1 November
All times are in GMT. 

9.30 - 10.00 Inauguration of the Swedish Pavilion

Welcome to the formal inauguration of the Swedish Pavilion at COP26 with representatives from the Swedish Government and the private sector.

Participants:

• H.E. Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden
• Mr. Jan Larsson, CEO, Business Sweden
• Ms. Mikaela Kumlin Granit, Ambassador of Sweden to the United Kingdom
• Mr. Mattias Frumerie, Head of Delegation, UNFCCC
• Mr. Martin Pei, EVP & CTO, SSAB
• Mr. Theodor Swedjemark, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, ABB Group
• Ms. Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova – Sweden’s Innovation Agency

Location: Swedish Pavilion

14.45 – 16.15 Industry Transformation in a rapidly changing world

The purpose of this session is to share and showcase the Swedish experience of industry transformation and green transition. The session is divided into two distinct parts.

Part I: CEO session with SSAB, Volvo Group, Ovako and a customer around the topic of “Driving the transition of transport and infrastructure – new industry partnerships emerge”.

Part II: Panel discussion with different Swedish stakeholders on the topic of “Green transition now - action not words”

Speakers:

• Mattias Frumerie, Swedish Ministry of Environment - Head of Delegation to the UNFCCC and COP26
• Martin Lundstedt, CEO, Volvo Group
• Martin Pei, EVP & CTO, SSAB
• Göran Nyström, EVP & CTO, Ovako
• Ian Clough, Manging Director Network Logistics and Transport, DHL Supply Chain
• Niklas Gustafsson, Vice President Public and Environmental Affairs at Volvo Group
• Theodor Swedjemark, Chief Communications and Sustainability Officer, ABB Group
• Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova
• Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability and Public Affairs, Ragn-Sells

Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter Jansson, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

17.00 – 18.00 How we accelerate decarbonisation in transport and industry

Sweden is leading the transition towards climate neutrality and striving to become fossil-free by 2045. At this high-level session, the CEOs of SSAB and Volvo Group will discuss how to turn the Swedish Industry fossil-free and how value-chains partnerships can help accelerate the decarbonisation of transport and industry.

Speakers:

• Martin Pei, EVP & CTO, SSAB
• Lord Adair Turner, Chair of the Energy Transition Commission

Moderator: Jan Larsson, CEO of Business Sweden

Location: Swedish Pavilion

2 November
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13.00 - 15.00 The Path Forward with Volvo Group and Yale University - Innovations, Sustainable Solutions and Green Chemistry

This session will focus on green chemistry and engineering and on partnerships between companies and universities to facilitate the green transition. We all wonder, what is the role of market-based solutions from companies and universities in addressing climate change?

Participants:

• Martin Lundstedt, CEO Volvo Group
• Paul Anastas, Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor in the Practice of Chemistry for the Environment, Yale University
• Victoria Gramuglia, Masters of Environmental Management student, Yale School of the Environment
• Ines Ayostina, Masters of Environmental Management student, Yale School of the Environment
• Urvi Talaty, Environmental Innovation Fellow, Center for Business and the Environment, Yale School of the Environment
• Jamie Ying Feng Lee, Masters of Environmental Management student, Yale School of the Environment

Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter Jansson, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

3 November
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08.30 - 10.00 Interconnecting Europe – Building a stronger, smarter and greener energy system to accelerate the energy transition

Energy transition is at the heart of our decarbonization journey with electricity as the backbone and renewables playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of sustainable energy. This session will focus on how interconnections between countries and regions can help the evolution of renewable energy solutions in Europe.

Speakers:

• Hilde Tonne, CEO, Statnett
• Chris Peeters, CEO, Elia Group
• Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO, SSE
• Claudio Facchin, CEO, Hitachi Energy

Moderator: Luiza Demôro, Global Head of Energy Transitions at Bloomberg NEF (BNEF)

Location: Nordic Pavilion

09.00 - 10.00 Boosting sustainable financing – a Nordic perspective

Nordic companies have solutions which are required for cleaner energy systems. The session will discuss what is required to make sustainable investment happen at large scale, in the Nordics but also emerging markets.

Speakers:

• Anders Langworth, Head of Sustainability, Nordea
• Marie Aglert, Director, Head of Business Area Large Corporates, EKN – The Swedish Export Credit Agency
• Johan Henningsson, Head of Sustainability, SEK – The Swedish Export Credit Cooperation

Moderator: Emma Modeer Wiking, Head of International Sustainable Business, Business Sweden

Location: Swedish Pavilion

11.30 - 12.00 The Pathway towards a Global Standard for Sustainability Reporting

During this session, the Swedish FSA (Finansinspektionen) and Nordea will share their respective work with harmonizing sustainability reporting and why it is important. A follow up conversation will address how the work is progressing, challenges and what is needed going forward.

