IndTech GTI Electro Mobility Event

Welcome to our first IndTech GTI event with a focus on Electro Mobility!

Electric vehicles are anticipated to be a key future component of the world’s mobility system in 2030, helping reduce impacts on climate change and air quality. But is it necessarily better for the environment with electrical vehicles?

During this event we would like to discuss this topic from a holistic system perspective looking at the future of mobility (2030 perspective), and how global collaborations could be a key in building this future together.

This event is organized by Swedish IndTech and we are proud to co-host this first session on Electro Mobility together with the US organization Womanium and GTI - Sweden US Green Transition Initiative. 

Panel

Robert Falck – CEO, Inventor & founder Einride

I strive to challenge both myself and my team to find new solutions and possibilities for transportation. Einride have a true passion for technology and always try to get man and machine to work together to find new solutions for old and new problems.

Andreas Follér – Head of Sustainability at Scania

Specialties: Corporate Social Responsiblity (CSR), Sustainable Development and Business Development, Solution and Innovation Driven Processes.

Alyssa Haerle – Director of Infrastructure Incentive Administration at CALSTART

I am a zero emissions mobility, transportation, and infrastructure professional based in Los Angeles, CA. I focus on technology commercialization, market transformation, and bringing innovations to market.

Dr. Jennifer Gerbi – Acting Director of ARPA-E

Acting Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), leads the Agency’s development, launch, and execution of high-risk, high-reward energy R&D programs.

Moderator for the panel:
Prachi J. Vakharia – Founder of Womanium foundation & Transportation & Innovation Specialist at Amazon

I co-founded Womanium with peers from MIT to build the scientific leaders of tomorrow. Since 2017, over 177+ scholarships have been given by Womanium. I was also presented an award by the American Federation of Ageing Research for my contributions in training over 720+ PhD and Post-doctoral students globally in the field of computational neuroscience.

Opening remarks

H.E. Karin Olofsdotter – Ambassador of Sweden to the United States

H. E. Karin Olofsdotter is an accomplished diplomat starting her career in the Foreign Service in 1994 with a posting to the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow. She took her post as the first female Ambassador of Sweden to the United States on September 1, 2017. Ambassador Olofsdotter has a B.A. in psychology, economics, and Russian. She studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, Anderson School of Management and speaks Russian, French, and English.

Moderator

Henric Johnson, Professor and Global Head of Science and Innovation at Business Sweden

Henric Johnson is a professor in computer science and the Global Head of Science and Innovation at Business Sweden. He was previously the Swedish Science and Innovation Counselor to the United States.

Speakers

Linda Andrén – Director at Sweden-U.S. Green Transition Initiative

+15 years global leadership experience at management level with great track record. Passionate about delivering result together with my team, challenging people and to make co-workers understand our strategy and journey.

Catarina Berglund – Manager at Automation Region

Long experience to lead and run complex collaborative organizations nationally and also at international level based on management position both within academia, municipalities and in the business sector.

Elin Svanström – Innovation Accelerator at Electrification Hub

Accelerating sustainability innovations through co-creation and collaboration. Currently I am leading the development of the Electrification Hub. Through the Hub we intend to develop innovations and knowledge to drive electromobility and the transformation towards a fossil free society.

Questions?

Contact Catarina Berglund at Automation Region or Pontus Westrin at Vinnova.

About the program

The IndTech Green Transition Initiative Program is a collaborative program created by Automation Region together with PiiA and GTI (Green Transition Initiative). The purpose is to accelerate the green transition in Swedish industry in collaboration with forefront tech companies in Silicon Valley. During the autumn, a series of talks will be held with selected organizations in Sweden and the USA to identify strategies and working methods.

The Green Transition Initiative is a joint initiative of Business Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova and the Swedish Embassy in Washington. The objectives are to position Sweden as a key partner to the United States in its climate transition, connect Swedish and U.S. stakeholders within the green energy ecosystem, and to leverage opportunities in sectors such as electromobility, renewable energy, sustainable industry, and green buildings.