Consulate of Sweden: 2015 Bulletin flashback of the Consulate’s activities

Volume 2, Issue 1

Consulate Activities January 2015: Sweden hosted a seminar on SymboCity at Vibrant Gujarat: Fredrika Ornbrant, Consul

General of Sweden in Mumbai and Swedish authorities led by Mr. Micael Hagman, Deputy Director,

Sustainable Urban Development Government offices of Sweden along with high level authorities from

top Swedish companies like Ikea, Volvo, Ericsson, Envac and Scania conducted a seminar on

Sustainability in Sweden. The seminar was led by led by Mr. Micael Hagman and the panel discussion

was moderated by Ms Ornbrant. The event also saw a “Smart City” booth where the companies

converged to provide smart city solutions to the audiences

February 2015: Swedish Food Security Delegation visited

Mumbai : Swedish Food Delegation, led by Mr. Stig Orustfjord, Director General, National Food

Agency Sweden visited Mumbai on18th February 2015, to share best practices in the fields of

food security, supply chain management and ways to reduce wastage. The delegation

consisted of companies like Tetrapak, Tempix, BillerudKorsnäs, DeLaval and Livsmedelsverket

(Swedish National Food Agency). Later in the evening, Consul General Ms Fredrika Ornbrant

hosted a networking dinner along with Business Sweden to conclude the delegation visit

February 2015: Journalist Program to Stockholm Design Week 2015 and

Swedish Design: The Consulate General of Sweden in Mumbai sent a

journalist to an all-expense paid journalist programme to Sweden to

witness the Stockholm Design week. This resulted in a four page spread in

Elle Décor magazine

February 2015: Media interaction with Express Travel World: Consul General Fredrika

Ornbrant was interviewed by Express Travel World on Sweden as a travel destination and

the increase in tourism to Sweden

February 2015: Consul General participates in a panel discussion at Göteborg: The Consul

General participated in a panel discussion on the Business Climate Survey, undertaken by

the SCCI, where she highlighted business opportunities as well as challenges within her

jurisdiction. Volvo, Business Sweden and India Sweden Business Council also participated in

the discussion together with SCCI. Sara Larsson at the SCCI made a presentation of the

study.

March 2015: Consulate General of Sweden hosted a networking dinner for Alumni of the Swedish Institute

Management Programme: Consul General of Sweden in Mumbai Fredrika Ornbrant, hosted a networking

dinner aimed at strengthening relations and business ties between India and Sweden by engaging with young

Indian leaders who are alumni of the Swedish Institute Management Program (SIMP) and Swedish companies.

The evening saw these young Indian leaders showcase their learnings which were a unique combination of

theory and practice on how CSR relates to successful business in regards to strategies, innovation and

production.

April 2015: Consul General Fredrika Ornbrant addressed students admitted in Swedish

universities for the year 2015-16: 10 Swedish universities in association with the Swedish

Institute, Embassy of Sweden and Business Sweden conducted this seminar titled

Destination Sweden Consul General Fredrika Ornbrant addressed the new admits to

Swedish universities in a seminar conducted on 8th April 2015 at the Courtyard Marriott

hotel in Mumbai, to introduce and orient them with various aspects of studying in

Sweden

April 2015: Maharashtra Chief Minister

Mr. Devendra Fadnavis visits Sweden to

participate in the Indo Swedish Forum

and meet with Swedish companies:

Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr.

Devendra Fadnavis, Consul General of

Sweden in Mumbai Ms. Fredrika Ornbrant, Indian Ambassador to Sweden Ms. Banashri Bose

Harrison and other delegates participated in Indo Swedish Forum in Stockholm to discuss

trade investments. Mr. Fadnavis also met top officials of bus manufacturing company Volvo,

Swedish engineering group Sandvik, Aerospace and defence company Saab as well as retail

giant IKEA.

April 2015: Consul General makes courtesy visit to Swedish companies in Pune and Mumbai: Swedish

companies have a significant presence in western India totalling to 57 with head offices in this region.

Further segmentations of these companies reveal their locations include Mumbai - 23, Navi Mumbai – 5

and Thane – 1, Pune – 22, Ahmedabad - 2, Nagpur, Nashik and Goa one each. During the last four

months, the Swedish CG visited and met with 82% of the companies in Pune and with 66% of the

companies in Mumbai.

April 2015: Business Climate Survey 2014/15 launch: Swedish Chamber of Commerce India in partnership

with the Consulate General in Mumbai, Embassy of Sweden in New Delhi and Business Sweden, cond

ucted a present ation and launched the 7th Business Climate Survey that brings to light the experience of

doing business in India as perceived by the Swedish business community. It provides an insight to

expectations and perceived risks for the future. It captures the input from 110 Swedish companies

established in the country from sectors such as IT/Telecom, Automotive, Service sector, Engineering

products, Defense, Direct Sales and Retail.

April 2015: Regional Promotion Meeting: Consul Jan Campbell Westlind attended the

regional promotional meeting geld in New Dewlhi from April 15 – 17. The meetings

highlighted promotional activities conducted by various Swedish Embassies and Consulates

based in Asian countries. Four different Swedish ministries presented their case studies in

working in collaboration with local Swedish Embassies and Consulates in respective sectors.

Consulate General of Sweden Tweets

Swedeninindiamumbai‏

@Swedeninindiamu

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Swedens successful seminar on SymbioCity:Sustainability in Sweden sees an audience of over 300people @vibrantgujarat

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#DidYouKnow Sweden’s passport has been named the most powerful in the world with visa-free access to 174 countries

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