Speakers:

• Anders Langworth, Head of Sustainability at Nordea
• Erik Thedéen, Director General at Sweden's financial supervisory authority, Finansinspektionen and Chair of the Task Force on Sustainable Finance within the International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)

Moderator: Emma Modeer Wiking, Head of International Sustainable Business, Business Sweden

Location: Swedish Pavilion

13.00 - 14.00 Innovative Clean Energy Financing in Emerging Markets

Our energy and climate future particularly hinges on whether emerging and developing economies can successfully transition to cleaner energy systems. Held in collaboration between Hitachi Energy and the World Economic Forum, this session aims to surface innovative financial mechanisms that can unlock clean energy investments needed in emerging and developing markets. 

Speakers:

• Arifin Tasrif, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Republic of Indonesia
• Anna-Karin Jatko, Director-General, Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN)
• Claudio Facchin, CEO, Hitachi Energy

Moderator: Antonia Gawel, Head of Climate Action and Deputy Head of Platform for Public Goods at World Economic Forum

Location: Swedish Pavilion

14.15 - 15.00 Setting strategic direction and targets for net zero commitments

Many actors set net-zero targets for 2050. While this is useful, climate action is required here and now. In this session, we will explore short-term target setting and action happening in the next 2-3 years.

Speakers:

• Anders Langworth, Head of Sustainability, Nordea
• Marie Aglert, Director, Head of Business Area Large Corporates, EKN – The Swedish Export Credit Agency
• Johan Henningsson, Head of Sustainability, SEK – The Swedish Export Credit Cooperation

Moderator: Nick Nuttall, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

15.30 - 16.00 The Lifestyle Carbon Calculator – A Joint UNFCCC and Doconomy Project

The Lifestyle Calculator is a tool, developed as a collaboration between the UNFCCC secretariat and Doconomy, helping individuals to calculate the climate footprint associated with their lifestyle and their consumption habits. This session will focus on how the Lifestyle Calculator enables you to assess how your lifestyle affects the climate.

Speakers:

• Miguel Naranjo, Programme Officer at the UNFCCC secretariat
• Johanna Landberg, Impact Specialist at Doconomy

Location: Swedish Pavilion

17.00 - 18.00 Official launch: 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide - new collaborative platform to engage with suppliers to halve GHG emissions before 2030

Launching the 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide-a new collaborative platform to engage with suppliers to halve GHG emissions before 2030 The guide is launched by the 1.5°C Supply Chain Leaders, an initiative hosted by the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, founded together with Ericsson, Telia Company, IKEA, BT Group and Unilever.

Corporate giants from various sectors such as telecommunications, home furnishing and consumer goods are today openly sharing tools and examples from their work to engage suppliers in climate action. Meanwhile, they are asking their peers to drive greater emissions cuts in their value chain and encourage their suppliers to halve emissions by 2030 - which is the speed and scale of action needed to get the world on track to keep a global temperature rise under 1.5°C.

The 1.5°C Supply Chain leaders will provide highlights of the 1.5°C Supplier Engagement Guide, including leading examples from the companies. Hear from Ericsson, Telia Company, BT Group, Unilever, Race to Zero and BSR.

Speakers:

• Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability at Ericsson
• Giulio Berruti, Director at BSR (Business for Social Responsibility)
• Fiona Macklin, Campaign Coordinator at UN Race to Zero
• Marc Engel, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Unilever
• Emelie Öhlander, Climate Action Program Manager at Ericsson
• Gabrielle Ginér, Head of Environmental Sustainability at BT

Moderator: Johan Falk, CEO of Exponential Roadmap Initiative

Location: Swedish Pavilion

4 November
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9.30 - 10.30 Accelerating the energy transition in developing economies

This session will focus on how we can support the expansion of renewable energy in developing economies, while at the same time accelerating the transformation away from fossil fuels. Should the energy transition be viewed as an economic opportunity – driving trade, economic growth and creating jobs?

Speakers:

• Jonas Gustavsson, CEO, AFRY 
• Jakob Kiefer, Group Head Public Affairs, ABB
• Ulrika Modeér, UNDP
• Silvia Piana, Head of Regulatory Affairs for Africa in Global Generation division, ENE
• Carlo Ghiglieno, RenewAfrica
• Jeremy Stewart, Senior Associate Clifford Chance

Moderator: Marie Trogstam, Chief Sustainability Officer at AFRY​

Location: Swedish Pavilion

13.30 - 15.00 Energy transitions for 1.5°C – scaled and enabled by energy efficiency, innovation and digitalisation

Most of the reductions in CO2 emissions through 2030 can come from technologies already on the market today. But in 2050, almost half the reductions must come from technologies that are currently under development. This session will focus on what actions are needed to support the industry with clean energy innovation.

