INNOVATIVE SWEDEN 

2-9 November, Alumni Center, Stanford University

We lead the world in innovation.

Our curiosity, creativity and desire for change improve lives.

For complete program and tickets follow the links to every day or special activity. Unless otherwise notified, all of the events takes place in Fisher Conference Hall, Alumni Center, Stanford University. Space is limited. Reservations will be granted on a first come, first serve basis.

If you wish to register to the whole week it is possible to do so although it is required that you have received an invitation with a VIP code. You are also welcome to send a request about special guided tours in the exhibition for the whole period of Nov 2nd-Nov 9th.

PROGRAM TOPICS AND KEYNOTES FOR INNOVATIVE SWEDEN

NOVEMBER 2nd – OPENING CEREMONY
Presented by: Swedish Institute, Consulate General of Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden

11am-1pm
Opening ceremony speech: Annika Rembe, Director General, Swedish Institute, Barbro Osher, General Consul of Sweden in San Francisco, Dr Arthur Bienenstock, professor emeritus Stanford University, Special Assistant to the President for Federal Research Policy and Director, Wallenberg Research Link Stanford University.

Enjoy a Swedish lunch buffet and Swedish entertainment.

NOVEMBER 2nd - THE FUTURE OF MOBILE

Presented by: Ericsson and Sony Ericsson

1pm-5pm

Moderator: Tomas Bennich, Founder, Sweden Mobile Association

Introductory speech: “Mobility, service awareness and cloud in a broadband smartphone world”, Erik Ekudden, Vice President & Head of Group Technology Strategies, Ericsson Silicon Valley.

Session speeches: ”Innovating towards a Networked Society”. Martin Körling, Head of Research, Ericsson Silicon Valley. “The Evolution of Smart Phones” Jan Uddenfeldt, CTO, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. “Innovation @ Google – Perspectives on the Mobile (r)Evolution”. Rikard Steiber, Global Marketing Director – Mobile & Social Advertising, Google. “Human Future Interaction – The Impact of technology on society and business”, Jason Tester, Research Director, The Institute For The Future. “PoMo – Post Mobile, what happens when the smart phone is not smart enough?” Sofia Svanteson, Founder and CEO, Ocean Observation.

Panel discussion: “What Innovations are needed for the future”.
Panel participants: Erik Ekudden, Ericsson, Jason Tester, Institute for the Future, Sofia Svanteson, Ocean Observation and Rikard Steiber, Google.

NOVEMBER 2nd - EVENING PITCHING SESSION“60 second pitches from Innovative Swedish startups for VC’s, Industry and experienced Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley”

Presented by: Innovationsbron
In collaboration with PeopleConnect and SVASE (Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs)

5pm-9pm

Join a select group of entrepreneurs and investors for a pitching session featuring 25 Swedish startups within the fields of Mobile/Internet/Social Media/Gaming and Cleantech.

Moderator: Max Shapiro, CEO PeopleConnect, Seed-Stage Investor Elevator Pitch Chair, VC Taskforce. Mikael Hult, Senior Project Manager Innovationsbron.

Session speakers: Seth Sternberg, CEO and Co-Founder Meeboo, “As a startup from Europe, how do you succeed in Silicon Valley?” Nicolai Wadström, CEO and Founder BootstrapLabs.

60 second pitches featuring 25 Swedish startups within the fields of Mobile/Internet/Social Media/Gaming and Cleantech. Each company has 1 minute to pitch and 2 minutes for Q&A. A panel consisting of investors and experienced entrepreneurs will give feedback to the startups on their pitches.

Time for one-on-one chats with the startups in the networking lounge.

Panel participants: Ron D. Reich, Sector Director, Wireless Infrastructure, Intel Capital. Ronald Weissman, Angel Investor and Venture Capitalist, Band of Angels, Apax Partners. Paul Twombly, General Partner at XF Ventures. Wendy Lung, Director, Corporate Strategy, IBM Venture Capital Group.Brett Laffel, Startup developer and platform evangelism at Microsoft. Marc Burch, Principal at Burch Ventures, VP Business Development at ComoBlue. Nicolai Wadström, CEO and Founder, BootstrapLabs. 

