The Swedish-American Executive Women's Conference
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NEW TRENDS - INNOVATIVE BUSINESS May 3, 2012 PwC, 300 Madison Avenue, New York City Dear Executive Women, As the president of SACC New York and Founder of the Swedish-American Executive Women´s Conference, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 11th Conference. As always, this unique conference brings together highly accomplished women from both sides of the Atlantic for an inspiring day of discussions and meaningful connections. We are particularly honored to welcome H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden back and to have the World Childhood Foundation as our Charity Partner. Since its launch the conference has developed into one of the leading networking forums for top female executives in Stockholm and in New York and needless to say, we are delighted that more than 50 business women have flown over from Sweden to take part in this event. The overall theme of this year’s conference “New Trends – Innovative Business” will be explored in the keynote addresses as well as in the three panel discussions. The first session will address the unique requirements of innovative leadership, the second session will look at sustaining business integrity in this age of constant connectivity and the third session will discuss how to integrate innovation with brand growth. We have 27 phenomenal and distinguished speakers and moderators in the program this year and I would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all of them for taking their time to join us. I would also like to thank our Chairman of the Advisory Board, Pia Gideon, and our Master of Ceremonies par excellence, Joanna Heimbold, who has been with us from the very beginning. We are also grateful to our Conference sponsors and our deepest gratitude goes first to our host and longstanding sponsor PwC and to gold sponsors Linklaters, SAS, Vattenfall and silver sponsors Electrolux, Handelsbanken, Investor, Sandvik, Volvo N.A., IKEA and Aquavit. As part of the conference, the Chamber is pleased to announce its 7th Annual Mentor Award, given each year to a man who has displayed exceptional support and encouragement for women in business. This year the recipient is Michael L. Corbat, CEO of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Citi. Again, I am thrilled to welcome you all to the 2012 Executive Women’s Conference. Our Twitter hashtag is #EWC2012, and please continue networking online through our new LinkedIn group. Sincerely, Renée Lundholm The Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conference Since its launch in 2003, The Swedish-American Executive Women’s Conference has become one of the Chamber’s marquee events and is now an invaluable forum for enhancing business relationships and for 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 ten successful conferences, the Chamber now fields requests from distinguished speakers years in advance, requesting to participate. The top women executives that convene annually at the Conference hail from diverse business backgrounds. Together they create a strong network for the purposes of: • Providing the next generation of top women executives with professional role models and mentors • Expanding opportunities at senior corporate levels • Understanding how to achieve success in top corporate positions • Strengthening the management and leadership capabilities of women in business • Offering an opportunity to become acquainted with other Swedish and American executive women in a conductive atmosphere for the constructive exchange of professional ideas – 2 – H.R.H. PRINCESS MADELEINE OF SWEDEN Conference Program NEW TRENDS - INNOVATIVE BUSINESS 8.00 am REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 8.30 am WELCOMING REMARKS Don Almeida Vice Chairman and Global Markets Leader, PwC OPENING REMARKS Renée Lundholm President, The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION Joanna Heimbold Master of Ceremonies Opening Keynote TRENDS YOU CANNOT IGNORE Dr. Sofia Ulver-Sneistrup Associate Professor, Lund University Session 1 COMPANIES REQUIRE INNOVATIVE LEADERS - What does it take to foster a climate of innovation? Catarina Ericsson Vice President, PwC Johanna Fagrell Köhler CEO Global, Mobiento Natalie Pace Founder & CEO, The Women’s Investment Network Vikki L. Pryor Principal, Change Create Transform Moderator: Lotta Edling Managing Editor & Deputy Publisher, Dagens industri Group – 4 – Conference Program Morning Keynote THE OLDEST MAGAZINE IN AMERICA IS ALSO THE NEWEST Valerie Salembier SVP/Publisher & Chief Revenue Officer, Town & Country 10.30 am COFFEE BREAK Session 2 THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL INSTANT COMMUNICATION - Balancing constant interaction and integrity Helene Barnekow SVP WW Field/Channel