CONFERENCE PROGRAM

OCTOBER 1, 2009 STOCKHOLM About The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a private membership organization, founded in New York 1906.

As the fi rst and leading Swedish-American Chamber, SACC New York has a mission to promote and increase trade and investments between the U.S. and Sweden by providing member companies and clients with a wide range of transatlantic business contacts, services, and information.

One of the most important features of the Chamber is the strength derived from its unique network of members. Industry leaders, business executives, lawyers, bankers, as well as an impressive number of entrepreneurs are actively engaged in the organization. The focus is to give members a promotional platform with high visibility and to provide expert consulting services.

For more than a century, the Chamber’s meetings and events have served an important role in the Swedish-American business community. Each year, SACC New York hosts a number of exclusive conferences, informal seminars, speaker luncheons, week-long delegations, traditional Swedish events, and black-tie galas.

The SACC New York Business Services consultants manage everything from a company’s most challenging and complex business decisions to the most basic inquiries. Services include advice when opening a new business, fi nding potential partners, or simply investigating foreign business practices.

For more information regarding SACC New York’s different types of membership, how to become a member, or to view our calendar of upcoming events, please visit us at www.saccny.org. It is my distinct pleasure to welcome you to the Eighth An- nual Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conference. This forum brings together leading women from all kinds of fi elds – to inspire, educate, and nurture business develop- ment and relationships. Held during alternate years in New York and Stockholm, the event has grown every year, and has become a premier event for executive women both in the U.S. and in Sweden.

The Executive Women’s Conference brings together ac- complished and committed women, seasoned executives as well as young professionals. At this forum, it is our goal to encourage and support efforts of women in business: to thrive in this volatile economic climate and to benefi t from cultural differences. We hope to expand horizons, offer ideas to overcome challenges, and create networking opportunities and solutions.

Our agenda covers a broad range of topics, crafted to make today inspiring and memo- rable. In the “How to Build a Strong Brand” panel discussion, we will hear from top execu- tives in the advertising, marketing, media and technology fi elds. Developing a powerful brand identity is more important than ever, and these creative leaders will be articulating these challenges. Our second session “How to Lead the Young Generation and Meet their Expectations” is led by a stellar panel of executives. Anticipate a lively exploration of young culture, values, lifestyle and ways to engage this critical audience.

In the last panel “Do Women Managers Shine in a Downturn”, the six panelists bring ex- perience, accomplishment, and vision to this timely and important topic. With panel dis- cussions and special presentations, including our pre-conference workshop with Dr. Dag- mar O’Connor, we look forward to a chance to learn and network with truly exceptional women.

The Chamber is very pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Mentor Award. This is a very special award, given to a man who supports and encourages women in business and en- trepreneurship. This year we are proud to present the award to Börje Ekholm, President and CEO, Investor AB.

We welcome our guests from the U.S. and Sweden. And we particularly wish to thank our host, Swedbank, and our very generous sponsors, SAS, Berns, PWC, Volvo Group North America, Investor AB, and Linklaters Advokatbyrå.

We hope this day opens limitless opportunities, and I look forward to a memorable day with all of you. Once again, I am proud and very happy to welcome more than 200 busi- ness women to the Conference. Välkommen!

Sincerely,

Renée Lundholm President SPONSORS

SAS BERNS SALONGER PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA INVESTOR AB LINKLATERS ADVOKATBYRÅ

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS

Bonniers Dermanord Go Green KPMG Linklaters Advokatbyrå Mackmyra Orrefors Kosta Boda Procter & Gamble PricewaterhouseCoopers Snö Halsband Swedbank The Xanté Company Veckans Affärer Willis Working Mother Media The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

For 103 years, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York has proven itself to be the premiere network for the ever-growing Swedish-American business community.

Since its launch in 2003, the Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conference has become one of the Chamber’s marquee events. The conference has become an invaluable forum for enhancing business relationships, creating a unique and prominent network for executive women in Sweden and the U.S.

The annual conference, held alternately in Stockholm and New York, is in higher demand than ever. After seven successful conferences, the Chamber now fi elds requests from distinguished speakers years in advance, requesting to partici- pate.

The top women executives that convene annually at the conference hail from diverse business backgrounds. Together they create a strong network for the pur- poses of:

- Promoting, supporting, and mentoring women for senior leadership positions

- Expanding opportunities at senior corporate levels for Swedish and American women

- Understanding how to achieve success in top corporate positions

- Strengthening the management and leadership capabilities of women in business

- Providing an opportunity to become acquainted with other Swedish American executive women in a conductive atmosphere for the constructive exchange of professional ideas

- Providing the next generation of top women executives with professional role models and mentors CONFERENCE PROGRAM

8.00 am Registration & Coffee

8.30 am Welcoming Remarks Annika Wijkström, Executive Vice President, Swedbank

Opening Remarks Renée Lundholm, President, The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

Conference Introduction Joanna Heimbold, Master of Ceremonies

Session 1 HOW TO BUILD A STRONG BRAND

Panelists: Mary Beth Borgwing, SVP, Willis Group Holdings Pia Grahn Brikell, CEO, Storåkers McCann Luisa Delgado, General Manager Nordic Region, Procter & Gamble Sweden AB Kristina Lindhe, Founder & CEO, The Lexington Company AB Malin Persson, President & CEO, Volvo Technology

