Event

SEI at Almedalen Week 2025

Name: SEI at Almedalen Week 2025
Start: 2025-06-23T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-06-27T18:00:00+02:00

23 to 27 June 2025

Visby, Sweden and Online

Event contacts

Ylva Rylander / ylva.rylander@sei.orgMaria Sköld / maria.skold@sei.org

Åsa Persson, SEI Research Director and Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, will lend her expertise at three external seminars on climate policy with Sweden’s Minister for Climate and the Environment Romina Pourmokhtari and several Swedish politicians and business representatives.

At this years Almedalen Week, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), Mistra Geopolitics Sustainable Oceans and Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue are represented.

Karina Barquet, Team Leader of SEI’s Water, Coasts and Ocean and for SEI’s Global Strategic Policy Engagement for the Oceans will contribute her expertise on topics related to geopolitics, security and the oceans. Per Andersson, Head of the LeadIT Secretariat hosted by SEI, will contribute his expertise to a dialogue on industry transition, partnership and innovation.

The speeches by representatives for Sweden’s political parties from the Almedalen stage are taking place at 12:00 and 19:00, with the first speech to be held on Tuesday, 24 June.

Are the EU and Sweden meeting their climate goals? (13:00–13:45)

The EU stands by the 2030 and 2050 goals. But at the same time, the political focus is on defense, security and competitiveness. How can Sweden and the EU achieve their goals? Have the goal conflicts become too great or can we succeed with a win-win situation?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, SEI Deputy Director and Research Director

Helena Dyrssen, statssekreterare till klimat- och miljöminister Romina Pourmokthari, Regeringskansliet, L
Jytte Guteland, riksdagsledamot, Riksdagen, S
Annika Wäppling Korzinek, moderator, chef, EU-kommissionens representation i Sverige
Pierre Schellekens, direktör DG ENER, EU-kommissionen

Venue: Strandvägen, plats 521, Europahuset, Visby

Organizers: EU Commission in Sweden

More info and live webcast (in Swedish)

Engaging India: samband for climate: sustainability, AI & next generation innovation (14:00–18:00)

Thought leaders, innovators, researchers, policy makers, corporate stakeholders and startups from Sweden & India are invited to engage in this conversation taking place in Almedalen. The conversation will consider how cutting-edge innovations can accelerate climate action, and drive us closer to achieving our sustainability goals.

Session one: How does collaboration accelerate industry transition? (14:00)

Daniel Westlén, State Secretary, Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise

LeadIT panel discussion on industry transition, AI and innovation (15:00–15:40)

Per Andersson, Head of the Leadership Group on Industry Transition Secretariat (LeadIT), hosted by SEI
Annika Ramsköld, Head of Sustainability, Vattenfall
David Högnelid, Vice President Minerals, LKAB
Rémy Kolessar, Director of International Cooperation, Vinnova
Erik Enecker, CEO, Ecometrix
Rupali Mehra, Content People & Spowdi (moderator)

Session two: How do we scale climate solutions? (15:40–16:50)

Mayank Singhal, PI Industries
Viral Thakker, Deloitte
Klaus Kunz, PI Industries & Ephrin
Raine Isaakson, Uppsala University
Karthik Kunjali, Stockholm Water Technology
Shilpa Sachdeva, PI Industries
Mats Risberg, Exponential Roadmap
Swaminathan Ramanthan, Uppsala University & Deloitte

Session three: Startup pitch + networking (17:00–18:00)

Venue: Almedalsbiblioteket, Uppsala University Campus Gotland, Visby

Organizers: Uppsala Universitet, Content People, Zerocity

More info and live webcast (in English)

What climate goals should Sweden have by 2030? (08:45–09:30)

A review of Sweden’s interim targets for 2030 is currently being conducted by the Environmental Targets Committee. How should the targets be designed to better align with Sweden’s EU commitments? Should we continue to be best in class or scrap the interim targets altogether? Is net zero emissions by 2045 possible if we abandon the national targets?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council, SEI Deputy Director and Research Director

Svante Axelsson, Nationell samordnare, Fossilfritt Sverige
Helena Storckenfeldt, Ledamot Miljömålsberedningen, Sveriges riksdag, M
Martin Kinnunen, Ledamot Miljömålsberedningen, Sveriges riksdag, SD
Jytte Guteland, Ledamot Miljömålsberedningen, Sveriges riksdag, S
Carl Nyberg, SVP Commercial, Renewable Products, Neste
Marlene Burwick, Public Affairs Lead, St1
Alarik Sandrup, Näringspolitisk chef, Lantmännen
Johan Söderberg, Director Fuel & E-mobility, Circle K

Venue: Mellangatan 19, Gotlands museum, Sävesalen, Visby

More info (in Swedish)

On the other side of the Paris Agreement – what risks do we face and how do we manage them? (11:00–12:00)

The Paris Agreement stipulates that global warming should be limited to well below two degrees. However, there is no magic limit where the risks suddenly strike; every tenth of a degree we can avoid makes a difference and shapes our future opportunities. Climate change has consequences for, among other things, human security, migration, resource distribution and the economy. We must adapt to these new realities while also making adjustments to limit further consequences.

