From Nordics to London: Navigating the UK VC Landscape

Tuesday, June 9th, 2026. 9:00 AM-11:00 AM | St. Cross Street Farringdon, 6-7 St. Cross Street, London EC1N 8UB
 
From Nordics to London: Navigating the UK VC Landscape
 
What should a Venture Capital firm from the Nordic region know about the UK’s VC landscape?
 
Join this invite-only event co-hosted by UK’s Department for Business and Trade, Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce, Danish-UK Association, Norwegian-British Chamber of Commerce, and Goodwille.
 
Tuesday, June 9th, 2026
9-11 am
St. Cross Street Farringdon, 6-7 St. Cross Street, London EC1N 8UB
 

Programme:
9:00 – Doors open, breakfast and networking

9:20 – Opening of event: Johanna Savolainen, Country Director Finland, Department for Business and Trade UK

9:25 – Introduction to the UK’s VC landscape: 
Katie Ramsey, Head of the Global Venture Capital Unit, Office for Investment

9:35 – Intro to Goodwille: Saga Palmer, Senior Partnerships Executive

9:45-10:20 – Panel discussion: What is the UK VC landscape like for investors and tech companies
Panellists:
Johannes Schulman, Senior Advisor, Miltton
Premila Stampe, Early-Stage Advisor, Fintech & Venture Building (ex SC Ventures & Citi Ventures)
Tony Nysten, Partner, Open Ocean VC

10:20-11:00 – Networking

Join us for this engaging morning session!

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Speakers

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Johannes Schulman
Miltton

Johannes is a seasoned capital markets expert with over 30 years of experience spanning equity research, investment banking, and executive leadership across the Nordics and London. He combines deep expertise in valuation, investment cases, and capital markets transactions with hands-on experience as a CEO, board member, and active startup investor.

Johannes is a Senior Advisor at Miltton, a Nordic-born strategic communications consultancy focused on complex stakeholder environments.

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Tony Nysten
OpenOcean

Tony Nysten is an investor at OpenOcean, a Finnish venture capital firm with a long-standing presence in the UK. Based in London, he focuses on early-stage investing and works closely with founders across the European tech ecosystems.

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Premila Stampe

Premila Stampe has 20+ years driving fintech innovation, from trading‑floor technology to venture creation. As digital transformation and venture‑building lead at startups, SC Ventures and Citi Ventures, she partners with founders to validate problems, define ICPs, build strategic partnerships and secure capital. She now advises an early‑wage‑access startup and leads small‑cap M&A for her family’s property portfolio with Grow & Co.

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