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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.

 

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2025-04-03

Trade officer dinner: How do we create more trade in an uncertain world?

2025-02-04

Content of a Swedish start-up strategy – who should do what?

2025-03-03

The Use of AI by Government Agencies – Challenges and Opportunities

2024-12-09

A stronger Sweden – The state and business in collaboration within Sweden's new total defense

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Events

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.

Salon debates

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.

Roundtable discussions

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.

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2025-04-03
Format & Theme
Trade officer dinner: How do we create more trade in an uncertain world?
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Anders Ahnlid, Director-General of the National Board of Trade Sweden
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2025-03-03
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The Use of AI by Government Agencies – Challenges and Opportunities
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Roundtable discussion with the Directors-General of agencies covered by the government’s mandate to report their current and planned use of AI.

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2025-02-04
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Content of a Swedish start-up strategy – who should do what?
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Workshop with representatives from start-ups, investors, and the innovation system to discuss measures in a start-up and scale-up strategy for Sweden. Moderator: Thomas Malmer.

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2024-12-09
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A stronger Sweden – The state and business in collaboration within Sweden's new total defense
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Johan Öberg, Senior Partner BCG and Joe Anderson, Lieutenant General and former Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army. 
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2024-10-02
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How do we future-proof Swedish healthcare?
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Anders Ekholm, Vice President at the Institute for Futures Studies, and Peter Graf, Chairman of the Boards of Danderyd Hospital, Södersjukhuset, and Södertälje Hospital.

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2024-09-10
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Corporate Governance from a practitioner’s perspective
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Karl-Adam Bonnier shared insights from his career and discussed the importance of corporate governance for business and the economy.

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2024-09-10
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Does Sweden need a national startup strategy and what should it look like?
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Rasmus Rahm, Ph.D. in Economics and director of the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship, and Magnus Klofsten, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Linköping University.

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2024-06-10
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Future societal leaders – part 3
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Professor Robert Östling at SSE and Laura Hartman, Associate Professor in Economics and SSE Board member.

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2024-05-23
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The Dragon and the Bear – How will China and Russia shape the 21st century?
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Professor Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington and Björn Jerdén, Director of the Swedish National China Centre at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

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2024-05-21
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The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive has been adopted
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Lawyer Maria Althin and Jonas Berggren, Head of International Analysis at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, presented the final content of the directive and the requirements it imposes on companies. Rolf Skog, who participated in the negotiations during Sweden’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, provided insights into Sweden’s influence on the shaping of the directive.

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