Moderator: Helena Stålnert, EVP Communications, SSAB

Coffee Break Special Presentation Marie Wallenberg, Chairman, Lundsberg School Foundation

Session 2 HOW TO LEAD THE YOUNG GENERATION & MEET THEIR EXPECTATIONS

Panelists: Annika Falkengren, President & CEO, SEB Sanna Lindberg, HR Manager Worldwide, H&M Elizabeth Moore, General Counsel, Consolidated Edison Pernille Spiers-Lopez, Head of Global HR, IKEA Cathinka Wahlström, Managing Partner, Accenture Helene Willberg, CEO & Senior Partner, KPMG AB

Moderator: Mia Odabas, Journalist & Moderator 12.45 pm Networking Luncheon

Special Presentation Yvonne Thunell, Program Director, SACC New York Mentor Program

Presentation of the Fourth Annual Mentor of the Year Award

2.30 pm Special Presentation Barbara Annis, Founder & CEO, Barbara Annis & Associates, Inc.

Session 3 DO WOMEN MANAGERS SHINE IN A DOWNTURN

Panelists: Ingrid Bonde, President, AMF Patricia M. Cloherty, Chairman & CEO, Delta Private Equity Partners Magdalena Gerger, CEO, Systembolaget Sarah McPhee, EVP, Storebrand ASA Beth Topolovsky, Managing Partner, Stinson Partners AB Annika Wijkström, Executive Vice President, Swedbank

Moderator: Robin Bernstein, Lawyer-Linguist, Translegal Sweden AB

Concluding Remarks Beatrice Engström-Bondy, Senior Advisor, Investor AB

5.00 pm Cocktail Reception American Residence

Sep. 30 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 3.00-5.30 pm Featuring Dr. Dagmar O’Connor HOW TO BALANCE IT ALL- Relationships at Work and Home Sällskapet, Arsenalsgatan 7

Master of Ceremonies

Joanna Heimbold is a performing artist, multi-faceted designer and creator of educational programs. She is the founder of Millwright Design, an interior design and content producer.

Ms. Heimbold’s design services span home and offi ce, including res- toration. Her projects include renovations of private homes (including those listed in the registry of historical places). She has also launched a popular children’s accessory line for high-end NettoCollection, and was the stylist for “Baby’s Room”, a Chronicle children’s book. Her expertise also includes textiles, where she has collaborated on the fall line for Travers, a leading fabric house.

As a performer, she is known for her roles in the dance/theatre group Instant Girl. The group has performed in notable venues including Lincoln Center. Her acting roles include appearances on MTV, the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and the Tracey Ullman Show.

Among many other projects, she has created and taught a multi-faceted program called “Stand- Tall”, which helps build confi dence in grammar school students through public speaking.

Speakers & Moderators

Barbara Annis founded and is Chief Executive Offi cer of Barbara Annis & Associates, a leading expert in Inclusive Leadership and Gender Initiatives. It fosters removal of organizational and leadership barriers by bringing research and gender diversity thinking into the workplace. Over the last 20 years, Barbara Annis & Associates has facilitated over 3,000 corporate workshops and provided executive coaching on Gender Intelligent Leadership to Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to establishing BAA, Ms. Annis was the fi rst female manager of the Sony Corporation, responsible for Sales and Marketing for Consumer Electronics and Broadcast Equipment. During her 7-year tenure, she was recipient of 14 Outstanding Achievement Awards as well as Sony’s MVP Award. Ms. Annis is Chair-elect of the Harvard Women’s Leadership Board and teaches the Authentic Leadership Program at Harvard for Global Leaders.

Her fi rst book, Same Words, Different Language, available in 20 countries, provided ground- breaking gender discussion insights. Her new book, Leadership and the Sexes, co-au- thored by Michael Gurian, presents the latest research on gender differences in leadership. Robin Bernstein is an American lawyer who has been living and working in Sweden for 20 years. She has extensive legal experience, including work as a prosecutor in New York City during the 1980s.

After her move to Sweden, Ms. Bernstein was a founding member of TransLegal, the world’s leading provider of legal English products and services, where she continues her work as a lawyer-linguist.

She is a consultant to the Swedish government and major law fi rms and lectures at Swedish law faculties. Her charitable work includes Alla Kvinnors Hus (All Women’s House), a women’s shelter, where she acts as a legal advisor.

Ingrid Bonde was named CEO of AMF in December 2008. AMF is one of Sweden’s largest pension funds, with 3.8 million customers and assets under management of SEK300bn. Her previous appoint- ments include: Director General of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, an appointment by the Government in 2002 after several years as Deputy Director General. Her career be- gan as a Credit Analyst with the First National Bank of Chicago, then the Swedish National Debt Offi ce (SNDO) where she worked with foreign currency funding and debt management, followed by her ap- pointment in 1987 as VP Finance for Scandinavian Airlines System.

She is a board member of the Royal Swedish Mail, the St Eriks Eye Hospital, SNS (Centre for Busi- ness and Policy Studies) and OMX Nordic stock exchanges. She has held positions as chairman/ board member of state owned companies, and advisory positions with Worldbank and the Swedish Government. Ms. Bonde has an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics and has studied at NYU in New York. Mary Beth Borgwing brings 25 years of experience in fi nancial operations and strategy to her position as a Senior Vice President in Willis’ National Clients Practice. Ms. Borgwing is responsible for cli- ent management, business development, and building complex risk strategy programs for privately-held companies, as well as Fortune 1000 companies. Ms. Borgwing served in senior roles with companies such as Fast Company Magazine, Price Waterhouse, Wasa Manage- ment, Skanska, and Svenska Handelsbanken, over a 20 year period.

