Annual General Meeting 2025

H.E. Ms. Samantha Job, British Ambassador to Sweden and the British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce cordially invite all members to the 71st Annual General Meeting followed by a drinks reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence. Date: 21 May 2025 Time: 17:00-19.00 CET Venue: Laboratoriegatan 8

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Member Updates

Within the BSCC network, there is extensive knowledge and expertise. We are always eager to share relevant insights, news, and useful information. This week, we are pleased to share that multiple of our members have been ranked in this year’s Legal 500. The Legal 500 is a prestigious directory and ranking service for law firms and legal practitioners worldwide. It features rankings based on in-depth analyses, client interviews, and assessments of ...

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The New Trade Routes – Navigating the Changing Global Economy

On 10 April, the BSCC, together with Sydsvenska Handelskammaren, Business Region Gothenburg, InPress, Invest in Skåne, and Stockholm Business Region, had the pleasure of welcoming members and partners to our yearly event in Malmö. Together with Alasdair Ross, Countries Editor of The Economist, Hanna Hageberg Hammar, CEO of TEPE, Johan Eklund, Chief Economist of Sydsvenska Handelskammaren and Micael Györei, Director of Investment Promotions of Invest in Skåne, we talked about navigating ...

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Member Updates

Within the BSCC network, there is extensive knowledge and expertise. We are always eager to share relevant insights, news, and useful information. This week, we are pleased to share updates from Fitch Ratings and Astute Group. Fitch Ratings We are thrilled to share that Fitch Ratings was named Global Capital’s “European Securitisation Rating Agency of the Year” which is a reflection of Fitch Rating being a leader in structured finance both in ...

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Industry Focus | Polestar

On Thursday, 3 April, we had the pleasure of hosting our highly anticipated Industry Focus event, which was generously sponsored by Polestar. The event featured an insightful talk from Jonas Engström, COO of Polestar and Gustav Freij, head of Polestar Sweden. Jonas talked about where Polestar is today, what the future looks like for electric vehicles as well as what it looks like for Polestar. Gustav followed by giving insights into ...

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Leading through innovation: Why investment in R&D and technology is critical to increasing Swedish and UK competitiveness

The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to invite you to an event on innovation and competitiveness. In today’s world, the ability to innovate can be the difference between thriving and merely surviving. Join us for an insightful event, featuring Ödgärd Andersson, CEO of Zenseact, Karl-Johan Karlsson, Head of Government Affairs Sweden at AstraZeneca and Christian Hedelin, Chief Strategy Officer at SAAB where we will explore the pivotal role of R&D ...

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NEW MEMBER

We are thrilled to present our newest member Alexander Hughes. Alexander Hughes is an Executive Search Consultancy that specialises in Executive Search and Board Services. Alexander Hughes was founded in 1957 and has its headquarters in Paris. They are a global and integrated firm with 58 offices in 51 different countries and leverage experience across multiple sectors.

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Executive Forum Roundtable Discussion: Nick Thomas-Symonds | The British Minister for EU Relations

On March 31, the BSCC and Saab welcomed our Patron members to an Executive Forum Roundtable Discussion with guest of honour and speaker Nick Thomas-Symonds, The British Minister for EU Relations. During the roundtable we touched on several areas: Security/Defence cooperation Free trade ETA concerns Climate and energy commitments Life Science and R&D investments We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to Nick Thomas-Symonds for sharing his insights. We would also ...

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Update from the UK: ETA

Starting April 2, 2025, the United Kingdom will adopt The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA), which represents a digital permit system for visa-exempt travelers, namely European citizens, who are visiting the country for short periods of time. The ETA allows visits for tourism, business, and short-term studies up to 6 months and is valid for 2 years or until passport expiration. The conditions of receiving an electronic travel authorisation are the date ...

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Implications of the New President – A geopolitical perspective

On March 26, we had the pleasure of listening to Patrick W. Pearsall, partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP speak on the implications of President Trump’s 65 days in office.  We discussed what has happened in the US since the election and touched on areas such as tariffs, policy guides, executive orders as well as President Trump’s core themes in regard to the rest of the world – and more ...

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