PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

SWEDISH-AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURIAL DAYS 2006
August 21-23, 2006, Folkets Park, Lidköping

Building on an already successful concept of business matchmaking, interactive exhibits, expert panels and seminars and effective networking, the 2006 Edays in Lidköping will bring attention to Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

Quick Links
> Go to August 21, Monday
> Go to August 22, Tuesday
> Go to August 23, Wednesday
> Go to August 23-26, Thurday-Friday
> Go to Optional Tours & Events

AUGUST 21, MONDAY
INDUSTRY SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, 09:00AM – 04:00PM

Please note the different locations!

1. PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
MODERATOR:
• GUNNAR NILSSON, President, Automation Technology of Westsweden
JOINT SPEAKERS WITH THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR:
• SVEN- ERIC SÖDER, State Secretary, Ministry of Industry Sweden
• MAGNUS HOLM, Vice President, Volvo Powertrain
• PETTER HJELMQVIST, Vice President, Electrolux AB
• MATTIAS PERJOS, CEO, FlexLink AB
• JAN-ERIK SUNDGREN, Senior Vice President, AB Volvo
• BROOKS PATTERSON, County Executive,Oakland County, MI, USA

COMPANY VISITS INCLUDE:
Lidköping Machine Tools, Pharmadule Emtunga and Master LPI.
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2. AUTOMOTIVE
MODERATOR:
• SÖREN MELLBERG, Executive Director, Automotive Sweden
SPEAKERS INCLUDE
• SVEN- ERIC SÖDER, State Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Sweden
• MAGNUS HOLM, Vice President, Volvo Powertrain
• TORBJÖRN BIDING, Swedish Road Administration
• HÅKAN PETTERSSON, Autoliv AB
• ARNE NÅBY, SAAB Automobile
• GREG GEISELHART, Telematics Valley
• GÖRAN VÄRMBY, Business Region Göteborg AB
• PER SVANTESSON, Effpower
• PETER UNDEN, Svensk Biogas AB
• JAN-ERIK SUNDGREN, Senior Vice President, Volvo AB
• BROOKS PATTERSON, County Executive, Oakland County, MI, USA

And representatives from Swedish entrepreneurial companies
COMPANY VISIT:
Volvo Engine Plant, Skövde

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3. INCUBATORS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION
MODERATOR:
• KENT SKARP, Ceo, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
in Lidköping
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• BONNIE HERRON, Gwinnett Innovation Park
• HARLAN T. JACOBS, President, Genesis Business Centers Ltd
• ANDREW BAIRD, Director, Making Cents International
• WANJA BELLANDER, Executive Director, Swedish Inventors Association
• THOMAS THORELLI, Attorney at law, Thorelli&Associates, Chicago, Illnois
• ÅKE LINDÉN, Director, Region Västra Götaland
• MAGNUS KLOFSTEN, Prof., Linköping University

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4. LOGISTICS & DISTRIBUTION
MODERATOR:
TORBJÖRN RUNDKVIST, City of Lidköping
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• HÅKAN LARSSON, Rederi AB Transatlantic
• FREDRIK SÖDERSTRÖM, Schenker
• GUSTAF SUNDQVIST, Schenker
• JAN KÄLLSSON, Erik Thun AB
COMPANY VISIT:
Port of Göteborg

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5. SECURITY & DEFENSE
MODERATOR:
• NILS JOHANSSON, Senior Adviser, Defense Industry Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden, Washington D.C.
SPEAKERS & PANELISTS INCLUDE:
• STEPHAN KÄLLMEN, Counselor Defense Procurement, Swedish Defense Material Adm.(FMV)
• ANDERS FAGERSTRÖM, Counselor for Defense Industry Cooperation, Embassy of Sweden, Washington DC.
• URBAN LUNDBERG, President, U.S. Defense Services
• LINDA CZAJKA, President, XMCO, Inc.
• LARS BERGLUND, President, Lidan Marine AB
• VAN HIPP, Chairman, American Defense International Inc.
• LARS BJERDE, Vice President, Ericsson Microwave Systems
• JOACHIM TIMLON, Actea Consulting
• NILS WELIN, Ceo and Owner, Cypress Security, San Francisco

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6. BIOENERGY
MODERATOR:
• PER WENNERBERG, Ecoex
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• KENT NYSTRÖM, President, Svebio
• BENGT-ERIK LÖFGREN, President, ÄFAB
• MATS JOHANSON, Sr. Cosultant, KanEnergi AB
• GÖRAN VÄRMBY, Project Mgr, Biogas Väst
LOCAL BIOENERGY TOUR &COMPANY VISITS INCLUDE:
Demonstration of bioenergy burners, stoves&boilers, local district heating with pellets, large district heating plant for waste&bioenergy,
on- farm biodiesel production and production of chipped wood from bio waste

> Download a schedule for Aug 21!

