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Speakers
French-Swedish Innovation Forum 2024
Diane Doucerain
Chargée d'affaires a.i . French Embassy Stockholm
Diane Doucerain is the Deputy Head of Mission at the French Embassy in Stockholm since August 2021. She is Chargée d’affaires a.i. from August, 21, 2024. She joined the French ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in 2010. In Paris she served in the Division for Asia-Pacific, the Division for United Nations and International Organisations, the Crisis and Support Center and the Division of Administration where she was consultant on internal legal issues. She was posted at the French Embassy to the United States from 2014-2018 as counsellor for Asia-Pacific and for Climate and Environment issues. Prior to joining the French ministry, she had various experiences practicing law in law firms and in an administrative tribunal in France. She holds Master degrees in Political Studies and Public Law, as well as a Bachelor degree in Chinese Studies.
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H.E. Håkan Åkesson
Ambassador of Sweden to France
Håkan Åkesson started his career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1995. Since then he has held various positions in Stockholm and abroad. He served as Counselor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy in Singapore from 1998 to 2002 before moving to Ethiopia where he was Ambassador from 2002 to 2005. During this period, he was also accredited to the Sudan and Djibouti. He was then Ambassador to Turkey from 2010 to 2013. Until his appointment as Sweden’s Ambassador to France in 2020, Håkan Åkesson was in Stockholm and served as Director General of Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Håkan Åkesson has a degree in economics from Uppsala University in Sweden and is former foreign student at Ecole Nationale d’Administration, Paris and University of Montpellier.
Gîta Paterson
President of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France
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Gîta Paterson is the president of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France. She is also the Chairperson of the Swedish-French Language Foundation and board member of the foundation Swedish Youth Abroad. She is the legal advisor of SWEA International, Inc. Gîta Paterson graduated from the School of Law and Graduate School of Management of the UCLA (1975-1978) and Lund University in Sweden, LL.M. (1975). She is an international business lawyer at the law firm FTPA and has solid experiences within the French-Swedish business relations and companies.
Pascal Roché
Chief Executive Officer, Ramsay Santé
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Pascal Roché has been Ramsay Santé CEO, the second largest healthcare provider in Europe, since June 2011. After the acquisition of Capio AB Group in 2018, Ramsay Santé is a group of 38,000 employees and 9,300 non-salaried practioners serving 12 million patients’ visits in 465 hospitals and 190 primary care centers in Europe in five countries : France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Italy.
Pascal Roché started his career in the consulting business from 1985 to 1991 and then held various senior executive positions in the insurance sector at Axa Group from 1991 to 2002. From 2002 to 2010, he was Chairman and CEO of Barclays Bank France, while being also global head of three business lines between 2007 and 2011, covering 17 countries. In 2010, he was appointed CEO of Barclays Spain.
Mr Roché holds a MSc from HEC Paris business school, and holds too 2 MSc in private law and in Economics. He is also a qualified actuary.
Peter Wallenberg Jr
Chair of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation
Peter Wallenberg Jr is Chair of the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation and some of the smaller Wallenberg Foundations. Peter is also involved in the engineering industry and hotel business as Director on the boards of Atlas Copco and Scania and as Chair of the Grand Hôtel Stockholm and the Royal Swedish Automobile Club. He holds a BSBA in Hotel Administration from the University of Denver and an International Bachaloria from American School Leysin Switzerland. Wallenberg Foundations support basic research and is the collective name for the 16 public and private foundations established by individual members of the Wallenberg family. The Foundations grant funding to excellent researchers and research projects beneficial to Sweden.
Anna Stellinger
Deputy Director General & Head of International and EU Affairs, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
Anna Stellinger is since 2019 Deputy Director-General at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Head of International and EU Affairs. She is responsible for the Confederation’s comprehensive international policy work and outreach, as well as EU policy including the office in Brussels. Swedish Enterprise is Sweden’s largest business federation representing 50 member organizations and 60 000 member companies.
