Business Sweden and the Swedish Embassy in Madrid, along with our partners EKN, The Swedish Export Credit Agency, and SEK, The Swedish Export Credit Corporation, welcomes you to join Construction Summit Madrid 2019.

Spain is home market to some of the world's largest international contractors and has seven companies ranked on ENR's global top 50 list. Spanish contractors have 14% of the international market share with an international revenue of 59 bUSD and approximately 75% of the contractors' turnover derives from international projects. The sector's success abroad can partly be explained by its distinct abilities in engineering, innovation, process integration, value chain activities and management of large and highly complex projects.  

Swedish companies offer innovative and high quality solutions for the construction sector whereas the Swedish financing solutions to Spanish and Portuguese contractors will support the procurement of Swedish technologies globally.

**The focus areas of the Construction Summit are:**
- Global footprint of Spanish and Portuguese contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for the construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing solutions for projects in and outside of Spain and Portugal

**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**
- Spanish and Portuguese contractors with global portfolio
- Swedish technology, product and solution providers
- Public stakeholders from Spain, Portugal and Sweden

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)

## Agenda

### 09:00 - 09:30
#### Registration & Networking Coffee

### 09:30 - 09:45
#### Introduction and Welcome
- *Mr Teppo Tauriainen, Ambassador-Designate of Sweden in Spain*
- *Ms Malin Backman, Project Manager, Business Sweden*

### 09:45 - 10:00
#### Team Sweden's Call for Partnership with Global Contratctors
- Mr Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Advisor Strategic Projects, Business Sweden
- Mr Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN
- Mr Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK

### 10:00 - 10:50
#### Construction and Infrastructure Panel – Market Outlook

*Moderated by Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*

- Mr Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN
- Mr Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK
- Mr Yoshi Ichikawa, Head of Europe, Structured Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank
- Mr Torben Sjöholm, Regional Sales Manager, ABB Power Grids Sweden AB
- Mr Carlo Amado, Business Development Director, MCA Grupo 

### 10:50 - 11:20
#### The Spanish Construction Sector at Home and Abroad

- Presented by SEOPAN
  - Ms María Moreno López de Ayala, International Department Director, SEOPAN
  - *The presentation comprises the international activities of the Spanish construction companies and their characteristics, as well as brief information about the Spanish Association of Infrastructure Contractor and Concessionaires.*

### 11:20 - 12:00
#### Spanish and Portuguese Contractors' International Pipeline

- Mr Alcibíades López Cerón, Business Development Director, FCC Construction
  - *Introduction of the FCC Group, a global player in the infrastructure, environmental and water management sectors. Experience from working in more than 35 countries and is nowadays actively involved in the Nordics, where the group has recently succeeded with it's first contract for NYE VEIER in Norway and is currently being considered for the Kista Tram project*. 

- Mr Naim Danji, Head of Export Finance and Investments, Zagope
  - I*ntroduction of ZAGOPE who currently has a prominent place in the engineering and construction scenario, developing structuring projects in the international public and private sector. With head office in Portugal, ZAGOPE operates in the markets of Europe, Africa and Asia, having developed different iconic project works throughout its successful journey.*
 
### 12:00 - 12:15
#### Coffee Break

### 12:15 - 12:45
#### Swedish Export Financing Solutions: Case Studies

- Mr Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Advisor Strategic Projects, Business Sweden
- Mr Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN
- Mr Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK
- Mr José Luis Vicent, Executive Director, Global Export & Agency Finance, Grupo Santander

*Walkthrough of selected successful projects with EKN & SEK will be presented.*

### 12:45 - 13:30
#### Innovative Solutions within Construction: Case Studies

- Mr Darren Fitch, Director Key Account Sales, Region EMEA, Volvo Construction Equipment AB
  - *A brief presentation of Volvo – a world-class transport and construction solutions provider*. 

