What a day and night we had on 2 September in beautiful Malmö. The second of our three annual dinners to mark our 20th anniversary.
Day programme
The fantastic day programme was organised by Invest in Skåne. Ulrika Ringdahl, Managing Director of Invest in Skåne and her colleagues Martin Diamantoudis and Jonathan Herrlin showed the Dutch the great possibilities of this region, also known as “the heart of Scandinavia”. The unique geography makes it a point of connection between Denmark and Sweden through the Öresund Bridge.
Skåne’s strengths are the strategic location, innovative leadership, access to highly skilled people, a collaborative ecosystem and an exceptional quality of life. Strongholds of the region are tech, life science, food industry, ESS and MAX IV research facilities, advanced materials and manufacturing industry and smart sustainable cities.
One of the partners in the collaborative ecosystem is Cleantech Scandinavia. Their mission is to connect people, promote innovations and investments for sustainable growth and agile success. Laura Fostinone gave our guests more insight of the support Cleantech Scandinavia is giving to start-ups by offering a.o. access to an international network of industries, cities and investors.
A bus transported day guests to the Eleda Stadium, home of Malmö FF. MD, Niclas Carlnén, welcomed our network and stressed the importance of corporate responsibility for Malmö FF. Karin Heri, sustainability manager of Malmö impressed all participants by explaining how the corporate responsibility strategy became incorporated in the daily routine and leads to an enormous impact in the Malmö region.
After lunch the group left for a very interesting tour in the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund with an introduction by Magnus Larsson – Head of Industrial Relations at MAX IV. This is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists in academia and industry with the most brilliant X-rays for research.
Annual Dinner
In the evening both day and evening guests met at the wonderful Turning Torso. With a cocktail or mocktail in their hands our Dutch and Swedish guests mingled while enjoying the fantastic view over Malmö and Copenhagen.
Chair of the Dutch Chamber Els Berkers opened the evening and stressed the importance of building further on our network in the South and West. Celebrating 20 years of networking in Sweden is an excellent opportunity to bring Swedes and Dutch together in this region.
During the evening singer and Sverige’s got Talent finalist Maja Jakobsson entertained us all with a wonderful performance. Ambassador Bengt van Loosdrecht thanked all involved for offering a broad and interesting programme that might inspire to further cooperation between Sweden and the Netherlands.
We thank Elis Dijkstra, Els Berkers and regional directors Bram Nabuurs and Wouter Ridder for making this an evening to remember for all guests.
We thank Elis Dijkstra, Els Berkers and regional directors Bram Nabuurs and Wouter Ridder for making this an evening to remember for all guests.
/E.B.
Day programme
The fantastic day programme was organised by Invest in Skåne. Ulrika Ringdahl, Managing Director of Invest in Skåne and her colleagues Martin Diamantoudis and Jonathan Herrlin showed the Dutch the great possibilities of this region, also known as “the heart of Scandinavia”. The unique geography makes it a point of connection between Denmark and Sweden through the Öresund Bridge.
Skåne’s strengths are the strategic location, innovative leadership, access to highly skilled people, a collaborative ecosystem and an exceptional quality of life. Strongholds of the region are tech, life science, food industry, ESS and MAX IV research facilities, advanced materials and manufacturing industry and smart sustainable cities.
One of the partners in the collaborative ecosystem is Cleantech Scandinavia. Their mission is to connect people, promote innovations and investments for sustainable growth and agile success. Laura Fostinone gave our guests more insight of the support Cleantech Scandinavia is giving to start-ups by offering a.o. access to an international network of industries, cities and investors.
A bus transported day guests to the Eleda Stadium, home of Malmö FF. MD, Niclas Carlnén, welcomed our network and stressed the importance of corporate responsibility for Malmö FF. Karin Heri, sustainability manager of Malmö impressed all participants by explaining how the corporate responsibility strategy became incorporated in the daily routine and leads to an enormous impact in the Malmö region.
After lunch the group left for a very interesting tour in the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund with an introduction by Magnus Larsson – Head of Industrial Relations at MAX IV. This is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists in academia and industry with the most brilliant X-rays for research.
Annual Dinner
In the evening both day and evening guests met at the wonderful Turning Torso. With a cocktail or mocktail in their hands our Dutch and Swedish guests mingled while enjoying the fantastic view over Malmö and Copenhagen.
Chair of the Dutch Chamber Els Berkers opened the evening and stressed the importance of building further on our network in the South and West. Celebrating 20 years of networking in Sweden is an excellent opportunity to bring Swedes and Dutch together in this region.
During the evening singer and Sverige’s got Talent finalist Maja Jakobsson entertained us all with a wonderful performance. Ambassador Bengt van Loosdrecht thanked all involved for offering a broad and interesting programme that might inspire to further cooperation between Sweden and the Netherlands.
We thank Elis Dijkstra, Els Berkers and regional directors Bram Nabuurs and Wouter Ridder for making this an evening to remember for all guests.
We thank Elis Dijkstra, Els Berkers and regional directors Bram Nabuurs and Wouter Ridder for making this an evening to remember for all guests.
/E.B.
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