Sweden’s Director Generals of aid, energy, innovation and research will focus on how Sweden should reorganize aid, financing, and international collaboration in this new geopolitical landscape.

This high-level session will explore how development cooperation and research are becoming increasingly crucial in understanding and managing today’s rapidly changing geopolitical landscape, including state power games.

Speakers:

• Jakob Granit, Director General, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sda)
• Darja Isaksson, Director General, Sweden’s innovation agency (Vinnova)
• Anna Jöborn, Executive Director, the Swedish foundation for strategic environmental research (Mistra)
• Johan Kuylenstierna, Director General, the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas)
• Robert Andrén, Director General, the Swedish Energy Agency
• Måns Nilsson, Executive Director, Stockholm Environment Institute (Moderator)
• Katarina Barquet, Stockholm Environment Institute and Mistra Geopolitics (Moderator)

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