How to secure investment in Shark Tank and sell to the Kardashians and Pink
Join SACC Young Professionals in inviting Melbourne based entrepreneurs Kate and Elad to listen to their success stories from humble starts to running multimillion dollar businesses.
This event is sponsored by KOJA and every guest attending will receive FREE KOJA samples. We will also draw two lucky door prize winners who will each get $100 worth of KOJA.
Wine and beer will be provided at the event.
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.
When: Thursday 2 June. 5:45pm arrival for a 6pm start. Event concludes at 7pm.
Where: 525 Collins Street, Rialto, North Tower, Level 4. Drinks afterwards at State of Grace.
This event is FREE! Register now to secure your spot.
Feel free to bring a guest along but please register each person separately.
We look forward to seeing you there!
John, Helen & Sara | SACC YP Melbourne
Visit to UTS Tech Lab Sydney 3 August at 9.30am
As a pre-event for the Swedish Australian Innovation Technology & Design Summit 28-29 September, the University of Technology Sydney invites SACC members and guests to a breakfast event at UTS Tech Lab in Botany.
The UTS Tech Lab facilities cover many areas of collaboration within different industries, here are a few of the areas/facilities:
Ray Kirby, Director UTS Tech Lab, will meet us there to present the lab and take us around the facilities. See the Tech Lab video here
When: 3 August, 9.30 – 11.00 am
Where: UTS Tech Lab, 32-34 Lord Street, Botany NSW 2019
SACC/YP Members and UTS Guests Free, Non Members $20
Transport option: The UTS Tech Lab bus runs between the UTS Ultimo campus and Tech Lab https://techlab.uts.edu.au/bus-timetable/. The bus leaves at 8.30 am bus from campus. The Tech Lab is only a 20 min drive from the CBD and there is plenty of free parking on site. Please note that registrations are essential and that there are limited spots for this event.
Read more about the UTS Tech Lab here.
Become a member of SACC/YP
We look forward to seeing you there!
SACC YP Melbourne Entrepreneurs Event 2 June
How to secure investment in Shark Tank and sell to the Kardashians and Pink
Join SACC Young Professionals in inviting Melbourne based entrepreneurs Kate and Elad to listen to their success stories from humble starts to running multimillion dollar businesses.
This event is sponsored by KOJA and every guest attending will receive FREE KOJA samples. We will also draw two lucky door prize winners who will each get $100 worth of KOJA.
Wine and beer will be provided at the event.
When: Thursday 2 June. 5:45pm arrival for a 6pm start. Event concludes at 7pm.
Where: 525 Collins Street, Rialto, North Tower, Level 4. Drinks afterwards at State of Grace.
This event is FREE! Register now to secure your spot.
Feel free to bring a guest along but please register each person separately.
We look forward to seeing you there!
John, Helen & Sara | SACC YP Melbourne
SACC Perth Chapter networking event 17 May
On 17 May the SACC Perth Chapter organised a networking evening at the Beaufort in Perth in conjunction with the Deputy Head of Mission at the Swedish Embassy Per Linnér’s visit to Western Australia. It was a nice and exclusive event and the first one since the state opened its borders to the rest of Australia.
NEW CORPORATE MEMBER – Sinch
Sinch is a telecommunications and cloud communications platform. Sinch enables businesses to send text messages to large numbers of customers and to make video and voice calls. With its headquarter in Stockholm, Sweden, Sinch also has offices in over 30 cities worldwide, including Atlanta, London, Madrid, San Francisco, Singapore and Sydney.
See website and video below for more information on Sinch
Contact:
Liam Schmit, VP, Sales APAC
Guillaume.Schmit@sinch.com
https://www.sinch.com/
The Embassy of Sweden hosted art exhibition to highlight the problem of plastic pollution – 13 May 2022
Beyond Borders: People, Plastic and Pollution &
Swedish Institute’s Re:waste – how Sweden is rethinking resources
Over two weekends in May the Embassy of Sweden, together with the Australian National University (ANU) School of the Art & Design, hosted the art exhibition “Beyond Borders: People, Plastic and Pollution”. The collaboration with ANU School of Art and Design invited students to investigate plastic pollution through a creative lens. Two installations, ”Bedroom Plastic” and “PHYT!” were created to evoke thoughts and provide a platform for a discussion around the major environmental problem of plastic pollution.
