In order to spread new knowledge and promote collaboration, we regularly invite experts and decision-makers from academia, politics, business and the public sector to dialogue and debate. All our invitations are personal and the topic determines who we invite.
When we launch a research report, release a new book or celebrate an anniversary, we arrange larger events where we invite a wider audience with an interest in the topic.
At our events, we share new knowledge and initiate constructive discussions among experts and leaders with different perspectives on the current topic.
Our three forums regularly host moderator-led salon debates within their various thematic areas. The salon debates play an important role in broadening perspectives, arousing new ideas and igniting the spark of change. We ensure that there is always representation from academia, the private and public sectors to create a holistic understanding of the issue’s challenges and consequences. The invitations to our salon debates are personal and all guests represent themselves during the evening.
In all our debates, we apply the Chatham House Rules to ensure a climate of trust and courage to put forward and test new ideas. All guests are expected to take an active role in the conversation and are invited for their expertise in the matter. Dinner is always served in connection with the salon debate.
The foundation arrange roundtable discussions on issues where there is a need for different actors to meet and exchange knowledge, in order to contribute to the development of business. At our roundtable discussions, 10-20 guests usually participate in a moderator-led discussion on a specific issue.
The roundtable discussions create a neutral arena for constructive dialogue where guests are given the opportunity to discuss common challenges and solutions during a pleasant dinner. We apply Chatham House Rules in our roundtable discussions and all participants have an active role in the conversation.
David Weild IV, former vice chairman of Nasdaq, Grant McKelvey, Head of Listing Qualifications at Nasdaq Stockholm, and Patrik Tigerschiöld, chairman of Bure Equity AB
Mark J. Roe, David Berg Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and professor Rolf Skog, Gothenburg University and CGF
Peter Dahlen, Managing Director, AmCham
Mats Isaksson, Head of Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance at OECD, and Gül Demirtaş, Sabanci University and CGF
Alf Karlsson, särskild utredare, Fredrik Hörstedt, Vicerektor för nyttiggörande, Chalmers tekniska högskola, Viktoria Mattsson, Chef Samverkan, externfinansiering och innovation, Luleå tekniska universitet
Cecilia Sjöstedt, Vice President at Stockholms Handelskammare and Site Leader and CEO, Cytiva
Professor Jesper Lau Hansen, Köpenhamns universitet, Jimmy Kvarnström, nordiska övervakningschef Nasdaq, Rolf Skog och Erik Lidman, CGF
Commercial/trade officers based in Stockholm working at embassies/consulates
Introductions:
• Banny Banerjee, Director of ChangeLabs, Stanford University
• Lars Strannegård, President, Stockholm School of Economics
Moderator:
• Mikolaj Norek, FIM
Mats Isaksson, Head of Corporate Governance and Corporate Finance vid OECD, Serdar Celik, Senior Economist vid OECD