Prior to joining Swedish Enterprise, Anna Stellinger was between 2014 and 2019 Director-General of the National Board of Trade (Kommerskollegium), appointed by the Swedish government. The National Board of Trade is the Swedish government agency responsible for the EU single market, international trade and trade policy. For 10 years Anna Stellinger was a researcher and a Director of research at several non-partisan think tanks and institutes in Paris, France.
Moderator: Magdalena Svensson
Partner, IK Partners
Magdalena Svensson joined IK Partners in 2018 and is a Partner, responsible for the Partnership Fund Investment team in the Nordic and UK regions. Although her focus is primarily on the Partnership Fund, she assists with other projects within the Small Cap and Mid Cap space, as and when required. She draws on a wealth of investment experience she has gained over the past 20 years and has specialist expertise in the Healthcare sector.
Prior to joining IK, Magdalena was a Partner at Keensight Capital and XAnge Private Equity. She began her career working at ABN Amro Capital and holds an MBA from INSEAD in Paris, as well as an MSc in Economics and Commercial Law from the University of Gothenburg.
Magdalena is also Board member at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France.
Jonas Jakobson
Founder, Board Member & Chairman of the asset management’s board, Nordic Equities
Jonas Jakobson founded Nordic Equities in 1993, an independent Stockholm-based asset management firm with a focused and fact based long-term global investment strategy. He has since the middle of the 1980s, been involved with investments and international investors and has appeared in Swedish as well as international press, radio, and TV. In addition, Jonas has been guest lecturing on investment strategies at the Stockholm University School of Business, Bocconi University in Milan, Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Stockholm School of Economics and CFA Society France. He was invited to participate in the official business delegation accompanying His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Secretary of State, on their state visit to France, as well as on their official state visit to Estonia where Jonas Jakobson held a speech on innovation. He puts large emphasis on bringing together different stakeholders such as The Swedish ministers, CEO´s of global companies, investors and diplomats to discuss how future themes such as GURAIS (Globalization, Urbanization, Robotization, Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Standardization) affect the world.
Jonas is the author of the book “Investment Strategies from Rome to New York – in a Historical Perspective” and “Ad Mundum Meliore – For a Better World”. He is a member of Stockholm University School of Business advisory board as well as AGAME (Association Gestionaires Analyste Marché Européen) in Paris. He annually awards a prize for high quality theses written at Stockholm University School of Business and awards students for entrepreneurial projects through the Family Jakobson foundation. In May 2016 Jonas Jakobson was awarded Knight of the French Legion of Honour.
Moderator: Annika Stål
Trade and Invest Commissioner to France, Business Sweden
With over 17 years of experience in international business development, Annika specializes in fostering business relations between France and Sweden. She serves as the Country Manager for Business Sweden in France and is also Trade & Invest Commissioner to France, appointed by the Swedish government and a member of the board of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France. Her expertise spans internationalization, growth strategy, mergers & acquisitions, and business-to-government relations, with a focus on Europe and French-speaking Africa. She also spent time working for Business Sweden in Australia. Annika leads Business Sweden's European Life Sciences and Healthcare practice, helping to drive innovation and partnerships across the sector.
Annika is also Board member at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France.
Johan Menckel
Chief Investment Officer, Latour
Johan Menckel started his career at Accenture as a management consultant in in the industrial engineering sector in Sweden. At Accenture Johan Menckel worked for several large international industrial clients globally. In 2004, Johan Menckel joined Gränges Europe as sales engineer with responsibility for Gränges largest global customer accounts. Johan Menckel led Gränges Asian operations, and was stationed in Shanghai, during the company’s most extensive growth years during 2007-2012. In 2013 Johan Menckel was appointed CEO of Gränges group. Johan holds a Master of Science in Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.
Since 2021, Johan Menckel is Chief Investment Officer at Investment AB Latour. Johan also holds positions as Chair for Nederman, CTEK, Bemsiq, Nord Lock and Swegon and board member in Saab, Securitas and World Material Forum.
