Program
Sunday September 14
6:00PM - 8:00PM
VIP reception - Hosted by Ambassador MICHAEL M. WOOD, Ambassador of the United States to Sweden
Monday September 15
7:30AM
Registration & Interactive Exhibit opens
7:30AM - 9:00AM
Business Matchmaking
9.00AM-10:10AM
Grand Opening ~ Welcome & Introduction
"Vision and Mission of SACC-USA - 20 years as an Accelerator for Transatlantic Business"
- Viveka Wahlstedt, Chairman of the Board of SACC-USA
"You and Global Warming -
Swedish-American Cooperation in Cleantech"
- Ambassador Michael M. Wood, Embassy of the United States, Sweden.
"Trading Through the Transatlantic Link - Future co-operation in a Globalized World"
- Dr. Ewa Björling, Minister for trade
10:15AM -11:15AM
“Accelerating Business Between Sweden and the U.S.”
Panel Discussion: The U.S. market offers attractive opportunities for companies of all sizes. This panel will discuss what it takes to succeed in the U.S. by learning how to unlock the necessary market keys and navigate the U.S. government.
Moderator: - Thomas Siebert, former Ambassador of the United States to Sweden; Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Panelists:
- Stuart Graham, CEO, Skanska.
- Sandy K. Baruah, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Ec. Development, U.S. Department of Commerce
- Christian Johansson, CEO, Greater Baltimore Business Alliance
- Lars Bjerde, Senior Vice President, SAAB Technologies. Inc.
11:30AM - 1:00PM
Business Matchmaking and Lunch in the Interactive Exhibit
1:00PM - 1:30PM
Keynote Speaker Nikolaus Weil, Chairman & Managing Partner of Berlin Atlantic Holding/Film Director
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Keynote Speaker James Cramer, Host of CNBC’s Mad Money & Co-Founder of The Street.com (invited)
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Coffee Break
2:00 - 3:00PM
"Global Challenges and Opportunities"
Greater economic integration and interdependence have the potential to harmonize interests, increase wealth, and reduce conflict. Addressing these challenges requires new ideas, new economic mechanisms, new institutions, and a new way of thinking about a globalized economy and its relationship to security.
Moderator: - John Hamre, President & CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies (invited)
Panelists: - Percy Barnevik, Hand-in-Hand
- Bill Hutchinson, Chairman, Waterfront Toronto
- TBD
3:00PM- 4:00PM
Industry Deep Dive: Clean Tech
Introduction: Paul Dickerson, COO, Dept. of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (invited)
Speakers:
- Dr. Christina Lampe Onnerud, CEO, Boston Power
- Ross Harding, Vice President Business Dev, Herty Advanced Materials Dev. Center
- Wal-Mart Representative, TBD
4:00PM - 5:00PM
Business Matchmaking
7:00PM - 10:00PM
SACC-USA Anniversary Gala Banquet Dinner (see separate page)
Nordiska Muséet, Djurgården
Welcome & Introduction:
- Svante Forsberg, Chairman Deloitte AB
Dinner Key Note Speaker:
- Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman, Investor AB
Tuesday September 16
8:00AM - 10:30PM Business Matchmaking and Interactive Exhibit
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Parallel Workshops: "Connecting Know How to Market Resources"
Moderator: - Mary Walshock, Associate Vice Chancellor, University of California, San Diego
Panelists: - TBA
“Raising Venture Capital in the U.S. and in Sweden”
Moderator: Anders Kuikka, EIM Scandinavia
Panelists:
- Michael M. Wood, Ambassador of the United States to Sweden
- Doug Pennington, Executive Director, Private Capital Network
- James F. Blom, Senior Consultant, VeriTainer Corporation
- Dr. Lars Gatenbeck, General Partner & CEO, GZ Group
11:30AM - 12:30PM
Lunch in the Interactive Exhibit
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Industry Deep Dive: Telecom
"Converging Current Technologies to Future Needs"
Moderator: - Kent Sander, Senior Partner and Investment Manager, Brainheart Capital
Invited speakers:
- Tomas Isaksson, President and CEO, Venturi Wireless
- TBD
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Business Matchmaking
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Concluding Remarks
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