Industry track: Advanced Manufacturing Passed
Wednesday February 19, 2025 14:00 - 17:00 Breakout Room 4
Speakers: Alexander Petrofski (Volvo Car Corporation), Håkan Buskhe (FAM AB), Joakim Andersson (GKN Aerospace), Otto Gernandt (Stegra), Pia Sandvik (Technology Industries of Sweden), Sikander Rashid (Brookfield Asset Management), Sophia Wikander (Microsoft AB)Moderator: Mia Odabas (Smarta samtal Sverige AB)
Industry track host: Benjamin Dousa (Government Offices of Sweden)
Type: Industry tracks
Introduction - a Changing Industrial Landscape
How are new technologies, the green transition and policies reshaping industry? What do these shifts mean for industry and business strategies?
Kenotes:
- Pia Sandvik, CEO, Technology Industries of Sweden
- Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chair, AI Commission
Three-Part Roundtable Discussion
Unlocking Digitalization in Industrial Operations
How can digitalization and AI boost productivity and industrial competitiveness? Addressing challenges and identifying solutions to maximize the benefits of digital transformation in Sweden.
- Case: Volvo Cars (Alexander Petrofski, Head of Energy Solutions)
- Case: Microsoft (Sofia Wikander, GM Microsoft Sweden)
Collaborating for a Sustainable Value Chain
Strategies for building profitable, resource-efficient, and low-emission industrial value chains. Tackling key obstacles to ensure industrial operations benefit from the green transition in Sweden.
- Case: GKN Aerospace (Joakim Andersson, CEO)
- Case: Stegra (Otto Gernandt, CFO)
The Path Forward - Investor’s perspectives on digital and green transition
What actions are needed now to prepare for the next decade? What are immediate priorities for solutions and challenges?
- Håkan Buskhe, CEO, FAM
- Sikander Rashid, Head of Europe, Brookfield
Lecturers
Alexander Petrofski Speaker
Head of Energy Solutions
Volvo Car Corporation
Håkan Buskhe Speaker
CEO
FAM AB
Joakim Andersson Speaker
President
GKN Aerospace
Otto Gernandt Speaker
Chief Financial Officer
Stegra
Pia Sandvik SpeakerPartner
CEO
Technology Industries of Sweden
Sikander Rashid Speaker
Head of Europe
Brookfield Asset Management
Sikander Rashid is the Head of Europe for Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group. In this role, Mr. Rashid is responsible for overseeing all infrastructure investment and portfolio management activity in the region. Mr. Rashid is also the Head of Europe for Brookfield Asset Management, with responsibility for overseeing the Asset Manager’s business activities in the region.
Mr. Rashid joined Brookfield in 2012 and has held progressively senior roles within the organization.
Mr. Rashid holds a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo and is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants.
Sophia Wikander Speaker
GM Microsoft Sweden
Microsoft AB
Mia Odabas Moderator
Moderator
Smarta samtal Sverige AB
Benjamin Dousa Industry track hostPartner
Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade
Government Offices of Sweden
Benjamin Dousa will host the industry track Advanced Manufacturing