Prior to her time in Risk Management, Ms. Borgwing was involved in raising private equity funds for technology companies and served as Chief Financial Offi cer of Sentillion, a software technology spin-off of Hewlett Packard. Ms. Borgwing is a 2006 Risk & Insur- ance “Power Broker” and a 2007 “Exceptional Brokers” Council of Willis. Also, she is the Founder of WEALTH, a not-for-profi t organization that provides scholarships for “Women in Science and Healthcare”. Ms. Borgwing has been a frequent speaker in various venues on risk management topics such as BIO CEO, American Bar Association, MassBIO, Milken Institute and , MIT Enterprise Risk Forum. .

Patricia Cloherty is Chairman and CEO of Delta Private Equity Partners, LLC, manager of The US Russia Investment Fund and Delta Russia Fund LP, two venture capital funds with over $500 million in- vested in 55 Russian companies. She has vast experience in global fi - nancial markets, and has led a number of fi nancial companies includ- ing: Apax Partners, Inc. and National Venture Capitol Assoc of the US. Ms. Cloherty has served as Presidential appointee to an Investment Advisory Council under President George H.W. Bush, and was Deputy Administrator, US Small Business Adminstration under President Carter. In 1981, Ms. Cloherty was the founding President of the Com- mittee of 200, a prestigious organization of leading women entrepreneurs and corporate executives.

She was recognized by the American Chamber of Commerce as Businessperson of the Year (2004) in Russia, was named a Forbes magazine Technology Top Dealmaker (2006), and re- ceived the 2007 Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship. President Putin of Rus- sia awarded her the Order of Friendship in 2008 for her contribution to development of Russian business and for strengthening ties with the US. Ms. Cloherty holds numerous di- rectorships and appointments in the fi nancial, academic and commerce fi elds. Ms. Cloherty holds an M.A. and M.I.A. from Columbia University, and also served in the Peace Corps in Brazil.

Luisa Delgado is General Manager for Procter & Gamble’s Nordic region, responsible for business in Sweden, Denmark, Fin- land, and Norway. Prior to this appointment in 2007, she was Vice President, Human Resources, for the company’s Western Europe Region, a post she held since 2000. Her HR experience spans local operations (Portugal, UK), global upstream project work, regional leadership for Organization Design & Effectiveness and Labor Re- lations. She is a member of the WE Executive Management Board.

Ms. Delgado was born in Switzerland and is a Romanche native. She is a graduate in Law from the University of Geneva, holds a LLM from King’s College and London School of Economics/University of London, and a Postgraduate diploma of European Studies from University Lusiada, Lisbon. She has lived, worked or studied in 10 countries, and speaks 7 languages.

She is married and has a young daughter. The family loves to ski, travel, and are avid readers. They are delighted to live in Sweden.

Beatrice Engström-Bondy is Senior Advisor to Jacob Wallen- berg, Chairman of the Board of Investor AB, a post she has held since 2005. Previously, she was Managing Partner at Kreab London and was Head of Information of Enskilda and Advisor to the Chairman of the Board, SEB. She began her career at UBS.

Ms. Engström-Bondy earned her PhD from the University of Cologne, and holds M.Sc. degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences and the University of Zurich. She is Chairman of the Industrial Forum and Member of the Board of the Swedish Cham- ber of Commerce for the UK, and Member of the Board of the British-Swedish Chamber of Com- merce in Stockholm.

She is a founding trustee of MyBnk, a charity promoting fi nancial literacy of children, and is a regu- lar speaker at Novare’s executive programs, Svenska Institutet and the SACC on a wide range of topics. She has also co-authored a book about Swiss banking, and was Chairman of the Interna- tional School of Stockholm. Ms. Engström-Brody is a Swiss national, is fl uent in fi ve languages, and has two daughters. Annika Falkengren is President and Group Chief Executive of SEB, the North European fi nancial group which serves 400,000 corporate customers and institutions and fi ve million private individuals. SEB of- fers universal banking services in Sweden, Germany and the Baltic na- tions, and has a global presence through its international network. The Group has approximately 21,000 employees and assets of SEK 2,511bn.

Ms. Falkengren has been with SEB over 20 years, joining the fi rm af- ter graduating from Stockholm University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Economics. She held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at SEB, including Head of Fixed Income and Head of Trading. She served as Executive Vice President and Head of the Corporate & Institutions divisions (2001- 04), and was named Deputy Group CEO in 2004. She was appointed to her current position in 2005.

She is a member of the board of Securitas AB, as well as the non-profi t organizations Mentor Sweden, Ruter Dam Foundation, IMD Foundation, and the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Magdalena Gerger is the recently-appointed Managing Director of Systembolaget, Sweden’s national seller of alcohol. She comes to the position with vast experience in the consumer branding and mar- keting fi elds. Her prior position was Sr. Vice President at Arla Foods (2005-2009), with management and operational oversight respon- sibility. She has also held positions at Futoria AB as a management consultant and non-exec board member. Ms. Gerger was Category Director at the UK beverage division for Nestlé (2000-2003), where she worked on Nescafé, Britain’s 3rd largest retail brand, and Market- ing Director for the UK and Ireland at Ici Paints (1998-2000), Dulux Britain’s top 20 brand.

