On May 5, we had the pleasure of inviting our members to a panel discussion on Leading through innovation: Why investment in R&D and technology is critical to increasing Swedish and UK competitiveness hosted by Volvo Cars. We had the privilege of listening to three experts, Karl-Johan Karlsson, Ödgärd Andersson and Christian Hedelin who all gave their perspective on innovation and what Europe can to do increase it. Karl-Johan talked about how ...

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On April 24, we had the pleasure of inviting our members to a panel discussion on Navigating the sustainability landscape: A Synergy or a Trade-off for Europe's Future hosted by Ethos. The seminar focused on the significant changes, challenges and opportunities of the new business landscape as well as the evolving relationship between sustainability and competitiveness. We had the privilege of listening to three experts in the field, David Frydlinger, ...

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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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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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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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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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Yesterday, we were delighted to host our first roundtable as part of the Strategic Partnership Roundtable Series focused on Science & Innovation, specifically within the Life Sciences sector. We had the honor to start our roundtable with insightful remarks from our keynote speakers, including H.E Samantha Job CMG, British Ambassador to Sweden, Anders Ahnlid, Director General of National Board of Trade, Petra Noreback, State Secretary to Minister for Social Affairs and Public ...

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On the 12th of March, together with AmCham and Eversheds Sutherlands, the BSCC welcomed members to a cyberattack simulation with Michael Bahar & Jeffrey W. Cottle. Michael is Partner and Co-Lead of Global Cybersecurity and Data Privacy and US Co-Lead of Congressional Investigations at Eversheds Sutherland. He was previously Deputy Legal Advisor to the National Security Council at the White House and was the lead negotiation lawyer in the peace talks ...

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  On March 7, in celebration of International Women’s Day the BSCC and Cederquist welcomed members to an insightful discussion titled "Redefining Leadership: Inspiring a New Generation of Leaders”, featuring prominent speakers including H.E. Samantha Job CMG MVO, British Ambassador to Sweden; Magdalena Gerger, Chair of the BSCC; Anna Mossberg, Board Professional and Advisor; and Tove Dahlgren, Vice President of Allbright. The event was skilfully moderated by Charlotte Ljung, Founder & ...

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On February 18th, the British Chamber of Commerce and Mannheimer Swartling welcomed members to a Geopolitical Outlook, where speaker Christian Hedelin, Chief Strategy Officer, Saab, together with Joakim Paasikivi, Senior Geopolitical Advisor, Mannheimer Swartling, shared perspectives on the emerging security and geopolitical landscape. The focus of the evening was on the current state and challenges of the world, with emphasis on the importance of creating unity within Europe. Despite the uncertainties ...

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