As a Chamber partner to the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK , we have the pleasure and privilege to invite our members to Virtual Roundtable with Tove Lifvendahl, Political Editor-in-Chief at Svenska Dagbladet, on the current political situation in Sweden.
Tove is currently Political Editor-in-Chief at daily newspaper Svenska Dagbladet. She is the author and co-author of several books on social affairs, migration, integration and social entrepreneurship. Her latest book was Dinner with Mandela: meetings, memories and recipes (Ekerlids 2019). Prior to joining Svenska Dagbladet, Tove has been Senior Fellow at independent think tank Fores, Director of Communication at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, and a senior consultant in strategic communication and public affairs at the JKL Group. She has also had several assignments in the third sector.
Booking information
Please register your interest to attend this event. Participant lists are curated with the theme of each Virtual Roundtable in mind, for all attendees to get the most out of the discussions. You will be notified if your seat has been confirmed.
With the #NordicTalks Sustainable Fashion Days 2020 we aim to raise awareness for sustainable fashion and the environmental and social impact, to connect the sustainable fashion industry in the Nordics and the Netherlands, to support new collaborations and experience exchange, to spark the conversation and to showcase leaders and innovators.
#Nordictalks Sustainable Fashion Days 2020 is organized in collaboration with the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands, Finnish Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Danish Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Norwegian Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Embassy of Sweden in The Hague, Embassy of Denmark in the Netherlands, Royal Norwegian Embassy in The Hague, Embassy of Finland in The Netherlands
1st WEBINAR 16th September 2020 | 15:00 – 16:30
GREEN FASHION. GREEN FUTURE | Is the Future of fashion Green?
With a call for sustainable fashion that is more conscious (buying less, using better materials), fair (social justice in the supply chain, livable pay) and circular (sharing/renting business models, longevity, repairing and clothes with stories), how does a sustainable fashion company look like? What do they produce, where, in what way and in what quantities? Who are their customers? Who are the producers? What materials do they use, how do they sell clothes and for how much?
Insights into the big systemic changes transforming the industry and recreating the trends. Is sustainable collection the answer? Or do we need a strategic change and new business model? How to achieve this?
Big brands, new brands. Collaboration with innovative start-ups and scaling of ideas
This webinar was held on September 16, 2020.
Today the #NordicTalks partners in collaboration with MissionC supported by the Nordic Council, were very pleased to welcome more than 250 participants to the first webinar in a series of three about Sustainable Fashion where several leading Nordic and Dutch fashion profiles will be sharing their insights. Production, retail, consumer perspective as well as social and environmental aspects will be touched upon to get an overall understanding on the complexity and how we as individuals can make change happen. Today’s webinar theme was Green Fashion – Green Future, September 23 Consumers turning green and on September 30th, the last webinar in the series, Awareness raising “We know now”.
Big thanks to today’s inspiring speakers for eye-opening reflections on how to transfer the fashion business models into sustainable and fair. Also big thanks to all participants for sharing thoughts and discussions in the webinars chat and for the great questions to the speakers. Finally, a big thank to Andrea Orsag, Sustainability and Circular Economy Evangelist and co-founder of MissionC, who was and will be our moderator for the whole webinar series. Join us again on Sep 23!
Here are the Sustainable Fashion Business Transformation key take-aways by Moderator Andrea Orsag:
European Commission represented by its president Ursula von Der Leyen proposed today increase in 2030 emission reduction from 40% to at least 55%
Currently the fashion industry is responsible for around 10% of the global CO2 emissions. To achieve emissions reduction, the fashion industry needs to change as well: by using better materials, better business models minimising waste and enhancing longevity, by improving the resources efficiency and also working conditions of garment industry workers
Strong leadership is important to set clear targets and work on this transition now – with a clear roadmap, monitoring & communicating progress, applying innovation, technology and insights from pilots that are ready to be scaled up
Collaboration among different partners (from suppliers, material producers, retailers, NGOs, governments and others) will be crucial to accomplish the change
It’s not only about using sustainable materials, it’s also about different consumption patterns – focusing on quality instead of the quantity
GREEN FASHION. GREEN FUTURE | Is the Future of fashion Green? is number one of a series of Sustainable Fashion webinars. Welcome to sign up for all:
2nd Webinar, 23rd September 2020 | 15:00 – 16:30. – CONSUMERS TURNING GREEN.
3rd Webinar, 30th September 2020 | 15:00 – 16:30. – WE KNOW NOW.