Susanna Campbell
Chairman and co-founder Syre, board member Kinnevik, Northvolt & Stegra (former H2 Green Steel)
Susanna Campbell, is an entrepreneur, investor and experienced board member/chairperson with a long background in private equity investing. She has spent the last eight years focusing on scaling green transition companies based in Scandinavia, most recently as co-founder and chairman of Syre focusing on recycled polyester. She currently serves on several boards, including green scale-ups Northvolt and Stegra (former H2 Green Steel), as well as scale-up investor Kinnevik and Network of Design. She is an industry adviser at Vargas Holding and Senior adviser at Norrsken VC, one of the leading European impact VC funds.
Olivier Godon
Head of nuclear development for the Nordics and the Netherlands, EDF
More than 25 years' experience in the nuclear and energy industries, particularly in the fields of nuclear core design and project management at Framatome, as well as several positions at AREVA in the fields of internal audit and energy market evaluation.
He has been with EDF for 7 years, working on international nuclear development, strategy, the EDF SMR offer and now business development.
Fredrik Gustafson
Vice President, Head of Group Business Development, Saab AB
Mr Gustafson took up his position in September 2024.
Prior to becoming Head of Group Business Development, Fredrik was previously Head of Marketing and Sales at Saab’s Kockums business area, which focuses on Saab’s naval and maritime portfolio.
Fredrik joined Saab in 2000 and in his time at the company has had a variety of roles focusing on marketing and sales. These included managing Gripen campaigns in Norway and Brazil, and more recently as Senior Campaign Director in the Netherlands and Head of Marketing and Sales for Saab Kockums.
A fluent Spanish speaker, Fredrik has also been Managing Director of Saab in Chile, Head of Marketing and Sales for Latin America, and later Head of Region Latin America.
Before joining Saab, Mr Gustafson spent over 10 years in the Swedish Air Force, leaving with the rank of Lieutenant. He was a Technical Officer at the F6 and F10 air force wings and graduated from the Swedish Air Force Officers Academy and the Swedish Air Force Technical School, before later studying at the Swedish Air Force War College. He also spent two years volunteering in Bolivia as an aviation mechanic and working with social programmes during his time in the Swedish Air Force.
Mr Gustafson has also studied at the University of Lund and University of Örebro.
Mr Gustafson has over 30 years of experience in the defence sector and in marketing and sales in Sweden, Latin America and Europe. He has served as Head of Marketing and Sales at a number of areas within Saab.
Mattias Åström
Founder & CEO, evroc
Mattias Åström is a Swedish serial entrepreneur and a 2015 and 2024 World Economic Forum technology pioneer. He founded evroc in 2022 to build hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure for the world with a strong focus on sovereignty and sustainability. Mattias is passionate about bridging the digital divide and wants to democratize access to critical cloud and AI technologies currently dominated by American players.
Mattias has previously built and taken five category-defining technology companies to successful exits including to Apple, Nokia and Schneider Electric. He holds degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Stockholm School of Economics.
Tom Verbugt
General Manager for Northern Europe and CIS, Air France -KLM
Tom Verbugt is the General Manager for Northern Europe and CIS at Air France and KLM. In this role, he oversees the airline group’s operations, sales, and strategic initiatives across the region. Prior to his current position in Sweden, Tom was responsible for KLM’s corporate strategy and has held a variety of management roles across operations, digital and commercial departments. A central focus throughout his career has been to reduce the environmental impact of flying while enhancing the positive benefits of aviation.
Tom holds an MSc from VU University Amsterdam. Under his leadership, Air France continues to strengthen its connection with Sweden, offering nearly 40 flights per week to France from Stockholm, Gothenburg, and soon, Kiruna.