Ms. Gerger holds an MBA from Handelshögskolan in Stockholm, and holds non-executive board posi- tions at a number of prestigious companies including: Ingka Holding BV (IKEA), Cocio, Jo-Bolaget, Rynkeby Foods, DK, and Rädda Barnen. Pia Grahn Brikell has been a leader in the Swedish advertising industry since the mid 1990s. She worked as a reporter at Resumé, a trade publication, and later at Dagens Industri, the business publica- tion, where she covered the communications industry in Sweden and internationally. In 2006, she joined Sveriges Reklamförbund (the Ad- vertising Association of Sweden) as CEO. The association is an umbrel- la organization of independent advertising companies that promotes agencies and their clients. The association presents Guldägget (the Golden Egg), Sweden’s oldest, largest and most prestigious advertis- ing competition, founded in 1960 to promote great advertising work.

She has been the Nordic representative on the EACA Board, the European Association for Communi- cation Agencies. In 2009, Ms. Grahn Brikell became the CEO of Storåkers McCann, one of Sweden’s premier advertising agencies. It is part of McCann-Erickson, the world’s largest advertising agency network, and is based in New York.

Ms. Grahn Brikell is married and has twin daughters.

Sanna Lindberg began her 18-year career at H&M by working part-time in one of the company’s retail stores in Stockholm in 1987.

Ms. Lindberg was quickly promoted into management, assistant buyer and lastly buyer positions, which she held until 1990. Her next career step was to become a merchandiser, liaising between the retail stores and the company’s Stockholm headquarters.

In 1992, Ms. Lindberg moved to London to train the UK team in sales and merchandising. In 1993, she assumed the position of Sales Man- ager in Switzerland. Her next responsibilities were to help support the expansion efforts in both Germany and France.

Ms. Lindberg returned to Stockholm in 1999 as Global Marketing Director. In 2001, she was named Country Manager of Switzerland.

In 2003, Ms. Lindberg was appointed President of North American Operations. She started her current position as Human Resources Manager of H&M worldwide on September 1, 2009.

Kristina Lindhe is Founder, Partner, CEO, and Creative Director of The Lexington Company. Lexington is an international trademark, founded in 1997 and represented in 17 markets in Europe, among others in Sweden, Norway, UK, Germany, and Spain, and outside Europe in South Africa, Australia, and New Zeeland. Lexington is among others represented at Harrods in London and El Corte Ingles in Spain.

Lexington offers design and quality minded consumers a complete range of bed and bath products and other textile products in classic New England inspired design and unique quality. During 2008, a new fashion line, Lexington Clothing, has been launched in Sweden, Norway, and Finland. Ms. Lindhe has a teaching degree from the Stockholm Institute of Education at Stockholm University. The career as teacher became quite short, as she is a true entrepreneur. Ms. Lindhe lives in Stockholm with her husband, who also works in the company, and their three children.

Sarah McPhee is appointed as of December 1, 2008 Ex- ecutive Vice President of Storebrand ASA and Managing Di- rector of SPP AB. SPP is Storebrand’s Swedish life insurance operation, with 600 employees and approximately 18 bn USDin assets under management. Storebrand is a listed insurance com- pany on the Norwegian stock exchange with 38 bn USD in as- sets under management and 2200 employees, including SPP.

Ms. McPhee was since 2004 CIO of AMF Pension with 42 bn USD assets under management. Previous to AMF, Ms. McPhee was responsible for Risk Management and ALM at the Fourth Swedish AP Fund. She has also served between 1998 and 2001, as Nordic credit manager for a GE Capital company and was Chief Risk Offi cer för Svenska Handelsbanken between 1992-1998. In the 1980s, Ms. McPhee was a treasury consultant with PWC. She has a B.A. from Wesleyan Univer- sity, Conn., an M.A. from Stanford University, and a B.Sc. from Stockolm School of Economics. Elizabeth Moore has recently been appointed General Counsel of Consolidated Edison, one of the largest investor-owned energy com- panies in the US with approximately $14 billion in annual revenue, and $34 billion in assets.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Moore was partner of Nixon Peabody LLP, specializing in public fi nance, employment law, procurement pol- icy and government compliance and regulatory issues. At Nixon Pea- body since 1995, she also co-chaired its Diversity Action Committee.

Ms. Moore served with former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo for 12 years, and was Counsel to the Governor 1991-94. She oversaw the Executive Chamber’s legal staff and led efforts to negoti- ate legislative and budget priorities and managed the state’s litigation matters. Ms. Moore has held other positions in state government, including chair of the Ethics Commission.

Ms. Moore earned a law degree from St. John’s University and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, where she serves on the Board of Trustees. She is recognized as a “Leader for a New Century” by the As- sociation of Black Women Attorneys. A native New Yorker, she resides in Westchester County.

Dagmar O’Connor, Ph.D. is the Swedish-born psychologist who causes a sensation at the World Economic Forum in Davos by teaching world leaders about “Relationships.” In May she was also a featured speaker at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East in Egypt with President George W. Bush and Envoy Tony Blair.