- Mr Stefan Gahns, Senior Sales Manager, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB 
  - *A brief presentation of Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery AB (SIT) in Sweden being the manufacturer of world class gas turbines for the global market.*

- Mr Magnus Wenna, Regional Marketing Manager, Voith Hydro AB
  - *A brief presentation of Voith Hydra AB, a reliable partner for 150 years, offering everything needed for the efficient and future-oriented creation of hydropower.* 

### 13:30 - 13:45
#### Sum-up

*Moderated by Ms Malin Backman, Project Manager, Business Sweden*

- Mr Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Advisor Strategic Projects, Business Sweden
- Mr Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN
- Mr Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK

*Sum-up by Team Sweden, presenting step-by-step how contractors can present opportunities, as well as possible next steps.*  

### 13:45 - 16:40
#### Networking Lunch and B2B Meetings
- **85 participants signed up for this session**

## Participants

- Contractor Company	**45**
- Technology & Solution Provider	**13**
- Financial Institution	**22**
- Engineering & Consulting Company	**5**
- Association	**2**
- Government / Trade Promotion Agency	**8**
- Other	**6**

### [Read More](https://construction-summit-madrid-2019.b2match.io/)

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Construction Summit Madrid 2019

Video - Digital Construction Summit Turkey 2020

October 22, Thursday 10.30 - 17.00 (Turkish Time  GMT+3) 

Turkish Contractors Association,  Business Sweden & Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul, along with EKN, Swedish Export Credit Agency and SEK, Swedish Export Credit Corporation organize Digital Construction Summit Turkey.

Turkish Contractors are not only active in Turkey; they are also important players globally. According to ENR’s 2018 top contractors list, Turkish contractors have 4.8% of international market share with their international revenue of $23.2 billion.

Swedish companies provide innovative and high quality solutions for construction sector and Swedish financing offer to Turkish contractors will support the procurement of Swedish technologies globally.

**The focus areas of the Construction Summit are:**

- Global footprint of Turkish contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing offer for projects in and outside of Turkey

**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**

- **Turkish contractors with global portfolio**
  - Head of Business Development and Team
  - Head of Project Financing and Team
  - Head of Tender & Procurement and Team
- **Swedish technology, product and solution providers**
  - Business Development EMEA and CA**
  - Regional Management EMEA and CA
  - Engineering and consultancy companies
- **Public stakeholders from Turkey and Sweden**
 

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - https://www.sek.se/en/financing

EKN - https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works

## Agenda

### 10:30 - 10:40
#### Opening Remarks
- *Edin Erkocevic, Trade Commissioner & Country Manager, Business Sweden - Swedish Trade and Invest Council in Turkey*
- *Burak Talu, Vice President, Turkish Contractors Association*

### 10:40 - 10:50
#### Introduction to Team Sweden EPC Programme
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*

### 10:50 - 11:10
#### Swedish Export Financing Solutions
- *Marie Aglert, Director Large Corporates, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency)*
- *Per Akerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation*

### 11:10 - 11:20
#### The Experience of Yapi Merkezi in Africa
- *Hasan Çevik, Project Finance Coordinator, Yapı Merkezi*

### 11:20 - 11:30
#### The Expertise of Bombardier on Railway Projects
- *Shezad Salim, Vice President, Bombardier*

### 11:30 - 11:40
#### Structuring an EPC Project with Swedish Supply - Case Study
- *Torben Sjoholm, Regional Sales Manager, ABB Hitachi Power Grids*
- *Tommy B. Östling, Senior Customer Finance Advisor, ABB Hitachi Power Grids*
 
### 11:40 - 11:50
#### Road to Recovery after COVID-19
- *Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist, Business Sweden*

### 11:50 - 12:20
#### Moderated Q&A

### 12:20 - 13:30
#### Lunch Break

### 13:30 - 17:00
#### B2B Meetings
- **74 participants signed up for this session**

## Participants
- Contractor Company	**40**
- Technology & Solution Provider	**13**
- Financial Institution	**8**
- Engineering & Consulting Company	**5**
- Association	**6**
- Government / Trade Promotion Agency	**16**
- Other	**2**
- Total	**90**

### [Read More](https://construction-summit-turkey-2020.b2match.io/)

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Digital Construction Summit Turkey 2020

Business Sweden along with our partners EKN, The Swedish Export Credit Agency, and SEK, The Swedish Export Credit Corporation, welcomes you to join Construction Summit Madrid 2020.

Spain is home market to some of the world's largest international contractors and has seven companies ranked on ENR's global top 50 list. Spanish contractors have 14% of the international market share with an international revenue of 59 bUSD and approximately 75% of the contractors' turnover derives from international projects. The sector's success abroad can partly be explained by its distinct abilities in engineering, innovation, process integration, value chain activities and management of large and highly complex projects.  

