Business Sweden Southeast Asia

I was happy to host a lunch on #corporate #sustainability and #responsibility #CSR in #SoutheastAsia today with @MarieTrogstam of @BusinessSweden and #Swedish companies including #ABB #IKEA #H&M #Saab #AtlasCopco #Wallenius #Nojdhs #Nordea and #TetraPak - lots of good thoughts!

Thank you to all 46 #entrepreneurs of @IVA1919 and to the leaders of @Temasek @dbsbank @GrabSG @edb for hosting us & to speakers Nick Nash of AsiaPartners, @enckelli of @antler & Magnus Ekbom of @LazadaSG - all outstanding on #innovation & #Asia for HRH Prince Daniel fellowship!

Productive meetings for the Swedish Trade delegation at the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Ministry of Transport led by Foreign Trade Minister of Trade Ann Linde.

Participating in meeting with Womens entrepreneur association in Hanoi. In Vietnam, 30 percent of all SME entrepreneurs are women and 80 percent of the CEOs of the companies in VinGroup are women. I think Sweden has something to learn from Vietnam. @AnnLinde @TeamSwedenSE

In 1969, Sweden, as the first western country, established diplomatic relations with Vietnam. To commemorate this, Business Sweden and the Embassy of Sweden in Hanoi with support from the VCCI will arrange the Sweden-Vietnam Business Summit swedenvietnam2019.se

The new Tuas Mega Port offers a plethora of opportunities for #Sweden and #Singapore to collaborate, as both our countries are world leaders in #innovation and recognize #innovation as a top political and business priority #growglobalsales

“Vietnam has a huge human capital development need and educating the youth of this country is absolutely crucial for the future prosperity of the country” says Carl-Johan Westring, President Customized Solutions, EF Education First #swevnsummit #growglobalsales @TeamSwedenSE

Krav på Vietnam för att få frihandelsavtal - Nyheter (Ekot) sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.a… via @sr_ekot @SwedeninVN @BusinessSweSEA

Swedish business delegation meeting with Ministry of Health in Hanoi, discussions on Swedish healthcare solutions. #svevnsummit @VNGovtPortal @TeamSwedenSE @MOFAVietNam @BusinessSwedenSEA @SweMFA

Viktigt o intressant möte med MR, klimat o HBTQ-org i Vietnam. Vittnesmål om hur deras frihet beskärs, förutom på HBTQ-området, där man ser en positiv utveckling. Självklart att ta upp detta i mina politiska möten.

Deputy PM, @FMPhamBinhMinh had bilateral meeting w/ Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree who is on official visit to Viet Nam on occasion of 50th anniversary of 🇻🇳🇸🇪diplomatic relations @pererichogberg

”We have several Swedish companies large as small, including the start-ups, that already today have the capabilities to deliver efficient energy solutions and lower the greenhouse gas emissions” -Micael Hagman, Senior Advisor @Energi_mynd #swevnsummit

Very inspiring visit to ⁦@SKFgroup⁩ Singapore office today. SKF has been here since 1973 & in Asia for more than 100 years! Interesting discussion on opportunities & challenges in the region and globally - disruption, innovation, the future of work, talent.. Thank you SKF!

Great meeting this morning at the Swedish ambassador’s residence with #PSA Mr Nelson Quek, in charge of the #TUAS Mega Port project. Swedish companies are at the forefront with regards to port automation technologies and digitalisation - we foresee many opportunities ahead!

Vietnam needs to continue improving business environment, human capital infrastructure & sustainability. The high level of innovation, productivity and sustainability among Swedish business is well-suited to play an even greater role in gearing Vietnam’s continued growth journey

Attending an extremely dynamic Executive Roundtable at the Sweden Vietnam Business Summit discussing Vietnam as the next regional growth engine. Swedish Prince Daniel speaking about entrepreneurship. @TeamSwedenSE @BusinessSweden @AnnLinde

Sweden Vietnam Business Summit High-Level Delegation meets with Ministry of Industry & Trade in Vietnam #swevnsummit @SwedeninVN @AnnLinde @TeamSwedenSE

@lienh sharing stories on he Vietnamese diaspora - a secret weapon to foster entrepreneurship locally! #swevnsummit @BusinessSweden

Vietnam is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in the ASEAN region. There is a total of 800 urban areas across Vietnam with a current urbanization percentage of around 37%. This figure is expected to increase by 50% by 2025. #swevnsummit #energy #infrastructure #transport

Strong ambitions to strengthen the collaboration between Vietnam and Sweden @ABBSverige @ericsson @IKEASverige @AtlasCopcoGroup @Nederman @SKFgroup sharing lessons, best practices, and technologies to spur the development of the manufacturing sector in Vietnam #swevnsummit