepreneurship ecosystem, we face the same challenges:
How do we scale without compromising our values?
How do we stay effective while remaining human?
How do we make money without losing sight of our mission?
This summit is our shared space — for honest conversations, hands-on tools, and real collaboration with people walking the same path.
Best regards,
EmpowerLead 2025 team
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