Final program
Co-Chairs:
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI
Randy Mitchell, U.S. International Trade Strategist for Private Equity and Senior Advisor for Entrepreneurship, U.S. Department of Commerce
More panelists will be added/reservation for changes
08.30 Registration opens
09.00 Program starts
Introduction and welcoming address
Magnus Aronsson, Managing Director, ESBRI
Honorable Michael Wood, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Ola Alterå, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Panel I: The one big thing − collaboration between Sweden and the U.S. in alternative energy and cleantech
Michael Wood, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Ola Alterå, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications
Lena Gustafsson, Deputy Director General, VINNOVA
Lars Guldbrand, Director for Development, Swedish Energy Agency
Questions and answers
Networking and coffee
Panel II: Business opportunities in the cleantech sector
Anders Barsk, Private investor in cleantech companies
Tom Kosnik, Professor, Stanford University
Angelica Hull, Managing Director, Swedish Biofuel
Pär-Jörgen Pärson, General Partner, Northzone Ventures
Jay Tannon, Partner, DLA Piper
Questions and answers
Lunch and networking
Panel III: From the ivory tower to the market − how to commercialize knowledge from universities
Kirsten Leute, Senior Licensing Associate, Stanford University's Office of Technology Licensing (OTL)
Sandra Miller, Senior Fellow in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Advancing Innovation Group
Emil Görnerup, Senior Advisor on Research and Innovation Policy, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
John MacMahon, Serial Entrepreneur
Tor Kihlberg, Investment Manager, Innovationsbron AB
Questions and answers
Networking and refreshments
Panel IV: Money is one thing − smart money something completely different!
Kimberlie Cerrone, Angel investor and board member
Clare Fairfield, Managing Director, Concerto Ventures
Anna Hallberg, Vice President, ALMI Företagspartner
Jonas Hombert, Co-founder and CEO, JayCut AB
Questions and answers
Celebrating the 5th annual forum
Maud Olofsson, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Deputy Prime Minister
Michael Wood, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
Reception and networking
18.00 The forum day ends