In the current state of uncertainty, where is the world heading? Should we expect more geopolitical battles or will there be a renaissance of international cooperation in the aftermath of the pandemic? Welcome to this high level webinar featuring guest speakers Christian Danielsson, Director-General for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission and Mats Isaksson, Head of Corporate Affairs at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Christian Danielsson joined the European Commission in 1995 as a Member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Anita Gradin. He held several positions in the Commission, including Deputy Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Verheugen and Director in DG Enlargement. From 2008 to 2010 Christian Danielsson was Permanent Representative for Sweden before he became Deputy Secretary-General of the European Commission in 2011. In 2013 he became Director-General for Enlargement and since 2015 he is Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations. Before joining the Commission, he worked for the Swedish diplomatic service. Christian Danielsson has graduated in Business Administration and Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Mats Isaksson is Head of the Corporate Affairs division at the OECD. His responsibilities include corporate governance, state-owned enterprises, equity markets, company law, corporate finance and privatisation among others. Mr. Isaksson has extensive experience from working with both OECD and Partner countries and most recently served as international advisor to the government of Japan. Mats Isaksson serves on the Advisory Board of the Centre for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership at Columbia University and is Senior Visiting Fellow at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law. He is a founding Director of the Swedish Corporate Governance Forum and a member of the European Corporate Governance Institute.

The webinar will be moderated by Anders Fogelström, President of Cercle Suédois, and board member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France.

Timings

17.00-19.00 UK time (18.00-20.00 CET)

About the webinar

This webinar is hosted by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in France, and is a collaboration with le Cercle Suédois, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK, Swedish Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Swedish–Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the Netherlands and Schwedische Handelskammer in Deutschland.

Booking information

Please register for the webinar by using the booking form. The webinar is free of charge and open for all SCC and YP members. Upon registration, you will be sent information on how to connect to the webinar.