Transatlantic Day

2025, February 6 & 20

Stockholm & Gothenburg, Sweden

About

Transatlantic Day evolves into Transatlantic Days as we expand this signature event to cover both Stockholm and Gothenburg. Featuring esteemed speakers, expert panelists, and distinguished attendees, this annual event promises to ignite engaging, insightful, and thought-provoking discussions and valuable connections.

You may direct participation and sponsor requests to [email protected]

See the programs here: Stockholm,Gothenburg

Stockholm Speakers 

Elisabeth Svantesson
Swedish Minister of Finance
Martin Modéus
Archbishop of Sweden
Tomas J. Philipson Former Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers 
Mark Evans
Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm​​​​​​​
Benjamin Dousa
Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Karin Hammar
CEO, ​​​​​Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA
Per Cedergren
Chairman, Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA
Peter Dahlen
Managing Director American Chamber of Commerce
Sweden​​​​​​​
Andreas von der Heide 
Co-founder and CEO, Consilio International 
Jens Henriksson President and CEO of Swedbank  
Jens Mattsson
Director General, Swedish Defense Research Agency
Dag Blanck
Professor of North American Studies, Uppsala University
Mathias Arvidsson
CEO, KPMG Group Sweden​​​​​​​
Stefano Moritsch 
​​​​​​​Global Geopolitics Lead, KPMG International
Per Edin
Principal, Advisory, and US Lead on AI, KPMG Group​​​​​​​
Göran Lindsjö
Sr. Advisor at AI Sweden and at the Future of Democracy
Jens Magnusson 
Chief Economist, SEB 
Erik Savola
Nordic Banking Head and Country Officer for Sweden, Citi  
Vahid Zohali
General Manager at IBM North Region, CEO IBM Sweden​​​​​​​
Mike Winnerstig
Head of Department of Security Policy, Swedish Defense Research Agency 
Annika Rembe
​​​​​​​Chair of The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, former Consul General in New York
Katarina Tracz
CEO, Solomós Communications, former Marshall Memorial Fellow
Theodore Bergqvist
CEO and co-founder Turbotic
Alexander Lange President, The American Club of Sweden 
Johan Sjöberg
​​​​​​​Director, Security and Defense Policy, Svenskt Näringsliv 
Sandi Habinc
General Manager, Gaisler  
Stefan Jovinge 
​​​​​​​President, Research, Education, Development, Innovation, Scania University Hospitals
Sara Övreby 
Public Policy and Government Relations, Google 
Anna Rennéus Guthrie Director, Stockholm Free World Forum  
Kristofer Alm
VP, Head of Marketing, Strategy and Product Management, Ovzon   
Lena Sellgren
Chief Economist, Business Sweden 
Mattias Persson
Chief Economist, Swedbank 
Christina Nyman
Chief Economist, Handelsbanken  
Alexandra Stråberg
Chief Economist, Länsförsäkringar 
Henrik von Sydow
Global Affairs Strategist, Carnegie Investment Bank  
Maria Rankka
​​​​​​​Executive Chairman, Cellcolabs, former CEO Stockholms Handelskammare
Marcus Pettersson
Founder and Host "Har vi åkt till Mars än?"
Björn Fägersten
CEO, Politea, Fellow at Swedish Institute of International Affairs 
Pontus Braunerhjelm
KTH Head of Department of Industrial Economics and Management
Henric Johnson
Rector, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
Jenny Gardner
Senior Director, Future Capabilities, Innovation Strategy & Portfolio, Saab
Lisa Bjurwald
​​​​​​​Political Editor, Vestmanlands Läns Tidning
Karin Holmqvist
​​​​​​​Head of Public & Governmental Affairs, SCC