Vincent Thomassier
Director, Strategic cooperation and Marketing, Executive Group Strategy directorate, MBDA
Vincent Thomassier joined MBDA Group as Director Strategic Cooperation and Marketing in 2019. In his position, he proposes and implements strategic co-operations or ventures with foreign industrial partners, delivers the strategic market input data and recommendations in support of all the Group processes and coordinates the Competitive intelligence activities across the Group. With regards to the strategic collaborative opportunities to support MBDA portfolio development, he coordinates policy and actions towards governmental stakeholders between MBDA home nations and beyond
Tech & Innovation Exhibition
The French-Swedish Innovation Forum will also feature a Tech & Innovation Exhibition with our partners, startups, scaleups and innovation champions. This networking platform includes meetings and impact discussions with passionate tech entrepreneurs and innovation stakeholders from Sweden and France, and also valuable business contacts with our partners within the French-Swedish business ecosystem.
SweTree Technologies is a research and technology development company in the field of forest biotechnology. SweTree develops and introduces innovative technologies and products to the global forest market. The work is done together with customers, technology partners and world-leading researchers for the development of biotechnological solutions based on scientific breakthroughs.
For large-scale production of elite seedlings, SweTree is developing a cost-effective, fully automated (AI and robotics), vegetative propagation system based on somatic embryogenesis. Through this system, selected elite seeds can be amplified at low cost, for commercial deployment. Greatly increased growth and resistance to disease can be achieved with these trees.
SweTree also develops genetically enhanced trees, through mutagenesis or transgenic technologies, to achieve improved growth, drought resistance and other strengths, where the required traits cannot be found within the natural variation.
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With a history of five generations of pioneers within the forest industry, Lignin Industries AB was founded in Sweden in 2018. The head office is in Knivsta, outside Stockholm. By using green chemistry to upcycle residual materials from the forest industry and with a vision to reshape the future of biobased plastics, Lignin Industries has developed a patented technology transforming lignin into a renewable, recyclable, high-performance biobased thermoplastic, replacing traditional fossil plastics. Possible applications are polyethylene films, propylene moulds and ABS moulds among others.
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Safran.AI (previously Preligens) is a global leader in Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for Aerospace, Defense and Governments.
Created in 2016 by two French engineers, Arnaud Guérin and Renaud Allioux, Preligens has been growing from a technological start-up to a project-driven SME, with several customers in France and internationally.
The company develops AI solutions to process and exploit large data flows (satellite imagery, drone video streams, acoustic signals…) to support analysts in detecting and understanding events of interest.
In August 2024, Preligens became Safran.AI, a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense.
Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers on-board intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, to reduce mental load and to guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space.
Safran Electronics & Defense harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.
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CelluXtreme is committed to empowering our customers by delivering advanced, sustainable composite materials that stand out in the marketplace. Through pioneering technology, we manufacture high-performance fibres and fabrics from cellulose, creating composites that offer a unique combination of functionality and performance.
Our Green Leap Composites push the boundaries of innovation, leveraging additive manufacturing principles to create products tailored to customer needs through a resilient, eco-friendly supply chain.
From cellulose to composite—in one factory!
As a startup born from KTH and the Wallenberg Wood Science Centre, we believe that pioneering materials is crucial toward achieving sustainable growth and a greener future.
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Maia Genomics solves the issue in modern healthcare - reactive treatment. Millions go undiagnosed each year, leading to preventable deaths and a financial burden on society by increasing costs with late stage treatment. This is because today's healthcare asks you two key questions; Do you have symptoms? Do you have a family who has had a condition? - If the answers are no, they won’t screen you. Meanwhile long before symptoms appear, Maia can leverage DNA sequencing technology and AI, providing early detection and prevention through easy-to-use home DNA tests and personalized health reports to consumers. With personalized health reports the consumer has a reason and direct path to primary healthcare, getting the treatment they need, as their pre-dispositions and risks are revealed from our test - becoming proactive. By combining genetic data with AI and partnering with healthcare providers, Maia will accelerate preventative healthcare, positioning us to enter a €278 billion global preventative healthcare market. No one should die of a treatable condition ever again.
Maia Genomics is a startup developed at KTH Innovation.
