After two years of being the curious explorer of The Almedalen week (previously described HERE and HERE),I got the opportunity to be working at an event. The consulting company MacMannBerg invited me to work with their customer The Swedish Plastics and Chemical Association who wanted to use the space for an exploration of the future. Six speakers introduced six seminars each moving the audience to the year 2030. When the speaker had presented the vision, the audience where split up in groups who each was instructed to explore how this vision was made possible.
My role together with Olle Torgny was to capture this day in words and images so it could be presented at an exhibit and cocktail party later at night.
The six seminars was listed in the official program of #Almedalen which means that anyone can come to listen and join the conversation.
Here are the topics of the day and some notes. Above are some images
Sustainable Development 2030 – How be became the investors favorite country
Jan Svärd – AkzoNobel
We no longer burn forests for energy. Windpower and continuous use of nuclear power leads to a strong position for Sweden. In Sweden not only half but the whole population can be engineers with a strong position of women. A woman with immigration background invented the paint that was capturing solar energy: “We paint the world with solar power”
Where did the knowledge go – And how do we get it back again?
Lena Englemark Embertén – Sweden Science Centers
2030 Sweden is at the top to value knowledge. We have created a knowledge culture. The proudest teachers of Europe can be found in Sweden. We work problem based, learning for life.
Stenungsund Valley 2030 – Networks, coordination and innovation for sustainable development.
Gert Inge Andersson – Chairman of the Regional board Västra Götalands Region.
A climate strategy to be fossile independent was established in 2009 and a vision for sustainable chemistry was adopted in 2011. 600 people from business, politics and society cooperated in this. Now 2030 we are here!
The four system conditions
- The use of finite resources must to go faster than new formation
- No unnatural substances in nature
- Give space for biological diversity and the natural cycle
- Turnover of resources needs to be adapted to what the natural cycle can manage
Forest, grass and waste – commodities for chemical business in Stenungsund 2030
Lars Josefsson – Chairman of the board INEOS Sweden
Lars Josefsson – Chairman of the board INEOS Sweden
Bio based is the natural choice for companies and consumers. Sweden is leading in this change. Industry, research, poltics, academy. TOGETHER we have achieved this.
Capturing ideas – Collaboration between universities and industry in 2030
Karin Markides – President Chalmers University, Göteborg
The knowledge triangle was launched in Göteborg 20 years ago. A new way to work in Europe that integrates research, commercial awareness and innovation. Today, 2030, there are no more industry clusters. EVERYONE participates to collaborate around new opportunities. And people from the whole world comes to little Sweden.
Blue and Yellow in top 2030 – When the world switches to sustainability
Tomas Kåberger – General Manager – Sweden Energy Authority
An industry that was associated with planks, paper, chemicals and oil has come a long way. Now call it the organic material industry and by that we men both the old forest- chemistry- and refinery industry. Our ability to collaborate lead to competitive solutions and an elegant ability to continue collaborate even though their companies changed owners, names or logotypes.
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