Swedish companies offer innovative and high quality solutions for the construction sector whereas the Swedish financing solutions to Spanish and Portuguese contractors will support the procurement of Swedish technologies globally.


**The focus areas of the Construction Summit are:**
- Global footprint of Spanish and Portuguese contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for the construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing solutions for projects in and outside of Spain and Portugal

**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**
- Spanish and Portuguese contractors with global portfolio
- Swedish technology, product and solution providers
- Public stakeholders from Spain, Portugal and Sweden

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)


## Agenda

### 10:30 - 10:40
#### Opening Remarks
- *Samira Grylin-Allalou, Trade Commissioner to Spain & Country Manager, Business Sweden - Swedish Trade and Invest Council in Spain & Portugal*
- *Teppo Tauriainen, Ambassador of Sweden to Spain*

### 10:40 - 11:10
#### Introduction to Team Sweden EPC Programme
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*
- *Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency) *
- *Per Akerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation*

### 11:10 - 11:20
#### Adding Swedish Finance in EPC value offer – Structuring Process
- *Torben Sjoholm, Regional Sales Manager, Hitachi-ABB Power Grids*
- *Tommy B. Östling, Senior Customer Finance Advisor, Hitachi-ABB Power Grids*

### 11:30 - 11:40
#### Structuring an EPC Project with Swedish Supply - Case Study
- *Jonas Heiman, Sales Manager ECA Projects, Elof Hansson*

### 11:40 - 11:50
#### Construction Industry Insights – Expectations after COVID-19
- *María Moreno, Technical and International Affairs Director, SEOPAN*

### 11:50 - 12:00
#### Road to Recovery after COVID-19
- *Magnus Runnbeck, Senior Analyst, Business Sweden*
 
### 12:00 - 12:20
#### Moderated Q&A

### 12:20 - 13:30
#### Lunch Break

### 13:30 - 17:00
#### B2B Meetings
- **80 participants signed up for this session**


## Participants
- Contractor Company	**47**
- Technology & Solution Provider	**9**
- Financial Institution	**10**
- Engineering & Consulting Company	**3**
- Association	**1**
- Government / Trade Promotion Agency	**17**
- Other	**7**
- Total	**94**

### [Read More](https://construction-summit-madrid-2020.b2match.io/)

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Construction Summit Iberia 2020

Video - Construction Summit Istanbul 2019

Turkish Contractors are not only active in Turkey; they are also important players globally. According to ENR’s 2018 top contractors list, Turkish contractors have 4.8% of international market share with their international revenue of **$23.2 billion**.

Swedish companies provide innovative and high quality solutions for construction sector and Swedish financing offer to Turkish contractors will support the procurement of Swedish technologies globally.

**The focus areas of the Construction Summit are:**

- Global footprint of Turkish contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing offer for projects in and outside of Turkey

**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**

- **Turkish contractors with global portfolio**
  - Head of Business Development and Team
  - Head of Project Financing and Team
  - Head of Tender & Procurement and Team
- **Swedish technology, product and solution providers**
  - Business Development EMEA and CA
  - Regional Management EMEA and CA
  - Engineering and consultancy companies
- **Public stakeholders from Turkey and Sweden**
 

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)

## Agenda

### 08:30 - 09:00
#### Registration & Networking Coffee

### 09:00 - 09:20
#### Introduction by
- *Peter Ericson, Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul*
- *Edin Erkocevic, Trade Commissioner & Country Manager, Business Sweden - Swedish Trade and Invest Council in Turkey*

### 09:20 - 09:35
#### Intro to panel: Swedish Offering– Partnership with Global Contractors
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*

### 09:35 - 10:40
#### Construction and Infrastructure Panel – Outlook for Construction in MEA

*Moderated by Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*

- Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN
- Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK
- Yoshi Ichikawa, Head of Europe and Executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank
- Gökhan Kenar, Business Manager EMEA Hub South, Volvo Construction Equipment
- Hasan K. Çevik, Project and Structured Finance Manager, Yapı Merkezi 

### 10:40 - 11:00
#### Coffee Break

### 11:00 - 12:20
#### Turkish Project Owners’ / Contractors’ Pipeline in Middle East and Eastern Europe

- **Çiğdem Çınar, Deputy Secretary General, Turkish Contractors’ Association (TMB)**
  - *The presentation comprises the international activities of the Turkish construction companies and brief information about the Turkish Contractors Association which is the oldest NGO of Turkey established in 1952.*

