Seminars in 2023
The seminar program is currently under development and will be continuously updated. Simultaneous interpretation is available for English-speaking participants.
Topic Day 1
- Sustainability in the Value Chain
Topics Day 2
- More Efficient Permitting Processes
- Greater Responsibility for the Electricity System
- The Swedish Investment Climate
The seminar program is currently under development and will be continuously updated. The timetable is tentative.
Day 1
14:00
Welcome to VIND2023
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Presenter, Moderator & Lecturer, Rolfsdotter AB | Daniel Badman, CEO, Swedish Wind Energy Association
14:05
Meeting the Climate Challenge Now
Speaker TBA
14:25
Towards Nature-Positive Wind Farms by 2030
Björn Risinger, Director-General, Environmental Protection Agency | Mats Svensson, Head of Department for Marine Management, Agency for Marine & Water Management | Hillevi Priscar, Country Manager Sweden, OX2 | Mathilda Karlsson, Baltic Sea Expert – Department of Marine Affairs & Water, WWF Sweden | Till Henschel, Head of Department Wind Power, SCA
14:45
Recycling of Wind Turbine Blades
Gustav Frid, Senior Environment & Sustainability Specialist, Vattenfall | Lisa Ekstrand, Head of Sustainability, Vestas | Ebba Phillips John, Senior Business Development Manager, RWE Renewables | Cecilia Mattsson, Senior Researcher, RISE / Project Manager, RU Circular Disposal of Photovoltaic Panels and Wind Turbine Blades for Wind Turbines, Swedish Energy Agency
15:05
Break
Coffee and networking
30 min
15:35
Swedish Companies’ Contribution to Reducing the Climate Footprint of Wind Power
Otto Lundman, CEO, Modvion | Göran Nyström, EVP Group Marketing & Technology, Ovako | Malin Löfsjögård, CEO, Svensk betong | Mikkel Daugaard Buhl, Senior Key Account Manager, Northern Europe, NKT
15:55
Talent Management - How Can We Attract More People to the Industry?
Lotta Sätterlund, Director of HR, Uniper Sweden | Charlotte Bergqvist, 2022 Power Woman of the Year, Kraftkvinnorna / Chief Development Officer, Cloudberry | Ylva Navér, Director of HR & Communications, Defense Materiel Works | Karin Åkerman, Business Analyst, Swedish National Agency for Higher Vocational Education
16:20
Political Leaders of Tomorrow on the Sustainable Transition for Sweden
Erik Berg, Chairperson, Liberal Youth | Rebecka Forsberg, Spokesperson, Green Youth | Linus Karlén, Spokesperson for Climate & Environment, Centre Youth | Additional Speaker TBA
16:40
Progressive Company with Sustainability Focus
Frederik de Jong, Deputy Managing Director, Ingka Investments
17:00
Summary and Handover
Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson, Presenter, Moderator & Lecturer, Rolfsdotter AB | Niclas Sigholm, Head of Energy Markets & Strategy, Sigholm
17:10
Mingle
Canapés, drinks & networking in the exhibition hall
2 hours
19:00
Networking Dinner
Formal networking dinner & entertainment for participants with a separate dinner ticket
Day 2
09:30
Welcome Back to VIND2023
Niclas Sigholm, Head of Energy Markets & Strategy, Sigholm
09:35
The Energy Policy Landscape and Expectations for the Day
Daniel Badman, CEO, Swedish Wind Energy Association
09:45
Title TBA
John Hassler, Professor, IIEA Stockholm University
10:05
10:10
Maritime Spacial Plans 2.0 – Coexistence in Action
Sebastian Hald Buhl, Country Manager Sweden & Norway, Ørsted | Mats Svensson, Head of Department for Marine Management, Agency for Marine & Water Management | Johan Wahlström, Head of Unit Maritime Cooperation & Development, Swedish Maritime Administration | Magnus Hermansson, Inquiry Chair, An Orderly Assessment of Offshore Wind Power
11:15
More Electricity Production and Strengthened Defense Capabilities
Stig-Olof Krohné, Brigadier-General, Deputy Head of Armed Forces Joint Staff, Swedish Armed Forces | Dr. Constantinos Hadjisavvas, Project Officer Energy, European Defence Agency | Arto Räty, Senior Advisor, Miltton | Anders Friis, Fleet Admiral, Danish Army Command
11:45
Politicians on More Efficient Permitting Processes
Mats Green, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Moderates | Louise Eklund, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Liberals | Rickard Nordin, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Centre Party | Birger Lahti, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Left Party
12:00
Researchers on the Robust Electricity System
Lisa Göransson, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology | Anna Krook-Riekkola, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology | Lennart Söder, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
12:15
Hybrid Solutions for Systemic Benefits
Maria Röske, CEO, BayWa r.e. Nordic | Jenny Hedblom, Head of PMO, Flower | Peter Wesslau, CEO, Rabbalshede Kraft | Peter Zachrisson, CEO, SR Energy
13:55
How Do We Create the Business Case for System Integration?
Lotta Medelius-Bredhe, Director-General, Svenska kraftnät (TSO) | Tobias Hansson, Country Manager, Hitachi Energy | Omid Ashrafi, Managing Director, Newsec Infra | Mattias Wondollek, Business Area Manager Green Flexible Base Power, Njordr Offshore Wind
14:15
Politicians on the Industry’s Responsibility for the Electricity System
Fredrik Olovsson, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Social Democrats | Camilla Brodin, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Christian Democrats | Linus Lakso, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Green Party | Jessica Stegrud, Energy Policy Spokesperson, Sweden Democrats
14:30
Perspectives on the Swedish Investment Climate
Speaker TBA
14:55
Investing in Sweden
Niklas Wahlberg, VP System Solutions & Partnerships, Volvo Group | Eberhard Röhm-Malcotti, Head EU Energy Policy, Axpo Solutions | Katarina Romberg, Head of Alternative Investments and Real Estate, AMF
16:10
Foreign Direct Investments
Maria Sunér, CEO, Svemin | Kalle Sundin, Investigator & Communications Officer, Katalys | Jonas Grafström, Vice CEO, Ratio Institute
16:30
How to Strengthen the Value Chain?
Philip Cole, Director of Industrial Affairs, WindEurope | Anna Liberg, Head of Global Industry Network Energy & Transport, Business Sweden | Mikkel Daugaard Buhl, Senior Key Account Manager, Northern Europe, NKT
16:50
A European Green Single Market
Helena Hånell McKelvey, samhällspolitisk chef Norden, Amazon
17:10
The Swedish Energy Agency's Outlook to 2030
Robert Andrén, Director-General, Swedish Energy Agency
17:25
Summing up VIND2023
Niclas Sigholm, Head of Energy Markets & Strategy, Sigholm | Daniel Badman, CEO, Swedish Wind Energy Association
17:30
Mingle
Canapés, drinks & networking in the exhibition hall