The 2012 Anna Lindh Seminar Stockholm, September 17 List of Participants Participants: (In alphabetical order by last name) Urban Ahlin Member of Parliament Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Swedish Parliament Foreign Policy Spokesperson Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Stina Billinger Head of Sustainability SPP/Storebrand Matt Browne Visiting Fellow Center for American Progress Former Director of Policy Network Former Director of Public Affairs in APCO Worldwide Liam Byrne Member of Parliament, U.K. Parliament Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Former Immigration Minister Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury British Labour Party David Capezzuto Advisor on International Policy Party of European Socialists, PES Political Advisor Global Progressive Forum Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz Senator, Senate of the Republic of Poland Independent Former Prime Minister of Poland Former Minister of Foreign Affairs/Minister of Justice (Democratic Left Alliance) Bo Eklöf Chairman of the Board Thulestiftelsen (owner of the Skandia Corporate Group) Former Chairman of Skandia Liv Former President and CEO of SPP (Alecta) Former Executive Vice President of SAF Lars Engqvist Chief Secretary of the Programme Commission Former Deputy Prime Minister Former Minister for Health and Social Affairs Former Minister of Integration Former Deputy Minister of Finance Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Stefano Fassina National Secretary, Economics and Labour Partito Democratico of Italy, PD Former Economist of the International Monetary Fund, IMF Pravin Jamnadas Gordhan Minister of Finance Government of South Africa African National Congress, ANC Former Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service Former Council Chairman, World Customs Organization Torbjörn Johansson Negotiating Secretary Swedish Trade Union Confederation, LO Former Negotiating Secretary Swedish Building Workers’ Union Ylva Johansson Member of Parliament, Swedish Parliament Deputy Chair of the Committee on the Labour Market Party Spokesperson for the Labour Market Former Minister for Health and Elderly Care Former Minister for Schools Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Carin Jämtin Party Secretary General Former Minister for International Development Cooperation Former City Commissioner of the Opposition in Stockholm Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Omezzine Khelifa Member of the National Council Ettakatol Party of Tunisia Member of the Executive Committee of Ettakatol Youth Political Advisor to the Minister of Culture of Tunisia Kim Tae-Hyun Executive Director Policy Bureau Head of Research Center Korean Confederation of Trade Unions, KCTU Marije Laffeber Vice President PES Women Former International Secretary Dutch Labour Party, PvdA Ann Linde International Secretary Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Former Political Advisor Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Ministry of Defence Stefan Löfven Party Leader Social Democratic Party of Sweden, SAP Former President of the Swedish Metalworkers’ Union Former Vice President of the Swedish Trade Council Javier Moreno Secretary General Global Progressive Forum Former Member of the European Parliament Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party, PSOE Jennie Nilsson Member of Parliament, Swedish Parliament Party Spokesperson on Industry and Trade Group Leader on the Parliamentary Committee on Industry and Trade Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP Frances O’Grady General Secretary Designate Trades Union Congress, TUC Former Deputy General Secretary Trades Union Congress, TUC Jens Orback Secretary General Olof Palme International Center Former Minister of Democracy/Metropolitan Affairs/Integration and Gender Equality, Swedish Social Democratic Party, SAP John Podesta Founder and Chair Center for American Progress Counselor, Center for American Progress Action Fund Former Chief of Staff, Bill Clinton Administration Co-Chair of U.S President Obama’s transition Achim Post Incoming Secretary General Party of European Socialists, PES International Secretary and Deputy Chief Executive Social Democratic Party of Germany, SPD Malin Ripa Director CSR and Sustainability Volvo Group Headquarters Ezat Sabir Esmaeel Member Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, PUK Lecturer in Economics University of Sulaimani, Kurdistan Mona Sahlin President Anna Lindh Memorial Fund Former Party Leader/Former Deputy Prime Minister Former Member of Parliament Swedish Social Democratic Party Bernadette Ségol General Secretary European Trade Union Confederation, ETUC Former Leader of UNI Europa Keth Thapper National Officer and International Secretary Swedish Trade Union Confederation, LO Jaap Wienen Deputy General Secretary International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC Former General Secretary of FIOST Former President of WFIW Former Deputy General Secretary of WCL Michael Wolf President and CEO Swedbank Former CEO of Intrum Justitia Former Vice President/CFO of Skandia AB .