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Get ready for high quality competition “Across the mainland, where Sweden’s manufacturers have a long-standing presence, competition from Chinese firms was “ferocious”, even “monstrous”, according to Mattias Sundling, chief equity strategist at Handelsbanken. “The way they have caught up and developed in just two or three years was just stunning to us,” he said. “The cliched image of Chinese competition was one of cheap copies. I think the wake-up call for us when we were on this trip is that this is no longer the case.” […]” “An air of collaboration, especially at foreign companies now largely staffed by Chinese nationals, has not disappeared. But it is now accompanied by mounting competitive pressure. “The general take is if you are not a premium product, you are getting absolutely hammered,” […]” “While China is in some respects a hotbed of competition, the nature of its industrial model differs profoundly from the US and Europe. The need for so-called “high quality development” is part of a top-down approach set out in the 2025 “Made in China” policy and has become President Xi Jinping’s main refrain in the past year.” #china #manufacturing #competition

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Some of you may know that 2050 commitment goes beyond investing in high-potential businesses. We also support commons and ecosystem assets that accelerate the sustainable transformation of markets. This strategic choice is based on our belief that certain initiatives must be funded to create a fertile future. Open innovation, inspired by giants like Tesla, Apple, and Google, revolutionizes business models and creates robust, collaborative ecosystems. By embracing this approach, we contribute to an environment where collaboration and idea-sharing foster innovation and sustainable progress. Kudos to Charly Berthet 👏 Link to the article 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePNNnr7A

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This week Caroline Segerstéen Runervik hosted the first live Nordic Townhall, celebrating acievements from the first half of the year and all the great work done by or team members cross Capgemini in the Nordics.   As we are approaching summer we have had summer mingles with our great Capgemini Invent community last week. I am so proud of our teams in Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Together we are growing stronger as we take on challenges and learn. I am privileged to have such a talented colleagues and it makes going to work a joy. This great team is the reason we are trusted by our clients to work with them creating tomorrow businesses today.    We have both globally and locally, advanced considerably within Generative AI and were recognized as '𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫' 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞: 𝐀𝐈 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐐2 2024 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭. In our recently released report "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐈 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 – 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬" we see that Nordic enterprises are strategically embracing generative AI, recognizing its transformative potential across key business domains such as sales, marketing, and IT. Their dedication to ethical AI implementation underscores a commitment to responsible corporate citizenship. For more findings, read the full report➡️https://lnkd.in/dX_VJgwD #GetTheFutureYouWant #GenAI #Teamwork Happy summer everyone🌺

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CAPITAL OF TECH: From Seed to C. The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce hosted an insightful panel discussion today on the challenges and opportunities at each stage of fundraising. Key takeaways from the panel included the critical need to develop an “kick-ass product” and go to market strategy . However, investors also emphasized the importance of recruiting a CFO early in the process. Additionally, effective HR management is crucial for companies growth journey. This is where we come in. Capasearch and Capacify Interim Consulting specialize in both recruitment/executive search and interim consulting. We currently support various PE and VC firms. Let us know how we can assist you! Stockholms Handelskammare Peter Carlsson Theodore Bergqvist Sophie Hedestad #interimconsulting #executivesearch

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Got a killer idea or early case within digital health or energy? Read on to see if you are a match and get in touch ⚡️ At KRING, we have two tracks for investments; we invest in our developed ventures in our #venturestudio, BUT we also invest in early-stage external cases, when there is a match 🎯 First of all, there needs to be a match between you as co-founder(s) and KRING's values. Naturally, we have some key criteria for our external investment strategy. We could be a good match if your startup is: 1) 🧬 Within digital health, focused on early diagnostics and early intervention, chronic disease prevention, management and reversal, functional medicine, or behavioural-based health interventions. 2) 🌏 Within energy, focused on energy renovation, optimization, grid flexibility, EV infrastructure or the built environment. 3) 👶🏽 Early in the journey with ongoing development needed for product-market fit, go-to-market strategy, team capabilities or other strategic work. 4) 💻 Has a digital business model that is asset-light with low fixed costs and high scalability. 5) 💸 With early focus on profitability - we build ‘Zebras’ rather than ‘Unicorns’ and aim to make our companies sustainable with early profitability. Classic “VC journeys” are the exception. 6) 🤓 Has a B2B2C or B2C focus. We focus on solving real end-user problems with a demonstrated high level of value-add and consumer demand, either directly or via corporate partnerships. In the case your startup does not fall within each category above, there may still be a relevant match between your case and KRING. If you are interested in learning more, please get in touch with me or fill out the assessment on our website: https://lnkd.in/dvNGP_iW 📩 Don’t hesitate to get in touch - we would love to hear from you! 🤘 #venturestudio #startupstudio #impactstartups

