Program September 26: Forum Day

08.30 Registration opens

09.00 Program starts

Introduction and welcoming addresses
Magnus Aronsson, Managing director, ESBRI
William Stewart, Deputy chief of mission, U.S. Embassy
Catharina Håkansson Boman, State secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications

Creating a state-of-the-art innovation policy
Randy Mitchell, Private equity specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Martin Kenney, Professor, University of California, Davis
Sara Modig, Senior advisor, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist, CEO, Företagarna

10.30 Coffee break and networking

How do we increase innovation capacity in individuals and companies?
Clare Fairfield, VC investor and chairman, Venture Capital Institute

Why collaborations between academia and business lead to more innovation
Anders Flodström, Professor, KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

12.00 Lunch and networking

13.30 Program continues

The role of angel investors for financing innovation and start-ups
Kimberlie Cerrone, Angel investor in Silicon Valley

How do you build high potential start-ups?
Erik Straser, General partner, Mohr Davidow

Lessons for successful innovation
Sara Öhrvall, Director, Research & Development, Bonnier

15.00 Coffee break and networking

Financing innovation and early stage companies – lessons from the U.S. that may be useful for Sweden
John Backus, Founder and managing partner, New Atlantic Ventures

Promoting business investment in the United States
Tazeem Pasha, Manager, Select USA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Conclusion and end of program

Mingle and networking

17.00 Forum day ends