On Friday 13 May the exhibitions opened with a multi-stakeholder panel discussion on “how to combat plastic pollution”. The opening was framed in the the spirit of the major UN environmental conference Stockholm +50 that took place a few weeks later. A representative of the Australian Department of Environment gave opening remarks followed by a discussion around the importance of a whole of society approach, addressing challenges throughout the whole life cycle of plastics and collaboration between government, industry, academia and civil society.
Following the discussion, guests were able to view the exhibition was created by ANU School of the Art and Design students and the Swedish Institute exhibition “RE:waste – how Sweden is rethinking resources”. RE:waste is giving a Swedish perspective of the waste hierarchy, recycling and waste management,
With the event the embassy wanted to engage Australian stakeholders in a discussion around plastic pollution and highlight Sweden and Swedish solutions in terms of sustainability. The Swedish government is a strong proponent of a global agreement to combat plastic pollution. Multilateral negotiations on a global agreement will start this year.
In June 2022, it was 50 years since the first conference on the human environment was held in Stockholm in 1972. To commemorate this, and to accelerate the discussions on the need for urgent action, the UN mandated conference Stockholm +50, “a healthy planet for the prosperity of all – our responsibility, our opportunity” was held in Stockholm. The conference focusing on how to accelerate and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, tackle the planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Executive Forum and Business Networking Event 12 May in Melbourne
The Melbourne Executive Forum and Networking Event took place 12 May at Tetra Pak. We were welcomed by Tetra Pak Oceania’s Managing Director, Andrew Pooch, and the President of SACC, Jan Gardberg. Guest speaker from Victoria State Government Department, Mr Hugh Moor, Executive Director, Business Investment and Engagement talked about innovation and sustainability initiatives that drive industry investment and collaboration opportunities. Later, at the evening event Dr Leif Lundin, Food Program Research Director, CSIRO Food Innovation Centre, spoke on how to approach innovation and industry collaboration. Thank you to all participants and special thanks to Tetra Pak for hosting us and sharing insight on their focus areas on the Australian Market.
CEO Talk: Christian Levin, President & CEO of Scania and TRATON GROUP, 10 June 5-6pm AEST
The Swedish Chambers APAC are proud to announce that Mr Christian Levin, President & CEO of Scania and TRATON GROUP, will be at our next meet CEO Series online event on 10 June to talk about Scania’s presence and plans in APAC.
Mr Levin will give 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 will also talk about the unique Scania modular production system and how it creates value for customers. Finally, he will introduce the audience to the more “invisible” business area: Power Solutions.
Agenda:
Online event 10 June at 5.00 -6.00 pm AEST
The link to access the webinar will be forwarded to registered participants prior to the webinar.
Exclusively for SACC and YP Members.
Sign up to become a member of SACC here https://www.swedishchamber.com.au/membership/
Speakers
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 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.
CEO Talk with Mr Christian Levin, President & CEO of Scania and Traton Group – Swedish Chambers APAC CEO Series 8 June 2022
The Swedish Chambers APAC are proud to announce that Mr Christian Levin, President & CEO of Scania and TRATON GROUP, will be at our next meet CEO Series online event on 10 June to talk about Scania’s presence and plans in APAC.
Mr Levin will give 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 will also talk about the unique Scania modular production system and how it creates value for customers. Finally, he will introduce the audience to the more “invisible” business area: Power Solutions.
Agenda:
Online event 10 June at 5.00 -6.00 pm AEST
The link to access the webinar will be forwarded to registered participants prior to the webinar.
Exclusively for SACC Members.
Sign up to become a member of SACC here https://www.swedishchamber.com.au/membership/
Speakers
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 is a Senior Analyst in Control Risks’ 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.
