Seminar at the presence of the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda

1. Seminar at the presence of the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda
“Innovation: a key to future growth. Polish and Swedish experiences.”
Date: 30.11.2016
Venue: Norra Latin, Musiksalen, Drottninggatan 71B, Stockholm
Moderator: Torbjörn Becker, SITE, Stockholm School of Economics
9.30 - 10.00 - Registration, coffee (10.00 all must be seated)
10.15 - 10.20 – Introductory remarks
10.20 - 10.30 - Keynote speech of President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda
10.30 – 10.50 - Presentations on effective policies for innovative growth
- Mr Robert Grey, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
- Ms Eva Lindström, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden
- Mr Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of SEB, Saab and FAM, Sweden
10.50 – 10.55 – technical break
10.55 – 12.00 - Panel I: Research and education as a drive for innovation policy – experiences of
cooperation between universities, companies and incubators etc.
- Mr Olle Zetterberg, CEO, Stockholm Business Region AB, Sweden
- Mr Fredrik Hörstedt, Vice President of Utilisation, Chalmers, Sweden
- Mr Michal Gromek, ResearcherandProjectCoordinatoronFinTech,Stockholm School of Economics,
Sweden
- Mr Donnie Lygonis, Technology Transfer Manager, KTH, Sweden
12.00 – 12.15 - coffee break
12.15 - 13.35 – Panel II: Implementing innovations – experiences of companies from Poland and
Sweden
- Mr JakobLindvall,Directorof International BusinessDevelopment,SwedishIncubatorsandScience
Parks,Sweden
- Mr Ulf Pehrsson, Vice-PresidentforGovernmentandIndustryRelations,Ericsson, Sweden
- Mr Ulf Magnusson,SeniorVice President, VolvoBuses, BusinessRegionEurope,Sweden
- Ms Charlotte Eisner, CEO,Charge Amps,Sweden
- Mr DavidMothander, Google Sweden,NordicPolicyCounsel,Sweden
- Mr WojciechTarnawski, ScientificOfficer, Co-FounderHistopixel/MrRyszardSzopa– Co-Founder
Histopixel,Poland
13.35 - 13.45 – Closingremarks - Mr WojciechPonikiewski –DeputyDirector,Departmentof
EconomicCooperation,Ministryof ForeignAffairs,Poland
13.45 - 15.00 – Lunch/matchmaking withthe participation ofPolish start-ups