The American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, in partnership with Mundus International, present: The Bright Green Summit.
The Bright Green Summit will highlight opportunities and serve as a platform to collaborate across industries, governments, academia, and society to provide the education, policies, products and services necessary to combat climate change on a global scale.
There are tremendous opportunities to lead by example from the investments that are made through trade and the exchange of knowledge and best practices between the Nordics and the U.S., both in the private and public sectors.
Agenda:
13:00 - 13:22 - Welcome and Opening Remarks
Peter Dahlen, AmCham Sweden Managing Director
Charlotte Köhler Lindahl, Client Executive, Doconomy
Rosemary Gallant, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy London Regional Senior Commercial Services Officer for UK, Nordics and Ireland
Per Bolund, Minister for Environment and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister
13:22 - 13:38 - COP26 Highs and Lows: Where can we go from here?
Sean Williams, Commercial Director, Mundus International
Jessica Williams, CEO & Founder, Mundus International
Thomas Becker, CEO, STRING
Johanna Landberg, Head of Impact Banking, Doconomy
13:38 - 13:45
Expert Presentation: Torsten Lichtenau, Senior Partner, Bain & Company: Post COP26: Embracing the "Great Acceleration" of carbon transition, differences and similarities between U.S. and Swedish companies and how to make it a reality.
13:45 - 14:24 - Infrastructure: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion
Presenter: Emilia Hagberg, Senior Sustainability Manager, Skanska Group
Moderator: Laszlo Sajtos, SSE
Panelist: Emilia Hagberg, Senior Sustainability Manager, Skanska Group
Panelist: Thomas Becker, CEO, STRING
Panelist: Oskar Norelius, Group Manager, White Arkitekter, Sweden
14:24 - 15:17 - Mobility (Transportation): Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion
Presenter: Christopher Burghardt, ChargePoint, Managing Director for Europe
Presenter: Gustaf Sundell, Vice President Strategy, Scania
Presenter: Sami Pirkkala, Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
Moderator: Per Lundqvist, KTH
Panelist: Christopher Burghardt, ChargePoint, Managing Director for Europe
Panelist: Gustaf Sundell, Vice President Strategy, Scania
Panelist: Dr. Per Sandberg, Equinor
15:17 - 16:10 - Digital Transformation: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion
Presenter: Michael J. Lenox, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Presenter: Jake Oster, Head of Energy & Environmental Policy EMEA, Amazon Web Services
Presenter: Jim Beddows, TDP Data Systems
Moderator: Michael J. Lenox, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
Panelist: Jake Oster, Head of Energy & Environmental Policy EMEA, Amazon Web Services
Panelist: Anna Månsson, Partner, Bain & Company
Panelist: Stefan Lindström, Ambassador for Digitalization in Finland
Panelist: Jim Beddows, TDP Data Systems
16:10 - 16:58 - Trade & Investment: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion
Presenter: Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist, Nasdaq
Presenter: Stuart Dwyer, Chargé dÁffaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy in Denmark
Moderator: Dr. Val Livada, MIT
Panelist: Stuart Dwyer, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Denmark
Panelist: Svein Berg, Managing Director, Nordic Innovation
Panelist: Tomas Thyblad, Head of ESG Solutions, European Markets, Vice President, Nasdaq
Panelist: Daniel Dellham, Chief Technical Officer, Deedster
Max Åvall, Director of Business Development - North America, Business Sweden
16:58 - 17:00 - Thank You and Closing Remarks
Peter Dahlen, AmCham Sweden Managing Director
Charlotte Köhler Lindahl, Client Executive, Doconomy
This event is free for general admission.