Agenda

Speakers

• Petra Hilleberg, CEO, Hilleberg the Tentmaker & Honorary Consulate of Sweden
• Birger Steen, CEO & Director of the Board, FREYR Battery

Topic

• Hydrogen
  

Speakers

• Chris Green, Chair, PNWH2 Hub
  
• Sveinung Odegard, Senior VP Business Development Fuel Cell Technologies, Corvus Energy
• Tony Pan, CEO, Modern Hydrogen

Moderator

• Lisa Stiffler, Reporter, GeekWire

Denmark’s BLOXHUB has utilized the potential of cross-Atlantic collaboration to realize deep collaboration between Nordic experts and cities in North America. This spring, two collaborative processes are being kicked off in Kirkland and Tacoma; a diverse group of Nordic solution providers will leverage Nordic expertise to solve challenges and create Nordic-inspired solutions in these cities.

A new formal agreement between Sweden (State Secretary for Sweden Sara Modig) and the State of Washington (Washington State Governor Jay Inslee) will be signed at the Summit bringing green transition expertise and technology to the state. Featuring remarks from Washington State Governor Jay Inslee.

Speakers

• Washington State Governor Jay Inslee
• State Secretary for Sweden Sara Modig
• Ambassador Mikko Hautala (FI)
• Ambassador Jesper Møller Sørensen (DK)

Moderator

• Senator Marko Liias, Washington State Legislature

Speaker

• Summit MC Pablos Holman, Venture Capitalist, Deep Future

Topic 

• Nuclear energy and its potential to provide safe, affordable, and abundant carbon-free energy.

Speakers

• Chris Levesque, CEO, TerraPower
• Sara Modig, State Secretary for Sweden
• Dr. Francesco Venneri, CEO & Founder, Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation

Moderator

• Brian Young, Governor’s Clean Tech Sector Lead, Department of Commerce, State of Washington

Topic

• Renewable energy

Topic 

• 5G

Speakers

• Harri Holma, Nokia Bell Labs

Moderator

• Jim Brisimitzis, 5G Open Innovation Lab

Title

• How does world security & the political situation affect innovation, from a Nordic perspective?

Topic

• Industrial symbiosis and circular economy.

Topic

• Washington State and opportunities for collaboration with the Inflation Reduction Act.

Discussion of the future of environmentally friendly battery cells and their central role in green energy. Corvus Energy recently built a battery factory in Bellingham and Freyr is currently building one in Georgia.

Speakers

• Tor Gunnar Hovig, Senior Vice President Sales, Americas, Corvus Energy USA
• Birger Steen, CEO & Director of the Board, FREYR Battery

Moderator

• Brian Young, Governor’s Clean Tech Sector Lead, Department of Commerce, State of Washington

Topic

• Artificial Intelligence

Speakers

• Rob Eleveld, Chairman, Transparency Coalition.ai
• Mårten Mickos, CEO, HackerOne
• Mary Snapp, Vice President, Strategic AI Initiatives, Microsoft

Moderator

• Molly Wright Steenson, President & CEO, American Swedish Institute

Topic

• How adaptive AI is protecting consumers

Moderator

• Alex Algard, CEO & Founder, Hiya

Discussion of Sweden’s bold ambition to make the biggest cities in the country climate neutral by 2030.

Speakers

• Karin Ekdahl Wästberg, Innovation Director, City of Stockholm
• Marcus Paulson, Energy Strategist, City of Lund

Moderator

• Linda Andren, Executive Director, Green Transition Initiative

Topic

• Nordic investment in the United States driven by the Inflation Reduction Act.