Marketing, EMC Corporation Sunny Hostin Attorney & Multi-Platform Journalist, CNN/HLN/In Session Christina Wayne President, Cineflix Studios Moderator: Helen Jonsen Digital and Social Media Strategist 12.00 pm NETWORKING LUNCHEON at The Princeton Club of New York, 15 West 43rd Street (See map on page 7) WORKSHOP under the leadership of Rosemary A. Bova President, Bova Enterprises PRESENTATION OF THE 7th ANNUAL MENTOR AWARD 2.00 pm Afternoon Keynote LESSONS FROM THE FRONTLINE OF INNOVATION Deborah Hopkins Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives & Chief Innovation Officer, Citi – 5 – Conference Program PRESENTATION OF THE SACC NEW YORK MENTOR PROGRAM Yvonne Thunell Program Director, SACC New York Mentor Program Session 3 BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE BRAND - How to combine consistency with innovation Efva Attling Founder & Designer, Efva Attling New York Limited Linda Björk CEO & Partner, Amore Leija Graf CEO, Select Collection Maria Veerasamy CEO, Svenskt Tenn MaryKay Kopf CMO, Electrolux Moderator: Eva Livijn-Olin Owner, Galleri Futura Charity Partner WORLD CHILDHOOD FOUNDATION PRESENTATION H.R.H. Princess Madeleine of Sweden Charlotte Brandin Executive Director, World Childhood Foundation, USA CONCLUDING REMARKS Pia Gideon Partner, GAIA Leadership 4.30 pm COCKTAIL RECEPTION – 6 – Conference Program Map to the Luncheon From: PwC Headquarters, 300 Madison Avenue To: Princeton Club of New York, 15 West 43rd Street Princeton Club of New York W 43rd Street W 42nd Street PwC Headquarters enue enue enue Av Bryant Park W 41st Street 5th Av 6th Av Madison W 40th Street – 7 – Sponsors Gold Sponsor & Host PwC Gold Sponsors Linklaters SAS Vattenfall Silver Sponsors Aquavit Electrolux Handelsbanken IKEA Investor Sandvik Volvo Group North America In-Kind Contributions Bridgewater Chocolate d.brand Elsa & Me Face Stockholm H&M Svenskt Tenn Town & Country Xanté – 8 – Master of Ceremonies JOANNA HEIMBOLD Interior Decorator & Founder, Millwright Design Millwright provides design services for homes, offices Since EWC inception 2003, Ms. Heimbold has served and retail spaces. Ms. Heimbold´s goal is to help her as the Master of Cermonies, both in Stockholm and in clients develop an aesthetic that truly represents their New York. spirit, and makes them happy. Millwright’s completed work includes: the refurbishment of the Charles Ms. Heimbold is a Board member of Project ALS Greene House, listed in Connecticut’s Registry in New York, the Westport Country Playhouse, and of Historical Places, and featured on the cover of Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna received her Greenwich Magazine; the renovation of an apartment Undergraduate as well as Masters Degree in Early in a James Carpenter building on Fifth Avenue; and Childhood Education from Sarah Lawrence College the complete design - from concept to execution – of where she studied dance and theater arts. She lives in a women’s boutique in Rye, N.Y. At present Joanna Connecticut with her two sons. is working on the renovation of a six thousand square foot brownstone circa 1861, located in historic Gramercy Park. Ms. Heimbold writes for the Huffington Post’s STYLELIST section as well. Recent posts include: “Cartwheel Test” “Reluctant Celebrity” and “Modern Tinkerbelle – A New Take on an Old Swedish Tradition” Her blog, What’s Your Truffle is devoted to unique fashion and style discoveries. – 9 – Keynote Speakers and Moderators – 10 – Keynote Speakers and Moderators DEBORAH HOPKINS Chairman of Venture Capital Initiatives & Chief Innovation Officer, Citi Ms. Hopkins joined Citi in 2003 and became Chief Ms. Hopkins also serves as Chairman of Citi Venture Operations & Technology Officer later that year. She Capital Initiatives, seeking investment opportunities was named Chief Innovation Officer in 2008. Her that support and enhance her mission. She has also mission in this role is client-focused innovation. served as Co-chair of Citi’s Women’s Initiative. Based in Palo Alto, California, she focuses on building Before coming to Citi, Ms. Hopkins’ roles included partnerships with venture capitalists, start-ups, CFO for The Boeing Company and Lucent corporations, universities, and thought leaders to Technologies. support the incubation of emerging technologies relevant to Citi businesses and the financial services Fortune magazine has twice named her one of the industry. She also works across all of Citi’s business most powerful women in American business, and in units to maximize creativity and to ensure operating 2011 she was named to Institutional Investors top efficiencies across products, regions, and the Tech 50 list. enterprise as a whole. VALERIE SALEMBIER SVP/Publisher & Chief Revenue Officer, Town & Country Ms. Salembier is Senior Vice President/Publisher consumers about the human cost and criminal