NOVEMBER 3rd – THE KEYFACTOR IN CREATING INNOVATIVE HOTSPOTS

Presented by: VINNOVA and Innovationsbron

11.30am-5pm

Moderator: Sean Ness, Business Development Manager, Institute for the Future

Lunch reception: Sylvia Schwaag- Serger, Executive Director International Strategy and Networks at VINNOVA (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems). Katarina Segerborg, Director Business Development, Innovationsbron AB about “Early financing of knowledgebased startups”.

Introductory speech: “Creating Silicon Valley A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship”, Dr. William Miller, professor emeritus Stanford University. Presented by Dr. Artur Bienenstock, professor emeritus Stanford University.

Session speeches: “The Swedish model and how it creates innovative regions”. Magnus Lundin, CEO, SiSP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks. “Visibility and Inspiration as Part of Innovation – Using the Arts as a Vehicle in Creating”. Prof. Ingvar Sjöberg, Artistic Director, DAC -Digital Art Center – Stockholm University. “Creative Space – establishing an innovative hotspot above the arctic circle”. Karin Nilsdotter, Director, Spaceport Sweden.

Panel discussion: “What is the keyfactor in creating innovative hotspots for the future?
Panel participants: Tamara Carleton, Founder and CEO, Innovation Leadership Board LLC, Kamilla Kohn Rådberg, Embassy of Sweden, Magnus Lundin SiSP, Marina Ranga, Stanford University, Carrie Walsh, Silicon Valley Bank. 

NOVEMBER 3rd – STARTUP GENOME: CRACKING THE CODE OF INNOVATION 

Presented by: Silicon Vikings

5.30pm-7.30pm

Moderator: Lars Johansson, Foley & Lardner LLP. Lars has extensive experience in working with entrepreneurs and addressing legal and other issues and challenging that startups face.

Session speeches: “The session will draw on the startup experience of Marmer and Hermann at BlackBox and the insights they have gained from their research for their report Startup Genome: Cracking the Code of Innovation. We will learn about the Startup Lifecycle and the different phases of growth and development that startups experience, as well as of the milestones and challenges faced along the way. What are the different types of startup companies and how do they differ in characteristics and behavior? We will discuss what are the key lessons that budding entrepreneurs, startup investors and perhaps corporate venture unit managers can take away from the insights presented in the Startup Genome. And we will put all of this in the context of the current environment and trends seen in entrepreneurship both in Silicon Valley and in the Nordic region.” Bjoern Herrmann and Max Marmer, Co founders of Blackbox and behind the report “Startup Genome: Cracking the Code of Innovation”. Bjoern Herrmann and Max Marmer, Co founders of Blackbox and behind the report “Startup Genome: Cracking the Code of Innovation”

Innovative Sweden VIP code does not apply.

NOVEMBER 4th – CLEANTECH: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CITIES FOR THE FUTURE

Presented by: ABB

10am–5pm

Moderator: Mikael Kanellos, former Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media

Short film intro to the Royal Seaport project: “A world-class environmental urban district by the City of Stockholm”.

Introductory speech: ‘Why is Sweden a leading country within SmartGrid and what is the reason behind it?’. Tomas Kåberger, Chalmers University, former Director General, The Swedish Energy Agency.

Session speeches: "San José's Green Vision", Scott Green, Clean Tech Officer, and Chris Burton, Buisness Developement Manager, of the City of San José. “Implementing the Smart Grid. Example Sweden, the source to socket approach”. Håkan Johansson, Marketing and Market Communication Manager of the Smart Grid Initiative, ABB. Speaker from PG&E. “Electrolux – Our Way to Sustainability Leadership”, Tomas Dahlman, Director, Global Energy Strategies, Electrolux. “A new lifestyle for energy awareness – How innovations can encourage people to change their behavior in energy consumption”. Christina Öhman, Interactive Institute. “A plan for a sustainable future: Powering the world for all purposes with wind, water, and sunlight”. Mark Z Jacobson, Stanford University.