- **Açelya Ecem Yıldız, Project Management Manager, Rönesans Holding**
  - *Brief descripton of Rönesans Holding’s global presence as main contractor and investor with over 75 thousand employees across 28 countries; and its international success as World’s 33rd and Europe’s 9th largest contractor in the ENR list of the World’s top contractors.*
 
- **Hasan Çevik, Project and Structured Finance Manager, Yapı Merkezi**
  - *A snapshot of Yapı Merkezi's global presence and ongoing projects, as well as some highlights on its prospects.*

- **Hilmi Burak Araslı, Business Development Director, Doğuş Construction**
  - *Brief description of Doğuş Construction’s field of activities, ongoing international and local operations as well as the firsts and the mosts by the Company in the sector.*
 
### 12:20 - 13:30
#### Networking Lunch

### 13:30 - 14:30
#### Innovative Solutions within Construction: Case Studies
- **Gökhan Kenar, Sales Region EMEA (Europe – Middle East – Africa), Volvo Construction Group**   
  - *The presentation focuses on Volvo Group's ability to be your complete provider of sustainable transport solutions, including flexible finance solutions, tailor made products with high productivity and uptime.*
 
- **Erdil Taşel, Regional BLM Turkey & MENA, Epiroc**
  - *The presentation will lift Epiroc’s way to optimize customers' value chain through automation, system integration and information management systems, to maximize uptime and productivity, to minimize footprint and total cost of ownership.*
 
- **Ayça Eroğlu, Managing Director, Systemair HSK**
  - *The presentation will focus on Systemair’s cooperation with EKN in 2000 patients capacity city hospital; and Systemair’s overall footprint in Turkey.*

### 14:30 - 15:10
#### Swedish Export Financing Solutions: Case Studies

- **Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency) & Per Akerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation)**
  - Walkthrough of selected successful projects EKN & SEK will be presented.

- **Shezad Salim, Head of Sales and Business Development, Rail Control Solution, Bombardier**
  - *Since the mid 1980's Bombardier have been cooperating with Turkish Civil Contstructors in Turkey and Africa. The long term relationship has resulted in Turn Key Mass Transit systems and several Main Line projects with modern railway signalling system in the African continent.*

### 15:10 - 18:00
#### Coffee & Networking

### 15:30 - 18:10
#### B2B meetings
- **122 participants signed up for this session**

## [Participants](https://construction-summit-istanbul-2019.b2match.io/participants)

### [Read More](https://construction-summit-istanbul-2019.b2match.io/)

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Construction Summit Istanbul 2019

If you are considering Export Financing for your next project, this is a great opportunity to meet **Team Sweden & partners**, where we will discuss project and opportunities all the way from Africa to LATAM. You will:

- Get insights into the **unique perspectives** regarding EPCs content sourcing in projects financed by Swedish Export Financing
- Learn about the **comparative advantages** of Swedish Export Financing
- **Discuss your projects** and receive direct feedback from EKN & SEK
- Have **B2B-meetings** with other participants


Building on the previous successful Construction Summits during the previous years, we are combining the strengths of Swedish Financing, Swedish Technology Providers, and top EMEA Contractors under the newly launched “EPC Alliance By Sweden” platform.

Swedish companies provide innovative and high-quality solutions for the Construction Sector, not only in EMEA but also in LATAM. Swedish Financing, with its global outreach, supports the procurement of Swedish technologies. 

The physical event in Lisbon will give plenty of opportunity for interactions, relationship-building, as well as discussing upcoming projects with Team Sweden and Swedish technology providers.

The focus areas of the Construction Summit 2022 are:

- Solidifying cooperation and discussing upcoming projects
- Innovative and high-quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing offer for projects in and outside of EMEA & LATAM
- 
Targeted participants are among others representatives from:

- EMEA & LATAM contractors with global portfolio
  - Head of Tender & Procurement and Team
  - Head of Business Development and Team
  - Head of Project Financing and Team
- Swedish technology, product and solution providers
  - Business Development EMEA & LATAM and CA
  - Regional Management EMEA & LATAM and CA
  - Engineering and consultancy companies
- Public stakeholders from EMEA & LATAM and Sweden

Venue: EPIC SANA Marquês Hotel:

Av. Fontes Pereira de Melo, nº 8 1069-310 Lisboa, Portugal
https://www.marques.epic.sanahotels.com

**Team Sweden** consists of: **Business Sweden**, **Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul**, **Embassy of Sweden in Madrid**, **EKN** (Swedish Export Credit Agency) and **SEK** (Swedish Export Credit Corporation). 

