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Inauguration of the Swedish pavilion at COP28 Video on demand

Friday December 1, 2023 13:45 - 16:00 +04 Swedish Pavilion


Inauguration of the Swedish Pavilion at COP28 Dubai, December 1st, 2023 

Welcome note and Opening remarks (15 min) 

13.45 - 13.48 Welcome note by Mr. Jan Larsson, CEO, Business Sweden 

13.49 – 13.52 H.E. Mr. Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden 

13.53 – 13.56 Minister UAE (TBA) 

13.56 – 13.59 Mr. Mattias Frumerie, Swedish Head of Delegation UNFCCC 


14:00 – 14.20 COP28 – Expectations on outcomes (20 min) 

Moderator: Mr. Mattias Frumerie, Swedish Head of Delegation UNFCCC 

• Johan Söderström, EVP Head of Region EMEA, Hitachi Energy 

• Björn-Ola Linner, Professor Environmental Change, Programme Director Linköping University 

• Emiko Sepulveda Mabe, COP28 Youth Delegation 

• Cassie Flynn, Global Director of Climate Change, UNDP 


14.22– 14.42 The role of Policy (20 min) 

Moderator: Robert Watt, Engagement Director, SEI 

• Jan-Olof Jacke, CEO, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise 

• Pär Stenmark, CSO, Inter IKEA 

• Javier Varela, COO & Deputy CEO, Volvo Cars  

• Anna Bjerde, Managing Director of Operations, World Bank


14:44– 15:04 The role of Innovation (20 min) 

Moderator: Robert Watt, Engagement Director, SEI 

• Martin Pei, EVP & CTO, SSAB • Anna Celsing, Chief Sustainability Officer, Alfa Laval 

• Charles Brand, Executive Vice President, Processing, Solutions and Equipment, Tetra Pak 

• Linda Burenius, Head of Development, The Global Challenge Foundation 


15:06– 15:26 The role of Finance (20 min) 

Moderator: Robert Watt, Engagement Director, SEI 

• Matthias Wikström, CEO, Doconomy 

• Anders Egelrud, CEO, Stockholm Exergi 

• Maria Simonson, Chief Sustainability Officer, SEK 

• Pekka Morén, Member of the board of Directors, Nordic Investment Bank 


15:28– 15:48 The role of Circularity (20 min) 

Moderator: Marie Trogstam, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise 

• Lars Lindén, Group CEO, Ragn-Sells 

• Lena Hök, Executive Vice President, Skanska 

• Jonas Gustavsson, CEO, AFRY 

• Henrik Johansson, CEO, Spowdi 


15:50– 16:15 Collaboration as the new Leadership to Bridge the Implementation Gaps (20 min) 

Moderator: Marie Trogstam, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise 

• Martin Edlund, CEO, Minesto 

• Robert Ziegler, General Manager, Einride 

• Kristian Rönn, CEO, Normative 

• Hubert Bolduc President, Investissement Québec 

• Sweta Chakraborty, President of U.S Operations, We Don’t Have Time 


16.15– 17.30 Networking mingle (On-site - 80 min)

COP28 THEMES

WORLD CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

SESSION TYPE

VIDEO ON DEMAND