On Monday 4 September, we welcomed members of the BSCC and AmCham to our annual golf tournament at Djursholms Golfklubb. The teams played the eighteen-hole course and stood to win prizes generously sponsored by; Utmost International, Volvo Cars, Edrington, Grand Hotel Stockholm, Hotel Diplomat, Hilton Slussen Hotel, Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel, Sheraton Hotel Stockholm, Ford, and NatWest, Markets N.V. Congratulations to all winners! We would also like to say a special thank you ...
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We were happy to provide an employment law training hosted by Eversheds Sutherland. The training was led by Torbjörn Lindmark, Partner and Head of the Employment Law Practice Group, and Rebecca Farkhooy, Senior Associate. The event was hosted in cooperation with the British Embassy Stockholm and Invest Stockholm. During the training session, Torbjörn and Rebecca went over multiple interesting and equally important topics regarding employment law. Here is a summary of ...
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On Wednesday 10 May H.E. Ms. Judith Gough, British Ambassador to Sweden and the BSCC welcomed members to the Chamber’s AGM. We were delighted to welcome Tobias Billström, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden as guest of honour and speaker. Tobias Billström addressed current priorities and underscored the importance of strong and close partnerships. Joined on stage by H.E. Ms. Judith Gough, both highlighted the historically rooted and close partnership between Sweden ...
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On 18 April, the BSCC had the pleasure of organising an industry focus event with Saab’s CEO Micael Johansson, at their offices in Stockholm. After discussing Saab’s commitment to protecting societies and openness, Mr. Johansson laid out his strategy of a more focussed product offering and talked about SAAB’s core areas – aeronautics, sensors, and submarines. The presentation then moved on to the importance of managing talent, and the challenge of retaining ...
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On Wednesday 5 April, the BSCC had the pleasure of hosting a financial outlook with Handelsbanken at their office in Stockholm. The economic and real estate outlook was given by Johan Löf, Head of Forecasting and Senior Economist at Handelsbanken. Prior to joining Handelsbanken, Johan worked at both the Riksbank and the Ministry of Finance. The event focused on the current macroeconomic situation as well as the real estate markets of ...
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The British Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Edrington welcomed members of the Chamber to experience ‘the liquid gold from Scotland’, better known as Single Malt Scotch Whisky, during the annual BSCC whisky tasting on 9 March. Edrington highlighted the classic whisky producers from Speyside and welcomed members to experience The Macallan. Beyond an extraordinary whisky selection the evening was filled with great conversations and intriguing stories about The Macallan. The BSCC ...
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On 8 March we celebrated the International Women's Day in partnership with Global Thinkers Forum, Malmö University and Athena40 - A Platform for Visionary Leadership. Connecting speakers from around the world to discuss innovation, change & education for women in the digital age. The panel connecting from Malmö was moderated by Maria Tibblin and included: Rebecka Lettevall, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Global Engagement and Human Rights at Malmö University, Charlotta Löfgren, Professor at Malmö University, Annicken R. Day, Global Culture ...
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On Tuesday 14 February, the BSCC had the pleasure of welcoming members to a financial outlook with Barclays at their office in Stockholm. The briefing was given by Mr. Christian Keller, Managing Director and Head of Economics Research at Barclays. Mr. Keller’s run-down of the financial situation could be summarised by a positive start to 2023 and a risk of over-optimistic markets. Today we can see that markets took the rapid ...
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Yesterday we welcomed members to the third seminar in our series on geopolitics and security. The speakers, Christian Hedelin, Chief Strategy Officer at Saab together with Mattias Hedwall, Head of the International Commercial & Trade Group at Baker McKenzie Advokatbyrå provided the highly engaged audience with an update on the current geopolitical landscape. We would like to extend many thanks to Christian and Mattias for comprehensively addressing the implications of current ...
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On Tuesday we were very happy to welcome members to the first BSCC event of the year. No better start than looking at The World Ahead with Tom Standage, Editor of The World Ahead Economist publication and Deputy Editor of The Economist. In The World Ahead 2023 correspondents and outside experts consider the interlocking challenges facing the world: the war in Ukraine, high food and fuel prices, the fight against inflation, the transition to renewable energy, and China’s uncertain post-pandemic path. During ...
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