Swedish Innovation

Sara Hermansson & Sandra Bourbon
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Exporting Swedish Unicornness. No buzzwords. Just real life stories with Sweden's most innovative thinkers and doers.

  1. #37 Solving the climate crises with ocean-powered carbon removal. Johanna Hultén, CEO & founder Cestore

    2023-11-20

    #37 Solving the climate crises with ocean-powered carbon removal. Johanna Hultén, CEO & founder Cestore

    In this episode we meet Johanna Hultén, a ClimateTech entrepreneur and inventor and the force behind Cestore. She's on a mission to tackle the climate crisis with groundbreaking innovations: ocean-based carbon capture and carbon conversion. With her technology, removing gigatons of carbon dioxide annually is both feasible and cost-effective, bringing us closer to the goal of limiting global warming to under 2 degrees Celsius. We also discuss the financial aspect of pioneering deep-tech solutions like Cestore. What types of capital are suitable, and when should they be secured? Join us for an insightful conversation with Johanna, a climate visionary. EPISODE LINKS Cestore website Add Johanna Hultén on LinkedIn

    34 min

  2. 2023-03-14

    #36 - Fighting single-use plastics by using Kickstarter. Adam Webb, founder & CEO, Lifelong

    Can you fight single-use plastics products as a small start-up with limited resources? Can you really create a deodorant that is so great it lasts for longer than your lifetime and can be passed on to your grandchildren? And how should you do to be successful on Kickstarter?  Adam Webb, serial entrepreneur, gives his advice on how to make your idea become reality, but also shares his own failures along the way.  EPISODE LINKS:  Kickstarter campaign to lifelong deodorant  Connect with Adam on Linkedin  Lifelong.eco

    39 min

  3. 2023-02-20

    #35 - Kirunas small town revenge through e-scooter franchise. Michael Given, Head of Sales. Hopp

    When everyone else fights for the market shares of e-scooters in the big cities, Hopp has a different business model that works perfect for small towns. Through franchise they have reached small cities like Kiruna long before anyone would imagined. In this episode we talk about the e-scooter business, what difference it makes to both the customer experience, sustainability, quality and market expansion to use a franchise business model. Michel also tells us about the profitability of the franchise model and that it actually can be very profitable for the e-scooter franchise owners.  EPISODE LINKS:  Connect with Michel Given on Linkedin  HOPP

    29 min

  4. 2023-02-06

    #34 - How can Swedish start-ups learn from the Valley with Nordic Innovation House - Annie Lindmark

    What's the difference between the swedish startups and a typical valley start-up?  Annie makes a comeback and gives her review of 2022 in terms of innovations. She also talks about how Swedish startups can learn from Silicon Valley by the program TINC from Nordic Innovation House. And what's the difference between Swedish start-ups and typical valley start-ups?  If you're interested, apply to TINC on the link below.  EPISODE LINKS Nordic Innovation House - TINC program  Connect with Annie on Linkedin

    23 min
  5. #33 - Why is Sweden outstanding in mining innovation? - a collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Darja Isaksson, Vinnova & Jennie Greberg

    2022-12-05

    #33 - Why is Sweden outstanding in mining innovation? - a collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Darja Isaksson, Vinnova & Jennie Greberg

    Why is Sweden so innovative? And how can we boost innovation specifically within the mining industry? Can you direct in which field to be innovative?  Jenny Greberg invited Darja isaksson, who is the director general at Vinnova, to discuss these topics with us.  Vinnova is Sweden’s innovation agency that helps to build Sweden's innovation capacity and contributing to sustainable growth. Their vision is that Sweden is an innovative force in a sustainable world. Vinnova together with Formas and the swedish energy agency are the investors of Swedish Mining Innovation EPISODE LINKS Follow Darja Isaksson at Linkedin Vinnova Follow Jennie Greberg at Linkedin  Swedish Mining Innovation

    47 min

  6. 2022-11-23

    #32 - Circular economy in the mining industry - a collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Linn Andersson, Boliden Rönnskär & Charlotte Andersson, LTU.

    Recycling metals, will that kill the mining industry?  In this episode we get insights from reality regarding circular economy within the mining industry. We talk about the current state of recycling, the upsides with it but also the drawbacks with Charlotte Andersson Charlotte is associate professor in metallurgy at Luleå University of Technology, Sweden’s and one of Europe's leading universities in mining research. Charlotte has an extensive background in mining innovation with a career spanning more than 20 years: She has done research on fossilfree steel production, and worked on industry R&D for state-owned mining company LKAB. Charlotte was the programme director of Swedish Mining Innovation between 2015 and 2018 and is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. We also talk to Linn Andersson, general manager at Boliden Rönnskär, who is recycling copper already today from old cellphones and computers. Rönnskär in Skelleftehamn is one of the world's most efficient copper smelters.  Today the smelter is a world leader in electronics recycling. EPISODE LINKS  Connect with Charlotte at Linkedin  Connect with Linn at Linkedin  Swedish Mining Innovation  Boliden

    40 min

  7. 2022-10-25

    #31 - Social Innovation in the mining industry - a collboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Jenny Greberg & Åsa Allan

    Everybody wants an electric vehicle, but no one wants to live next to a mine. This paradox might slow down the transition to renewable energy system, but is it true? Does actually no one wants to live next to a mine?  In this episode, the second one in our miniseries together with Swedish Mining Innovation and Jenny Greberg, their programme director, we discuss Social Innovation in the mining industry. For this, we invited Åsa Allan, deputy CEO at Kaunis Iron, who has experience of starting up a new mine in Pajala in northern Sweden. She gives examples of how new mining industry can be in favour for the people living close by and tell us the surprising fact that 98% the young inhabitants in Pajala are in favour of the mine being in operations. Episode links:  Swedish Mining Innovation Connect with Jenny on Linkedin  Connect with Åsa on Linkedin  Kaunis Iron

    37 min
  8. #30 - Enabling the green transition with underground innovations - in collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Jenny Greberg & Erika Ingvald

    2022-10-10

    #30 - Enabling the green transition with underground innovations - in collaboration with Swedish Mining Innovation. Jenny Greberg & Erika Ingvald

    In this mini series we dig into everything from what type of minerals and metals we actually have in Sweden to social innovation and circular economy in the mining industry. To guide us through these topics we have the programme director from Swedish Mining Innovation, Jenny Greberg, and leading Swedish experts. Jenny, a professor in mining and rock engineering, and one of the most prominent voices in the sector, has dedicated her career to put sustainability on top of the agenda by driving innovation and change. In the first episode, we go into the basics. What is even possible to mine in Sweden? And what other countries do we depend on? What role does mining have in Sweden and what could we export? For this, Jenny has invited Erika Ingvald, Head of Division Mineral Information and Mining Industry at SGU (Geological Survey of Sweden). If someone knows what raw material we have in Sweden and the future potential of mining, it’s Erika. Episode links:  Swedish Mining Innovation  Connect with Jenny on Linkedin  Connect with Erika on Linkedin  SGU

    42 min
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  • Skapad av
    Sara Hermansson & Sandra Bourbon
  • Aktiva år
    2022 - 2023
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    38
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    Swedish Innovation