Mistra Geopolitics at the Swedish political week in Almedalen

Mistra Geopolitics will contribute to several public events during Sweden’s political week in Almedalen, organised in collaboration with the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research (Mistra), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) among others.

Mistra Geopolitics research experts will contribute with expertise on the forgotten opportunities of climate change action, governance for sustainable development with responsible AI and Sweden’s blue economy, featuring Mistra Geopolitics Director Björn-Ola Linnér, Dr Karina Barquet and Professor Fredrik Heintz.

The political week is Sweden’s largest democracy gathering and takes place 27 June-1 July and all Sweden’s political parties are represented.

The Almedalen park in Visby, Sweden. Photo: Georg Gyllenfjell / Pixabay.

Regional and municipal governance towards sustainable development with responsible AI as a tool?

Wednesday 28 June, 09:00-10:00

Regions and municipalities have hundreds of steering documents and goals, but often lack the clear systematics required for the steering to produce results. What potential and what risks are there in mapping and structuring the governing documents using the power of generative AI?

Speaker: Professor Fredrik Heintz, Mistra Geopolitics and Linköping University

Organiser: Pricewaterhouse Coopers
Venue: Hästgatan 9, Visby.

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The forgotten opportunities of climate change action

Wednesday 28 June, 14:10-15:00

The latest IPCC report shows that the climate crisis is already here. The pace of change needs to increase in order to mitigate climate change effects, especially for small island nations that are urgently threatened. Climate change requires a new lifestyle and smart solutions globally and locally. What decisions are needed by the politicians?

Speaker: Björn-Ola Linnér, Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University

Organiser: Mistra
Venue: B-huset, Uppsala universitet, Huvudentré Cramérgatan 3, “Sal B22”

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How can Swedish companies take responsibility for emissions outside the EU? Is AI an effective tool?

Thursday 29 June, 08:15-09:30

Are the Swedish listed companies taking up the challenge of reducing climate emissions at their suppliers? How can companies influence emissions outside the EU and how can politics and academia contribute?

Speaker: Björn-Ola Linnér, Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University

Organiser: 2050 Consulting
Venue: Skeppsbron 24, Joda Bar och kök, “Innergården”

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Climate change – consequences and ethical dilemmas in health care

Thursday 29 June, 09:00-10:15

Health care works for good health and to prevent ill health. At the same time, the sector contributes to global warming, which threatens people’s health in the long term. How should the sector adapt?

Speaker: Björn-Ola Linnér, Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at Linköping University

Organisers: Statens medicinsk-etiska råd, Smer
Venue: Wallers plats 3, Creperie & Logi, Strykjärnshuset.

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How do we manage conflicting objectives in Sweden’s blue economy?

Thursday 29 juni, 15:15-16:00

How do we balance blue growth with the need to preserve our oceans? A holistic view that not only takes into account economic growth but also social and ecological sustainability is a prerequisite for a sustainable blue economy. How do we reach you? Dialogue with key players on blue economy with a focus on coexistence.

Speaker: Dr Karina Barquet, Leader of the Water, Coasts and Oceans team at SEI and project lead in Mistra Geopolitics

Organisers: Östersjödagarna, SEI, Havsmiljöinstitutet, Viable Seas, Uppsala University, Blått Centrum Gotland
Venue: B-huset, Uppsala universitet, Huvudentré Cramérgatan 3, “B15”.

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The ocean economy, a utopia? How does aid affect the sea and people?

Friday 30 June, 08:00-08:45

What role does Swedish aid play for coasts and seas, and what effects does it have on people? Mistra Geopolitics researcher in the Sustainable Oceans theme, Karina Barquet, will contribute with her expertise in the session.

Speaker: Dr Karina Barquet, Leader of the Water, Coasts and Oceans team at SEI and project lead in Mistra Geopolitics

Organisers: Havsplattformen mot fattigdom, genom Havs- och vattenmyndigheten, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Naturskyddsföreningen, Stockholm Environment Institute, Mistra Geopolitics.
Venue: Donnersgatan 6, “Sverige i världen”

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Mistra Geopolitics researchers in Almedalen

Linköping University
Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

Linköping University
Professor Fredrik Heintz

SEI

Karina Barquet

Karina Barquet is a Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute. Karina is part of the Sustainable Oceans theme within Mistra Geopolitics, where she’s leading the geopolitics of the blue economy project. Her research at SEI focuses on the political dimensions of coastal governance, including disaster risk reduction, water security, and critical infrastructures in coastal planning.

Telephone:+46703885690

Linköping University

Professor Björn-Ola Linnér

Björn-Ola Linnér is the Deputy Programme Director of Mistra Geopolitics and Professor at the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research at Linköping University. He analyses how the political processes and actors affect conditions for social changes towards sustainable development in different parts of the world. He has a long experience in research dialogues with various societal actors, such as the climate convention’s secretariat, governments, businesses and environmental organizations.

Linköping University

Professor Fredrik Heintz

Fredrik Heintz is a Professor of Computer Science at Linköping University, where he leads the Reasoning and Learning lab. His research focus is artificial intelligence, especially Trustworthy AI and the intersection between machine reasoning and machine learning. His research within Mistra Geopolitics contribute to the theme Foresight Capabilities and Emerging Technologies.

Fredrik is a Director of the Wallenberg AI and Transformative Technologies Education Development Program (WASP-ED), Director of the Graduate School of the Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP). He is a President of the Swedish AI Society and Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).

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Media contacts in Almedalen

SEI

Ylva Rylander

Ylva Rylander is the press contact for Mistra Geopolitics. Ylva is a Communications and Impact Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). As a core member of SEI’s communications team and previous Press Officer of SEI, Ylva writes and edits press releases and creates news stories. With over 15 years of experience in public relations, awareness raising and external communication, she also provides strategic advice to SEI and Mistra Geopolitics researchers to help them maximize the impact of their research.

Telephone:+4673 150 33 84

SEI

Ana Calvo

Ana Calvo works at SEI as a Communications Assistant. She assists colleagues in creating and editing communication content for both research projects’ websites and social media channels.

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This news text written by Ylva Rylander, Communications and Impact Officer at SEI and Press Contact for Mistra Geopolitics.