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Preliminary Program

Preliminary Program Overview

The program brings together leaders from Sweden and the United States for high‑impact dialogue, collaboration, and curated innovation experiences throughout the summit and across site visits.

This agenda is preliminary and subject to change as details are finalized.

Wednesday 27 May: Summit

9:00 - 9:45 AMRegistration & Breakfast Mingle
9:45-10:00 AMEvent Inauguration & Opening Remarks
10:00 - 10:20 AMFireside Chat
10:20-11:00 AMSector Highlight #1 and Panel
11:00-11:30 AMFika & Networking: Innovation Gallery walkthrough
11:30-12:50 PMSector Highlight #2 & #3 and Panels
12:50-1:50 PMNetworking Lunch & Showcase
1:50-2:10 PMSwedish Stakeholder Keynote
2:10 - 2:30 PMU.S. Stakeholder Keynote
2:30-3:50 PMSector Highlight #4 & #5 and Panels
3:50-5:00 PMClosing Remarks, Breakout Sessions & Curated networking
7:00 - 9:00 PM Gala Dinner


Thursday 28 May: Site Visits & Roundtables

Hotel pickup and travel

Joint Breakfast & Kick‑Off with the Swedish Delegation

Site Visit 1 – Federal Roundtable

  • Roundtables and collaborative exchange
  • (Example agencies: NSF, Pentagon)

Lunch & networking

Site Visit 2 – Commercial Visit

  • Roundtables and collaborative exchange
  • (Example companies: Boeing, Google)

Potential evening networking event/dinner (TBD)