7. U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN SWEDEN
MODERATOR:
• GUNNAR HESSE, Chairman AmCham Sweden
SPEAKERS:
• TARJA ZU DEM BERGE / LARS HJALMARSSON, ALMI Företagspartner Väst AB
• ANDREAS MEHNER, Arkivator AB
• GUNNAR HESSE. President, UNISYS
• TONY SVENSSON, Exec.Dir, Invest in Sweden Agency, USA
• HENRIK WIGFORS, Head of Section, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications
• ELMER BLACKWELL, CEO, 3M Sweden
• PAUL B. DYCK, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe,
U.S. Department of Commerce
COMPANY VISITS:
Arkivator AB, Falköping and Bahco Metal Saws AB, Lidköping

> Download a schedule for detailed information!
Please note that this program is divided into two days, and can therefore easily be combined with other programs of interest!

8. SWEDISH DESIGN FOR HOME, KITCHEN & INDUSTRY
MODERATORS:
• MARIA KÄLLSSON, Kitchen Kingdom
• SARA BLOMQUIST, Kitchen Kingdom
• AGNETA OLEDAL, Formakademin
• PIA SJÖLIN, Pia Sjölin Design,
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• PERNILLA DÖSE, ASKO Cylinda
• RUNE BJÖRLIN, Volvo Cars
COMPANY VISITS INCLUDE:
Vedum Kök & Bad, Kvänum Kök, ASKO Cylinda, Rörstrand/iittala

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6:00 PM-8:00 PM
EDAYS HAPPY HOUR
Location: Vin & Pimpinella at Folkets Park, Lidköping

Start your networking early and have a sneak preview of the interactive exhibit.
Please RSVP by August 15 to edays@sacc-usa.org

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AUGUST 22, TUESDAY
PLACE: FOLKETS PARK, LÄCKÖGATAN 1, LIDKÖPING

8:30AM – 12:30PM
OPENING OF INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT
BUSINESS MATCHMAKING & SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS

10:00-11:00
WORKSHOP "U.S. WORK VISAS"
Annette Gustafsson Guenther, Founder & Pricipal Attorney,
Law Offices A.E Gustafsson
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10:00AM - 11:30AM
U.S. SUBSIDIARIES IN SWEDEN
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12:30PM – 1:00PM
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
MODERATOR:
• BENGT GÖRANSSON, Wall Street Correspondent, Dagens Industri
WELCOMING REMARKS BY:
• JAN LINDELÖW, Chairman of the Board, SACC-USA
• DAVID BOHIGIAN, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department
of Commerce
• SVEN-ERIC SÖDER, State Secretary, Ministry of Industry,SWE


1:00PM – 1:30PM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
• INGE THULIN, Executive VP International Operations, 3M Center

1:30PM – 2:00PM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
• TORSTEN JANSSON, CEO, New Wave Group

2:00PM – 2:30PM
COFFEE BREAK, INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

2:30PM – 4:00PM
PARALLEL INDUSTRY FOCUSED SEMINARS/PANEL DISCUSSIONS
1. HOW TO INCREASE TRADE BETWEEN U.S-EUROPE
MODERATOR:
• ELNA GUSTAVSSON, President, SWESCO
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
• DAVID BOHIGIAN, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Commerce
• SVEN-ERIC SÖDER, State Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications, Sweden
• HÅKAN NORDBLAD, Senior Vice President, Nordea AB
• JANYCE FADDEN, President, Rockford Area Economic Development CouncilAdditional panelist TBA.
• ULLA RENSTRÖM, Manager, European Information Centre East and South Sweden.
• EGILS MILBERGS, President,Center for Accelerating Innovation
Director, Global Innovation, Accelerating Innovation Foundation

2.”WAR STORIES” FROM RAISING VENTURE CAPITAL IN THE U.S.
MODERATOR:
• LARS JOHANSSON, of Counsel, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
• PETER S. MAGNUSSON, CEO, Virtutech
• ELLEN LEVY, Network Advisor, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
• JAN BYSTRÖM, Partner, Lawfirm Vinge
• ANDERS KUIKKA, Managing Partner, EIM Scandinavia AB


3:30PM – 04:30PM
INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT AND BUSINESS MATCHMAKING

7.00PM
SWEDISH-AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURIAL BANQUET - À LA NOBEL
AT F7 SÅTENÄS WITH GRIPEN AIR SHOW BY THE SWEDISH AIR FORCE
THE 2006 SACC-USA ENTREPRENEURIAL AWARD
DINNER KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
• MICHAEL TRESCHOW, Chairman of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Chairman of Ericsson
SPEAKER:
• GUNNAR LUND, Swedish Ambassador to the U.S.






