During the week of March 7th, a delegation from the U.S. visited Sweden in conjunction with Access Seminars held in Västerås and Gothenburg. The delegation was made up of Swedes now living in the U.S. as well as Americans who all have extensive experience from the clean tech industry in the U.S.
On March 25th and 26th, SACC-USA arrange in partnership with some Swedish organizations two seminars about how Swedish clean tech companies can access the U.S. market.
As part of the Business Accelerator Program, sponsored by Region Västra Götaland, the first seminar took place in Gothenburg,
Maria Strömberg stands on three legs – experientially speaking – as she combines in one person a building engineer, an international development expert and an environmentalist. During the late 1990’s she trained building entrepreneurs in South Africa in how to minimize the environmental impact of building projects, and in the new millennium she began to work with regional economic development for Business Region Göteborg (BRG), which is owned by local governments and municipalities in Gothenburg and 12 surrounding communities.