Karin is an impact and sustainability entrepreneur. As the founder of WhistleB, a leading whistleblowing provider, she led the expansion of the WhistleB SaaS solution, which is currently used by customers in 150 countries and 60 languages. Karin also founded TripleB, an ESG advisory firm, and serve as Vice President at Respect Sustainable Business. At Satama Interactive, Karin leveraged her expertise in digital solutions and communication. Karin is also the author of two books, “Sustainable Profit” and a handbook on whistleblowing.

– About the future of the aviation industry through Advanced Digitalisation and the transformative project Air Mobility

Welcome to participate for 45 minutes to learn more about the Air Mobility project, which is
funded by one of Sweden’s largest research and innovation programs, Advanced Digitalisation.
Advanced Digitalisation is currently an ongoing and significant billion-dollar investment in Sweden.
One of the major projects being funded is Advanced Air Mobility, which aims to explore how,
through broad collaboration and modern technology, we can develop a more digitized future with
unmanned flight in combination with the conventional.

During the seminar, a panel will discuss how Air Mobility contributes to increased automation with
increased sustainability in the transport sector through digitization, automation and artificial
intelligence. How will a developed combined airspace work, what will future airports look like and
what challenges are there to enable door-to-door transport?

The seminar begins with a presentation on Advanced Digitization and then focuses on Air Mobility
and its importance for the aviation infrastructure of the future.

Welcome to participate and listen to the seminar’s discussions about the aviation industry and its
role in the global transport sector.

Speakers

Are you looking for innovation partners from Sweden, France and Germany within Smart Mobility, Smart Industry or Smart Health? Then this might be the right forum for you!

The Trilateral Innovation Platform (TIP) is a forum where innovative actors from the private and public spheres get to together with academia to form innovation consortia to drive innovation for a competitive Europe. In this session representatives from the actors behind the TIP initiative; Business Sweden and Vinnova, will present the concept, thematic areas for innovation collaboration and how your company or organization could take part. We will also hear from a project lead, on their thoughts on how to leverage on the platform. Join us to get to know how you could benefit from trilateral innovation collaboration!

About the organisers

Business Sweden is jointly owned by the Swedish state and the Swedish business sector with a mandate and a mission to help international companies gain access to the Swedish market and help domestic ones utilise it as a platform for expansion. Our clients range from start-ups via small- and medium sized businesses to multinational enterprises – with tailor-made services catering to all of these segments.

We have an holistic approach, offering both hands-on support, strategic and practical expertise and a unique capability to create access where access is hard to get, both in Sweden and through our 44 offices across Europe, Americas, Middle East & Africa, and Asia Pacific. Our expertise, presence and exclusive access to networks and stakeholders in both the public and private sectors in these markets gives us a supreme ability to help clients navigate regional business structures in order to expand their business and unlock growth.

In short, we help companies turn global opportunities into reality.

Cities hold significant importance in achieving climate goals. Here, actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change need to be taken while simultaneously attending to social justice and inclusion. Innovative partnerships between research and practice can help guide and realize just climate transitions.

Actions aimed at mitigating and adapting to climate change encompass a diverse array of approaches. Urban development is intricate and context-specific, involving multiple stakeholders with diverse interests, operating across various sectors and levels of governance. In this complexity, efforts to address climate change must be coupled with the pursuit of equally momentous societal goals related to justice, equality, and inclusion. Merely addressing climate change without considering these factors will not yield sustainable outcomes.

Participants of this session will witness firsthand how capacity for just climate transitions need to be built at local and urban levels. The focus is on the capability of public organisations to facilitate such change. Partners of an innovative research school will give voice to how just climate transitions can be accelerated through close collaboration between research and practice. You will hear examples of how it responds to concrete dilemmas and needs in the urban context, and of the process of conducting research that responds to actual challenges and fit directly into a practice-based context. The aim is to build integrated knowledge and capacity that can transform our cities and communities in a sustainable manner.

Speakers

About the organisers

Just Transitions – Swedish Research School on Governance for Just Urban and Regional Climate Transitions constitutes an innovative partnership between Linköping university, Gothenburg University, Chalmers University of Technology, the municipalities of Norrköping, Linköping and Gothenburg, the Region Västra Götaland, the County administrative board of Östergötland, and Urban Futures – Centre for sustainable urban futures.

It links together several fields of research and practice to develop integrated knowledge and solutions for achieving just climate transitions on the ground.

Join AI Sweden’s side event during Sweden Innovation Days, where we delve into projects that may reshape industries and mindsets to drive innovation forward. Our webinar brings together thought leaders and experts to explore the intersection of technology, healthcare, climate and societal impact.

Two Key Topics:

AI for Deep Green Transition: Explore how AI can catalyze a global shift towards sustainability

We’ll showcase a groundbreaking project led by AI Sweden and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) aimed at identifying how to accelerate the world’s mindset towards green transition. Learn why it’s important to investigate how AI can catalyze a global shift towards sustainability and how it can change behaviors in society to really address environmental challenges on a deep systemic level and drive impactful change.