Do not register at the Swedish Chamber website, please go to https://nordictalks.org/sustainable-fashion-days-2020/ for registration.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Program September 15, 2020
Health and Self-care
Webinar 15.30 – 17.00
Self-care is important to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. The daily responsibilities of working, running a business, dealing with people, and living day to day and find time to spend with our loved ones slowly wears us down. This is why it important to take steps to protect our overall well-being.
Self-care doesn’t have to be difficult or time consuming. Little things like finding time for enjoying your morning cup of coffee in peace, find time for a daily exercise, however small, or to find a morning routine that works for you can be part of your self-care habit. You just need to have the right mindset and know the basics of a stable and effective self-care routine. Physical health is the foundation of self-care, it is also the easiest to start on. Having a fit and healthy body and mind leads to a more positive attitude and a happier disposition. It will affect the way you work and the way you are dealing with your daily obligations both professional and in your private life.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Program in collaboration with Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership will provide the tools and guidance for you to start your self-care routines and to hold on to them to increase your inspiration and energy for your everyday life.
“In my experience coming together in a group with likeminded people increases the inspiration and motivation to take the action steps needed to start your self-care routines and get positive results”
Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership
Did you miss this webinar? Malin Hedlund is offering a 30 minutes zoom recap on October 6, 2020 from 10.00 – 10.30. Send an email to events@swedishchamber.nl to join!
The next Swedish Chamber Woman Leadership Program will take place on November 24, 2020.
Countdown has begun for this year’s Tech Forum: Tech for Good – a virtual and collaborative gathering – hosted during London Tech Week on 3 September. Join us as we discuss the technologies of the future, and tech as an enabler for good. How can ideas and innovation behind ideal driven technology and conscious investments be used to drive change?
Through keynotes, panels, pitching sessions from aspiring start-ups and interactive talk shows, and with a stellar line-up of 25+ speakers from both sides of the North Sea, we explore the technologies shaping the future and how the industry, academia and policy makers can solve the world’s problems together.
Meet leading and successful entrepreneurs, large corporates on their own digitisation journeys, public bodies in transformation, and some of the many venture capital investors browsing the space in Europe’s financial capital.
Agenda
More details to follow
Welcome Peter Sandberg, Managing Director, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK
Introduction Master of Ceremonies
TBC
5G as an enabler
Marielle Lindgren, CEO, Ericsson UK and Ireland
Technologies shaping the future Harry Rhys Davies, Applied AI Lead, Tech Nation Dr. Stephanie Hare, Author, Researcher and Broadcaster Marielle Lindgren, CEO, Ericsson UK and Ireland
Moderated by Amy Boyd, Senior Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
Transforming urban transport, a sharing model
Bodil Eriksson, CEO, Volvo Car Mobility
Transforming the high street, back to local Nick Brackenbury, Co-Founder & CEO, NearSt
Impact at the core of the business model Agate Freimane, General Partner, Norrsken VC Juliet Bauer, UK Managing Director, KRY/LIVI Cansu Deniz Bayrak, Partner, Head of Fundraising, Bethnal Green Ventures Mikkel Skott Olsen, Head of +impact, Danske Bank Robbie Foley, General Manager UK, Karma
Moderated by Aurore Belfrage, Partner, SusTechable, and Senior Advisor, AI Innovation of Sweden
Attracting capital and backing ideas Sofia Dolfe, Investor, Index Ventures Carlo Biggio, Venture Capital Investor, Accel Partners Teemu Mattila, Investment Manager, DN Capital Annette Wilson, Chair Europe, Antler Deepka Rana, Venture Capital Investor, Northzone
Moderated by Amali de Alwis, UK Managing Director, Microsoft for StartUps
From idea to global – building a unicorn
Steven Collins, Chief Technology Officer, King
Solving the world’s problem – together Bethan Charnley, Head of Strategic Projects, CDEI Sabina Ciofu, Head of EU and Trade Policy, techUK Torgny Gunnarsson, Deputy CEO, Combient Group Tony Young, National Clinical Lead for Innovation, NHS England
Moderated by Darren Murphy, Program Manager, Antler
About Tech Forum
Tech Forum is a platform for Swedish-British tech and investors to meet, learn and to discuss. Celebrating the best of the latest in technology from across the North Sea, whether it’s artificial intelligence, blockchain or virtual reality (and beyond) – the forum features leading experts at global success stories, exciting entrepreneurs and challengers alongside passionate purse-string partners.
On June 25, 2020 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosted a 5G: the Gamechanger for Society and Industry in collaboration with the The Swedish Embassy the Hague and Ericsson.
