The industry specific programs takes place on August 21-22 at different locations. Day 1 you participate in seminars, learn from key-note speakers, mingle, and discuss cases. Day 2 will consts of company visits. Transportation will be arranged by SACC-USA.

August

21-22

City:

Växjö

Come and visit the ”heavy region” of South Sweden. It comprises several market leading OEM-s in the development, manufacture and marketing of world-class off-road machines. Some of the worlds leading brands in vehicles have its origin here. Based on this heritage their investments and business increase. You combine history with technology and new values for the customer. Or what about 70 percent of the global market in one segment? Subcontractors, offering an array of engineering and production services, complement the major manufacturers and complete a comprehensive and high quality value chain that covers every aspect of the heavy machinery spectrum. We will start August 21 making an overview together with Wood and Bio Energy and then present a specific program for Heavy Construction Equipment. On the cluster-tour Wednesday 22 Volvo Haulers & Loaders greets us for a plant visit. Volvo in Braås, half an hour drive from Växjö, manufactures articulated haulers. Rottne Industries is a company in the forest business making harvesters and forwarders. They welcome us to their main office and production plant. In the afternoon, heading for Malmö, we will pay a visit watching a woodchipper out in the forest.

Speakers:

• Håkan Bard, Dean of School of Technology and Design, Växjö University
  
• Sune Bengtsson, Coordinator Chrisgas, Växjö University
  
• Lars Bergman, Housing Consultant, Bridgemill AB
  
• Bengt Johannisson, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Växjö University
  
• Kent Nyström, General Manager, Swedish Bioenergy Association
  
• Thomas Thörnqvist, Professor in Forest Products, Växjö University
  
• Bertil Fredlund, Professor in Structural Design, Faculty of Engineering, Lunds Universoty
  
• Anders Karlsson, Professor, Volvo & Växjö University
• Peter Leisner, Head of Electronics Department, Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Jönköping University

Company Visits include:
Rottne Industri (www.rottne.com),
Volvo Haulers & Loaders in Braås (www.volvo.com)

>>>Program Aug 21-22 (pdf)

 

August

21-22

City:

Växjö

We want to present a practical use of R&D in business context. Our focus areas start with forestry as a renewable and environmental resource. The process of transportation and refining wood to energy efficient houses or other consumer products bring on a number of questions that can not be dealt with in isolation. Our ambition is to promote cooperation between different knowledge areas and different cultures in this value chain.

Invited Speakers:

• Håkan Bard, Dean of School of Technology and Design, Växjö University
  
• Sune Bengtsson, Coordinator Chrisgas, Växjö University
  
• Lars Bergman, Housing Consultant, Bridgemill AB
  
• Bengt Johannisson, Professor of Entrepreneurship
• and Business Development, Växjö University
  
• Kent Nyström, General Manager, Swedish Bioenergy Association
  
• Thomas Thörnqvist, Professor in Forest Products, Växjö University
  
• Professor Bertil Fredlund, Lund University of Technology
  
• Erik Serrano, Professor in Structural Engineering, Växjö University

Company Visits Include:
MyresjöKök, Älmhult (www.myresjokok.se)
LB-Hus, Bromölla (www.lbhus.se)

>>>Program Aug 21-22 (pdf)

City:

Växjö

Bioenery is fast growing with high tech solutions for the production of heat, electricity and transport fuels. Increased use of biomass is motivated by environmental, socio-economic benefits and the importance of security of supply. Sweden is a world leading country in this sector and wants to share its knowledge and make business with other markets and especially with the USA. The US ambassador to Sweden, Mr Wood, has proclaimed biomass as "The one big thing" in the trade between our countries. We will present our possibilities from each side of the Atlantic ocean in a seminar and study tour in Växjö August 21-22 2007. To this seminar the leading experts in Sweden in the biomass sector is here to present to You their experiences. Come visit us - seeing is believing.

Invited Speakers:

• Håkan Bard, Dean of School of Technology and Design, Växjö University
  
• Sune Bengtsson, Coordinator Chrisgas, Växjö University
  
• Lars Bergman, Housing Consultant, Bridgemill AB
  
• Bengt Johannisson, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Development, Växjö University
  
• Kent Nyström, General Manager, Swedish Bioenergy Association
  
• Thomas Thörnqvist, Professor in Forest Products, Växjö University
  
• Bengt-Erik Lövgren, General Manager, ÄFAB
  
• Ulf Johnsson, Technical Director, Växjö Energy AB
  
• Hans Gulliksson, Energikontor Sydost
• Civil Engineer & General Manager, Energikontor Sydost

Company Visits include:
VEAB (www.veab.se)
VVBGC (www.vvbgc.com)

>>>Program Aug 21-22 (pdf)

City:

Malmö, Hilton Malmö City

Almost 50 percent of Sweden’s food industry is located in south Sweden, including packaging and equipment. One of the main success factors being the close interaction between public authorities, universities and companies. South Sweden has strong roots in agriculture and the food & health cluster is one of the most innovative in Europe, not to mention a world leader in functional food developments.
Moderator:  Stina Gestrelius, Deputy CEO of Medicon Valley Academy
Speakers at the Life Science, Food & Health program:

• Kjell Strandberg, Professor & former Director General of the Swedish Medical Products Agency
• Harlan Jacobs, CFO, EyePlusPlus Inc.
• Ian Wisenberg, Senior VP of Business Development & CFO, BIOCOM
• Bradley J. Olson, Counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice, Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Company visits include: IDEON and MEDEON Science Parks, visits to Clinical Research Centre, Malmö University Hospital and Biomedical Centre, Lund University

>>>Program August 21-22 (pdf)

 

City:

Malmö, Hilton Malmö City

Many U.S. companies have discovered the excellent benefits of Swedish logistics and the great infrastructure that Sweden is part of. This program will include demonstrations of advanced logistics with a focus on intelligent packaging and secure transport. The program will include seminars and company visits.

Moderator:  Nils-Eric Svensson, Cluster of Packaging, Logistics and Distribution
Speakers include:

• Bengt Sahlberg, CEO, Bioett AB
• Mats Johnsson, Lund University
• Johan Borglin, TetraPak Sweden
• Bengt Persson, DHL
• Sten Wandel, Ph. D & Board Member, Lund University

>>>Program Aug 21-22 (pdf)

City:

Karlskrona, Marinmuseum

Sweden is one of the world´s top three pilot market for IT solutions and wireless applications. We have the largest number of mobile phones per capita in the world and the highest internet penetration with 79,6 percent. Since the late eighties Karlskrona and TelecomCity has been a”hot spot” when it comes to developing wireless applications and IT solutions for enterprises and operators around the world. So it is natural that Karlskrona will host the Entrepreneurial days for IT and Wireless Applications on august the 21st and 22nd. We offer two stimulating days for making new business contacts, open discussions and being inspired by new ideas, as well as updating oneself on future trends in the wireless and mobile world.

Company visit Include: One of the 50 TelecomCity companies of your choice

>>>Program Aug 21-22 (pdf)

City:

Kalmar/Kosta/Värnamo

August 21 in Växjö and august 22 on company tour

8:00 AM – 1:00 PM Interactive exhibit
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM Matchmaking with interior and design companies
Individual lunch before departure
1.00 PM Departure for company visits and personal meetings

August 22 on company tours
Please open the PDF to read more about company tours...

Arrival to Malmö in the evening of August 22

>>>Program August 21-22 (pdf)