Business Networking Event 10 May in Sydney with Guest of Honour, HE Henrik Cederin, Ambassador of Sweden to Australia
The SACC was delighted to provide members and guests with the opportunity to network with Guest of Honour, HE Henrik Cederin, Ambassador of Sweden to Australia at the SACC business event at Grant Thornton in Sydney on 10 May following the Executive Forum. President of SACC Jan Gardberg, welcomed all and introduced Ambassador Cederin, who held a speech as well as venue host Vincent Tropiano, Grant Thornton. New SACC Corporate Member and event sponsor Sinch was introduced to all guests by their Oceania General Manager, Hugh Haley.
Big Thank you to our event sponsors Sinch and Grant Thornton!
SWEDEN – WINNERS OF THE NORDIC OPEN GOLF DAY 2022
This year Sweden took home the trophy with team SignUp Software, the first runner-up was Norway with team 8×8, the second runner-up was Sweden with team EQT Group and the third runner-up was Finland with a mixed team.
We were pleased to welcome the Ambassador of Sweden to Australia HE Henrik Cederin, who participated in the tournament and celebration lunch.
Volvo Car Australia sponsored the HiO with a Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, no lucky/skilled HiO winner but on the green.
This annual golf day is a great networking and social event in a relaxed setting but the competition for the trophy is on and with the help of the Golf app players could follow the interactive scorecards and live leader board which added to the comp.
The Nordic Open Golf Day Trophy winner for 2022 was Sweden by corporate team SignUp Software, with Magnus Perri, Graham Rout, Lachlan Jones and Gareth Thomas. Runner up was Norway with team 8×8, Brend Johnston, Brendan Maree, Tim Williams and Vahe Hamparian. Second runner up was taken home by Swedish team EQT Partners with Sam Franklin, Harry O’Neill, Harry Brynes Howe and Hyebin Ko. The third runner up team was Finland with Eero Toivanen, Joona Puhakka Joakim Westerholm and Anssi Paatero. Congrats to the overall winners!
The Individual prizes for Nearest to Pin were won by Camilla Bowhill, Sandcaslte Finance and Mikko Mannerkorpi, Wärtsilä. The individual prizes for the Longest Drive went to Hyebin Ko and Harry Brynes Howe both from EQT Partners. Congrats all, fantastic effort!
New for the Nordic Open Golf Day 2022 was the Putting Competition which took place in front of the club house throughout the day for golfers and lunch only participants. The winner for the 2022 Putting comp was Joona Puhakka from Coredo, runner up was Fredrik Avellen from Optimity and second runner up was Mikko Mannerkorpi from Wärtsilä.
Well done to you all as it was not easy to get close to that pin and thanks to all who took part in this new comp.
Danish Connect was represented by their President David McLellan, Minna Monaghan and Anssi Paatero represented FACC, EACCI by President Marianna Jolla, NACC by President Sophia Demetriades Toftdahl and SACC by President Jan Gardberg and Camilla Jennings General Manager, SACC. Thank you for your support and contribution to making this event happen.
We would like to express a huge thank you to all Event Sponsors; Volvo Car Australia, Elekta, Finnair, Fiskars, Iagon, Paradise Charnock O’Brien, SignUp Software and Wärtsilä. A big thank you also goes to all Prize Sponsors; Amire Strategic Digital Marketing, Caddie Snacks, Ecope, Euro Drinks, Harahorn Gin, Iittala, Kopparberg, Nordic Fusion, Marimekko, Milla’s Vineyard Wines, Moore Park Golf, Voss and 8×8. A final thank you to all participants and to the Nordic and Estonian Chambers for kicking off this event for the 6th year and to Moore Park Golf Club for hosting this annual event. Read the full event summary here.
We look forward to next year’s Nordic Open Golf Day, which is planned to be held the first week in March 2023. We welcome new event ideas, feedback and if you would like to get involved please contact us:
sacc@swedishchamber.com.au