Dr. O’Connor was the fi rst therapist trained by Masters and Johnson in New York City. She is also a lecturer in Psychiatry at Columbia University in New York City. Her book “How To Make Love to the Same Person for the Rest of Your Life and Still Love It” in 1985 became instant bestseller and was translated into 16 languages. Dr. O’Connor’s “Sex Therapy Vaca- tion for Couples” held in the Caribbean and “Sexual Self-Esteem Workshops” are among the most sought after. She also has designed videos for home use on her workshops.

Mia Odabas is a freelance journalist and moderator. She has a global background in journalism and reporting. Pres- ently, she writes for E24-Svenska Dagbladet, and also works as a moderator for several companies and organizations.

Ms. Odabas has worked for 4 years SVT (Swedish Television), both as a business commentator and producer at “A-ekonomi”, a daily busi- ness program, and as a current affairs reporter at “Aktuellt”, the daily TV news program. She has also moderated debates for Swedish busi- nesses, including Ericsson and the Stockholm School of Economics.

Her career has included correspondent assignments across Europe for SVT, writing business reports for “Dagens Industri”, and editing the business and human-interest magazine “Dolly”. She also developed a career-focused supplement for the 25-40 group for Svenska Dagbladet.

Ms. Odabas holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics and is an accomplished linguist and world traveler. She spends time every year in Turkey with her family, and includes reports from Turkey in her broadcast and print reportage.

Malin Persson is President and CEO of Volvo Technology Corpo- ration, an innovation company responsible for technological and re- search development. Ms. Persson joined Volvo in 1995 as Manager, Logistic Projects at Volvo Transport, and has held numerous posi- tions in the technology, development, and environmental fi elds. Her prior appointment was VP, Head of Corporate Strategy & Business Development, responsible for corporate strategy, business intelli- gence and development.

Her leadership positions span numerous areas, including core value co-ordination(Quality, Safety, Environmental Care). Ms. Persson was representative to the Swed- ish Technological Foresight program in 1999-2000, and is a frequent lecturer at universities and institutions. Prior to joining Volvo, she was with the Swedish Offi ce of Science and Technology in Brussels, where she published “Ecologistics in the European Union”, addressing freight transport from a green perspective. She has also worked with SKF and ASG with logistics projects and solu- tions. Ms. Persson is a member of the Board of Directors of numerous concerns including: Hexpol AB, Konecranes Plc, Stifstelsen Ruter Dam, and Volvo Trucks AB. Addtionally, she chairs the De- partmental Advisory Team in Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology, from which she holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management. Pernille Spiers-Lopez with an almost 20-year steward- ship at IKEA, she is Head of Global Human Resources for the IKEA Group. She will empower the organization and its 135,000 coworkers to develop people and business together.

Ms. Spiers-Lopez was appointed President of IKEA North America in 2001, and led it through its growth from a small niche retailer to the nationally recognized brand. Her experience in sales, retail man- agement, HR and home furnishings is fueled by her commitment to the IKEA culture and values. IKEA is recognized as Working Mother magazine’s 100 Best Companies (2003-05), Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list (2004-05). In 2007 IKEA was voted one of the 100 Most Ethical Com- panies by Ethisphere. Her career with IKEA began as Marketplace Manager for West Coast stores, later became store manager in Pittsburgh, and led Human Resources for IKEA North America.

A native of Denmark, she has lived in the United States for 26 years. She serves on the boards of Save the Children US and on Harvard’s Women’s Leadership Board of the Ken- nedy School of Government. She and her husband, a school administrator, have two children.

Helena Stålnert is the Director of Communications and Executive Vice President at the Swedish steel producer SSAB, since 2007. Previ- ous she held the same position at the defense- and aircraft company Saab, where she served since June 2005.

Ms. Stålnert brings many years of media experience to SSAB, with experience in journalism in Sweden and abroad. She has been Editor- in-Chief of the leading Swedish news program Aktuellt, she has been the anchor of the 9 o´clock news and she has served as a foreign cor- respondent based in Brussels. Earlier Ms. Stålnert was also head of the news department for the Swedish business weekly Veckans Affärer and a business correspondent for the Swedish daily Svenska Dagbladet. Beth Tupolovksy is founder and Managing Partner of Stin- son Partners AB, specializing in company reconstruction and revitalization. By combining corporate business analysis with entrepreneurial passion, Stinson Partners has led large-scale efforts for Cisco Systems and for mid-sized Swedish compa- nies. Ms. Topolovsky has extensive experience in the technical fi eld as a chip design engineer and in corporate management.

Ms. Topolovsky previously worked at Cisco Systems, and was re- located to Sweden in 2001 to manage one of its acquisitions. She then co-founded and was CEO of Q2 Labs AB, a developer of optical network products. She has also held COO positions with Transmode and Tilgin, both Stockholm tech companies.

Prior to her move to Sweden, Ms. Topolovsky held senior management positions in Engineering and Operations at Cisco Systems, and was Product Marketing Manager at KLA-Tencor, and worked 5 years with Hewlett-Packard as a high speed chip design engineer. She serves on the Board of Direc- tors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, the American Club of Sweden, and is an advisor to several start-up companies.

Cathinka Wahlström is Managing Partner of Accenture’s New York offi ce. She is also the Global Client Partner for one of the fi rm’s larger clients.

