James moved to Sweden from the UK at the start of the millennium and was a co-founder of The Local in 2004. The Local provides local news and advice for international professionals and expats in nine European countries. James is currently CEO & Publisher at The Local and is also a panelist and regular commentator for Swedish, British and US media, talking about issues affecting international professionals and Swedish current ...
Read MorePhilip has worked for Handelsbanken for almost 35 years, with much time spent in the UK. Philip held the position of Head of Private Banking – among other positions – in Handelsbanken’s London office. Philip is currently Senior Relationship Manager at Handelsbanken in Stockholm.2022 has been a year of uncertainty in financial markets in a variety of ways with rising inflation, interest rates and energy costs along with domestic and ...
Read MoreEmma is partner at Schjødt law firm. She has extensive experience in advising companies in distressed situations and she also represents clients in connection with insolvency related litigation. She is regularly appointed as an administrator in company reorganisation, bankruptcy trustee and liquidator. Emma is a member of the Research Panel for Insolvency Law and Law of Personal Property at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL), deputy board member of the ...
Read MoreMichaël began his career as a doctor where he observed the consequences of poor leadership. Similarly, in the world of business the actions of leaders have large ripple effects. This has motivated Michaël to devote his work towards cultivating positive, powerful and sustainable leadership.Michaël Berglund, the founder of Michaël Berglund Group, a firm specialising in executive recruitment and leadership development, was recently awarded with the IIC Partner Lifetime Achievment award. ...
Read MoreRebecca is an Associate in the Employment Law Practice Group at Eversheds Sutherland Advokatbyrå AB. The pandemic accelerated existing trends in remote working and many companies have now incorporated permanent hybrid working policies. As employment lawyers, we are not only advising on implementation of these policies but also on how to tackle the risks associated with remote working, for example work environment considerations and the inability for diligent employees to disconnect ...
Read MoreJulian Henwood is Partner and Head of European Business Development at Gowling WLG. Julian has over 30 years' experience in project managing significant cross-border corporate transactions for a largely European-headquartered client base - including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and asset purchases and disposals. On 1 May 2018, Julian moved into a new role as Head of European Business Development. This role builds upon his existing roles as chair of Gowling WLG's ...
Read MoreOskar is Vice president of Public & Regulatory Affairs at Vattenfall. We have an ongoing energy crisis all over Europe, caused by the limited gas supplies from Russia to Europe. All countries are now trying to find ways to secure the energy supply for the coming winterWe have seen a clear direction for many years to find clean, secure and affordable energy. The answer to this trilemma is to reduce the ...
Read MoreCharlotte is an entrepreneur, with one foot in the family business, DUX and one foot in new ventures such as the tech start-up Endbright. Charlotte is active as an advisor and board member in several companies and organisations, not least as Vice Chair of the BSCC Executive Board. Curated, well-thought through experiences. We pick and chose how we spend our time, our money and where we rest our minds with much care and effort. ...
Read MoreClaes Berglund has been a senior executive in the shipping industry for 15 years, including leading roles at Stena Line. Previously he worked for 12 years in road-based transport and third-party logistics services. Mr Berglund is also a reserve officer in the Royal Swedish Navy. Many things are going on at the moment in the wake of the pandemic and the terrible war in Ukraine but currently we are looking closely ...
Read MoreMagdalena was appointed Chair of the BSCC at the AGM on 31 May. Magdalena was formerly the President & CEO of Systembolaget AB where she worked from May 2009 until 1st February 2022. Magdalena currently holds non-executive board positions with Investor AB and Peab and she is the Chair of Nefab and of the Royal Academy of Engineering – the Business Council. She is a member of VW global Sustainability Council.I see ...
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