Speakers:

• Jonas Gustavsson, President and CEO of AFRY
• Madeleine Gilborne, Vice President Clean Tech at Alfa Laval
• Mats Pellbäck Scharp, Head of Sustainability at Ericsson
• Johan Söderström, EVP, Head of EMEA at Hitachi Energy
• Lena Hök, Executive Vice President Sustainability and Innovation at Skanska 

Moderator: Nick Nuttall, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

15.30 - 16.30 The Climate Benefits of Exports

Green transition is possible, and it is happening. Sustainable solutions from Sweden are enablers in this process, making Swedish exports an impactful factor for the global green transition. The purpose of this session is to share and showcase the Swedish experience of successful export promotion of sustainable solutions and how Swedish exports contribute to the green transition globally.

Speakers:

• Krister Nilsson, State Secretary to Anna Hallberg – Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs
• Magnus Jiborn, Head of Research at Global Challenges
• Johan Söderström, EVP Europe, Middle East and Africa at Hitachi Energy
• Marie Trogstam, Chief Sustainability Officer at AFRY​
• Tomer Shalit, CPO and Founder of ClimateView

Moderator: Gustaf Bergström, Trade & Invest Commissioner of Sweden to the United Kingdom at Business Sweden

Location: Swedish Pavilion

17.15 - 18.00 Accelerating the global energy transition – turning vision into action

The panel session will discuss both the blockers and enablers to delivering the energy transition at pace. As you are aware, the transition requires momentous growth in renewables generation (notably solar and offshore wind), substantial investment in electricity networks (for expansion, flexibility and robustness), electrification of demand (most notably in transport and heating) and unparalleled global collaboration between governments and industry. The challenges are significant, with the need to create alignment across a complex eco-system, but the resultant benefits are vital economically as well as for the climate. The panel will bring together leaders from industry, government, and international agencies to discuss the priority areas for action.

Speakers:

• Anna Borg, CEO, Vattenfall
• Jon Moore, CEO, Bloomberg NEF
• Cordi O’Hara, President, National Grid Ventures
  
• Claudio Facchin, CEO, Hitachi Energy

Moderator: Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, CEEW (Council on Energy, Environment & Water)

Location: Swedish Pavilion

5 November
All times are in GMT. 

08.45 - 09.30 The unsung hero on the path to decarbonization and the energy efficiency movement

To speed up the transition towards a decarbonized future we need to have multiple solutions along the road. One of them is energy efficiency where there is a huge untapped potential to reduce carbon dioxide emission already today.

To accelerate the speed for action companies are now joining under the energy efficiency movement.

Speakers:

• Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency, IEA 
• Morten Wierod, President Motion Business Area, ABB
• Julien Gennetier, Vice President Energy Division, Alfa Laval 

Moderators:

• Jakob Kiefer, Public Affairs, ABB
• Madeleine Gilborne, Vice President CleanTech, Alfa Laval 

Location: Nordic Pavilion

09.00 - 09.45 Driving sustainable transition from a youth perspective

This event will feature the marginalised generation – many of whom had said they have been ignored by world leaders – and focus on dialogue where the younger generation challenge their business leaders. The youth perspective on sustainability and in particular climate is crucial. We know that the young generation and generations to come will face challenging times – they will be responsible for saving a world in crisis; a crisis which they have inherited from previous generations.

Speakers:

• Jonas Gustavsson, CEO, AFRY
• Marie Trogstam, Chief Sustainability, AFRY 
• Johanna Blendow, Head of Global Strategic Initiatives at  Norrsken Foundation
• Amanda Björksell, Youth Representative for Sweden to COP26
• Fredrika Andersson, Youth Representative for Sweden to COP26
• AFRY's youth panel

Moderator:

• Marie Trogstam, Chief Sustainability, AFRY
• Linda Strindevall, Climate Reporting Project Manager, AFRY

Location: Swedish Pavilion

13.15 - 14.00 Accelerating exponential climate action among businesses to halve emissions by 2030

We need to cut emissions by half by 2030, and this requires exponential scaling of climate solutions to shift out the fossil-based. The UN Race to Zero, Exponential Roadmap Initiative and the SME Climate Hub have established sharp requirements to halve emissions every decade. Ericsson and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative invite you to this session to showcase the strategies and actions taken by some world-leading companies, showing that sharp climate action is possible and creates a competitive advantage—and discuss actions beyond their own business to reach the tipping point required. 