Learn more about Swedish Financing:

The Swedish Export Credit System – EPC Alliance

## Agenda


### 09:00 – 09:15

#### Opening Remarks

Magnus Montan, CEO – Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
Anna-Karin Jatko, Director General – The Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN)

### 09:15 – 10:20

#### Swedish Export Financing Solutions & Case Presentations

Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director of Business Area, – Swedish Export Credit Agency (EKN)
Joakim Tornberg, Director – Structured Finance & Lending, – Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)
Olov Hemström, Head of Business Ecosystem – Ecosystem Smart Energy and Transportation, Business Sweden

#### Case Presentations by EPC’s and Banks

- Yoshi Ichikawa, Managing Director, Head of Europe Structured Export Finance, Standard Chartered Bank

*Title: New case study of EKN supporting Turkish EPC contractor for a large railway project in Turkey*

*Content: SCB recently structured a multi-ECAs financing of EUR 1.24bn for the Turkish sovereign borrower (Ministry of Treasury and Finance, Turkey) to fund the development of a new high-speed railway line. The railway line will link the cities of Bandirma and Osmaneli in the North West of the country. The EPC contractor was a local Turkish contractor. This transaction showcases EKN’s flexibility to support foreign EPC companies even in a large transaction.*

- Ram Shalita, CEO, Partner – Bluebird Finance & Chris Mitman, Global Head of Export & Agency Finance at Investec Bank

*Title: Structuring Finance around the supply chain*

*Content: Investec, DB and Bluebird have recently closed 2 mega projects in Ghana, in total loans amounts of 912 million EUR, for construction of a railway line and hospitals. The key for the success of both deals was the support of the unique Swedish financing system (EKN-SEK), and our ability to adjust the supply chain and content matrix accordingly, as well as South African supply chain and certification of the loans as the first ever Sustainable Export credit globally.*

- Tiago Brasileiro, Structured and Export Finance Director, QGMI Group

*Title: Case study of EKN supporting EPC contractor for projects in Ghana and Angola*

*Content: QGMI is acting as EPC Contractor of two projects of around €100m funded by an EKN/SEK-supported financing for the Ministry of Finance Ghana. The execution of these community roads, located in Accra and Tamale, will be finalized during this summer. Additionally, QGMI is supported by EKN/SEK for the export of equipment for waste collection activities in Luanda (Angola) with total financing of ~€100m. These transactions illustrate EKN and SEK ability to support the EPC Contractors activities in developing countries.*

### 10:20 – 10:50

#### Coffee Break

### 10:50 – 11:25

#### Upcoming infrastructure investments in Africa
- Molly Gbodimowo, Director Strategy, Africa 50
*Overview of Infrastructure projects in Africa*
- Panel discussion about trends in infrastructure investments in Africa, key speakers, EPCs and Swedish Technology Providers
  - Ibrahim Karahan, Project Finance Director, Yapi Merkezi
  - Molly Gbodimowo, Director Strategy, Africa 50
  - Torben Sjöholm, Regional Sales Manager, Hitachi Energy

Moderated by Anthonia Adenaya-Huard, Head of West Africa – Business Sweden

### 11:25 – 12:00

#### Business Climate in LATAM
- Ramón Villagrasa, Finance Dept. Analyst at Makiber
  - EPC LATAM: Challenges & Opportunities in Healthcare
- Panel discussion about trends in infrastructure investments in Latam, key speakers, EPCs and Swedish Technology Providers
  - Ramón Villagrasa, Finance Dept. Analyst at Makiber
  - Marco Simões, Managing Director, Systeamir S.A
  - Tony Lindström, Head Finance Sales Europe, Volvo Construction Equipment

Moderated by Samira Grylin-Allalou Market Area Director and Trade Commissioner, Business Sweden

### 12:00 – 13:15

#### Networking Lunch

### 13:00 – 18:00

#### Physical B2B Meetings

## Swedish Companies
- Hitachi Energy
- Elof Hansson
- Systemair
- Volvo Group
- Linxon
- XLIT Group
- Prysmian Group
- U-lift
- Greenpipe Group AB

## [Participants](https://epc-alliance-emea2022.b2match.io/components/19946)




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Construction Summit EMEA 2022

The Digital Construction Summit SEA 2021 on the 10 November is organized by **Team Sweden**: Business Sweden, EKN (the Swedish Export Credit Agency) and SEK (the Swedish Export Credit Corporation).

