We want to understand the developments in the Textile industry in the next 30 years and its impact in India. From creativity and design to consumption, from new business models to finding sustainable solutions in the supply chain and brands which focuses on water efficiency, reduction of chemical use and energy efficiency. Domsjö in Sweden is a part of company Aditya Birla group which has brand LIVA. LIVA use fabric of natural fibers which produced from wood pulp and a natural renewable resource which saves on water. Sustainable textile can be everything from saving space compared to cotton fields, requires less water to produce but also to create a sustainable environment, supply chains. We organise this seminar in collaboration with SIWI.  

Speakers

• Johanna Eriksson (Development Engineer) Aditya Birla / Domsjö fabriker
• Katarina Veem (Director), Swedish Water House / Sweden Textile Water Initiative
• Hemmant Jha, Chief Design Officer at the Godrej&Boyce
• Riju Jhunjhunwala, Managing Director, RSWM
• Moderator: Ewa Kumlin, CEO Svensk Form

Part 1– Technology Impact: On My Country Future perspective on Security and ICT in the coming 30 years. Smart ICT is a key driver for “Make in India”, “Digital India”. Mobile broadband –Main catalyst binding rural and urban India, widening the marketplace for businesses. Online retail emerging as one of the fastest growing industries, with a market potential of $35.08 billion by 2025, accounting for nearly 4% of total retail. Digital economy including simpler more technologically advanced digital payment systems, increased merchant acceptance, improvements in UPI, allowing monetary transfers between two bank accounts via a smartphone, as well as a reduction in cash-based transactions.AI-based innovation and establishing AI-ready infrastructure are necessary to prepare India’s jobs and skills markets for an AI-based future. AI is going to be a critical to India’s flagship Make in India, Skill India, and Digital India programs. Smart Security about safety for citizen and national integrity. Sweden is very active in Digital economy, AI innovation and in Smart Security. As a leading innovator in the ICT sector, Sweden has much to offer India—not just as a supplier but as a partner in co-developing technologies, processes and equipment. What conditions can facilitate such a partnership between India and Sweden and what results can we expect? Speakers

• Alan Mamedi (CEO), Truecaller
• Mats Hultin (CIO), SAAB
• Moderator: Ulf Skarin, Veckans Affärer

Part 2– Technology Impact: On My city It is about developing smart sustainable cities where 25 – 30 people migrate every minute to major Indian cities. This creates challenge to be sustainable and to manage the migration. One idea we have looked at in our Hackathon was smart villages and smart towns to lower migration to cities. SmartTransport: To develop a balance for every citizen, the pedestrian, cyclist and motorist. At the same time develop better infrastructure roads, parking lot and greenery. To improve the public transport and decrese air, noise pollution. From Green sustainable transport to access for all. Promoting a variety of transport options – Electric, Hybrid, Transit Oriented Development (TOD), public transport and last mile para-transport connectivity; Smart Solutions in the transport sector-intelligent traffic management system and reducing average commute time . SmartEnergy to increase the supply of renewable like solar, adequate water with smart waste management, solid waste management and create robust IT connectivity. It has to be “economically, ecologically and socially sustainable” Speakers

• Akash Passey, Vice President Volvo Group
• Stefan Pålskog, Managing Director Scania India
• Sarbajit Deb, Nordic CEO, LTI ( L&T Infotech)
• Annelie Stiglund, Deputy Director, Tekninföregatan
• Moderator: Ulf Skarin, Veckans Affärer

Part 3 Technology Impact: On My Life Smart Communication: Almost half a billion Indians are now online – 1 billion on mobile devices. How can we use sustainable technology and innovation to harness smarter health, clothing, energy, transport, housing, communication, workingLife, food, security, cashless society and much more in India ?  This is a huge opportunity for India to harness the power of mobility and technology to empower the common man. Stockholm and Sweden can play a major role in co-creating ideas, apps, technology and services for the India market that can be used in the wider world. Jerry Jonsson from The Chairmans Office of Reliance Industries will give us a future perspective of Indian consumer behavior and the new Digital India. SmartLiving is about incorporating technology into people’s day to day life with e-homes, services and products. It can be about how you can create smart living solutions from furniture to home appliances with good design that fulfills all functionality needed for basic living to more high end solutions like smart and safe homes.  Chief Design Officer from Godrej & Boyce will shed light on the future of Smart Living and Consumer behavior. Speakers

