SACC organise a number of events every year ranging from business seminar and webinar series on current topics, to the next generation of Australian-Swedish business, casual networking forums, breakfast seminars, lunches, educational seminars and social events around Swedish festivities. We have some exciting events and business seminars planned for 2020 in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, so remember check the up coming events on this site. The annual Swedish Business Awards will take place towards the end of the year at the SACC Christmas Event in Sydney.

We are constantly planning events with interesting topics and speakers. If you are interested in sponsor an event or seminar please contact us.

UPCOMING EVENTS AND WEBINARS

RECENT EVENTS AND WEBINAR

Austrade Webinar 17 June – Sweden’s Innovation Ecosystem – Overview and Insights

SACC members were invited to join this webinar facilitated by Austrade – Sweden’s Innovation Ecosystem – Overview and Insights, 17 June.

This webinar was part of an initiative by Austrade’s virtual landing pad in Europe, and was designed to give you an initial snapshot of the Swedish ecosystem for tech companies. There is much more to learn about other parts of the Swedish innovation ecosystem.

Let us know if you would like to learn more, have any questions and if we can help connect you with others in our network.Sweden is world renowned for being an innovative nation – 2nd and 5th in the latest global innovation rankings. Stockholm is one of the hottest entrepreneurship hubs in Europe. What’s in Sweden’s secret sauce? What are the opportunities?

A great line-up of speakers shared their insights about Sweden’s vibrant ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship.

  • Jennifer Mackinlay – Acting General Manager Austrade Europe – welcome and introduction
  • Arash Sangari – Program Manager, Startup Sweden. Arash gave us an overview of the ecosystem and how Startup Sweden as a national program provides entrepreneur-centred support to Swedish startups and scaleups.
  • Warren Campbell – Australian entrepreneur and investor based in Sweden for the last 15 years. Former McKinsey partner, founder and CEO of a pan-European renewables business, Warren is today an active angel investor in circa 30 Nordic startups, as well as an Investment Committee member of two early stage investment funds. Warren shared perspectives on early stage investing.
  • Leni Andronicos – co-founder and CEO of Logcast, the world’s first social podcasting app built out of Sweden. Leni moved to Stockholm from Sydney in 2018. She gave insights about founding a successful tech start up in the Nordics, raising capital from local venture capital institutions and establishing her profile in Sweden.
  • Kerstin Classon – Investment Director Nordics, Austrade Stockholm – moderator

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Please contact Austrade Stockholm stockholm@austrade.gov.au if you would like further information and a copy of the presentation.

Frontiers of Learning online event delivered by Sana Labs – global leader in AI for learning

Swedish company Sana Labs, a global leader in AI for learning, invited SACC Members and Guests to Frontiers of Learning, online event on 9 June, celebrating the pioneering people, technology, and processes at the very forefront of workplace learning.

Some of the most prominent minds in learning and AI research today were gathered to showcase what the future of workplace learning will look like:

  • Simon Brown, CLO Novartis
  • Peter Manniche Riber, Head of Digital Learning Novo Nordisk 
  • Lori Niles-Hofmann, NilesNolen
  • Danica Kragic, Robotics professor at KTH 

They covered:

  • Why curiosity is the next big super-skill
  • How to make learning measurable and tied to business results
  • What the future of workplace learning will look like

Participants also heard about artificial intelligence and learning science from Sana Labs: how they’re making personalised learning possible and what that means for organisations in the future.

You can watch the full online event here

 

About Sana Labs:

Sana Labs is the global leader in the development and application of AI for learning. Founded in Stockholm, Sweden, we partner with Fortune 500 organizations to bring the benefits of AI to millions of learners. Our interdisciplinary team consists of researchers and engineers with backgrounds ranging from Google AI and Spotify to BCG Gamma and Imperial College.

Nordic Chambers After Work Networking 3 June Sydney

Great turn up at the Nordic Chambers after work networking event 3 June at WorkClub, Barangaroo, Sydney. This was the first joint Nordic AW in Sydney organised by DanishConnect, SACC, FACC, NACC and EACCI.  Thanks for joining us, the Finns definitely won the country representation! Special thanks to Work Club, Barangaroo for hosting, innovative and inspiring space to connect for work and events.

SACC Executive Forum Sydney

SACC Executive Forum in Sydney 4 May 2021

 

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On May 4 the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce organised the annual Sydney Executive Forum with the Ambassador of Sweden to Australia, HE Mr Henrik Cederin. The lunch forum took place at The Telstra Customer Insight Centre Sydney.

These forums provide an opportunity for SACC Premium and Corporate Company Member Executives, Special Guests and Team Sweden Australia members to connect in person and to get an insight into a certain topic, share experiences, ideas and collaborate.  The focus for this forum was on how technology and digitalisation are bringing new opportunities.

We were welcomed by Vicky Brady, Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive, Strategy & Finance and heard from Ambassador Cederin, Emilio Romeo CEO Ericsson Australia & New Zealand and Mario Macri, Country Digital Lead, ABB. President of SACC Jan Gardberg was the moderator for the event. After presentations followed round table discussions while a light lunch was served.

 

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