Almedalen Week: Einride pushes for innovation and intelligent mobility at Sweden’s most important political event

Einride is bringing together key stakeholders and decision-makers to help push for innovation and put forth solutions to society’s pressing issues during Almedalen Week, Sweden’s top political event that takes place in Visby from July 3-7. There, we’ll join the country’s most prominent leaders in the public, private and non-profit sectors for a series of high-level panels, meetings, and seminars.

In the beautiful Einride Garden on Blockgränd 6, Einride will host daily breakfast sessions where everyone can start the day listening to industry leaders, government officials and scholars dive into cutting-edge solutions to societal challenges.

Each meal will be carefully hand-picked by chefs Sebastian Gibrand and Robert Sjöberg, who will create sustainably smart breakfast choices for our guests. Gibrand and Sjöberg are some of the world’s best chefs in sustainable cooking.

The rest of the program will be at Einride Hub on Hästgatan 5 in central Visby, where the team will be available for a chat, networking and some ice cream. The schedule will feature our remote operator open session, where participants will be able to witness Einride's autonomous vehicle in action. It was just five years ago that Einride first unveiled its stylish autonomous model at Almedalen.

Almedalen is the world’s largest democratic meeting place for everyone that wants to talk about our future. The program gathers politicians across parties, business leaders, and civil society to discuss current issues that range from mobility to circular economy and how we can build a more inclusive society.

Come join us at Almedalen!

Here’s our full schedule:

Monday, July 4

8.30 - 9.30

4th of July

Breakfast at Einride Garden

Come and enjoy an authentic American breakfast and celebrate the cooperation between Sweden and the US towards a green transition. How can both countries benefit from business alliances to save the climate through electric transportation? How can Swedish companies and the US accelerate efforts to foster a better and greener world?

Speakers: Christofer Laurell (SVP of Research and Public Affairs at Einride), Peter Dahlen (Managing Director at American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden), Robert Andrén, (General Director at Swedish Energy Agency)

10.00 - 10.45

Autonomous vehicles on the road

Expert seminar at Einride Hub

As early as 2018, Sweden adopted rules to enable autonomous vehicles. Since then, a number of companies have applied for and been granted permits to test autonomous driving. The Swedish Parliament agrees that autonomous vehicles can solve several of the sector's challenges, and during this seminar we will hear some of the members of the Swedish Parliament’s views on how we can reap the benefits of self-driving vehicles.

Speakers: Pia Berglund (Director of Regulatory Affairs at Einride), Josephine Darlington (Drive Sweden), and Members of Parliament Helena Gellerman, Teres Lindberg, Anders Åkerman and Richard Herrey (Transportation Committee)

13.00 - 15.00

Remote operator open session at Einride Hub

17.00 - 18.00

What does the sustainable transportation system look like in the future, in the water, in the ground and in the air?

Panel at Einride Hub

2030 is less than eight years away. As we cope with the climate challenge, the world is searching for global leadership to address issues effectively. Sweden is at the forefront and is home to a number of unique companies that take a disruptive stance in creating the future of transportation through water, ground, or air. Listen to their story and discover what opportunities exist to take these solutions beyond Sweden's borders. Also, learn about how the public sector can further strengthen these new companies.

Speakers: Pia Berglund (Director of Regulatory Affairs at Einride), Christofer Laurell (SVP of Research and Public Affairs at Einride), Stefan Ytterborn (CEO and founder at Cake), Helena Fagraeus (Chief Sustainability & Strategy Officer at X Shore), Fredrik Olofsson (CEO at Aerospace Cluster Sweden), Stefan Engdahl (Planning Director at Swedish Transport Administration), Svante Axelsson (National coordinator at Fossilfritt Sverige)

Tuesday, July 5

8.30 - 9.30

From Farm to Fork

Breakfast at Einride Garden

Come and enjoy Almedalen's most sustainable breakfast while you listen to a discussion on how we can take steps towards more sustainable food and how the food sector and food creators view the subject.

Speakers: chefs Sebastian Gibrand and Robert Sjöberg, Cecilia McAleavey (Director of Sustainable Eating and Public Affairs at Oatly), Björn Hellman (Director General at Swedish Food Federation), and moderator Alexander Haddad (Einride)

10.00 - 10.45

Why we need an intelligent transportation system

Expert seminar at Einride Hub

The seminar highlights the need for AI and digital decision-making in the transportation system. Transitions in general, but electrification in particular, require the use of new digital technologies to help decision-making in the transportation chain. Listen to leading experts in the field describe the intelligent transportation system.

Speakers: Per Olof Arnäs (Director of Logistics Strategy at Einride), Frida Rössel (Head of Public Sector Nordics & CEE at Google Cloud), Ylwa Rein (Comms & Public Policy Manager at Wolt) and Wolt Ann Sonne (VP of Communication at Budbee)

14.00 - 15.00

With self-driving trucks, new transportation professions are introduced - competition between youth parties to see who masters future transportation skills the best

Remote operator open session at Einride Hub

The transportation sector needs to be transformed to become fossil-free and more efficient, and as part of this transition, truck fleets will become increasingly autonomous. As a result, new types of work are also being developed, such as operators to support autonomous vehicles. New truck professions that will develop transportation work into high-status jobs of the future. Here we let the leaders of the youth parties compete for the title of 'Sweden's Best Remote Operator' and hold a debate about new jobs introduced by digital and autonomous transportation.

Speakers: Max Ahlberg (Einride), Alexander Haddad (Einride), Pia Berglund (Einride), Matilda Ekeblad (leader at Young Moderate Party), Rebecka Forsberg (co-leader at Young Green), Réka Tolnai (leader at Young Center Party), Nike Örbrink (leader at Young Christian Democrats) and Romina Pourmokhtari (leader at Young Liberals)

Wednesday, July 6

8.30 - 9.30

The silent city

Breakfast at Einride Garden

Come and enjoy Almedalen's most sustainable breakfast as you get to listen to speakers share how the transition from fossil-fueled to electrified transportation can contribute to a quiet city without noise from common transportation. We know that electric transportation is not only better from a climate point of view but also much quieter.

Speakers: Pia Berglund (Director of Regulatory Affairs at Einride), Per Olof Arnäs (Director of Logistics Strategy at Einride), and Caroline Kjerstadius (Director of Sustainability at Lidl Sweden)

10.00 - 10.45

Sustainable recruitment in scale-ups

Expert seminar at Einride Hub

As Sweden wants to lead the sustainable transition new companies and ideas emerge. At the same time, new skills are needed to cope with the transition when we no longer have to do things in the same way we did before. This applies, of course, to disruptive start-ups. Listen to fast-growing companies in the field of green conversion talk about what they do to win the battle for talent

Speakers: Mattias Nagér (Einride), Ida Bylund (X Shore), Charlotte Olsson (Svea Solar), Anders Broström (Entrepreneurship Forum)

13.00 - 15.00

Remote operator open session at Einride Hub

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