On Thursday 24 March the BSCC, together with Elsa Arbrandt (Cederquist), welcomed the chamber members to a breakfast webinar on the impacts of the sanctions against Russia. Elsa began by giving a brief summary of the current sanctions against Russia and the countermeasures put in place by Russia. The EU, US and UK sanctions primarily concern asset freezes, financial transactions and service restrictions as well as trade restrictions concerning oil, steel, ...
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On Thursday 10 March, the British Swedish Chamber of Commerce welcomed the chamber members to a panel discussion about why and how companies (and governments) must work together to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. The discussion was moderated by Malin Lindfors Speace (CEO at Ethos International) and led by a panel of Stuart Templar (Director of Sustainability at Volvo Cars), Thomas Hörnfeldt (Vice President Sustainability & Public Affairs at ...
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For the final event in the Path Forward Series, the British Swedish Chamber of Commerce was delighted to have Mr Daniel Gieve, the Chief Operating Officer at the Office for Investment, address the BSCC members. The Office for Investment (OfI) sits between the Department for International Trade and No.10 Downing Street, working across the government to enable top-tier investments to succeed. The team is staffed by experienced and senior individuals and ...
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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 a whisky tasting on 17 February. Edrington highlighted some of the classic whisky producers from Speyside and let members experience the unique whisky from the Macallan.
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Directly from the Cabinet Office, Ms. Pamela Dow, Executive Director of the UK Government Skills and Curriculum Unit held a virtual talk for the BSCC membership. Pamela began by underlining that the pandemic and the EU-exit uncovered weaknesses, in the resilience and responsiveness and effectiveness of their institutions. Considering this the UK Government realised, collectively, the needed to place a greater emphasis on - and be more prescriptive about - the ...
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For our first event in the Path Forward Series we were delighted to have Mr. Alex Hickman, Special Adviser on Business to the Prime Minister speak for our membership. Mr. Hickman shared his reflections on the Race to Net Zero, moving beyond Covid and Global Britain. Mr Hickman also welcomed questions and perspectives from the BSCC membership on how collaboration with and innovation in Sweden can contribute to shared climate ...
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On Wednesday 17 November the BSCC and Centigo had the pleasure of co-hosting, HM Ambassador to Sweden Ms. Judith Gough for a breakfast seminar on the British Governments take-aways from COP26. Ms. Gough began by using the glass half full analogy to describe the Government’s viewpoint on COP26 as a whole. Whilst she iterated that the climate conference did not fulfil all of the Government’s aims, significant gains were made in ...
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On 10 November the BSCC had the pleasure of co-hosting an event on cyber security with PA Consulting at their Stockholm offices. The main speakers were PA Consulting’s Carl Nightingale, partner and cyber security specialist, and Anders Herrström, management consultant. Mr. Herrström began the event by discussing examples of cyber security vulnerability and attacks within the retail and commercial sector and financial services, namely COOP and SolarWinds, highlighting the expensive nature ...
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On October the 28th, the BSCC had the pleasure of organising an industry focus event with SAAB’s CEO Micael Johansson, at their offices in Stockholm. Mr. Johansson began the talk by discussing some of the current global market drivers, centring on among other things AUKUS, the EU’s open strategic autonomy, tensions in the South China Sea, and technological development. After discussing SAAB’s commitment to protecting societies and openness, Mr. Johansson laid ...
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The British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce is delighted to welcome you to this industry focused event on 14 October featuring Anna Borg, President and Chief Executive Officer of Vattenfall since one year. At this event, Anna will talk about Vattenfall’s journey towards a fossil-free future and why an increased focus on sustainability means business opportunities for the company. Anna Borg holds a master’s in Economics and Political Science and has more than 20 years of experience from various management positions within Vattenfall, including being CFO between 2017 and ...
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