• Jerry Jonsson (Sr. Manager), Reliance Industries
• Hemmant Jha (Chief Design Officer), Godrej & Boyce
• Jonas Petterson, CEO, Form us with Love
• Sairee Chahal (Founder), Sheroes
• Moderator: Ulf Skarin, Veckans Affärer

 

India is expected to be the third-largest economy by 2025. Powering that growth is the trend toward urbanization, which is going to increase consumption power, as well as economic leverage.  Also, a factor is streamlining of government functioning using technology. India growth  is as well  dependent on  factors as monsoons, and external investments. India’s manufacturing infrastructure and capacity for innovation is poised for phenomenal growth: new smart cities and industrial clusters, being developed in identified industrial corridors having connectivity, new youth-focused programs and institutions dedicated to developing specialized skills, start-ups and Innovation. The world is at the beginning of a revolution where there are huge advances in genomics, artificial intelligence, materials and manufacturing technologies. Machines are closing in on human ability with astonishing speed. The fourth industrial revolution is when data and digital interplay with the physical world on an ongoing basis, continuously. It’s a fact that in many parts of India, even the 2nd and 3rd industrial revolutions have not reached, if you go deep down. But in the same parts of India, the 4th industrial revolution is already reaching… it may help India leapfrog all the barriers that existed. How does that fit into the India scenario when we have to create jobs instead of replacing them? Can Sweden play a role in this change?

Speakers

• Mats Agervi, (CEO), Combient
• Frederik Fexe, Deputy CEO, Business Sweden
• Håkan Buske (CEO) SAAB
• Palka Sahni, Deputy Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
• Pankaj Srivastava, CMD, Air India
• Moderator: Rituparna Bhuyan, Assistant Editor CNBC India

Skill development is being given a priority by the Indian Government with a hope that Skill India Mission will supply huge human resource not only in India but also Internationally. By 2020, the average age in India will be 29 years making it the world’s youngest country with 64 per cent of the population in the working age group. India’s vision is to make itself as the skill capital of the world, and hopes to reach a target of skilling 500 million people by 2022. Indian government data shows that just about 15% of women participate in urban workforce. This is often due to lack of skills, looking after family and not being able to work full time. There is an urgent need to train more women to ensure they are economically independent and empowered. Can we look at ICT, Technology, semi skill development centers and other ways to skill up women in India?  What role can Swedish companies play in being part of this development? can we see the figure change to 50% in the next 30 years?  

Speakers

• Sairee Chahal, Founder and CEO, Sheroes.in
• Ulrika Sundberg, Consul General of Sweden in Mumbai
• Captain Nivedita, Air India
• Moderator: Anna Malmqvist, CEO & Founder, Diversify Consulting AB

The people in India are well educated, ambitious and entrepreneurial. There is a rapidly growing middle-class with a diverse talent pool which is also very attractive to Sweden and Swedish companies. India’s many world-class businesses are adept at creating markets and innovating industries. India’s competent and scalable workforce is a definite advantage. Stockholm needs talent and today Indians make up almost 1/5th of all the new talent moving into the City. Many of them come with extremely qualified spouses that can also contribute to the city. Stockholm wants to attract more Indians to move to Stockholm. However, there are issues with regards to immigration that are proving a hindrance to attract more Indians. What can Stockholm City and Sweden do to make it easier for Indians to come and work in Sweden? What issues need to be addressed here and what is the path forward? Indian ICT companies should give insights along with Stockholm Chamber of Commerce.  

Speakers

• Maria Rankka (CEO), Stockholms Handelskammare
• Sarbajit Deb, Nordic CEO, LTI ( L&T Infotech)
• Carl-Johan Westring Vice President at EF Education First
• Moderator: Aticka Chona, CEO at GreenKarma and Managing Director- Six Year Plan (India)

With high growth, India will need to find Innovative technological solutions to help solve issues connected with creating sustainable environments We will have Ms Anumita Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director – Research and Advocacy,  Centre for Science and Environment  to give the keynote talk on India and Sustainability 30 years from now. Sweden is called the world’s most modern country and Swedish companies are strong in Innovation and in R& D and have their competencies when it comes to technology relating to improving air and water qualities, connectivity, transportation, sustainability, retail spaces and smart-living and smart cities. We want to connect the needs and demands of India with Innovation that helps create Sustainable environments.  We will look at Technology and its potential to harness change in India by looking at the impact Sustainable Technology and Innovation can make. How can Technology and Innovation help India achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Climate Agreement goals while looking for growth?  Can Innovation and technology help it in its path? Can Swedish companies play a role here?  

