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Can the EU complete the climate transition without losing competitiveness? How can climate action strengthen innovation, industrial strength and economic leadership, and what strategic choices will determine Europe’s future?
SEI speaker: Björn Nykvist, Head of Division – Global Agendas, Climate, and Systems, SEI
Organizer: EU Commission in Sweden
Watch live: More info and live webcast (in Swedish)
Venue: Strandvägen, plats 521, Europahuset, Visby
The Baltic Sea meet-up and fika Östersjön ombord – on board the ferry M/S Gotland leaving Nynäshamn 14.30 to Visby in Gotland – will gather researchers, stakeholders and journalists. SEI’s Karina Barquet and many researchers from the project Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2) will share new insights on topics related to the Baltic Sea.
SEI speaker: Karina Barquet, Team Leader, Water, Coasts and Ocean
Venue: Lilla konferensrummet, plan 8, akter, M/S Gotland
Organiser: SEI and Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue
Registration is required: Please register to attend
For 2026, LeadIT is working with Engaging India at Almedalen, bringing together Swedish and Indian actors during this important week ahead of the Swedish elections. The 2026 edition of Engaging India at Almedalen centers around the intersection of AI, sustainability, and industrial transformation, with a focus on how India and Sweden jointly can shape pathways for climate action and economic growth.
Registration is required: Please register through LeadIT
13.00-13.10 Introduction to Engaging India at Almedalen
13.10-13-20 Opening Address: H.E. Anurag Bhushan, Ambassador of India to Sweden
13.20-13.30 Professor Owe Ronström, Uppsala University
13.30-13.50 Fireside chat with Dr. Pramod Varma, Chief Architect of Aadhaar & Co-founder & Chief Architect, Networks for Humanity
14.10-14.40 Fireside chat: Ambassador of India to Sweden H.E. Anurag Bhushan and Daniel Westlén, State Secretary, Ministry of Climate & Enterprise, Sweden
SEI speaker: Per Andersson, Head of the Leadership Group on Industry Transition Secretariat (LeadIT), hosted by SEI
15.45-16.00 Fireside chat: Sarah Öhrvall, Board Member, Investor AB
16.30-16.45 Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova
16.45-16.55 Viral Thakker, Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer, Credibl
16.55-17.05 Presentation: John Diklev, CEO & Co-Founder, Flower
17:05-17:15 Humanoid, You, and I: In Conversation with Humanoid Robot & Shivesh Kumar, Chalmers University
Venue: Uppsala University in Visby, Cramérgatan, Building B, Main Entrance , B51
Organiser: Engaging India and LeadIT
Sweden’s ports play an important role in the country’s transport, economy and preparedness. It is important that port regions increase their knowledge of how they may be affected by climate change and strengthen their ability to take into account new societal changes and geopolitical threats.
This high-level seminar about security and climate preparedness in Sweden’s and EU’s ports is organised by SEI in close collaboration with the Haga Initiative. Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Governor of Gotland County, will hold a keynote speech, followed by SEI’s Engagement Director Annika Markovic. Karina Barquet, Team Leader of SEI’s Water, Coasts and Ocean research team, will present SEI’s research on climate and crisis preparedness in the programmes Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue and HamnKlimat: Increased Preparedness for Swedish Port Regions. A panel dialogue will follow with representatives from Axfood, Stena Recycling and Övik Energi, moderated by Nina Ekelund, Chairman at the Haga Initiative.
The European Commission adopted two strategies to promote competitiveness, sustainability, safety and resilience in the EU’s waterborne sector in March 2026. These strategies focus primarily on ports, shipping and shipbuilding – crucial sectors for the EU’s trade, economic growth, security and defence.
Venue: Korsgatan 4, Landshövdingens trädgård, Visby
Organisers: SEI and the Haga Initiative
Format: In-person in Swedish
SEI’s Björn Nykvist has been invited to a closed roundtable discussion by the Swedish labor union Fackförbundet ST with over 100 000 members. Nykvist will contribute his expertise on transport and energy in this roundtable dialogue discussing the questions below.
SEI speaker: Björn Nykvist, Head of Division – Global Agendas, Climate, and Systems
Venue: Mellangatan 19, Gotlands museum, Sävesalen
Organiser: Fackförbundet ST
In an increasingly uncertain world, Europe and the Nordic region need to become more independent. Countries with the ability to recycle, treat and reuse resources are less exposed to geopolitical risks and raw material shortages when supply chains are disrupted.
SEI speaker: Annika Markovic, Engagement and Impact Director, SEI
Venue: Norra kyrkogatan 5, H&H Garden, Visby
Organiser: NG Nordic
The Baltic region are facing times of challenged and crisis. How can ecological restoration, for example rewetting of peatlands and swamps, and other measures be integrated into the national and regional resilience building planning?
SEI speaker: Karina Barquet, Senior Research Fellow, Team Leader of SEI’s Water, Coasts and Ocean group and Lead for SEI’s Global Strategic Policy Engagement for the Ocean.
Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby
Organizers: SEI, Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2) World Wildlife Fund WWF, Uppsala University, Östersjödagarna
SEI: Karina Barquet, Senior Research Fellow, Team Leader of SEI’s Water, Coasts and Ocean group and Lead for SEI’s Global Strategic Policy Engagement for the Ocean.
Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby
Organisers: Stockholm Environment Institute SEI, Världsnaturfonden WWF, Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2), Uppsala University
Team Leader: Cities, Communities and Consumption; Senior Research Fellow
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Project / The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) aims to enable the transition of heavy industry towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Project / Projektet stärker förmågan att hantera komplexa risker kopplade till klimatkrisen och olika samhällsförändringar.
Tool / SEI's Consumption Compass is a unique tool, tracking greenhouse gas emissions from households in Sweden for over 100 consumption categories.
Project / Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2) is a collaborative project for a more sustainable blue economy in Sweden.
Project / SAFEWIN studerar hur havsbaserad vindkraft kan användas för miljöövervakning och säkerhet, utöver att producera el.
Tool / Trase enables governments, companies and others to address the environmental impacts of supply chains.
Project / C-SINK aims to transform the CDR market in Europe, focusing on innovation and sustainability to achieve net negative CO2 emissions.
Project / Circular and Sustainable Steel Transitions (CAST) continues the work done by SEI and Lund University in the HYBRIT project.
Media advisory / SEI bjuder in till pressträff den 16 juni där våra forskare presenterar aktuella perspektiv på viktiga frågor inför valet 2026.
Past event / Join SEI experts for the annual Swedish political forum in Visby, as they share insights across 7 seminars on climate policy, oceans and industry transition.
Past event / Join SEI experts for the annual Swedish political forum in Visby, as they share insights across more than fifteen transformative seminars.