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VASOL TECH designs and manufactures innovative solar power system with battery storage for off-grid living and business. Our goal is to reduce the use of fossil fuel generators and make renewable energy available everywhere.
VASOL TECH is a startup developed at KTH Innovation.
GlobalEye is a multi-domain Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) solution. With its mix of modern active and passive sensors, it provides long-range detection and identification of objects in air, at sea and over land.
Pasqal is a leading Quantum Computing company that builds quantum processors from ordered neutral atoms in 2D and 3D arrays to bring a practical quantum advantage to its customers and address real-world problems.
Pasqal was founded in 2019, out of the Institut d’Optique, by Georges-Olivier Reymond, Christophe Jurczak, Professor Dr. Alain Aspect – Nobel Prize Laureate Physics, 2022, Dr. Antoine Browaeys and Dr. Thierry Lahaye. Pasqal has secured more than €140 million in financing to date.
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Morningstar Therapeutics is revolutionizing dermatology! We have developed a platform that makes the delivery of key ingredients in creams 100X more efficient. Our cutting-edge 3D spiked microsphere platform, developed at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, offers a non-invasive, pain-free alternative to traditional methods like injections and microneedle patches. Our early-stage animal trials have shown significant improvement in drug delivery efficiency, setting the stage for further development. With a research grant from KI to develop a treatment for Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) using advanced biologics, and a successful research collaboration with Stanford (co-founder visited and completed MSc Thesis), we are targeting three markets: Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, and Longevity (skin rejuvenation)
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ClearScanAI identifies women, based on their mammograms, who are at risk of missed breast cancer and would benefit from supplemental screening such as MRI.
ClearScanAI is a startup developed at KTH Innovation.
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With IPscreener everyone is able to explore and understand the knowledge hidden in patents. From a text the AI presents an instant dashboard of the innovation landscape. Showing trends, identifying similar documents and assist reading. Use IPscreener for a smarter way to validate and collaborate on your ideas.
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Partners
FAM AB is a private holding company owned by the three largest Wallenberg Foundations - the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, and the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation – via the holding company Wallenberg Investments AB.
The asset value of FAM’s portfolio at year-end 2023 was 63 billion SEK. FAM is a long-term and active owner of companies that are market-leading in their respective fields. FAM’s largest holdings are SKF, Stora Enso, Munters, IPCO, Kopparfors Skogar, Höganäs, Nefab, Kivra and the Grand Group. FAM focuses its ownership on a number of strategic holdings and a selection of alternative investments. By actively contributing to the long-term development and growth of holdings, their dividend capacity and value can increase over time. Growth in the value of holdings and dividends from FAM contribute to the Foundations' value growth and their ability to give grants for research and education that strengthen Sweden over time. The goal is to create returns and real growth in FAM's assets over time by leveraging the experience and competence of FAM's organization in combination with the expertise of the Wallenberg family network.
For more than 160 years, the Wallenberg family has worked in a long-term and committed manner in the service of enterprise and research in Sweden and internationally. Today, members of the fifth generation are leading the family's activities. What is commonly referred to as the Wallenberg ecosystem includes 16 non-profit foundations, the public industrial holding company Investor AB and the private holding companies Wallenberg Investments AB and FAM AB, including Navigare Ventures AB and their respective holdings.
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The EDF Group is a key player in the energy transition, as an integrated energy operator engaged in all aspects of the energy business: power generation, transmission, distribution, trading, energy sales and energy services. The Group is a world leader in low-carbon energy, generated 467,6 TWh of electricity with 93% carbon free, thanks to a diverse generation mix based mainly on nuclear and renewable energy (including hydropower). It is also investing in new technologies to support the energy transition. EDF’s raison d’être is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive well-being and economic development.
The Group supplies energy and services to approximately 40.9 million customers worldwide. It generated consolidated sales of €139.7 billion in 2023.
EDF Group aims to meet countries’ growing energy demand by providing low-carbon solutions and building sustainable and multi-industry partnerships.
