AI in focus when IVA delegation visits Silicon Valley
16.2.2024 00:00:00 CET | The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) | Press Release
A delegation from IVA visits Silicon Valley on February 19–22. Parts of the visit take place in the presence of DD.KK.HH. The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel. The goal is to increase cooperation opportunities between Silicon Valley and Sweden and, by extension, strengthen Sweden's position in digitization and AI.
- The trip is being carried out due to the rapid technological development in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies currently taking place in Silicon Valley. IVA believes that it is of the utmost importance for Swedish companies and organizations to gain a deeper understanding of the ongoing development, and at the same time be given the opportunity to establish relationships and identify actual business opportunities, says Marcus Wallenberg, Chair of IVA.
The delegation consists of 36 people from industry, startups, investors, academia, and the public sector. The program includes, among other things, visits to leading tech companies and organizations such as OpenAI, NVIDIA, and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and seminars on AI at the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI).
The visit to Silicon Valley is carried out in collaboration with Business Sweden.
IVA's delegation consists of:
Marcus Wallenberg, Chair, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Chair of the Board of Directors of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Fredrik Hörstedt, Vice President, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Johan Andersson, CEO, Mellby Gård
Anna Berg Åsberg, Vice President, R&D IT, AstraZeneca
Alexander Campbell-Wilson, Vice President Business Development, Autoliv
Peter Carlsson, CEO and Co-Founder, Northvolt
Peter Ekdahl, Vice President & Head of Region Americas, Business Sweden
Erik Ekudden, CTO, Ericsson
Robert Falck, CEO and Founder, Einride
Salla Franzén, Investment Director, Navigare
Christian Hedelin, Chief Strategy Officer, Saab Group
Joel Hellermark, CEO and Founder, Sana Labs
Olof Hernell, Chief Digital Officer (CDO), H2 Green Steel
Per Hjertén, Project Manager, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova
Karl Henrik Johansson, Professor, KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Director of Digital Futures
Linnea Kornehed Falck, Founder and Deputy CEO, Einride
Jan Larsson, CEO, Business Sweden
Jenny Larsson, Country President, Schneider Electric Sverige
Amy Loutfi, Professor in Computer Science, Örebro university
Mats Lundquist, CEO and Head of IoT, Telenor Connexion
Sandra Malmberg, Partner, EQT Ventures
Sara Mazur, Executive Director, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundations
Jenny Nordlöw, Advisor, Wallenberg Office
Charlotta Rauséus, COO and Co-founder, Insurely
Jessica Schultz, Partner, Northzone
Sofia Schörling Högberg, Vice Chairman of the board, Melker Schörling AB
Gustaf Sundell, Executive Vice President, Head of Ventures and New Business, Scania
Stefan Svahn, CEO, Repli5
Carl-Henric Svanberg, Chairman of the board, Volvo Group, Chairman of the AI commission assigned by the Swedish Government
Jan Uddenfeldt, CEO, JU Technology LLC
Kira Unger, CEO and Founder, Pocketlaw
Wouter Vlamynck, President and General Manager, Atlas Copco Power Technique North America’s Customer Center
Alfred Wahlforss, Co-founder, Merlin AI
Anders Ynnerman, Professor of Scientific Visualization, Linköping university
Mattias Åström, CEO and Founder, Evroc
Contacts
Per AnderssonPress officerThe Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA)
Tel:+46 721 39 73per.andersson@iva.seLinks
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an independent academy with a mission “...to promote engineering and economic sciences and the advancement of business and industry for the benefit of society.” IVA has approximately 1,300 elected Swedish and international Fellows, along with 250 member companies on the Business Executives Council. We bring together leading engineers, economists, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders in business and the public sector, who contribute generously to IVA’s operations through their intellectual capital and their engagement.
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