Climate Urgency and the Nordic Response

The Swedish heavy industry sector is rolling out several forward-looking projects, ranging from fossil-free steel manufacturing to battery production, with ambitious targets regarding material recycling. Sweden, and Finland, has substantial reserves of minerals and metals, which are crucial for accelerating electrification and the green transition.

The conference brings together top executives involved in global policymaking, national politics, international business, and the finance industry. We trust this event will be an exciting opportunity for valuable exchanges on highly topical subjects, among people with significant impacts on the development of the most momentous issue of our time.

Programme

08:30 Welcome remarks
Marcus Wallenberg, Chair of IVA, Romina Pourmokhtari, Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment

09:00 Global supply chains for the clean energy Transition
Representative, International Energy Agency IEA 

09:45 Panel 1: Industrial value chains 
Chaired by Dr Paolo Frankl, Head of Renewable Energy Division, IEA 
Panel: Henrik Henriksson, CEO, H2 Green Steel, Jan Moström, CEO, LKAB, Martin Pei, Executive Vice President & CTO, SSAB, Mikael Nordlander, Director Industry Decarbonization, Vattenfall, Emma Nehrenheim, President Northvolt Materials, Håkan Buskhe, CEO FAM AB, IVA’s Business Executives Council

10:45 Coffee break 

11:00 The EU ETS system – what can we expect? Dr. Lars Zetterberg, Senior specialist, The Swedish Environmental Institute IVL, Director Mistra Carbon Exit

11:15 The Inflation Reduction Act – In conflict or in line with the EU? Dr. Dallas Burtraw, Darius Gaskins Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC

11:30 A systemic approach to energy transition in Europe – a Nordic perspective. Dr. Peter Lund, Professor, Aalto University, Dr. Filip Johnsson, Professor, Chalmers University of Technology

12:00 Lunch 

13:00 Decarbonizing the building and construction sector. Ida Karlsson, PhD candidate, Chalmers University of Technology

13:15 Sector coupling for efficient electricity systems. Dr Lisa Göransson, Associate professor, Chalmers University of Technology

13:30 Critical minerals and raw materials – what are the challenges? Dr. Magnus Ericsson, Adjunct Professor, Luleå University of Technology/Raw Material Group 

13:45 How can we reach social acceptance for the energy transition? Dr. Magnus Hennlock, Senior specialist, The Swedish Environmental Institute IVL

14:00 Meeting the need for transportation fuels in a socially acceptable way. Henrikki Talvitie, CEO, ST1

14:15 Coffee break

14:45 Panel 2: Role of financing
Chaired by Karin Reuterskiöld, Forever Sustainable
Panel: Lars-Göran Orrevall, CEO SIM, Chief Investment Officer, Skandia Investment Management, Peter Tuving, Deputy General and Chief Credit Officer and Head of Risk Management, EKN (The Swedish Export Agency), Jeanette Witasp, Vice President and Head of Lending, NIB (Nordic Investment Bank)

15:30 A global outlook – comments and example from the US US Department of Energy  

15:45 Panel 3: Concluding Panel  
Chaired by Dr Paolo Frankl

16:15 Summary and conclusions