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Since Saab was started, we have strived to keep people and society safe. It is a basic human need to feel safe and, as we see it, a human right. Through systems and solutions that increase security, we can make this possible.
When Saab was founded in 1937, our primary aim was to provide military aircraft for Sweden. Today, we serve the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security. With operations on every continent, Saab continuously develops, adapts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.
In France, Saab has for the past 7 years supported its governmental customers (Ministère des Armées, DGA, DSNA), as well as its industrial partners from the French defence & aeronautics technological base. Today, Saab France is looking at investment and further industrial development linked to our future businesses.
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At FTPA, we are paving the way for a profound transformation of the legal profession combining legal and technical know-how.
FTPA is an international full practice business law firm founded 50 years ago providing customized strategic solutions in complex legal matters.
Our activities cover various fields of expertise implementing our dedication to constantly evolve towards more climate friendly running methods and assist our clients to meet their sustainable environmental obligations.
We have developed a strong expertise in the digital field and work closely with our clients in their digitalization processes and development of online tools. Smart contracts enabling the automatic performance of contract terms and audits are in progress.
The FTPA blockchain platform allows our clients to protect their innovations and trade secrets efficiently, to be able to safely share them and accelerate creation. We are offering advanced strategies for NFT solutions tailored to client needs in the field of art, entertainment, fashion and sport.
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Bird & Bird France, with more than 140 lawyers including 32 partners, combines expertise in all areas of private, public and business law with a targeted sectoral approach.
As an expert in innovation for over 20 years, the firm has acquired a leading position in the fields of electronic communications, information technology, life sciences and media, as well as in sectors such as automotive, aviation, defense and space, energy, financial services and retail whose digital transition Bird & Bird is accompanying. Our vision is to be the number one law firm in the world for organisations being changed by the digital world or those leading that change.
Bird & Bird is ideally positioned to support Nordic companies and groups in their strategic operations in France, as well as French companies wishing to establish, invest and develop their activities in the Nordic region.
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Vinnova is Sweden's innovation agency.
Our mission is to strengthen Sweden's innovative capacity and contribute to sustainable growth. We work to ensure that Sweden is an innovative force in a sustainable world.
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Nordic Equities, founded in 1993 by Jonas Jakobson, is an independent asset management firm with a focused and fact-based long-term global investment strategy. Nordic Equities clients consist primarily of charity, cultural and health care foundations, pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and banks.
Nordic Equities was invited to participate in the official business delegation accompanying His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf and the Secretary of State, on their state visit to France, as well as on their official state visit to Estonia where Jonas Jakobson held a speech on innovation.
Nordic Equities celebrated its 25-year anniversary with 200 participants and regularly arranges seminars to describe how our investment theme GURAIS (Globalization, Urbanization, Robotization, Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization and Standardization) affects the world.
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MBDA is a unique multi-national European group, a world-leader in the field of complex weapon systems, playing a key role in keeping nations safe. Created in the spirit of international co-operation, MBDA and its 15,000+ employees work together to support the national sovereignty of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, and our allies worldwide. As an accelerator for innovation, MBDA is the only European group capable of designing and manufacturing complex weapons to meet the full range of current and future operational requirements of the three armed forces (land, sea and air). Airbus (37.5%), BAE Systems (37.5%) and Leonardo (25%) jointly own MBDA.
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KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax, Legal and Advisory services. We operate in 143 countries and territories with over 265,000 partners and employees working in member firms worldwide. KPMG in Sweden was founded in 1923 with the vision to contribute positively to both clients' success, and to society at large. This means taking account of the trends affecting clients, communities, and wider society, and thinking ahead of the impact our work will have.
Together we make your business fit for a sustainable and secure future. The power in our unique offer is a wide range of integrated services to help your business all the way to strong performance, lasting value, and responsible growth.
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KTH Royal Institute of Technology is the engine in the Stockholm innovation ecosystem.
At the university, KTH Innovation helps close to 400 teams of students and faculty validate their early-stage tech ideas every year.