Gothenburg Speakers 

Sten Tolgfors
Governor of Västra Götaland County
Patrik Andersson
CEO, Business Region
Stefan Bengtsson
Chairman, Chalmers Group Foundation
Göran Eriksson
​​​​​​​CEO, Port of Gothenburg 
Karin Hammar
CEO, ​​​​​Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA
Peter Dahlen
Managing Director American Chamber of Commerce
Sweden​​​​​​​
Kent Jellmund
Investment Advisor, Business Region Göteborg
Dag Blanck
Professor of North American Studies, Uppsala University
Nils Jaeger
President, Volvo Autonomous Solutions
Jan Westberg
​​​​​​​MultiHelix AB  
Mats Nordlund
Director of AI Labs, at AI Swedenaging Director, AI Sweden
Nancy Fischer
​​​​​​​International Trade and Regulatory Global Leader, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, Washington D.C.
Joel Jonsson
Director International Trade, Technology Industries of Sweden
Jessica Span
Managing Director at Volvo Car Sverige 
Per Noren
CEO, Ovzon 
Annika Grimberg Lignell Director Business & Innovations, CO-AX Growth
Sten Forsberg
​​​​​​​Director at Volkswagen Sverige 
Karin Holmqvist
​​​​​​​Head of Public & Governmental Affairs, SCC
Mattias Bernow
MD, CEO, Cellcolabs 
Moa Dicksdotter
Head of Community, GoCo Health Innovation City
Dr. J. Mitch Stevison
President and CEO,
Frontgrade Technologies 
Anders Ölme
​​​​​​​Partner Business Manager Nordics, NVIDIA
Peter Roos
CEO, Novatron Fusion Group
Jenny Gardner
Senior Director, Future Capabilities, Innovation Strategy & Portfolio, Saab
René Hansen
​​​​​​​CEO, XShore 
Douglas Stark
​​​​​​​Founder, Helsa   
Heidi Stensmyren
Chief Medical Officer, Cellcolabs
Sofia Eklund
​​​​​​​Partner, Triathlon Group  
Mats Karlsson
​​​​​​​CTO and Founder, Icomera
Marcus Pettersson
Founder and Host "Har vi åkt till Mars än?"
Anders Broström Managing Director at Entreprenörskapsforum
Mikael Englund
Head of Corporate Strategy and Governance, Scania Group 
Henrik von Sydow
Global Affairs Strategist, Carnegie Investment Bank  
Annette Gustafsson Guenther
Principal Attorney and Founder, Law Offices A.E. Gustafsson 

2024, March 18 

Stockholm, Sweden
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About

Transatlantic Day 2024 was full of inspirational and thought-provoking presentations, discussions, and problem-solving by some of our foremost thinkers and leaders. Panels included insightful and substantive conversations on topics such as climate, AI, space, healthcare, the future of transport, and more. ​​​​​​​


View the program here. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Read about HRH Prince Daniel's participation in Transatlantic Day 2024 on Kungahusets website.
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Speakers

HRH Prince Daniel
​​​​​​Patron of the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA 
Jacob Wallenberg 
Chair, Investor AB, Chair, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Member of the Board of Direectors of the Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA 
Urban Ahlin 
Ambassador of Sweden to the United States 
Erik D. Ramanathan
U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Karin Hammar
CEO
​​​​​​​Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA
Isak Löfgren
CEO, Kasi Technologies 
Jakob Liedberg 
CEO, Cinis Fertilizer  
Maria Persson Gulda 
Cheif Technology Officer at H2 Green Steel 
Tomas Naucler
Global Sustainability  Practice Leader & Senior Partner, McKinsey&Company 
Robert Falck 
CEO and Founder, Einride
Andreas von der Heide 
Co-founder and CEO, Consilio International 
Carl Bildt 
Former Prime Minister of Sweden
Signhild Arnegård Hansen 
Chairman, Swedish American Chambers of Commerce USA 

