SACC YP Midsummer Celebration in Sydney 25 June

After two years of lockdowns and restrictions hindering us Swedes to do what we do best, we were finally able to meet up at Bronte Park to make frog sounds and jump around the Maypole! The YP Board was excited to see over 50 people attend the event. We were prepared and had stocked up on blue and yellow ponchos for everyone, but in some magic way La Nina let the sun shine on us and we could enjoy the whole afternoon under clear skies. Herring, strawberry cake and the rest of the Midsummer essentials on the table, ‘5-kamp’, dancing around the maypole, singing and laughing –  we had it all! Thanks everyone for coming!!! What an afternoon!!!

 

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Talk with Mr Christian Levin​, President & CEO of Scania and TRATON GROUP​ – Swedish Chambers APAC CEO Series 10 June

The Swedish Chambers APAC were proud to host Mr Christian Levin​, President & CEO of Scania and  TRATON GROUP​, at the recent CEO Series online event on 10 June.

Mr Levin will gave us an insight to Scania’s commitments to reach net-zero emissions, their investment in building its third global production hub in China, and the secret behind Scania’s success in APAC. He also talked about the unique Scania modular production system and how it creates value for customers.

Event agenda:

View the recording of the online event here

Speakers

Mr Christian Levin, President & CEO of Scania and Traton Group

Mr Christian Levin joined Scania in 1994, the same year he obtained his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He commenced his career at Scania as a marketing trainee and took up his first management position in 1997. In 2001 he became Director of Product Marketing and in 2005 he took the position as Managing Director, Scania Schweiz AG. Christian Levin has also been managing Director of Italscania S.p.A. In 2010, he was appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Operations. In 2016, Christian Levin was appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing. In January 2019, he took up the position as Chief Operating Officer at TRATON GROUP and was also appointed as a member of the Executive Board of TRATON SE. As of May, 2021 Christian Levin is President and CEO of Scania and as of October 2021, he is CEO of TRATON SE. Member of the Swedish government’s Electrification Commission and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Other directorships: Chairman of the Supervisory Board MAN Truck & Bus SE. Board member of Navistar LLC, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, Association of Swedish Engineering Industries and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH).

 

Ms Reema Bhattacharya, Head of Asia Risk Insight, Verisk Maplecroft 

Ms Reema Bhattacharya is the Head of Asia Risk Insight, Verisk Maplecroft’s Singapore office. She plays a key role in expanding the firm’s services in the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) risk space and works alongside clients to strengthen their in-house ESG processes. Ms Bhattacharya has significant experience in macro and sector-specific political risk assessments, public policy advisory, stakeholder mapping and engagement. She also advises clients on critical political and regulatory risks that may affect their operations and exposure to regulatory enforcement in Asia. She is a spokesperson for Control Risks in the Asia Pacific, speaking regularly at events and in the media and frequently writing on ESG, business and broader political-economic trends in APAC. She has advanced degrees in politics, media and business law.

SACC YP Melbourne Entrepreneurs Event 2 June

SACC YP Melbourne welcomed members and guests to an evening event on 2 June on – How to secure investment in Shark Tank and sell to the Kardashians and Pink

Guests listened to Melbourne based entrepreneurs Kate and Elad who told us about their success stories from very humble starts ups to now running multimillion dollar businesses.

KOJA sponsored lucky door prizes and handed out KOJA samples to all attendees.

About the speakers:

Kate started KOJA in 2013 because she was tired of seeing so many excessively processed foods that appeared healthy. KOJA is now the leading healthy snack brand in Australia stocked in over 2,000 stores. Kate worked two years in Stockholm and gained invaluable experience as the foundation for her business.

 

 

 

Elad and his wife started Huxbaby in 2014 after they were inspired to create high quality, minimalist childrenswear with an adult level of style. Huxbaby is one of the best-selling children’s clothing brands across Australia and is stocked in over 250 stores worldwide – including THE ICONIC, department stores David Jones, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bloomingdales in the US.  In setting up Huxbaby, inspiration has been drawn from Scandinavian simplicity and global fashion presence.