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We are very excited to announce the second edition of Techarena Zero, an international tech and sustainability event on October 23 in Stockholm! This is our most ambitious effort to date to create a forum and platform for bringing together leaders from different industries to discuss solutions and opportunities in the sustainable transition. 700 decision makers including business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, politicians, and experts will gather to network, get inspired, and discuss ways to ZERO some of the biggest  challenges to society. The event features: ▪️ A solution-oriented stage program ▪️ Digital platform for pre-booking meetings and matchmaking ▪️ Engaging round-table discussions ▪️ Exhibition ▪️ Side events  ▪️ Networking mingle “We have seen a high demand for business driven sustainability topics on our stages and our last year's ZERO event was vastly overbooked. Therefore, we decided to make this year's event much bigger, with a clear strategy to continue growing the platform and community in the coming years.. Our goal is to showcase that there are great successes and opportunities in the shift towards ZERO. We will bring international leaders that can be learned from and inspire the participants,” says Omid Ekhlasi, CEO and Founder of Techarenan. The event is supported by the The Swedish Institute (SI), The city of Stockholm, and Teknikföretagen (Technology Industries of Sweden) amongst others. The ambition is to join forces to create one of the most relevant platforms and international arenas for sustainability and tech in Europe, and to bring together participants from different parts of the world. #sustainability #sustainbilityevent #technology #tech #techarena #sustainabledevelopment 🗓️ October 23, 2024 📍 Nacka Strand, Stockholm Secure your spot at https://lnkd.in/gwmcwfah

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It was a pleasure to join PwC panel in Almedalen hosted by Felix Wideroth and Jenny Forsberg and together with Corinne Hedlund Nytén and Per Nydén discuss the AI Act. Cross-functional governance as well as clear processes and accountabilities is key. Does your organisation have high risk AI as it is categorized by the AI Act? 👉 learn how to assess you AI's maturity to the AI Act here: www.anch.ai

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I am a big fan of Frej Hommelhoff Prahl and his guts to take up such a delicate topic as mental “illness” and diagnoses and give it a new spin. 🤔 Because are these challenges are always a sign of a disease? 🤔 Are more and more people diagnosed because we are getting better at identifying the “abnormal” or could it be a mix of that, the fact that we are running faster, are more competitive, have more ideals to live up to and have created societal “norms” that are completely unnatural to humans? 🤔 Are we fair to and honest with ourselves when we choose medication as the remedy or are we often easing the pain without considering the root cause? 🤔 And speaking of root cause, could it be that the society we have created (I dare to say “since women entered the work force”); you know, the norm where children are handed over to strangers at the age of six months, where both parents work 40 hours/week, careers, performance, institutionalisation, faster faster FASTER!!! are simply not healthy for us? It’s about time we look at fixing our societies and normalise our responsibility for each other. Yes. Women entered the workforce but why did that have to mean two people working full-time and institutionalising our families? Maybe next-gen equality/equity could take into account our children’s need for their parents (and parent’s need for each other) by normalising part-time jobs and role-splitting between several people? How do YOU think we can create a healthier future less dependent on reducing the symptoms of unhealthy societal norms? #parenting #newparadigm #lifebalance

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💡 Time for #ImpactInsights! The Planet&People One Impact Fund by Collective Action and Nordic Investment Opportunities aims to drive positive change through a finance-first investment approach across our six key impact themes.   👇 Let’s look at #healthcare today!   Did you know that solving for #accessibility, #affordability and #quality of #healthcare drives impact and financial return?   Stay tuned for more #ImpactInsights. Together, we can make a difference!  #impactinvesting #privatemarkets

