As part of the Tech Coast, San Diego is home to more than a thousand Life Science and Telecom companies with a rapid growth in the Electronics, Computer, Aerospace and Clean Tech industries. The Tech Coast has more than 40 colleges and universities linking Research and Businesses, and 24 million consumers live here. That’s why this is the place to invest and do business! The theme is "Global Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Investments
--connecting Swedish Know-How with U.S. Market Resources."

The Swedish-American Entrepreneurial Days is a key trade and networking event between USA and Sweden/Northern Europe that has been held annually at various locations in Sweden and the U.S. since 1997. The last Entrepreneurial Days attracted 950 participants, and over 1150 business matchmaking were pre-scheduled. The tools that are used to encourage business and trade between the two countries are among others; custom tailored business to business cluster programs, business to business trade missions, and business matchmaking.

Presentations:

- Doug Pennington, Private Capital Network (PDF, 273 KB)
- Dan Arvizu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (PDF, 2.81 MB)
- James Boyd, California Energy Commission (PDF, 339 KB)
- Lars Ericsson, Visualeyes (PDF, 439 KB)
- Harlan Jacobs, Eye PlusPlus (PDF, 762 KB)