She builds strong relationships among global capital markets, stock exchanges and banking clients, with a focus on supporting mergers and acquisitions, business change and transformational programs, and technology initiatives. Ms. Wahlström is a member of Accen- ture’s CEO Advisory Council and of the Horizon2012 team, senior leaders who work on the fi rm’s strategy initiatives.

She is involved with various mentoring, diversity, civic, and recruiting initiatives. She serves on the Executive Committee of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York, and provides executive coaching to the Robin Hood Foundation-supported organizations such as Go Projects. She is also a board member of NPower NY, a non-profi t that provides technology assistance to other non-profi ts, training, and employment for disadvantaged youths.

Ms. Wahlström’s earlier work experience includes the International Monetary Fund, Hay Manage- ment Consultants and Citibank. She holds a BA in Economics and Journalism and an MBA from the University of California. She resides in New York City with her husband and two children. Marie Wallenberg is involved with many important charities and organizations, and has an extensive background in many fi elds. She is the Chairman of Stiftelsen Lundsbergs skola, Sweden’s oldest boarding school, a post held since 2005.

Ms. Wallenberg serves on boards of several not-for-profi t organiza- tions including: Friluftsfrämjandet, a century-old organization that promotes enjoyment and involvement with nature. It also offers ac- tivities and nature schools for young children and day-care centers; Sällskapet Vänner till Pauvres Honteux, an organization that offers housing to the elderly; Svenska Postkodstiftelsen, a charity trust which provides fi nancial support for organizations in fi elds of climate change, nature, poverty and human rights; Hungerproject Sweden, a global non-political, non-religious alliance committed to the sustainable end to world hunger by empowering people to lead lives of self-reliance. She has been ambassador to this organization for 3 years.

Ms. Wallenberg was trained as a textile conservator in England and has worked at several Stock- holm museums in addition to running her own businesses.

Annika Wijkström is Executive Vice President and Head of International Banking at Swedbank, positions she has held since 1999 and 2008 respectively. She previously headed Swed- bank Markets and International Banking and Alliances. She has been a member of the bank’s Executive Board since 1999.

Mrs. Wijkström has held executive positions within the bank- ing industry for many years. She joined Sparbankernas Bank and the Swedbank Group in 1986 and was Group Treasurer at Alimak AB. At Sparbankernas Bank, she was Vice President and headed Trade Finance, and at Sparbanken Sverige (after the sav- ings banks mergers) she was appointed Senior Vice President and head of International in 1994. With the merger to Föreninggs-Sparbanken in 1999, she was appointed Executive Vice President.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Umeå. Helene Willberg is CEO and Senior Partner of KPMG AB Sweden. The company provides industry specifi c and qualifi ed audit, tax and advisory services with a presence in 144 countries. KPMG Sweden has 1,500 employees and a turnover of approximately SEK 2 bn. Ms. Willberg’s stewardship spans almost 20 years with the company; she is a member of its executive management, and since 2008 a member of the KPMG Global Board in addition to her CEO title.

She has vast experience in fi nancial investigative and transaction- related work in connection with listings, acquisitions/disposals, and restructuring. She has held appointments with the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange as investigative auditor, and is acting auditor of several companies including Cloetta, Nobia and Ortivius. Her industry experience includes consumer markets, private equity, real estate, and forestry.

Ms. Willberg holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics and is a member of the Insti- tute of Chartered Accountants in Sweden. Born in Örnsköldsvik, she lives outside Stockholm with her husband and two children. Börje Ekholm Recipient of the 2009 Mentor of the Year Award

It is with utmost delight that The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York pres- ents this year’s Mentor Award to Börje Ekholm, President and CEO of Investor AB, the largest industrial holding company in the Nordic region, for his his endeavors in making Swedish business more gender equal. Studies show that Investor has gone through a transformation to become one of Sweden’s leading companies in gender equality. Mr. Ekholm became President and CEO of Investor in 2005 and the company has ever since shown great initiatives in recruiting women to all levels of the organization.

When recruiting new employees, Investor always emphasizes that they are looking for both men and women. Mr. Ekholm is furthermore strongly supporting Investor’s part-owned re- cruiting company, Novare Management Program, designed for women executives only. “We are delighted to present the 2009 Mentor of the Year Award to one of Sweden’s most prominent and admired business leaders. We hope that his momentous initiatives will inspire many to follow in his foot steps,” says Renée Lundholm, President of SACC New York.

Each year, the Mentor of the Year Award is presented to a man who has encouraged and supported women in business throughout his career. Previous winners are Dr. Percy Barnevik, Chairman of Hand in Hand, Rune Borg, Rune Borg AB and Christian W. Jansson, Managing Director of KappAhl. The Award itself is an intriguing glass vase by famous Swedish artist, Peter Åström, who has designed this unique piece especially for this occasion.

Welcome to join the 2010 Mentor Program

SACC New York is pleased to celebrate the fourth year of its Mentor Program for Women in International Business. The popular program provides support to young women working in business fi elds by pairing them with experienced professionals from our Executive Women’s network. The program grew out of our Annual Executive Women’s Conference, which continues to grow in popularity each year.

Since the Chamber launched the initiative in 2007, the program has impressively increased in size from 38 to 47 participants. SACC New York expects to attract an even greater number of mentors and mentees in 2010. As part of the year-long program, the mentors and their mentees meet regularly to share experiences, trade insights, and give advice about their professional successes. Pairing young women professionals with experienced business leaders has proven to be a fulfi lling experience for both mentors and mentees.