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Luxembourgs AI - vision Har du läst Luxemborgs AI vision Vad kan Sverige lära sig från detta - ganska mycket skulle jag tro 👉 This policy vision is built on Luxembourg’s ambitions as a digital front-runner: -Ambition #1: - To be among the most advanced digital societies in the world, especially in the EU - Ambition #2: - To become a data-driven and sustainable economy -Ambition #3: - To support human-centric AI development #AI #Vision #framtid #Atea https://lnkd.in/dYMRzhKx

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Do you want to boost digital self-service and reduce incoming customer calls? Using the Raffle platform, OiSTER instantly answers customer questions, frees up agents’ time, gains insights on customer needs, and reduces phone queues. Do you want the same results for your business? Book a call with us today! #selfservice #customerexperience #customersupport

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Artificial Intelligence #AI is already changing the world. How is it going to affect my business and our industry? Today as I attend #VLDoegnet in the Danish Management Society at the scenic Egeskov Slot I expect to get input to this and how we can work practically and strategically with AI. Looking forward also to #connect with some of my Danish contacts.

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🚨New byFounders investment alert! Livv Health - a 🇳🇴 HealthTech company founded by Sverre Sundsdal (prev. Head of AI at Babylon Health) and Ishita Barua, MD PhD (a medical doctor with a PhD in AI for Medicine and the author of the highly praised book “Artificial Intelligence Saves Lives”) - is tackling one of the most difficult but impactful problems we face in healthcare today: consolidating fragmented medical records into a single accessible platform. Read more about why we invested here: https://lnkd.in/dfm9wm9T

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When I started working with Torinit Roubo earlier this year, the intention was to find opportunities to connect investing with technology in a practical way. An update on what we've learned: Finding clear and rational digital transformation opportunities is our primary focus - and harder than you might think. Ideal opportunities are businesses where a technology partner can add meaningful growth potential. Fundamentals of the business - technology or otherwise - don't change. A strong connection with repeat customers, a differentiated service model, and deep knowledge of who you serve... technology is a valuable tool, but is still very much a means to an end. There is real value in aligning capital with objectives. A mismatch in expectations - about growth, about re-investment, about focus - between management and investors amplifies stress and complexity. If any of these in particular resonate, or you're finding yourself thinking about the same things, let me know. I'd love to chat further.

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Amazing how fast #GenAI is moving. Here's an example from the field of #scenario planning in the #energy sector.

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Common challenges in ESG - Many organizations have not yet started their ESG journey. Still, by January 2025 all companies with MEUR 40 - <50 and minimum of 250 employees must be able to report their key ESG data. - ESG is often managed with very limited resources and manual processes. Majority of the time is spent on manual data collecting from suppliers, internal business process. Also, data management, correcting false data and reporting they key figures take a lot of time due manual processes. Majority of the organizations share many common ESG metrics but still majority of them are struggling with them. That’s why we’ve developed our ESG Service Center to guide you on your ESG journey

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If you wonder how are Nordic enterprises adapting to generative AI? And how are they navigating challenges while championing a future of innovation, ethical governance, and corporate sustainability? Check out our new report!

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...this morning, at a press conference in Stockholm hosted by GM Sophia Wikander, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith together with the Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, revealed that we will invest 33.7 billion SEK (equivalent to $3.21 billion) over the next two years to expand our cloud and AI infrastructure in Sweden. This marks Microsoft’s largest investment in Sweden to date. Microsoft’s commitment extends beyond technology, as we aim to train approximately 250,000 people in Sweden with essential AI skills. This represents 2.4% of the population, emphasizing the importance of broad access to cutting-edge tools and knowledge in the AI era. In his statement, Brad Smith emphasized that this investment goes beyond infrastructure - it’s about ensuring Sweden’s people and economy to thrive in the AI era. The collaboration between Microsoft and Sweden is poised to shape the future of technology and drive positive impact. The recording of the press conference can be found at https://www.regeringen.se/

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Danske Iværksættere - Danish Entrepreneurs in collaboration with Suomen startup-yhteisö and 8 other organisations produced the Transatlantic Insights Report A peer-to-peer comparison of European and US startups. The graph below is very concerning and should be looked at closely by the next MEPs elected to the EU parliament. Regulation: A major concern for EU startups, but less so for their US counterparts. Macroeconomic Conditions: A significant challenge for US startups compared to EU startups. However, the macroeconomic problems will hit all startups, but EU-specific regulations will hurt mostly startups born in the EU. https://lnkd.in/dx8d3RYx

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