EVENTS

We provide value for the SACC-SF/SV Community through our recurring events, with both social and professional purposes. Check out below to see what’s next!

UPCOMING EVENTS

Life Science Bridge

San Francisco - San Diego - New England - Minnesota

The Life Science Bridge is a joint initiative between the regional Swedish American Chambers of Commerce in San Diego, New England, San Francisco and Minnesota. In the latest edition of JLL Research Report 2020, the life science clusters in San Diego, San Francisco and Boston are described as the biggest in the U.S. Visit the Life Science Bridge website to find out more.

Bridging the Gap is an annual life science event organized together by the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce in San Diego, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, New England and Minnesota. Since Life Science Bridge's mission is to promote trade between our clusters and Sweden.

May 1

Spring European Networking

Association of American European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations (AAECCBA)

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April 27
There is no place like Home

Swedish Seminar & Mingel

Cost $20
RSVP by April 20:
Sanfrancisco@svenskakyrkan.se

April 24

Democracy and Disinformation

Association of American European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations (AAECCBA)

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May 4
Viking Race 2024

Scandinavian School & Culture Center

MEDIA FROM PREVIOUS EVENTS

FOREST INNOVATION SUMMIT 2023

On November 16th-17th, we organized the second edition of our Forest Innovation Summit, and it was a great success. The two-day conference facilitated knowledge sharing between entrepreneurs, leaders, and organizations from the forest sector of Sweden and California.

We had some great start-ups from both the US and Sweden pitching their innovative ideas, and the audience was engaged and curious. A big thanks to all the speakers and panelists who brought their insights and contributed to interesting discussions. In total, we had more than 50 speakers who shared their knowledge and perspectives!

Thank you all for attending, and a big thanks to all our sponsors for making this important event possible!

The picture to the right is from Times Square, taken on the day of the summit, showcasing the logos of our partners and sponsors!

SACC SUMMIT DETROIT 2023

This year the Team went to Detroit in September for the annual SACC Summit. It was a great 2-day event with interesting speakers, panels, and sponsors, with an emphasis on the automobile industry. The Summit also included some enjoyable evening receptions where we got to socialize with other SACC members.

Representing our team were Mats, Viveka, Tilde, and Lova. Thank you to the team of SACC-USA and SACC-Detroit for organizing this great event!

SACC SUMMIT FORT LAUDERDALE 2022

We had a great time in sunny Florida meeting up with all the regional chambers of the SACC network. Great speakers, panels, and sponsors, Volvo Cars, Securitas, and Joakim Ridderstråle to mention a few.

Representing our team were Mats, Adrian, Viveka, Erik, and Andreas. Thank you to the team of SACC-Florida for organizing this great event!

FOREST INNOVATION SUMMIT 2022

Our biggest event of the 2022 was a great success. The Forest Innovation Summit brought together the sharpest minds, entrepreneurs, and organizations from the forest sector of Sweden and California.

We had some great start-up companies pitching, and we´re excited to follow their journeys moving forward. We´d also like to thank all the speakers and panelists that attended and brought insights and knowledge.

Thank you all for attending, and a big thanks to all our sponsors for making this a possibility.

Lunch & Learning

Boosting the R&D and Innovation Cycle by AI

The R&D and innovation cycle is a typical time and money-intensive process that involves transforming capital into knowledge (R&D) and turning knowledge into capital (innovation) to re-invest in your R&D. Advances in AI have may allow this cycle to become more efficient and data-driven.

In this event, HP Enterprise, VIA licensing, IPscreener, and VALUENEX shared some thoughts on using AI tools; from improving the ideation and review process to how to transform innovation knowledge into capital.