AUGUST 23, WEDNESDAY
PLACE: FOLKETS PARK, LIDKÖPING

8:00AM – 2:00PM
BUSINESS MATCHMAKING &
SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS &
INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

9:00AM – 9:30 AM
REGIONAL, NATIONAL & EUROPEAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• BERTIL TÖRSÄTER, CEO, Regional Development,
Region Västra Götaland

9:30AM – 10:00AM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
• RONALD J. BUSCHUR, CEO, Powerwave, Inc., California

10:00AM – 10:30AM
COFFEE BREAK

10:30AM – 11:00AM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
• ANNIKA WIJKSTRÖM, Executive Vice President Swedbank and Head of Swedbank Markets

11:00AM-11:30AM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
• BONNIE HERRON, Executive Director, Gwinnet Innovation Park

11:30AM - 12:15 PM
KEY NOTE SPEAKER
THE CHALLENGE OF MANAGING CHANGE&INNOVATION
•PROFESSOR ALBERT A. ANGEHRN, Center for Advanced Learning Technologies at INSEAD, France

12:15 PM-1:00 PM
LUNCH, BUSINESS MATCHMAKING &
INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

1:00 PM-1:10 PM
Presentation of the Best Young Technology Entrepreneur
from the SACC-CIEL Entrepreneurship Workshop

1:10 PM-1:25 PM
NEXT STOP CHICAGO AND SOUTH SWEDEN
-URBAN LUNDBERG, Special Director, Entrepreneurial Days 2006 and President, U.S. Defense Services

1:00 PM-2:00 PM
BUSINESS MATCHMAKING & INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT

AUGUST 23 – AUGUST 26
SPECIAL INTEREST PROGRAMS CONTINUED & SEMINAR
These programs are add-on conferences to the Edays. There is a separate fee to attend these events. Please visit our web site for
more details.

AUG 24 – AUG 25
BIOMATERIAL & STEM CELLS
MODERATOR:
• CHRISTER HEDMAN, PhD, BioMedical Project Manager, Business Region Göteborg
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES/ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE:
McGowan Inst. for Regenerative Medicine, USA; Univ. of Aarhus, Denmark; Nobel Biocare, Sweden; China National Tissue Engineering Center, Shanghai; Gambro, Sweden; Q-Sense, Sweden; Medicon Valley Academy, Sweden; Lund Univ., Select Philadelphia, Sweden; Linköping Univ., Sweden; Brown Univ., USA; Chief Scientific Officer, Biacore, Sweden; Health Cap, Sweden; Inst. for BioNanotechnology in Medicine, Uppsala Univ., Sweden; Univ. of Twente, Netherlands

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AUG 23 – AUG 26
BIOENERGY DAYS
MODERATORS:
• BENGT-ERIK LÖFGREN, CEO, ÄFAB
• Dr. THOMAS KÅBERGER, TallOil AB/Chairman SVEBIO
• PER WENNERBERG, ECOEX
• KJELL GUSTAFSSON, Lantmännen
• Dr. CHRISTIAN RAKOS, proPellets
• Dr. JOHAN VINTERBÄCK, PiR/SVEBIO
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES INCLUDE:
Äfab, AgroVäst, BC BioProducts Association, BR Wimans Elektriska, Business Region Göteborg, EnergiCabin, GmbH, ETC Piteå, Fordonsgas AB, Götene Kommun, Green 4U, JanFire/SBS, Länsstyrelsen Västra Götaland, Lantmännen, LRF Konsult, Miljöpunkten, Ragn-Sells, Scandinavian Seed, SIS, SP, Sustainable Energy Ireland, SVEBIO, Svensk Biogas, Svensk Fjärrvärme, Sweden Power Chippers, TallOil, Tillväxt Skaraborg, TRAAB, United Sterling, Vänerstekno AB, Vattenfall, Viessmann, Hushållningssällskapet, BAFF, KanEnergi, ECOEX, proPELLETS, Pellets Association of Canada

> Download this pdf for more info, English!

> Download this pdf for more info, Swedish!


AUG 25
“MANAGING ACROSS CULTURES” SEMINAR
Dr. Fons Trompenaars, Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, Holland
This seminar is part of the International Trade Management Program in Lidköping August 24-29 with more than 50 small and medium-sized companies and trade organisation representatives from Greece, Hungary, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Slovenia and Namibia.





OPTIONAL TOURS AND EVENTS

AUG 17
HJULAFTON—THE MOTOR EVENT OF THE YEAR
www.hjulafton.nu

AUG. 20
1ST EDAYS GOLF CUP
FOUR-BALL MATCH PLAY
Minium 10, maxium 18, teams
TEAM SWEDEN:
• TORBJÖRN RUNDKVIST, Captain
• ANDERS JÄRRYD, Vice Captain
TEAM USA:
• NILS WELIN, Captain
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AUG 20
A TOUR WITH THE VIKING SHIP SIGRID STORRADA
www.sigrid.se

AUG. 21 & 23
LÄCKÖ CASTLE - SWEDEN´S MOST BEAUTIFUL CASTLE
GUIDED TOURS
www.lackoslott.se

VISIT KINNEKULLE—THE FLOWERED MOUNTAIN
www.lackokinnekulle.vastsverige.com

“SLICES OF SWEDEN”
- EXPERIENCE SWEDISH FOOD AND TRADITIONS
www.gornara.com