We started off with a welcome and introduction by Everth Flores, Country Manager Ericsson the Netherlands. During the past year, 5G has become an even hotter topic than before. It now has become a reality. Various mobile operators have already launched 5G services, and 5G-enabled smartphones are for sale in the shops. Still, the mass adoption is yet to come. It is expected that 5G technology will be the basis for many innovative services, both in industries as well as in society empowering an intelligent, sustainable and connected world.
So what does 5G mean for you, and your business processes ? Jeroen Buijs, Chief Technology Officer Ericsson the Netherlands explained the basic characteristics of 5G, as well as gave several examples of 5G in practice. 5G will change the way we experience sports events, music concerts play games and do our shopping, says Jeroen Buijs. Furthermore, Ericsson’s Mobility Report was presented by Patrik Cerwall, Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Patrick gave gave a broad forecast of the 5G market, and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
The Speakers gave opportunity to ask questions and clarified the facts from the fiction.
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce would like to thank Everth Flores, Jeroen Buijs and Patrick Cerwall for sharing their expertise and explaining the further 5G developments and implementations in this highly interesting webinar. We also thank the Swedish Embassy and our partners for the great collaboration.
Speakers
Everth Flores, Country Manager Ericsson the Netherlands. Everth will be setting the scene.
Jeroen Buijs, Chief Technology Officer Ericsson the Netherlands. Jeroen will talk about: What is 5G, and what does it mean for you?
Patrik Cerwall, Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report. Patrik will share the latest Ericsson Mobility Report.
Covid 19 – geopolitical competition or a renaissance for international cooperation – organized by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France
With Christian Danielsson, Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission and Mats Isaksson, Head of the Corporate Affairs division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Christian Danielsson joined the European Commission in 1995 as a Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Anita Gradin. He held several positions in the Commission, including Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Verheugen and Director in DG Enlargement. From 2008 to 2010 Christian Danielsson was Permanent Representative for Sweden before he became Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission in 2011. In 2013 he became Director-General for Enlargement and since 2015 he is Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations.
Before joining the Commission, he worked for the Swedish diplomatic service.
Christian Danielsson has graduated in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.
Mats Isaksson is Head of the Corporate Affairs division at the OECD. His responsibilities include corporate governance, state-owned enterprises, equity markets, company law, corporate finance and privatisation among others. Mr. Isaksson has extensive experience from working with both OECD and Partner countries and most recently served as international advisor to the government of Japan.
Mats Isaksson serves on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia University and is Senior Visiting Fellow at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law. He is a founding Director of the Swedish Corporate Governance Forum and a member of the European Corporate Governance Institute.
This webinar will be moderated by Anders Fogelström, President Cercle Suédois, Board member Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France and Swedish Chamber International.
This is a collaboration between le Cercle Suédois, the Swedish Chamber och Commerce in France, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Swedish – Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands, Schwedische Handelskammer in Deutschland
On June 9, 202 0 the Swedish Chamber of Commerce hosted the 2nd session of Business Women Leadership Program 2020, featuring Malin Hedlund, MH Leadership.
To improve our HEALTH, the topic of this session was how to gain Energy, both physically and mentally.
A big thanks to Malin for sharing her insights and expertise on health/energy and the power and effects it has on you and your leadership. Also, thank you to all participating business women for sharing your greatest tips.
Malin Hedlund and Swe-Cham are looking forward to invite you to the next session of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Business Woman Program on September 15, 2020 in person or as a webinar tba.
Program June 9, 2020:
Time: 15.30 – 17.00
How to build your confidence and stay healthy
How do you build self-confidence and how do you maintain this confidence?
This session will address the importance of good mental and physical health on self-confidence. Being healthy will not only allow you to boost your self-confidence, it will also have a positive impact on your career. It starts with knowing what you radiate and the impact it has both on you and on others.
About the Swedish Chamber of Commerce Women Business Leadership Program 2020
As an ambitious hardworking goal-oriented businesswoman we invite you to participate in Swedish Chamber of Commerce’s Business Women Leadership Program 2020 to elevate your greatness. We know that coming together in a group with like minded people increases the inspiration and motivation to take the action steps needed.
The sessions will provide the tools and guidance for you to move forward and develop an effortless kind of leadership that gives you the inspiration and energy you want in your everyday life.
This year’s focus is HEALTH!
Example of Topics that will be discussed:
Mental health and the correlation with finding your balance
Self-confidence
Exercise, what kind, why
Morning rituals/routines
Refill with fresh Energy
The following dates for the Swedish Chamber Woman Leadership Program this year are:
June 9, September 15 and November 24.
Read Malin’s latest Blog post from May 28, 2020 about having a positive mindset to bring energy to your day.
