On the theme “A Decade of Action, A Century of Progress”, a high-level Business Summit and a French-Swedish Tech & Innovation Exhibition are being organised,
followed by a high-level networking dinner with remittance of the Prix d’Excellence, an award that distinguishes Swedish companies for their exceptional performances on the French market.

Date: Monday 1^st of December 2025
Time: 13.00 - 19.00
Venue: Le Pavillon Vendôme, 7 Place Vendôme, Paris 1^er
The historic landmark of Banque de Suède et de Paris

13.00 Registration

13.45 - 17.30 High level Conference – French-Swedish Business Summit "A Decade of Action, A Century of Progress"

17.30 - 19.50 French-Swedish Tech & Innovation Exhibition and Networking cocktail

A half-day, high-level conference on the strengthening of European competitiveness by a strong and resilient European industry. Focus will be on the potential of strategic innovation collaborations and tech partnerships between France and Sweden within the areas of the bilateral Innovation Partnership Act such as security & defense, forestry, low-carbon energy systems, space, sustainable transports and digitalisation.

13.00 Registration

Moderator: Aurore Belfrage, Co-Founder SusTechable

13.45 Welcome remarks by Gîta Paterson, President, Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France

Opening remarks by Caroline Vicini, H.E. Ambassador of Sweden to France

Keynote by Romina Pourmokhtari, Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment

Keynote by Jesper Brodin, Management Board Member and former Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group | IKEA

Panel I Sustainable and Secure growth for European Industry

Focus: Exploring how strategic industrial and academic French-Swedish collaborations can strengthen European competitiveness. Sustainable and secure growth for Europe needs to balance global economic, environmental, social, and geopolitical dimensions. How can European industry continue to deliver sustainable products and solutions while maintaining cost competitiveness and resilience in an increasingly resource- and regulation-constrained Europe? How can we ensure long-term prosperity while maintaining stability and resilience?

Anand Chandarana, President Health & Medical, Essity

Thierry Coulhon, President, Institut Polytechnique de Paris

Prof. Pär Olsson, Head of Physics Department, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Stéphane Rouault, Head of ZEROe Ecosystem & Value, Airbus

Call for proposal Institut Polytechnique Paris and KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Thierry Coulhon President, Institut Polytechnique

Prof. Mikael Lindström Deputy President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Coffeebreak

Keynote by Helena Hedblom, Cheif Executive Officier, Epiroc

Panel II A Decade Since the Paris Agreement: What’s Next for Climate Action & Business?

Focus: 10 years impact of the Paris agreement, what comes next for businesses? The impact of circular and sustainable use: waste, reusing materials, and replacing fossil-based products, cleaner energy sources, improving efficiency, and using new technologies. The importance of bioeconomy using biological resources, processes, and principles to produce sustainable goods and services? The potential of substituting fossil-based materials and products with biobased ones?

Part 1 Industrial Decarbonisation
Helena Hedblom, Chief Executive Officier, Epiroc
Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ingka Group
Benoît Tanguy, Managing Director, Scania France & Chairman of the International Trade Association

for Automobiles and Motorcycles, Division Industrial

Part 2 Bioeconomy: How EU legislation impacts the forest value chain

Nicolas Douzain-Didier, Director General, Fédération Nationale du Bois
Anne Duisabeau, President, France Bois Foret
Tammouz Eñaut Helou, Secretary General, UCFF
Dr. Peter Holmgren, Advisor, SCA
Paul-Antoine Lacour, Managing Director, Copacel
Henrik Vassallo, Advisor, FAM AB

Keynote by Prof. Philippe Aghion, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences 2025

Collège de France, INSEAD, & London School of Economics


Panel III Innovation for a Resilient Future
Focus: Explores how technology, artificial intelligence, and digital innovation are shaping the future of sustainability, security and competitiveness. From AI-driven energy efficiency to carbon capture, next-gen materials and defense, and a European telecom strategy. What are the needs to strengthen Europe’s digital capacity – cloud services, infrastructure, space, and digital sovereignty.

Hanna Maurer-Sibley, Chief Technolgy Officer Europe, Market Area Europe, Middle East & Africa, Ericsson

Thomas Reynaud, Group Chief Executive Officer, Member of Iliad's Board of Directors, Iliad Group,

Board member and Chairman of the Board, Tele2

Marcus Wandt, Head of Group Strategy and Technology, Saab & Astronaut

Closing remarks by Thierry Carlier, H.E. Ambassador of France to Sweden

End of Conference

Guests are invited to

Signing ceremony - Memorandum of Understanding

between the KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Framatome aimed at stimulating and supporting nuclear educational activities and research cooperation between France and Sweden

French-Swedish Tech & Innovation Exhibition and networking cocktail