The Swedish Chamber’s Business Awards 2021
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands is proud to present the Swedish Chamber’s Business Awards 2021. Exclusively for the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 60th Anniversary, we are presenting three prizes in three categories. The Grand Award Ceremony will take place at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner on November 18, 2021.
The Annual Swedish Business Awards was launched by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in 2010 at the Swedish Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary. The first Swedish Chamber Business Award was given by H.E. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden to Mr. Ingvar Kamprad, CEO and Founder of IKEA at an exclusive Award Ceremony at the Swedish Chamber 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner.
Since 2012, the Swedish Chamber Business Awards is a collaboration between the Swedish Chamber, The Swedish Embassy and Business Sweden. Swedish companies successfully established on the Dutch market are able to apply for the Business Awards. Application has to be applied before October 18, 2021.
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Dr. Cara Antoine, Managing Director Digital Transformation at IG&H, confirmed speaker at the upcoming event Women in Tech on September 16, 2021
The Swedish Chamber is proud to introduce Dr. Cara Antoine, Managing Director Digital Transformation at IG&H, as one of our prominent speakers at the upcoming event Women in Tech on September 16, 2021.
Cara has seasoned Executive experiences in digitally transforming businesses and cultures across global industries from Polaroid to Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Royal Dutch Shell, Microsoft, and IG&H. She serves as Netherlands President and Executive Member of the Board of Women in Tech, as Supervisory Board Member at Wortell, and on the Quality Council at the BIT Academy to excite future generations of female leaders to choose for a career in technology. Cara will elaborate on the question “Where are all the Allies and Role Models needed to encourage more women into tech?”.
In this webinar, we bring together leading experts and stakeholders to explore the topic Women in Tech. What are the possibilities and challenges for women tech entrepreneurs in this time of pandemic and a booming demand for tech solutions and a growing tech industry? What impact does it have on women tech entrepreneurs?
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Funda Sezgi, Co-founder & MD Norrsken Impact Accelerator, confirmed summit speaker of the Swedish Chamber’s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 2021
The Swedish Chamber is proud to present Funda Sezgi, Co-founder & MD Norrsken Impact Accelerator, as one of our prominent summit speakers at the upcoming Swedish Chamber’s 60th anniversary on November 18, 2021.
Funda Sezgi is co-founder and MD at Norrsken Impact Accelerator. Before focusing on the accelerator, Funda took on the chief growth officer and chief operating officer roles at Norrsken Foundation, responsible for the foundation’s operations, partnerships and expansion to Africa and Europe. She also headed Norrsken House and was in charge of setting up and running their first entrepreneurial hub in Stockholm. Prior to joining Norrsken, Funda worked as a market analyst, a management consultant, and an acceleration program manager helping social entrepreneurs go international.
Funda will contribute with valuable insights to the Swedish-Dutch Innovation & Sustainability Summit which focuses on 21-century Innovation, where the greater trends facing us will be addressed.
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Women in Tech on September 16, 2021
What are the possibilities and challenges for women tech entrepreneurs in this time of pandemic and a booming demand for tech solutions and a growing tech industry? What impact does it have on women tech entrepreneurs?
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to the upcoming event Women in Tech on September 16, 2021. In this webinar We bring together leasing experts and stakeholders from Sweden and the Netherlands to share knowledge and experiences.
Speakers:
Dr. Cara Antoine, Managing Director Digital Transformation, IG&H | Global Women in Tech, The Netherlands
Ariane Bucquet-Pousette, Project Manager Start-Ups Invest Stockholm
more speakers to be announced.
Moderator: Rens Goudsmit, Head of TK Tech & Attorney at law.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Tech Table 2021 is supported by TK Tech – TeekensKarstens advocaten notarissen.
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Krister Mattsson, Managing Director of Ingka Investments, confirmed summit speaker of the Swedish Chamber’s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 2021
The Swedish Chamber is proud to present Krister Mattsson, Managing Director of Ingka Investments, as one of our prominent summit speakers at the upcoming Swedish Chamber’s 60th anniversary on November 18, 2021.
Krister Mattsson has 35 years of experience in investments, corporate finance, tax and treasury. Following graduation from the University of Lund, Sweden, and the University of California, USA, he embarked on trainee jobs in Germany, South Africa and the USA, before working for Skanska Group and Alfa Laval Group in Sweden. He then joined IKEA group, which later became Ingka group. Today he is a member of the Ingka Group Management as well as a member of several country boards and other boards within Ingka Group. He holds two positions, Managing Director of Ingka Investments and Head of Ingka Group Corporate Finance and Tax (including Treasury and Insurance).
Krister will contribute with valuable insights to the Swedish-Dutch Innovation & Sustainability Summit which focuses on 21-century Innovation, where the greater trends facing us will be addressed.
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Inter IKEA systems, Exclusive Sponsor of the Swedish Chamber’s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 2021
The Swedish Chamber is very honored to introduce Inter IKEA systems as one of our exclusive sponsors of the Swedish Chamber’s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 2021.
IKEA is spread all over the world with its 456 stores and has a passion for home furnishing and an inspiring shared vision: to create a better everyday life for the many people. IKEA’s business idea is to offer a wide range of well-designed, functional home furnishing products at prices so low, that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.
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Anna Borg, CEO of Vattenfall, confirmed summit speaker at the Swedish Chamber’s 60th Anniversary on November 18, 2021
The Swedish Chamber is proud to present Anna Borg, CEO of Vattenfall, as one of our prominent summit speakers at the upcoming event The Swedish Chamber’s 60th anniversary on November 18, 2021.
Anna Borg is president and CEO of Vattenfall. Since 2017, Anna Borg was Vattenfall’s CFO and has many years of experience within the energy sector. Among other things, she has been Senior Vice President for Vattenfall’s Business Area Markets, led the Nordic Sales business, the Swedish Heat business as well as the European B2C business. Anna Borg has also been Senior Vice President Nordics at Klarna. Vattenfall are one of Europe’s largest producers of energy and heat and has the strategic direction to enable fossil-free living within one generation.
Anna will contribute with valuable insights to the Swedish-Dutch Innovation & Sustainability Summit which focuses on 21-century Innovation, where the greater trends facing us will be addressed.
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Presentation of the Business Climate Survey in the Netherlands
Presentation of the Business Climate Survey in the Netherlands
Swedish Ambassadors Residence in the Hague Date: Wednesday September 22, 2021 Time: 16.00 – 18.00 On behalf of Team Sweden in the Netherlands, we are very pleased to invite you to the first presentation of the Business Climate Survey in the Netherlands 2021. This year, the Business Climate Survey has been conducted in over 20 countries worldwide and we are pleased to present the Dutch report and share the views of leading Swedish company representatives in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is Sweden’s seventh largest export market and has historically been an important trading partner to Sweden, and continues to be so. How are the Swedish companies, participating in our survey, experiencing the Dutch business climate? The report and ensuing discussions will provide insights about the economic outlook, key facts about the Dutch market and Swedish company performances in the Netherlands. We would like to extend our most sincere thanks to you who has participated and contributed to this report, we now have valuable insights that we want to share with you. Program: Opening Ambassador of Sweden to the Netherlands Introduction Presentation of the results Panel discussion Networking & drinks Please note that this event is by invitation only. This is a Hybrid event with the possibility to attend both physically or via zoom. Please mention by your registration which option you would prefer. Please note by fully booked for physically attendance is still possible to sign up for digital presence. Upon registration you will receive a confirmation. For any questions or enquiries, please contact the events department at For more information, follow the
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