Speakers

• Anumita Roychowdhury Executive Director – Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment (KeyNote Speaker)
• Östen Ekengren (Vice General Manager), IVL
• Bengt Rittri (Founder), Blueair
• Mehrdad Mahdjoubi (Founder & CEO), Orbital Systems
• Moderator: Nalini Bonnier, Director Deutsche Bank in Stockholm

India Unlimited in collaboration with Yogobe present Wake-up Yoga in Kungsträdgården. Yogobe will start the Yoga session at 9:30. Please note, you need to bring you own Yoga mat!

YOGATHON med Swami Jyothirmayah by Art of Living

by Arunima Kumar Dance Company London

by Saraswathy Kalakendra

Kuchipudi abstract – Arunima Kumar  Dance Company London

Bollywood dance along  by Alen school of dances

Bollywood dance along  by Alen school of dances

Möt Mikael Bergstrand -Författaren bakom succéboken och teveserien ”Delhis vackraste händer” Följ med på en fartfylld litterär resa som kryssar mellan indiska upplevelser och svensk sommarmagi. Möt författaren Mikael Bergstrand som gjorts succé med sina  romaner om den svenske medelåldersmannen Göran Borg och hans indiske kompanjon Yogi. Mikael har trettio års erfarenhet som journalist och har bott fyra år i New Delhi. Han humoristiska böcker  i Indiensviten har blivit en stor internationell framgång och även resulterat i en svensk-indisk teveserie. Här berättar han om bakgrunden till berättelserna och hur mötet med Indien förändrade hans liv. Bokförsäljning med signering efter föredraget.

Judith Bourque blev meditationslärare hos Beatles guru i Indien under flower power-eran och berättar hur man genom meditation skapar positiva effekter på kropp och sinne. Under presentationen ges deltagarna ett smakprov på meditation samt bjuds om resa till Indien med tips från Indienexperten Indcen Resor.

Ledarskapskonsult, coach, författare, leg sjuksköterska, fil kand Beteendemedicin & Hälsopsykologi, Folkhälsovetare, examen från RishikesCollege of Ayurved, India. Utbildad i Leadership Management Training från Krauthammer University, Schweiz. Eva är en av de ledande personerna inom Ayurveda i Sverige och har ett unikt sätt att översätta det på ett modernt och handlingskraftigt sätt som har inspirerat många till att skapa positiva förändringar. Hon har gett ut två böcker ”Livskraft i vardagen – med inspiration av Ayurveda” samt ”The Art of Eating – konsten att äta med inspiration av Ayurveda”.

Resa med tåg i Indien Följ med på Ökenexpressen till Jaisalmer, bergståget till Darjeeling och det ångloksdrivna tåget på kuggstångsbanan upp till den före detta brittiska rekreationsorten Ooty i Nilgiribergen. Författaren och resejournalisten Per J Andersson har åkt tåg kors och tvärs i Indien sedan början av 1980-talet och berättar och visar bilder från några av sina indiska tågresor. Han berättar också en del om den indiska järnvägens historia och framtid.   Per J Andersson är en av grundarna av Resetidningen Vagabond, där han fortfarande är redaktör. Han har skrivit flera guide- och reportageböcker om Indien samt den internationella bestsellern New Delhi-Borås. Hans senaste bok är den resefilosofiska För den som reser är världen vacker, som nyligen kom ut som pocket. Just jobbar han på en bok om det globala tågresandet.

Come and listen to experience of students from ISSR, The International School of the Stockholm  Region at their sister school, NISV, Navrachana International School in Vadodara. They have a longterm exchange program since six years. Indian students visit Stockholm every year and stay with host student  families and ISSR students stay at NISV as boarders. The aim of the project is to increase intercultural understanding and as well as international mindedness. To learn about different global conditions, language and culture.