Harald Mix
Founding partner, Altor 
Magnus Heimburg
​​​​​​CEO, Preem AB 
Ödgärd Andersson
CEO, Zenseact, Member of The Supervisory Board Traton Group 
Jessica Span 
Managing Director, Volvo Car Sverige 
Paul Verhagen 
EVP and Cheif Commercial Officer, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines 
Sara Mazur 
Executive Director, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Former Chair Wallenberg AI Autonomus Systems and Software Program (WASP)
Carl-Henric Svanberg 
Chair, AI Commission of Sweden 
Sara Övreby 
Public Policy and Government Relations, Google 
Martin Sahlén
Astronomy Associate Professor, Uppsala University
Jonas Hellman
Senior Advisor, GK Nordic 
Anna Rathsman 
Director General, Swedish National Space Agency 
Annika Östman Wernersson
President of Karolinska Institutet, Professor, Renal and Transplantation Science 
Anders Sandberg 
Senior research fellow, Future of Humanity Institute, University of Oxford, Ethics and Values Fellow Reuben College  
Bi Puranen 
Secretary General, World Values Survey, Fellow, Institute for Future Studies 
Jens Magnusson 
Chief Economist, SEB 
Håkan Jevrell 
State Secretary, Ministry of Foregin Affairs
Anna Stellinger 
Deputy Director General, Head of International and EU affairs, Svenskt Näringsliv 
Anna Wieslander
Director for Northen Europe, Atlantic Council 
Micael Johansson 
President and CEO of Saab AB 
Charlotta Sund 
CEO, Swedish Space Corporation 
Jon Decker 
White House Correspondent, Gray Television 
Anna Throne-Holst
President Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce New York
Marcus Wandt 
Astronaut, ESA - European Space Agency 
Hanna Olofsson
Chief of Staff, Swedish Security and Defense Industry Association
Elin Enfors-Kautsky
CEO and Founder, Prosperous Planet AB
Anders Johnsson
Swedish Author 
Per Grankvist 
Chief Storyteller at Viable Cities 
Marcus Pettersson
Founder and Host "Har vi åkt till Mars än?"
Annika Rembe
Former Consul General 

2023, February 7 

Stockholm, Sweden
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​​​​​​​When:
February 7, 8AM - 16.30PM followed by a Cocktail hour
Where: Vinnova, Mäster Samuelsgatan 56

​​​​​​​​​See the program here

Speakers

Charlotte Sammelin
Head of Department for International Trade and EU Single Market, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden

Erik D. Ramanathan
U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Anko van der Werff
President & CEO, SAS
Jenny Lindqvist
​​​​​​Senior Vice President and ​Head of Market Area Europe & Latin America, Ericsson
Christoph Friedrich
Country General Manager Sweden, Coca- Cola Company
Claes Peyron
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Managing Director, Universum
Gustav Hasselskog
Founder & CEO, Candela Technology
Beata Krakus
Attorney at Law, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
Jens Magnusson
Chief Economist, SEB
Niklas Nordström
Senior Advisor, Miltton Public Affairs
Beata Wickbom
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Moderator of the Year, Senior Advisor
Björn Frössevi
Partner at
Truepoint Innovation in Management​​​​​​​
Malin Berg
Chair of the SACC-USA Alumni Association & Co-founder and CEO, Berg Berg Invest AB
Christofer Laurell
Senior Vice President, Research and Public Affairs, Einride
Signhild Arnegård Hansen
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Chairman SACC-USA
Dennis Pamlin
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Executive Director, Mission Innovation NIC
Christoffer Svanberg
CEO, Node Pole
Christina Murray 
​​​​​​​Advisor to the President at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Susan Meyer
Intellectual Property Attorney, Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.​​​​​​​
Henric Johnson
​​​​​​​Global Head of Science & Innovation, Business Sweden
Peter Strömbäck
Director-General,
Swedish Patent
& Registration Office​​​​​​​
Sofia Arkelsten
​​​​​​​Executive Director
Hallvarsson & Halvarsson
Tom Erixon
President & CEO, Alfa Laval and
Deputy Chairman, Svenskt Näringsliv
Hanna Olofsson
​​​​​​​Project Manager Swedish Security & Defense Industry Association
Oscar Björkman Possne
​​​​​​​Partner Mannheimer Swartling