This first-time regional summit will bring together **EPCs** from across Southeast Asia, as well as **Swedish technology providers** and introduce **Swedish financing solutions** under one **EPC Alliance by Sweden**.

Southeast Asia is a diverse, fast-growing region and home to over 600 million people. To maintain and accelerate growth in Southeast Asia, projects to improve the infrastructure stock in the region are being undertaken on a large scale. The Swedish ecosystem can support these projects through innovative, high-quality technology and financing solutions.

In the **Construction Summit SEA 2021**, our participants will have the opportunity to:

- **Get introduced to Swedish technology and financing solutions** – Explore innovative Swedish technology, find best fit  solutions, and gain information about Swedish financing solutions 
-** Get insights from key SEA EPCs and Swedish technology suppliers** – Panel discussions with SEA contractors on their upcoming projects, the regional construction association on their vision for SEA construction sector in the future, Swedish technology suppliers on their offerings, and international commercial banks on the financing solutions
- **B2B Meetings** – Direct discussions via B2B meetings among SEA contractors, Swedish technology suppliers, and financing institutions


**Key topics of the Construction Summit SEA 2021 cover:**

- Footprint of contractors in Southeast Asia
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish financing solutions for infrastructure projects


**Targeted participants include representatives from:**

- SEA EPC contractors and project owners with cross-sectoral portfolios
  - Tender & Procurement team
  - Business Development team
  - Project Financing team
- Swedish technology, product and service providers
- Public stakeholders from Southeast Asia and Sweden
- Commercial lending institutions

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)


## Agenda

*Webinar duration by time zone:   14:00 – 19:10 (GMT +8) in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines |  13:00 – 18:10 (GMT +7) in Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand |  07:00 – 12:10 (CET) in Sweden*

### 14:00 - 14:05
#### Welcome
- *Tina Del Rosario, MC, Business Sweden*

### 14:05 - 14:15
#### Opening Remarks
- *H.E. Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Deputy Director-General and Head of Department, Department for Trade Promotion, Nation Branding and CSR, Ministry for Foreign Affairs*
- *H.E. Marina Berg, Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia, Timor-Leste and ASEAN*

### 14:15 - 14:35
#### Introduction to Team Sweden EPC Programme and Swedish Export Financing Solutions
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Advisor Strategic Projects, Business Sweden*
- *Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation*
- *Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency)*

### 14:35 - 14:50
#### Introduction to Swedish Solutions
- *Tina Del Rosario, Consultant, Business Sweden*

### 14:50 - 15:50
#### Panel Discussion
Introduction to the panel discussion and discussion areas
- *Tina Del Rosario, Consultant, Business Sweden*

Discussion: Future of construction in the infrastructure sector in SEA
- *Nirupa Chander, Country Managing Director, Hitachi Energy*
- *Ihab Eldessouky, Regional General Manager, Dynapa*
- *Caspar Baum, Director, Surbana Jurong*
- *Jerome Schneider, Director, Project and Export Finance, Standard Chartered*
- ***Moderator: Emil Akander, Trade Commissioner of Sweden to Singapore***

Commentary: 

- ***Jufli Irawan, Deputy Head of PMO, PT Waskita Karya (Persero) TBK***


### 15:50 - 16:20
#### Moderated Q&A and Closing Remarks
 
### 16:20 - 16:30
#### Technical Break

### 16:30 - 19:10
#### B2B Meetings


## [Participants](https://construction-summit-sea-2021.b2match.io/participants)


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Construction Summit SEA 2021

The focus of this Regional Summit is** EMEA EPCs**, **Swedish Financing**, and **Swedish Technology Suppliers**.

Swedish companies provide innovative and high-quality solutions for the Construction Sector, not only in EMEA but also globally. Swedish Financing, with its global outreach, supports the procurement of Swedish technologies. 

