Vinnova and Business Sweden share their offers and experiences related to the work of attracting and retaining international expertise. We also get to learn from a pilot that Swedish Incubators & Science Parks (SISP) has run in aim to strengthen Sweden's ability to attract international entrepreneurs, startups and talents. Within the pilot, SISP has also developed a guide for how to work with soft landing.
Who is the meeting aimed at?
The webinar is aimed at those of you who work with issues that are in various ways connected to attracting, establishing and retaining international competence – for example within public authority, municipality, region, university, employer organization or other actors that collaborate on competence supply.
Agenda
During the webinar you will get to know:
- Hur Vinnova works to strengthen Sweden's innovation system and attract international expertise.
- Business Sweden's work to strengthen Sweden's competitiveness, including by supporting municipalities in their work with international talent attraction.
- Results, insights and recommendations from SISP's pilot project, as well as presentation of the guide developed within the pilot.
- A closing panel discussion where representatives from Vinnova, Business Sweden and SISP answer questions and share their most important takeaways.
Participating
Presenters: Erik Litborn, Vinnova, Anna Hammarberg, Business Sweden, and participants from Swedish Incubators & Science Parks (SISP).
Moderator: Anna Manhem Laurin, Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.
About the seminar series
This is part of a series of webinars that the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Development is arranging within the framework of the government mission Work in Sweden. The first part of the webinar, with the above presentations, will be recorded and can be viewed afterwards. At the end of the broadcast, the recording will end and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
About the Work in Sweden mission
Work in Sweden is a government assignment where several authorities work together to strengthen coordination linked to Sweden's opportunities to attract and retain highly qualified international expertise and other foreign labor that is important for Sweden's competitiveness.