The mentor program is headed by Yvonne Thunell, a professional executive coach and a developer of corporate leadership programs. Ms. Thunell, in collaboration with her consulting fi rm, Thunell, Odhnoff Sundström and Partners, offers participants years of expertise in mentoring and career coaching. The program, which is run in Stockholm and New York, also includes a series of seminars on international leadership.

Participating companies in Stockholm include: AB Klaes Jansson, Advokatfi rman Cederquist, Advokatfi rman NorelidHolm, Advokatfi rman Vinge KB, AstraZeneca, Bonver Videodata AB, B&B Tools, Carnegie Investment Bank AB, Clas Ohlson, Connecta AB, Essen International AB, Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå KB, GlaxoSmithKline AB, HCL Technologies, ICA Group, IK Investment Partners, IW Språk/ Media, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Nordic, JP Morgan, Lind & Schultz Financial Consultants AB, McNeil, Nasdaq OMX, Neonet AB, Nordea Bank AB, Pfi zer, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble, Schering-Plough, Skanska Commercial Development Nordic, Stockholm’s Läns Landsting IT, SVCA, Swedbank, WG & Partners.

Participating companies in New York include: Ericson Associates LLC, Handelsbanken Markets Securities, Inc., IBM, Mannheimer Swartling, Pfi zer, Inc., RAPP, Skaggs Design + Advertising, Skanska USA Civil, Standard & Poor’s, Volvo Group North America, Willis New York. This is what some of our participants say about the Mentor Program...

Mentors: ““It has been a great opportunity to refl ect over my own career and future development. The program also gives an opportunity to learn how other successful women are managing their careers, family, and business opportunities”

Anita Karlsson-Dion, Vice President, Finance and Operations, IBM

“The surprising thing about being a mentor is that you don’t expect that you, too, will learn and grow from the experience. The SACC New York program has assembled an impressive group of women whose success never fails to inspire me. The mentors are examples that, still, it’s possible to succeed - and more, that it is possible to succeed on a global, multi-national scale.”

Cole Ruth, Communications and Brand Manager, Skanska USA

Mentees:

“The program broadened my perspective on my career and thought processes, as well as on my demands and expectations. It is an exceptional opportunity to have uniquely in-depth discussions.”

Susanna Francke, Brand Manager, Pfi zer AB

“I have really gained a lot of insights. Getting to know so many women in senior roles both as mentees and mentors – and on a professional and personal level – has been great and valuable.”

Angelica Wadeborn, Head of Marketing, Marsh & McLennan Co.

To sign up for the Mentor Program, or to receive more information, please use the backside of this sheet. The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