The Construction Summit EMEA builds on previous years’ successful Summits across Turkey and the Iberian Peninsula, and is now offering an interactive platform, with:

**Morning programme:**

- Presentations (live from** Stockholm**)
- Panel discussions (from** Istanbul** & **Madrid**) 

**Afternoon programme:**

- **B2B meetings** during the remainder of the day (afternoon programme), where participants will be able to directly engage.
In Construction Summit EMEA 2021, our participants will have the opportunity to:

- **Get insights from key EMEA EPCs and Swedish technology suppliers** – Live panel discussions with EMEA contractors about their upcoming and ongoing international projects as well as Swedish technology suppliers
- **B2B Meetings **– Direct discussions via B2B meetings with EMEA contractors, Swedish technology suppliers, and financing institutions

**The focus areas of the Digital Construction Summit are:**

- Global footprint of EMEA contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing offer for projects in and outside of EMEA


**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**

- EMEA contractors with global portfolio
  - Head of Tender & Procurement and Team
  - Head of Business Development and Team
  - Head of Project Financing and Team
- Swedish technology, product and solution providers
  - Business Development EMEA and CA
  - Regional Management EMEA and CA
  - Engineering and consultancy companies
- Public stakeholders from EMEA and Sweden


Team Sweden consists of: **Business Sweden**, **Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul**, **Embassy of Sweden in Madrid**, **EKN** (Swedish Export Credit Agency) and **SEK** (Swedish Export Credit Corporation).

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)

## Agenda

### 09:30 - 09:40
#### Opening Remarks
- *Magnus Montan, CEO of the Swedish Export Credit Corporation (SEK)*

### 09:40 - 09:50
#### Introduction to Team Sweden EPC Programme
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*

### 09:50 - 10:10
#### Swedish Export Financing Solutions
- *Maria Matsson, Senior Underwriter, EKN – Swedish Export Credit Agency*
- *Per Åkerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK –  Swedish Export Credit Corporation*
- *Moderator from Stockholm: Madelen Strömberg, Consultant, Business Ecosystem at Business Sweden*

### 10:10 - 12:10
#### Live Panel Discussions
**Istanbul Panel**
Turkish EPCs view on the future of the Construction Sector in EMEA and
increased cooperation across the region

*Welcoming remarks, Peter Ericson, Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul*

- *Basar Arioglu, Vice President, Turkish Contractors Association and Chairman, Yapi Merkezi*
- *Kamil Özalp, Chief Financial Officer, Dogus Insaat*
- *Gökhan Bingöl, Market Director in Middle East & Turkey Hub, Volvo Trucks*
- *Björn Olausson, President, Elof Hansson International*
- *Özlem Evrim Ergun, Executive Director, Corporate Client Coverage, Corporate, Commercial and Institutional Banking, Standard Chartered Bank, Turkey*
- ***Moderator: Edin Erkocevic, Trade & Invest Commissioner of Sweden, Business Sweden, to Turkey***

**Madrid Panel**
Iberian EPCs view on the future of the Construction Sector in EMEA and
increased cooperation across the region

- *Marco Simoes, Managing Director, Systemair SA*
- *Alfonso Sanchez, Head of Business Development Europe, Iridium*
- *Gabriel Moreira, Partner, JG&Polo Infrastructure*
- ***Moderator: Samira Grylin-Allalou, Trade & Invest Commissioner of Sweden, Business Sweden, to Spain***

### 12:10 - 12:30
#### Moderated Q&A
- *María Moreno, Technical and International Affairs Director, SEOPAN*

### 12:30 - 18:00
#### B2B Meetings


## [Participants](https://construction-summit-emea-2021.b2match.io/participants)

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Construction Summit EMEA 2021

**Team Sweden** is arranging the** Digital Construction Summit LATAM 2021** set for November 30th 2021. The first ever Regional Summit, we are combining the strengths of Swedish Financing, Swedish Technology Providers, and top Latin America Contractors under the newly launched EPC Alliance By Sweden platform.

The focus of this Regional Summit is **LATAM EPCs**, **Swedish Financing**, and **Swedish Technology Suppliers**.

Swedish companies provide innovative and high-quality solutions for the construction Sector, not only in Latin America but also globally. Swedish Financing, with its global outreach, supports the procurement of Swedish technologies. 

