Program for Stockholm
February 6, 2025
8:00 Registration and light breakfast
8:15 Opening of the Day by Per Cedergren, Chairman, SACC-USA, Peter Dahlen, Managing Director, AmChamSweden and Mathias Arvidsson, CEO, KPMG Group Sweden
8:30 Remarks by Mark Evans, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm
9:00 Remarks by Dag Blanck, Professor of North American Studies, Uppsala University: How did we get here?Understanding the Swedish American Relationship.
9:30 U.S. scene-setter by Andreas von der Heide, Co-Founder and CEO, Consilio International: Common Transatlantic Challenges in a Contested World Order
10:00 Remarks by and dialogue with Minister Elisabeth Svantesson: A Swedish Perspective With Per Edin, Principal, Advisory, and US Lead on AI, KPMG Group (tbc)
10:30 Our Future with AI
...on the human and machine adjusting to each other and futureproofing ourselves.
Scene-setter by Göran Lindsjö, Sr. Advisor at AI Sweden and at the Future of Democracy
- Vahid Zohali, General Manager at IBM North Region, CEO IBM Sweden
- Pontus Braunerhjelm, KTH Head of Department of Industrial Economics and Management
- Theodore Bergqvist, CEO and co-founder Turbotic
- Per Edin, Principal, Advisory, and US Lead on AI, KPMG Group
- Henric Johnson, Rector, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola (moderator)
11:30 The Economic and Beyond Benefits of GenAI: Health and Longevity
...on using GenAI responsibly for possible, probable, and preferable futures.
Scene-setter by Archbishop Martin Modéus
- Maria Rankka, Executive Chairman, Cellcolabs, former CEO Stockholms Handelskammare
- Sara Övreby, Head of Public Policy, Google Sweden
- Archbishop Martin Modéus
- Stefan Jovinge, President, Research, Education, Development, Innovation, Scania University Hospitals tbc
- Bi Puranen, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Future Studies; Secretary General, World Values Survey (moderator) tbc
12:15 Lunch
13:00 Keynote by Stefano Moritsch, Global Geopolitics Lead, KPMG International: Top Geopolitical Trends
13:15 The Economic Outlook
Scene-setter by Jens Magnusson, Chief Economist, SEB: The Transatlantic issues affecting our economies and how.
- Erik Savola, Nordic Banking Head and Country Officer for Sweden, Citi
- Christina Nyman, Chief Economist, Handelsbanken
- Alexandra Stråberg, Chief Economist, Länsförsäkringar
- Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist, Business Sweden
- Mattias Persson, Chief Economist, Swedbank
- Jens Magnusson, Chief Economist, SEB (moderator)
14:00 Space as Platform for Transatlantic Cooperation
This panel will explore opportunities for transatlantic space cooperation to build resilient societies on either side of the Atlantic and beyond.
- Saab
- Sandi Habinc, General Manager, Gaisler
- Kristofer Alm, VP, Head of Marketing, Strategy and Product Management, Ovzon
- Marcus Pettersson, Founder and Host Har vi åkt till Mars än?™ (Moderator)
14:45 Leg stretcher
15:00 Sweden – Safer in the NATO Economy
How does Sweden’s new NATO membership shape its economic and security opportunities? This panel examines the transformative effects of a NATO membership and explores how Sweden’s integration into the alliance strengthens its role on the global arena while enhancing national and regional security.
Scene-setter by Jens Mattsson, Director General, Swedish Defense Research Agency
- Mike Winnerstig, Head, Department of Security Policy, Swedish Defense Research Agency
- Björn Fägersten, CEO, Politea, Fellow at Swedish Institute of International Affairs
- Johan Sjöberg, Director, Security and Defense Policy, Svenskt Näringsliv
- Anna Rennéus Guthrie, Director, Stockholm Free World Forum
- Katarina Tracz, CEO, Solomós Communications, former Marshall Memorial Fellow (moderator)
16:00 Post Inauguration Day: How to Trump-proof your business model – is your company ready?
- Presentation by Henrik von Sydow, Global Affairs Strategist, Carnegie Investment Bank
- Presentation by Erik Savola, Nordic Banking Head and Country Officer for Sweden, Citi (tbc)
16:30 The New US Administration and Transatlantic Implications
...an educated assessment of the likely winners and losers also after the US elections.
Scene setter by Tomas J. Philipson, Former Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers
Stefano Moritsch, Global Geopolitics Lead, KPMG International
- Peter Dahlen, Managing Director, AmCham Sweden
- Alexander Lange, President, American Club of Sweden
- Lisa Bjurwald, Political Editor, Vestmanlands Läns Tidning (moderator)
17:15 Closing remarks by Jens Henriksson, President and CEO of Swedbank
17:30 Reception
