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Welcome to Sweden Canada Innovation Days 2024

8:30am-9:00am | Registration & Coffee

Enjoy a cup of freshly brewed coffee and connect with fellow attendees, setting the tone for a day of productive networking and collaboration.

9:00am - 9:05am | Land Acknowledgement

9:05am - 9:45am | Welcome & Keynote Speakers

Hear from ambassadors and government representatives of Sweden, Canada and Ontario as they warmly welcome you to Sweden Canada Innovation Days 2024.

Opening Remarks 

H.E. Signe Burgstaller Ambassador of Sweden to Canada

H.E. Jason LaTorre Ambassador of Canada to Sweden

Keynote Speaker

Sweden & Canada : Perfect Partners in Changing Times

Jan Larsson CEO

Business Sweden

9:45am - 10:15am | Panel Discussion - Up-Skilling the Workforce

Learn about the challenges and opportunities Sweden and Canada face around up-skilling the workforce in this period of rapid change.

Claudia Krywiak  CEO & President	Stephanie Holko Director of Project Development	Johan Stahre Professor, Production Systems	Rhonda Barnet CEO
Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)	NGen Canada	Chalmers University	Pallete Skills

Moderator

Mark Henderson Senior Invest Advisor

Business Sweden

10:15am - 10:30am | Brewing Connections - Networking Coffee Break

Grab an energizing cup of coffee and take the opportunity to ignite ideas, cultivate partnerships and propel your innovation journey.  

10:30am - 12:00pm | Collaborative success stories bridging the innovation competencies between Sweden and Canada

Industry leaders will take the stage to highlight successful collaborations between Sweden and Canada towards the Green Transition.

Presenting Produktion2030

Cecilia Warrol Programme Director

Teknikföretagen  (Technology Industries of Sweden)

Forging the Future: Swedish Innovation in Green Iron and Sustainable Steel

Patrick Tobin Project Lead Shipekun	Edward Murray CEO & Founder
Stegra (Formerly H2 Green Steel)	GreenIron

Boosting the Bio-economy: Accelerating Commercialisation of Bio-economy Solutions through Nordic Collaboration 

Chris Walton CEO

Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE)

Swedish-Canadian Forestry Innovation: Short Stories of Innovations from Resolute's Canadian Forestry Operations

Pierre Cormier Vice President – Forestry & Operations

Resolute Forest Products

Sustainable Mining: Boliden, ABB, Epiroc and partners are setting the standard in mining 

The latest innovation leap focused on electrification at the Rävliden mine in northern Sweden is another example of it leading from the front with First Battery Electric Trolley Truck

Sachin Jari General Manager, Mining North America	Shawn Samuels Business Line Manager, Electrification Solutions Canada
ABB Process Industries	Epiroc

Innovating for a Cleaner, Greener, Low Carbon Economy

Nicholas Numainville President and General Manager

Atlas Copco Canada

AI Collaboration Across Continents: Sweden and Canada—A Perfect Partnership for Research and Innovation

Peter Kurzwelly  Head of Operations Canada

AI Sweden

Meet the Start-Ups with Ignite & Québec Tech!

Get to know the innovative and cutting-edge start-ups from Sweden and Québec. 

Enjoy lunch served on location, leverage the opportunity to mingle with fellow industry stakeholders.

1:00pm - 1:10pm | Swedish Mining Landscape

Lawrence Hooey Programme Manager	Susanne Gylesjö Internationalization Manager
Swedish Mining Innovation	Swedish Metals and Minerals

Hear about the Swedish mining delegation to Sudbury!

Mikael Johansson Program Manager, Materials & Industrials
Business Sweden

1:10pm - 3:00pm | Panel Discussions - Mining, AI & Bio-economy

Hear from industry leaders in Mining, AI and Bio-economy on how they're tackling the greatest challenges faced in both Sweden and Canada.

Mining Panelists

Sarit Tamir  Founder & CEO	Robin Kaushik VP, Cloud & Enterprise	Emil Svanberg Chief Executive Officer
Seeteria	Ericsson	Rocksigma

Moderator

Stephen Gravel Manager, Centre for Smart Mining

Cambrian College

AI Panelists

Lamin Faye CEO & Founder	Axel Bogos CTO & Co-Founder	Markus Drugge CEO	Erik Rönnqvist COO
Buddywise	Driad AI	Arboair	Creative Optimization

Moderator

Peter Kurzwelly  Head of Operations Canada

AI Sweden

Bio-economy Panelists

Victor Isaksen Managing Director	Williams Munoz Toro Development, Science & Funding	Paul Nemes  Deputy CEO	Gry Lenschow Anderson Project Manager
Sting Bioeconomy	Chantiers Chibougamau	Paper Province	Paper Province

Moderator

Chris Walton CEO

Centre for Research and Innovation in the Bio-Economy (CRIBE)

3:00pm - 3:30pm | Brewing Connections - Networking Coffee Break

Grab an energizing cup of coffee and take the opportunity to ignite ideas, cultivate partnerships and propel your innovation journey.  

3:30pm- 4:20pm | Funding opportunities 

Learn more about the funding opportunities available in both Sweden and Canada.

Fredrik Göthe Programme Manager - International Cooperation	Tamara Sone Senior Policy Analyst	Andrew Bauder Industrial Technology Advisor
Vinnova	Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)	National Research Council

Update on Propulsion Quebec's IMPULSION 2025

Geneviève Latour VP, Communications, Member Services & International Relations

Propulsion Quebec

4:20pm - 4:30pm | Closing Remarks

Reflect on insights from the day and envision the possibilities of the future as Canada and Sweden continue to collaborate towards the Green Transition.

Fredrik Göthe Programme Manager - International Cooperation	Christina Keighren Country Manager, Canada
Vinnova	Business Sweden

Cap an exciting day of collaboration with a networking reception, where you will have the opportunity to connect with other industry leaders and discuss insights from the event.

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