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Bright Green Summit

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.

Earlier Event: December 17
ABCS Christmas Event - Online Wine Tasting
Later Event: December 2
ABCS Christmas Mingle