China's Industrial and Technological Rise – Perspectives, Lessons and Challenges
China’s industrial rise has triggered significant global shifts, creating both challenges and opportunities for Swedish companies. This seminar will provide deeper insight into why Chinese industry has become so dominant — and what this means for Swedish businesses.
Event information
IVA Konferenscenter, Grev Turegatan 16, Stockholm
The event is streamed online
The seminar will open with an overview of China’s technological development, policy priorities and industrial strategy. Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), a leading European research institute on China and a key voice in the European policy debate on China’s technological and industrial strategy.
Industry representatives with extensive experience of the Chinese market in the automotive sector will share practical insights into how companies engage with China’s rapidly evolving industrial ecosystem and what lessons can be drawn from operating in this environment.
The seminar concludes with a panel discussion reflecting on the broader implications for Europe and Sweden. The discussion will address questions of industrial competitiveness, lessons from China’s industrial development, and how Swedish industry and policymakers can position themselves in an increasingly strategic and technology-driven global economy.
The seminar aims to provide a deeper understanding of today's challenges and opportunities, and to support effective and strategic action within Swedish industry.
The seminar will be held in English.
Participants
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
Professor, President, IVA
Anders Bell
Chief Engineering & Technology Officer, Volvo Cars
Frédéric Cho
Advisor, Vice Chair, Sweden-China Trade Council
Fabien Dumont
Executive Vice President and CTO, Autoliv
Ruthger de Vries
Senior advisor, former President Industrial Operations Asia, Scania
Mikko Huotari
Executive Director, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
Tina Karlberg
former Science and Innovation Councellor in Beijing, Governmental Offices, Export Manager, Sweco
Fredrik Sjöholm
Professor and CEO, Research Institute of Industrial Economics, IFN, IVA Fellow
Further names TBA
Contact
Eva Lagerblad
Coordinator
Technology and economics
Telefon: +46 709-48 06 80
E-post: eva.lagerblad@iva.se
