THE AUSTRALIAN AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN AND THE SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO AUSTRALIA COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS BUSINESS AND TRADE IN A POST-COVID WORLD.
The Australian Business Council of Sweden (ABCS) and the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) recently joined forces to deliver the first ever joint webinar with special guests HE Bernard Philip, Australian Ambassador to Sweden and HE Henrik Cederin, Swedish Ambassador to Australia.
They were joined by Martin Ekberg, Trade & Invest Commissioner and Country Manager to Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands and Jennifer Mackinlay, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for UK, Ireland & Nordics, in the discussion about business and investment trends between the two countries.
The event kicked off with an introduction by the Chairmen of the two Chambers. In the proceeding webinar, attendees learnt about the size, scope and focus of international business and investments changes in a post-COVID world and what the implications will be for Swedish/Australian businesses. The speakers also discussed how trade flows, sourcing strategies and manufacturing footprints will be impacted.
Speakers:
Bernard Philip, Australian Ambassador to Sweden
Henrik Cederin, Swedish Ambassador to Australia
Jennifer Mackinlay, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for UK, Ireland & Nordics
Martin Ekberg, Trade & Invest Commissioner and Country Manager to Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific Islands
Warren Campbell, Chairman Australian Business Council of Sweden
Jan Gardberg, President of Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce
The session was moderated by Teresia Fors, Vice President of SACC.
If you missed the event you can view the recording here.
The SACC and ABCS will continue this collaboration and aims to bring you another webinar in the near future where we will take a deeper dive into some of the topics raised during this session. For further updates as announcements about future events please join our mailing list or become a Member today.