These influential new women are rapidly re-shaping the contemporary gender story: nimbly writing an alternative account of women's creativity, self-efficacy, integrity and dedication while offering a strong counter-balance to the purely decorative female ideal of popular culture and the recent past.

 To premiere SACC's Women's Sofa Talks series, we are very lucky to have engaged pioneering Scandinavian entrepreneurs - Charlotte Fors, Denise Persson and Silje Vallestad - to share their personal stories on what challenges they face on their roads to becoming accomplished women in a male-dominated tech-industry. 

During a relaxed and informal Sofa Talks evening, these three dynamic Nordic businesswomen will take part in what promises to be a scintillating and inspired conversation describing the challenges women face in the new business environment while highlighting women's paths to leadership, examining the impact of women's social identities and scrutinizing women's struggles to balance work and home life.

Come and join us, sit back and sip a glass of wine on the exquisite BoConcept sofas and be inspired!

Silje Vallestad - Founder & Chief Safety Officer, bSafe
Silje is the founder and Chief Safety Officer of bSafe (formerly Bipper), a multiple award winning mobile safety company developing personal safety services for families and women. In 2011 she was awarded Female Entrepreneur of the Year in Norway, and in 2013 she was honored as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and recognized as one of the 20 greatest business thinkers in the Nordics. She is a sought after speaker on entrepreneurship and digital safety. Silje founded bSafe with no background in technology or business based on the needs she saw for her own three kids, herself and women and children everywhere. With a clear vision about what was needed, she built the company from scratch and is now rolling the services out in more and more countries to help make people safer and save lives.
@bSafeSilje 
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Denise Persson - CMO at Apigee
Denise is a results-oriented marketing executive with 20 years of global marketing experience in the high technology industry. She built and led a global marketing organization, from intense expansion and pre-IPO phases to a successful IPO and acquisition. Thrives in a fast-paced business environment and brings significant expertise in developing global brands and generating sales for high-growth and category-creating technology companies. Denise has twice successfully positioned a company to become the leading provider in its category by developing a clear brand identity and product positioning, creating demand and implementing successful global media and analyst relations programs.
@DenisePersson 
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