With reservation for changes
Co-Chairs: Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI and Randy Mitchell, Private Equity Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
08:30 Registration opens
09:00 Introduction
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI
Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Randy Mitchell, Private Equity Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
09:15 Panel I: The role of government in creating an entrepreneurial society
Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Anne Lidgard, Director, VINNOVA (The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems)
Randy Mitchell, Private Equity Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lena Rooth, Head of Unit, Tillväxtverket (Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth)
Chair: Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI
10:30 Networking and coffee
11:00 Panel II: How to fund your company in turbulent economic times?
Katarina Bonde, Managing Director, Kubicorp
Kimberlie Cerrone, angel investor and board member
Clare Fairfield, Managing Director, Concerto Ventures
Mikael Karlsson, Managing Director and Fund Manager, ALMI Invest
Chair: Tom Kosnik, Professor, Stanford University
12:15 Lunch and networking
13:30 Panel III: Business opportunities in the cleantech sector
Dag Agnvall, Expert, Business development, Energimyndigheten (Swedish Energy Agency)
André Heinz, Founding Partner & Investment Director, Sustainable Technologies Fund
Tom Kosnik, Professor, Stanford University
Thomas Perry, Senior Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Laina Raveendran Greene, CEO and Lead Consultant, GET-IT
Chair: Randy Mitchell, Private Equity Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
15:00 Networking and refreshments
15:30 Key-note speech: Matthew Barzun, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
"Catalyzing the U.S.-Swedish Innovation Partnership"
16:30 Reception and networking
17:30 The Forum day ends