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A Abrahamsson Lund, Lena Eventum AB Adrian, Frida Investor AB Agurén, Kerstin SEB Kort AB Almefelt, Lena Advokatfi rman Vinge Amqvist, Gunilla Astra-Tech AB Andersson, Elisabet SOS-Barnbyar Annis, Barbara Barbara Annis & Associates, Inc. Antemar, Generaldirektör Gudrun Swedish Economic Crime Authority Arnegård Hansen, Signhild Confederation of Swedish Enterprise B Backlund, Kristina CDKB, Inc. Benselfelt, Marie Investor AB Berggren, Ingrid British-Swedish Chamber of Commerce Bernstein, Robin Translegal Bewsher, Celine EF Education Bilkenroth, Maria SEB Enskilda Björklund, Erika Investor AB Boije, Sonia Essen International AB Borgwing, Mary Beth Willis of New York, Inc. Borison, Bodil Boris Consulting Brown Barzun, Brooke Bångstad, Tove SEB C Carell, Maria Actavis AB Carlsson, Ellinor Investor AB Cloherty, Patricia M. Delta Private Equity Partner Collden Hemberg, Lisa Pfi zer D Dangré, Jenny Advokatfi rman Vinge Delgado, Luisa Procter & Gamble Sverige AB Dellby, Ulrika Fagerberg & Dellby Du Rietz, Cecilia GE Dyhre, Anna Universum E Ekholm, Madeleine Eklund, Gabriella Investor AB Eliasson, Eva Pfi zer Sverige Eneteg, Susanna Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå Engel, Suzan Schering-Plough Engström-Bondy, Beatrice Investor AB Erlandsson, Anna InterPares Management Consultants F Fagerberg, Christina Fagerberg & Dellby Falk, Kathy GMS Language Services Falkengren, Annika SEB Falkman, Charlotta Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå Flening, Birgit Ernst & Young AB Fredin, Ann Investor AB Fredrikson, Eva Advokatfi rman Vinge Frisch, Annika Berns Salonger Fromerie, Caroline Kone G Gibson, Antonia Swedbank Gideon, Pia Wikman Gideon & Partners Giesecke, Camilla Investor AB Gillsbro, Kerstin NCC Boende AB Glimstedt, Catherine Advokatfi rman NorelidHolm Gorosch, Liv Hudson Global Resources Grahn Brikell, Pia Storåkers McCann Grandinson, Petra Atlas Copco Tools Granmar, Louise SJ AB Grimberg, Maria JKL AB Grägg, Helena Investor AB Gunolf, Sofi e Indiska Magasinet AB Göransson, Ulrika Clas Ohlson Göransson Östblom, Louise ICA AB H Hadenius, Pingis Passion for Business Hahlin, Petra Linklaters Advokatbyrå AB Hansson, Agnetha PricewaterhouseCoopers Hartman, Magdalena NASDAQ OMX Hedén, Ylva Riksbanken Hedin, Yvonne Atlas Copco Sweden Holding Heimbold, Joanna Third Eye Design Hellberg, Maria Svenska Handelsbanken Hernmarck Olsson, Helene Veckans Affärer Hirdman-Ryrberg, Viveka SEB Hjelmstedt, Cecilia Linklaters Advokatbyrå AB Holmberg, Hanna Swedish Export Credit Corp J Jamal, Åsa JKL AB Jerndal, Unni TV4 Sverige AB Jerndorf, Anna Magnusson Advokatbyrå Jonsson, Sophie Advokatfi rman Lindahl KB Jägenstedt, Caroline Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå K Karlsson, Linda Advokatfi rman NorelidHolm Kjellberg, Therese Deloitte AB Kjellemar, Katarina Pfi zer AB Kjelsson, Marianne GE Klein, Pernilla Kokko, Christina Advokatfi rman Vinge Kramer, Mona Kramer Consult AB Kristensen, Anja Procter & Gamble Sverige AB Krol, Ann-Sofi e FindAgent Kronström, Catharina U.S. Embassy in Sweden Krum-Hansen, Annacarin Swedbank NY Branch L Laike, Charlotte Essen International AB Larsson, Lillemor BackUp Consulting AB Leijonhufud, Margareta Levin, Charlotte Linklaters Advokatbyrå AB Lilja, Ulrika Neonet Limberg, Madeleine TDC Sverige AB Lind Andersson, Eva Lind & Schultz Financial Consultants AB Lindberg, Sanna H&M Lindblad, Karin SEB Lindgren, Annika GE Lindhe, Kristina The Lexington Company Lindstedt, Monica Hemfrid I Sverige AB Lindström, Eva IMAGE GROUP AB Lindström, Nina Ett Gladare Sverige Linnér, Greta GMS Language Services Lorenius, Therese Procter & Gamble Sverige AB Lund, Agnetha Icehotel AB Lundgren, Elisabet Linklaters Advokatbyrå AB Lundholm, Renée SACC New York M Magnusson, Martina GE Marklund, Hanna Linklaters Advokatbyrå AB Martinson, Anne Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå McPhee, Sarah Storebrand ASA Moore, Elizabeth Consolidated Edison Muminovic, Damra Sogeti Sweden Munthe Nilsson, Charlotte Investor AB N Nemeth, Carina PricewaterhouseCoopers Nilsson Singh, Elisabet Polarrenen AB Norelid, Susanna Advokatfi rman NorelidHolm O Odabas, Mia Mia Odabas Odhnoff Sundström, Mona Thunell, Odhnoff Sundström & Partners Ohlin-Åkermark, Malin Advokatfi rman Vinge Olsson, Tanja Johnson & Johnson Consumer Nordic a division of McNeil Sweden AB Orrland, Lena Lendix Consulting P Palm Werner, Elisabet Centigo AB Parkler, Malin Pfi zer AB Persson, Malin Volvo Technology R Rahmqvist, Anita SLL IT Rasin, Anna NASDAQ OMX Reinfeldt, Therese Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications Reinius, Marie Svenska Riskkapitalföreningen Rempler, Helena Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå Renstig, Monica Women’s Business Research Institute Ronéus, Merike American Friends of Uppsala University Rosberg, Jenny NASDAQ OMX Ryott, Lil M. Öhman Fonder AB S Saers Bigun, Elizabeth Investor AB Salheim, Berit American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden Samuelsson, Anneli Accenture Sandberg, Cecilia Atlas Copco, Business Area Industrial Technique Sanderfelt, Isabella Pfi zer AB Sandvall, Boel Wikman Gideon & Partners Sebardt, Anna FindAgent Shaikh, Sarah The Wharton School Skogfors, Elinor Pfi zer AB Skyllberg, Camilla SEB Skärvik, Marika Hudson Global Resources Söderman, Linda Schering-Plough Sörensen, Yvonne Berns Salonger Spiers-Lopez, Pernille IKEA Stenberg, Madeleine Investor AB Sterner, Johanna PricewaterhouseCoopers Stjernholm, Helena IK Investment Partners Stymme Göransson, Birgitta Semantix Ström, Elisabeth The Brand Union Ström, Therese Birigtta Melanders Advokatbyrå Stålnert, Helena SSAB Sundell, Maria SEB Enskilda Swärdh, Gunilla Investor AB T Thornell, Catharina Investor AB Thulin, Jeanette GE Thunell, Yvonne Thunell, Odhnoff Sundström & Partners Thuresson, Ingrid TEIM Konsult Topolovsky, Beth Stinson Partners AB Treschow, Marika Academic Search International AB Troedsson, Anna Investor AB Trygg, Synnöve SEB Kort AB Tånneryd, Anette IBM Törnroth Nyberg, Sofi a Advokatfi rman Cederquist U Ullberg, Åse Stockholm Style V Versteegh, Cecilia Bonver Videodata AB W Wagner, Camilla Veckans Affärer Wahlström, Cathinka E. 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