What is required to navigate the complex landscape? What decisions are required from a political perspective to create the conditions for timely adaptation, how is the business sector affected and what adaptations are required from a security and defense perspective?

SEI speaker: Åsa Persson, SEI Research Director and Deputy Director, Chair of the Swedish Climate Policy Council

Ulrika Modéer, Generalsekreterare , Röda Korset
Helena Dyrssen, statssekreterare hos klimat- och miljöminister Romina Pourmokhtari, L
Marie Trogstam, Avdelningschef Hållbarhet och Infrastruktur, Svenskt Näringsliv
Karim Jebari, Fil. dr. i filosofi och forskare vid Institutet för framtidsstudier
Martin Hedberg, expert klimat – och naturskador, Länsförsäkringar
Nisha Besara, moderator

Organizer: Länsförsäkringar

Venue: Donnersgatan 6, Hansaplatsen, Visby

More info (in Swedish)

Food system that strengthens Sweden’s preparedness and benefits the Baltic Sea (9:30–10:15)

Can increased domestic food production contribute to a healthier Baltic Sea through reduced emissions and better resource utilization? What obstacles stand in the way of scaling up these sustainable industries? And how critical are they for Sweden’s self-sufficiency and preparedness?

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.

Daniel Brännström, Recirk fisk PO, Landsbygdsnätverket
Anders Kihl, Ragn-Sells
Anil Ramel Singh, Race For The Baltic
Fredrik Gröndahl, KTH, Blå mat

Organizers: Ragn-Sells, SEI, Race For The Baltic, Landsbygdsnätverket, Uppsala universitet, Blått Centrum Gotland, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, KTH, Blå mat, Recirk fisk PO

Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby

More info (in Swedish)

Regional cooperation in the Baltic Sea in an era of geopolitics (15:30–16:15)

As geopolitical tensions rise around the Baltic Sea, countries struggle to balance competing interests like national defence, offshore energy and nature conservation. There is an urgent need for more cross-border cooperation and for coastal states to learn from each other.

Keynotes:

Mr. Linas Linkevičius, Ambassador of Lithuania to Sweden
Ms. Karolina Ostrzyniewska, Ambassador of Poland to Sweden

Panellists:

Professor Hans Liwång, Professor Swedish Defence University
Mr. Sulev Alajoe, Managing Director Estonian Islands Energy Agency
Dr. Torsten Linders, Program Director Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue, University of Gothenburg
Ms. Karen Marie Sandgren, Founder, Nordic Energy Connection

Moderator:

Dr. Karina Barquet, Senior Researcher and Team Lead Water Coasts & Ocean, Stockholm Environment Institute & Mistra Geopolitics

Live webcast and program

Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby

Organizers: SEI and Mistra Geopolitics, Uppsala University, Blått Centrum Gotland, Gothenburg University, Embassy of Lithuania, Embassy of Poland, Swedish Defence University, Estonian Islands Energy Agency, Nordic Energy Connection.

More info (in Swedish)

What do politicians think is the next step in marine environmental policy (16:45–17:30)

In 2024, Sweden’s Riksdag decided on a new direction for marine environmental policy. Despite many good goals for fisheries policy and eutrophication, there is a lack of concrete and funded proposals for how to achieve these goals. Additionally, many of the marine environmental problems are not addressed at all.

Emma Nohren, Riksdagsledamot, Ordförande Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (MP)
Joanna Lewerentz, Riksdagsledamot, Suppleant Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (M)
Björn Petersson, Riksdagsledamot, Suppleant Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (S)
Elin Nilsson, Riksdagsledamot, Ledamot Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (L)
Andrea Andersson Tay, Riksdagsledamot, Suppleant Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (V)
Martin Kinnunen, Riksdagsledamot, SD
Anders Karlsson, Fiskepolitisk talesperson. Riksdagsledamot, C
Roland Utbult, Riksdagsledamot, Kulturutskottet Miljö- och jordbruksutskottet (ersättare), KD

Venue: Cramérgatan 5, Almedalsbiblioteket, Östersjödagarna, Visby

Organizers: Uppsala universitet, Blått Centrum Gotland, Stockholms universitet, Östersjöcentrum, Formas, MSC, Landsbygdsnätverket, Hållbara blå näringar, SEI, Race for the Baltic, Östersjökontraktet, KTH, Blå mat.

Live webcast and info (in Swedish)