The Construction Summit Latin America builds on previous years’ successful Summits across Turkey and the Iberian Peninsula, and is now offering an interactive platform, with:

**Morning programme:**

- **Presentations** from Latam and Sweden

**Afternoon programme:**

- **B2B meetings** during the remainder of the day (afternoon programme), where participants will be able to directly engage.

In ** Construction Summit LATAM 2021**, our participants will have the opportunity to:

- **Get insights from key LATAM EPCs and Swedish technology suppliers** – Live panel discussions with contractors in Latin America about their upcoming and ongoing international projects as well as Swedish technology suppliers
- **B2B Meetings** – Direct discussions via B2B meetings with Latin American contractors, Swedish technology suppliers, and financing institutions

**The focus areas of the Digital Construction Summit are:**

- Global footprint of Latin American contractors
- Innovative and high quality solutions by Swedish companies for construction sector
- Swedish technology & financing offer for projects in and outside of Latin America

**Targeted participants are among others representatives from:**

- EPC contractors with global portfolio
  - Head of Tender & Procurement and Team
  - Head of Business Development and Team
  - Head of Project Financing and Team
- Swedish technology, product and solution providers
  - Business Development Latin America
  - Regional Management Latin America
  - Engineering and consultancy companies
- Public stakeholders from Latin America and Sweden

**Team Sweden** consists of: **Business Sweden**, **Consulate Embassy of Sweden in Brazil**, **Chile Colombia** and **Mexico**, **EKN**(Swedish Export Credit Agency) and **SEK**(Swedish Export Credit Corporation). 

Learn more about Swedish financing:

SEK - [https://www.sek.se/en/financing](https://www.sek.se/en/financing)

EKN - [https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works](https://www.ekn.se/en/what-we-do/how-it-works)


## Agenda

Digital Construction Summit LATAM, 2021, November 30. All times UTC/GMT -5 hours, Colombia and Peru time.
Event start time for Brazil and Chile UTC/GMT -3  at 12:00 hours, Mexico UTC/GMT -6 at 09:00 hours
Event start time for Sweden, 16:00 CET

### 10:00 - 10:20
#### Opening Remarks
- *Yazmin Maya, Project Manager, Business Sweden*
- *Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Tomas Eneroth*
- *Minister of Transport of Colombia, Ángela María Orozco Gómez*
- *Minister of Infrastructure of Brazil, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas*

### 10:20 - 10:40
#### Swedish financing for EPC projects
- *Hans-Olof Rauman, Senior Project Manager, Strategy and Business Development, Business Sweden*
- *Kjell Forsberg, Deputy Director Large Corporates, EKN (Swedish Export Credit Agency) *
- *Per Akerlind, Deputy CEO and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Relations, SEK (Swedish Export Credit Corporation*

### 10:40 - 10:50
#### Introduction to Swedish Solutions and the EPC Alliance by Sweden
- *Madelen Strömberg, Project Manager EPC Program & Smart Cities, Business Sweden*

### 10:50 - 11:10
#### Future of the infrastructure sector in LATAM
Perspective on the region from Multilateral Development Bank
- *Mr. Rigoberto Ariel Yépez-García, Manager of the Infrastructure Department of the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank)*

### 11:10 - 11:50
#### Live Panel Discussion*es for the Construction Sector in LATAM and increased cooperation across the region*
**Moderator:**
- *Jenny Engström, Trade & Invest Commissioner, Business Sweden, Swedish Commercial Office in Mexico*

**Panelists:**
- *Ignacio Franch Rojo, Business Development Latin America, COMSA*
- *Manuel H. Ortiz Ortiz, Construction Manager, Odinsa*
- *Björn Tisell, General Manager CVCA Region – Epiroc*
- *Jose-Carlos Huesca, Transport & Infrastructure Country Manager, Mexico, ABB*
- *Marcelo Schumacker, General Manager – Grid Integration Latin America at Hitachi Energy*

**Commentary:**
- *Giovanny Builes, General Manager, Ingema S.A.*

### 11:50 - 12:10
#### Moderated Q&A and Closing Remarks
 
### 12:10 - 12:30
#### Break

### 12:30 - 15:30
#### B2B Meetings

### 09.00 – 12.00 (Mexico time), 10.00 (Colombia time), 15.00 – 18.00 (Swedish time)
#### December 1
B2B-meetings between counterparts will be in their language of choice
Continuation and opportunity to book B2B-meetings 

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