Panel discussion: “Green Cities and the 21st Century Lifestyle”
Panel participants: Håkan Johansson, ABB, Mark Jacobson, Stanford University, Representative from PG&E to be announced, Christina Öhman, Interactive Institute 
 

NOVEMBER 5th – ALUMNI GATHERING

Presented by: Swedish Institute Almuni Network

1.30pm-4pm

Introductory speech: Annika Rembe, the Director General of the Swedish Institute

Session speeches: “Metro on Media Innovation”. Christian Quarles Van Ufford, Vice President, Director Global Marketing. "From Space down to Earth – The 21st Innovation”. Cecilia Hertz, Founder & CEO of Umbilical Design.

NOVEMBER 6th – EQUAL INNOVATION

Presented by: SWEA Professionals

1pm-4pm
Session speech: "Learn about the six power sources that increases your influence and knowing and learn to design actions to bring your power levels to where they should be". Denise Brouillette, Founder and President, LeaderXpress

Networking, coffeebreak and a special guided tour in the exhibition.

This event is by invitation only. If you would like to attend, send an email to ursula.hultqvist@gmail.com.

NOVEMBER 7th – THE FUTURE OF GAMIFICATION AND SIMULATION

Presented by: DESIGNBOOST

10am-5pm

Moderators: Peer Eriksson, Creative Director and Founder, DesignBoost and David Carlson, Founder DesignBoost.

Session speeches: "Designing Innovation - How to use design and games to create innovations", Peer Eriksson, Founder, Designboost. "Seven steps to heaven - The design process step by step", David Carlson, Founder, Designboost. “Gamification of Learning”, Anders Grönstedt, CEO and Founder, Grönstedt Group. “Gamification for change – using games to motivate people to take part in change”, Founders Karin Ryding and Bobbi Augustine Sand, Ozma Game Design. "Create, Simulate and Interact - Disruptive Technology in STEM Education", Kenneth Bodin, CEO and Founder Algoryx. “Experiences from using computer games as the main learning tool in a four-year project in secondary education”, Mats Wiklund, Senior University Professor, DSV Stockholm University.

Panel discussion: "How to use gamification in the future"

Panel participants: Karin Ryding, Ozma, Bobbi Augustine Sand, Ozma, Mats WIklund, DSV Stockholm University, Kennteh Bodin, Algoryx Simulation, Anders Grönstedt, Grönstedt Group, Johan Dahlen, Media Evolution.

NOVEMBER 7th – RECEPTION IN CERAS  

Presented by: SCANCOR

5pm-7pm
SCANCOR Reception and visit to the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab in CERAS Building

Introductory speech: “SCANCOR Welcome and Introduction”, Mitchell L. Stevens, Associate Professor, School of Education, Stanford University, and Director, SCANCOR.

Session speeches: Karin Forssell, Director, Learning, Design, Technology program, School of Education

Session speech and FabLab visit: A guided tour in the digital fabrication lab of Paulo Blikstein, Assistant Professor, School of Education and Computer Science, Stanford University together with Claire Rosenbaum, Senior Lab Coordinator, Stanford University

By invitation only. To register, send an email to kaelat@stanford.edu 

NOVEMBER 8th – SWEDISH STANFORD COMMUNITY GATHERING

Presented by: Wallenberg Research Link, Stanford University

4.30pm-6.30pm

Introductory speech: “A welcome and introduction to the Wallenberg Research Link and project”, Dr. Arthur Bienenstock, professor emeritus, Stanford University.

By invitation only. To register, send an email to laurie.richard@stanford.edu by October 24th at the latest.

NOVEMBER 9th - SPECIAL GUIDED TOURS IN THE EXHIBITION

10am–6pm

Time available for guided tours in the exhibition for groups or organizations. Check availability and make your reservation by sending a request to katarina.bennich@gmail.com.

All attendees in the program will experience a guided tour in the exhibition.

More information about the exhibition and program: http://si.se/innovativesweden/

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