KTH Innovation supports ideas in all areas, but has special expertise in deeptech. They work closely with regional and international partners to enable more technology and knowledge from KTH to create impact in society.
KTH Innovation has developed and exports a unique startup innovation development framework inspired by NASA, the KTH Innovation Readiness LevelTM, which offers methods and processes used by hundreds of universities and organizations worldwide.
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La French Tech Nordics is a non-profit association acting as the primary representative of French Tech for start-ups in the Nordics, by bringing together local innovation players (start-ups, support structures, public services, funders, major groups, research centres, etc) and deploying initiatives to support the development of start-ups.
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Location
Grand Hôtel Stockholm
Södra Blasieholmshamnen 8, StockholmThe Grand Hôtel in Stockholm was founded by the French hotelier and chef Jean-François Regis Cadier in 1874. Since then, it has been home to celebrities, high-profile events, and everyday bon-vivants. Situated in the best waterfront location imaginable, the hotel overlooks the Royal Palace and Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s old town. The Grand is also home to the classic Swedish Veranda restaurant, renowned for its traditional smörgåsbord, Mathias Dahlgren’s award-winning restaurants and the spectacular Cadier Bar.
The conference will take place in Studio Stockholm.
Team France Sweden
Founded in 1915, CCSF’s mission is to promote business relations and commerce between France and Sweden. Constantly broadening its network, the Chamber aims to be a dynamic platform for all companies: start-ups, small, midsize and large corporates, B2B, B2C, from traditional industry to the new economy.
CCSF provides unique business support solutions for Swedish companies in France and facilitates company set-ups: company domiciliations, meeting room facilities, event spaces, an exceptional network of contacts, a French-Swedish PR hub with a broad panorama of activities, 40,000 visitors to its website, many subscribers to its newsletter and followers on its various social media channels.
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The Swedish Embassy in Paris’ mission is to represent Sweden and the Swedish government in France and to promote Swedish interests. We are approximately 30 people working at the Swedish Embassy in Paris comprsing both diplomatic and locally employed staff. There are four different services such as political and economic affairs, communication, administration, and consular affairs. There are also 11 Swedish Consulates in France. Ambassador Håkan Åkesson is the Head of Mission since September 2020. The Embassy has close contact with other Swedish organisations in France such as Institut suédois (Swedish Institute in Paris), Business Sweden, Visit Sweden, the Swedish church, and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce.
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Business Sweden is jointly owned by the Swedish state and the Swedish business sector with a mandate and a mission to help international companies gain access to the Swedish market and help domestic ones utilize it as a platform for expansion.
Our clients range from start-ups to small- and medium-sized businesses to multinational enterprises – with tailor-made services catering to all these segments. We have a holistic approach, offering both hands-on support and strategic and practical expertise with a unique capability to create access where access is hard to achieve, both in Sweden and through our 44 offices globally.
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The French Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, founded in 1918 is working to promote the development of economic and commercial relations between France and Sweden. As an independent non-profit organization, it maintains an ongoing dialogue with Swedish and French authorities and collaborates on the shared goal of advicing bilateral relations between our two countries.
The missions of the CCFS include engaging and uniting the Franco-Swedish business community in the region, initiating and facilitate networking and business partnerships , support French companies, assist businesses seeking to expand or establish themselves in Sweden and provide information on market dynamics between France and Sweden.
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The French Embassy in Sweden is the diplomatic representation of the French Republic in Sweden, with the mission to represent the French government in Sweden and to promote French interests. It is located in Stockholm.
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Our priority: To simplify and fast-track project delivery.
Business France fosters export growth by supporting companies with different services, prepares and helps businesses to find commercial partners in target markets, paving the way for them to sign trading agreements and generate sustainable export growth. Business France informs and supports foreign investors in France by helping them make decisions and offer support throughout their project, calling not only upon Business France investment advisors but also its network of regional partners. Their mission is also to promote French companies and industry, business climate and attractiveness.
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