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

EKN - 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