Speakers:

• Börje Ekholm, CEO of Ericsson
• Johan Falk, CEO of Exponential Roadmap Initiative
• Fiona Macklin, Race to Zero
• Kerry Constabile, Lead for Sustainability Strategy and Engagement at Google
• Jennifer Merli, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability, Mastercard 

Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter Jansson, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

14.15 - 15.00 Enabling Exponential Climate Policy

Science makes it clear that policies need to enable and support businesses to align with the carbon law. The report Governing our Climate Future launched by the Global Challenges Foundation together with the Exponential Roadmap Initiative focuses on the policies and governance solutions needed to achieve this, building on the Exponential Roadmap: scaling 36 solutions to halve emissions by 2030. The policies should be purposeful and exponentially scalable.

This event will inspire and educate policymakers, business leaders and civil society in the policies and governance solutions needed to halve global emissions by 2030 and scale the 36 solutions identified.

Hosted by: Exponential Roadmap Initiative 

Speakers:

• Linda Burenius, Head of Development at Global Challenge Foundation
• Dr. Arunabha Ghosh, CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
• Mattias Frumerie, Head of Delegation UNFCCC at Swedish Ministry of Environment
• Jimena Leiva Roesch, Head of Peace and Sustainable Development at the International Peace Institute and Guatemala's former lead negotiator for the Paris Agreement
• Tomer Shalit, CPO and Founder of ClimateView
• Stefan Henningsson, Senior Climate Specialist, Nordea
  Johan Falk, CEO of Exponential Roadmap Initiative

Moderator: Catarina Rolfsdotter Jansson, We Don’t Have Time

Location: Swedish Pavilion

17.00 - 18.00 How partnerships across the value chain enable circular solutions

Almost 50% of the CO2 we use are embedded in the products and the infrastructure or the food we are consuming. To have a possibility to reach the ambitions set in the Paris agreement we will need to create circular material flows. In our current linear system, we work in silos. This will not be the case in a future circular economy where the ability to collaborate will be a key component. In this session the focus will be on the importance of partnerships in creating circular material flows.

Speakers:

• Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells Group
• Madeleine Gilborne, Vice President, Alfa Laval Clean Energy
• Jan Svärd, CEO, EasyMining
• Fredrik Ekström, Vice President, Alfa Laval Energy Division
• Fredrik Pettersson, Managing Director, Stena Recycling Sweden
• Mikael Hedström, Managing Director, Ragn-Sells Group 
• Anette Blücher, Director Energy, Infrastructure Solutions Nordic, E.ON
• Fredrik Eide, Country Manager, GC Rieber
• Volker Wiesendorf, Director Sales Energy from Waste, Hitachi Zosen Inova
• Anna Lundbom, Head of Marketing, EasyMining
• Krister Nilsson, State Secretary to Anna Hallberg – Minister for Foreign Trade and Nordic Affairs

Moderator: Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells Group

Location: Swedish Pavilion

6 November
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10.30 - 11.30 Circular cleanup – How CO2 and mountains of dirty ash can replace virgin materials? And how can recirculation of nitrogen avoid dead seabeds.

This session will be divided into two parts.

Part I: A deep dive into the challenges and possibilities to restore the land in northeaster Estonia at the same time as CO2 are used to produced new building material. 

Part II: 100 of places around the world seabed are at risk du to leakage of nutrients. In this session focus will be on nitrogen and how to both mitigation and adoption.

Speakers:

• Alar Saluste, Project leaders OSA at Ragn-Sells Estonia 
• Marquis, Arnaud, Group Sustainability Officer, Tarkett
• Anna Lundbom, Head of marketing at EasyMining
• Participant, Planetary status  

Moderator: Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability at Ragn-Sells

Location: Swedish Pavilion

13.00 - 14.00 Accelerating climate action through science and innovation

In this high-level panel Key Executives representing business and industry will be sharing insights into how important innovation is to achieve climate goals from a community building perspective, digitalization perspective, technological perspective and B2B as well as the research / government perspective that the external person can provide. We will take part of a survey conducted in 2021 that clearly points to the importance of implementing innovation and collaborations to push forward innovation in electrification, digitization and forms of energy such as hydrogen to achieve the goals.

Speakers:

• Börje Ekholm, CEO, Ericsson
• Mats Pellbäck Sharp, Head of Sustainability, Ericsson
• Andrew Wilson, ICC
• Jonas Gustavsson, CEO, AFRY
• Theodor Swedjemark, Communications and Chief Sustainability Officer, ABB
• Catarina Paulson, Head of Sustainability, Alfa Laval

Moderator: Emelie Öhlander, Climate Action Program Manager, Ericsson

Location: Swedish Pavilion