Seminar at the presence of the President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda

“Innovation: a key to future growth. Polish and Swedish experiences.”

Date: 30.11.2016

Venue: Norra Latin, Musiksalen, Drottninggatan 71B, Stockholm

Moderator: Torbjörn Becker, SITE, Stockholm School of Economics

9.30 - 10.00 - Registration, coffee (10.00 all must be seated)

10.15 - 10.20 – Introductory remarks

10.20 - 10.30 - Keynote speech of President of the Republic of Poland, Mr Andrzej Duda

10.30 – 10.50 - Presentations on effective policies for innovative growth- Mr Robert Grey, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland- Ms Eva Lindström, State Secretary, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden- Mr Marcus Wallenberg, Chairman of SEB, Saab and FAM, Sweden

10.50 – 10.55 – technical break

10.55 – 12.00 - Panel I: Research and education as a drive for innovation policy – experiences of cooperation between universities, companies and incubators etc. - Mr Olle Zetterberg, CEO, Stockholm Business Region AB, Sweden- Mr Fredrik Hörstedt, Vice President of Utilisation, Chalmers, Sweden- Mr Michal Gromek, Researcher and Project Coordinator on FinTech, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden- Mr Donnie Lygonis, Technology Transfer Manager, KTH, Sweden

12.00 – 12.15 - coffee break

12.15 - 13.35 – Panel II: Implementing innovations – experiences of companies from Poland and Sweden- Mr Jakob Lindvall, Director of International Business Development, Swedish Incubators and Science Parks, Sweden- Mr Ulf Pehrsson, Vice-President for Government and Industry Relations, Ericsson, Sweden- Mr Ulf Magnusson, Senior Vice President, Volvo Buses, Business Region Europe, Sweden- Ms Charlotte Eisner, CEO, Charge Amps, Sweden- Mr David Mothander, Google Sweden, Nordic Policy Counsel, Sweden- Mr Wojciech Tarnawski, Scientific Officer, Co-Founder Histopixel/Mr Ryszard Szopa – Co-Founder Histopixel, Poland

13.35 - 13.45 – Closing remarks - Mr Wojciech Ponikiewski – Deputy Director, Department of Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland

13.45 - 15.00 – Lunch/matchmaking with the participation of Polish start-ups