During this part of the session we will interact with the audience through the webinar chat function to give the attendees the opportunity to give input to the project on how AI can catalyze a global shift towards sustainability and e.g. share suggestions for experts that can share valuable input knowledge. We are eager to give the attendees a chance to interact and influence the project.

Speakers :

International Collaboration in Healthcare

What are the opportunities with global collaborations on healthcare? How can cross-border partnerships foster innovation, driving knowledge exchange, and ultimately benefiting society at large. We’ll spotlight a recent collaboration with the aim to accelerate the adoption of AI in healthcare in Sweden and Canada.  Together, AI Sweden, Swedish hospitals and Unity Health aims at accelerating AI adoption in healthcare in both countries as well as serving as a global role model on international collaboration and the positive impact of AI in healthcare.

Speakers :

About the organiser

AI Sweden is the Swedish national center for applied artificial intelligence. Our mission is to accelerate the use of AI for the benefit of our society, our competitiveness, and for everyone living in Sweden. We are broadly funded and not for profit, and we collaborate with speed and boldness in everything we do with our over 120 partners from the private and public sectors as well as academia.

Erika Sundell is leading Polarium’s climate action strategy, currently focusing on the company’s science-based target commitment and net-zero decarbonization plan. With a broad background spanning over 15 years, Erika brings experience from diverse sustainability roles within industry, NGO, clean-tech, management consulting and assurance. Erika has worked in several impact-startup companies, being on the receiving end of sustainable investments. Moreover, Erika has headed the WWF Sweden Finance & Corporate Engagement Department, where sustainable finance was one of the key strategic areas.

 M.Sc in Autonomous Systems and AI, from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), followed by engineering, product, and go-to-market roles in startups, scaleups and large corporations, such as Oracle, BEA Systems, and Cloudera. Two acquisitions and one IPO later, Eva joined DNX Ventures to lead their AI & Enterprise investment thesis. 12 seed & Series A investments to date. Also actively involved in Nordic Innovation House and Vinnova.

Swedish incubators hold high quality and several of them are ranked among the best in the world, for example in UBI Globals’s international rankings of incubators. They play an important role in the regions as an engine for innovation and innovation in business.

A national initiative, partly financed by Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency, is the National Incubator Program. Through joint development and transparent peer-to-peer reviews it not only adds a quality stamp to member incubators, but also drives the developement of outstanding support to startups and scaleups. In this session we will talk more on how this work is carried out.

Speakers:

About the organiser
Swedish Incubators & Science Parks (SISP) is the member association for Sweden’s incubators and science parks as regional innovation hubs across the country. SISPs members support knowledge and technology based startups and scaleups, as well as established industries and the public sector, to develop a sustainable society through innovation. Several members also run business angel networks and seed capital funds.

The green transition is a multifaceted challenge that requires synchronized efforts from academia, startups, investors, customers, and others. Sweden is a frontrunner in innovations for battling climate change. The Swedish Climate Startup Map is a visible platform with 508 startups and scaleups contributing to accelerating the green transition.

In this panel, we’ll hear from a diverse group of stakeholders within the innovation ecosystem, discuss how having one main place where everyone can work together can make things easier. By weaving together varied perspectives, the session seeks to uncover how a platform like the Swedish Climate Startup Map can serve as a linchpin in the innovation ecosystem, aligning disparate efforts, facilitating meaningful collaborations, and amplifying the collective impact on environmental sustainability.

Speakers

About the organisers

Ignite Sweden is a national non-profit program that aims at catalyzing commercial partnerships between startups, large companies and the public sector. Since 2017, Ignite has tailored more than 6 700 matchmaking meetings between 1500+ startups and 310+ corporates and 44 public organizations, resulting in over 610 commercial collaborations. Ignite Sweden is led by SISP – Swedish Incubators & Science Parks and was established and developed by leading incubators and science parks in Sweden. The program is co-funded by Vinnova and Energimyndigheten. Visit the website: https://ignitesweden.org/

Swedish Incubators & Science Parks (SISP) is the member association for Sweden’s incubators and science parks as regional Areas of Innovation across the country. SISPs members support knowledge and technology based startups and scaleups, as well as established industries and the public sector, to develop a sustainable society through innovation. Several members also run business angel networks and seed capital funds

DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) is NATO´s accelerator for defence innovation reaching out to startups in the civil sector.

Join us for a conversation on shaping a sustainable innovation ecosystem for future defence readiness. This side event delves into the synergy between NATO’s DIANA initiative and the push for accelerated defence innovation via civil-military collaborations.

Discussions will center on DIANA’s strategic goals, the influence of emerging technologies on defence mechanisms, and the next steps for DIANA’s challenge-based calls.

The session aims to provide insights into DIANA’s strategic plan to integrate advanced technologies into defence strategies, showcasing the initiative’s forward-thinking approach.

Speakers: