Below is a list of representatives from Göteborg’s and Västra Götaland’s political domain and public offices, as well as from academia and trade and industry. Their contact details are provided.
Roland Andersson, President of the Regional Executive Board, Region Västra Götaland.
How redistributed EU agricultural funds can help develop the infrastructure in Västra Götaland.
Contact telephone: +46705 16 70 24, +46521 27 57 00.
Contact email: roland.andersson@vgregion.se
Kristian Berg, Manager of the Culture Department, Region Västra Götaland.
How cultural attractions in Västra Götaland are intersecting with business and industry in innovative ways.
Contact telephone: +46702 97 23 22.
Contact email: kristian.berg@vgregion.se
Lars Bäckström, Governor of Västra Götaland’s County executive board and former member of parliament.
How Sweden’s first marine national park is raising awareness about environmental issues.
Contact telephone: +4631 60 50 00 (Carina Georgsson)
Contact email: carina.georgsson@lansstyrelsen.se
Pam Fredman, President of the University of Gothenburg.
How the future ‘knowledge city’ is being developed.
Contact telephone: +46709 44 71 98 (Mauritz Ljungman).
Contact email: mauritz.ljungman@gu.se
Jan Hallberg, Vice Chairman of the Göteborg City Executive Board.
How young people create tomorrow’s new labour market in Göteborg.
Contact telephone: +4631 368 00 35 or +46707 61 10 42.
Contact email: jan.hallberg@stadshuset.goteborg.se
Peter Holmberg, Manager of Region Västra Götaland’s Environmental Secretariat.
How Västra Götaland is investing in sustainable building developments.
Contact telephone: +4633 17 48 27.
Contact email: peter.holmberg@vgregion.se
Anneli Hulthén, Chairman of the Göteborg City Executive Board, also a former member of the EU parliament 1995-2002.
How Göteborg will develop into a modern big city region by 2020.
Contact telephone: +46736 601 735 (Ann-Christine Andersson).
Contact email: ann-christine.andersson@stadshuset.goteborg.se
Kent Johansson, Chair of the Regional Development Committee, Region Västra Götaland and member of the EU’s Regional Committee since 1995.
How Västra Götaland can continue to develop as one of the EU’s top regions.
Contact telephone: +46705 370 340.
Contact email: kent.johansson@vgregion.se
Leif Johansson, CEO, AB Volvo.
How Volvo’s art of engineering is being used to create a more sustainable world.
Contact telephone: +4631 66 11 27 or +4631 705 59 11 49.
Contakt e-mail: press@volvo.com
Tom Johnstone, CEO, SKF.
How SKF is helping its customers to increase profitability whilst reducing impact on the environment.
Contact telephone: +4631 337 32 60 (Ingalill Östman)
Contact email: ingalill.ostman@skf.com
Johnny Magnusson, Vice President of the Regional Executive Board, Region Västra Götaland.
How increased investment in quality can strengthen Västra Götaland’s competitive ability.
Contact telephone: +46730 98 48 00.
Contact email: johnny.magnusson@vgregion.se
Lars G Malmer, Chairman of the East Indiaman Ship Götheborg.
How the replica of the original 16th century ship is supportingexport to China.
Contact telephone: +46705 37 15 41.
Contact email: larsg@malmer.se
Lennart Mankert, Managing Director, The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Göteborg.
How investments are strengthening services at The Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre.
Contact telephone: +4631 708 80 10
Contact email: lennart.mankert@svenskamassan.se
Leif Mannerström and Stefan Karlsson, who respectively run restaurants, Sjömagasinet and Fond in Göteborg.
How the culinary destination of Göteborg is being developed.
Contact telephone: +46707 72 12 10 (Leif Mannerström) or
+46708 59 20 02 (Stefan Karlsson).
Contact email: info@sjomagasinet.se or stefan@fondrestaurang.se
Karin Markides, President of Chalmers University of Technology.
How Chalmers shapes the future – in co-operation with trade and industry and the public sector.
Contact telephone: +4631 772 25 50.
Contact email: Karin.markides@chalmers.se
Leif Nilsson, Managing Director, and Göran Johansson, Chairman of the Board at Göteborg & Co. marketing company.
How Göteborg will continue to grow as an event and tourist destination.
Contact telephone: +4631 368 40 00 (Leif Nilsson)
Contact email: leif.nilsson@goteborg.com
Stephen Odell, MD, Volvo Cars.
How Volvo is turning crisis into business opportunities.
Contact telephone: +4631 59 65 25 or +46708 21 19 34 (Maria Bohlin).
Contact email: mbohlin1@volvocars.com
Lennart Olausson, Managing Director, Business Region Göteborg.
How Business Region Göteborg is supporting the goal of increasing the labour market region by 50%.
Contact telephone: +4631 61 24 08 (Carina Larsson).
Contact email: carina.larsson@businessregion.se
Bertil Törsäter, Regional Development Director for Region Västra Götaland.
How Region Västra Götaland can develop through continued investment in the motor industry.
Contact telephone: +46521 27 57 00
Contact email: bertil.torsater@vgregion.se
Niklas Wahlberg, Head of the Lindholmen Science Park in Göteborg.
How industry, academia and society at large are co-operating.
Contact telephone: +46702 41 58 60.
Contact email: niklas.wahlberg@lindholmen.se
Göteborg is arranging three informal council meetings during its half-year period as Chair of the EU. A further 20 or so EU-meetings in total are being arranged in Göteborg and Västra Götaland.
Are you interested in conducting an interview? Sustainable development is a common theme among representatives from politics, academia, and trade and industry in Göteborg and Västra Götaland.
Are you interested in going on a study visit? We’re pleased to offer the chance to study a range of things from biogas production to smart buildings, among other things.
