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It's the Early Bird Special

The time has come to make it final. We would be pleased to welcome you to SACC Savannah E-Days. LearnSweden is proud to be a sponsor of this event and can speak from experience that this is an opportunity not to be missed. We have made so many great business contacts and connections through the various SACC E-Days both in Sweden and the U.S.  We don't want to miss you so sign-up now !

Accessing Growth Capital for a Sustainable Future!

I'm very pleased to let you know that -- in the midst of the financial crises -- there are more industry delegations from Sweden preparing to attend the Savannah Edays than ever before. And our team in Savannah and Atlanta are happily preparing to set up special business matchmaking meetings for these delegations that are coming from Växjö, Värmland, Karlskrona, West Sweden and Swedbank.   The great interest for our Edays from both Swedish and U.S. industry is not only a results of the effectiveness of the Edays as a vehicle to faciliate trade, commerce and investment between Sweden and the U.S. It is a testimony of the strength and value of the SACC-USA network and the role it plays of being an accelerator for business relations.    We look forward to seeing you in Savannah. We have a great program planned for you!     Gunilla Girardo, President, SACC-USA

Early Bird Registration Special    Register before February 15 and take advantage of the Early Bird price of $399!  >> Click here to register

Industry Specific Programs

Edays in Savannah 2009 focus on three industry specific programs - Logistics, Renewable Energy and Industrial Design - planned and executed by professionals and industry groups with deep insights in the industries. These "deep dives" offer expertise knowledge related to each specific industry.  

 

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Business Matchmaking Service The core activity of the conference program is our business matchmaking service; designed to help you find potential partners, distributors, agents, and/or consultants that meet the specific needs of your company. There is no additional fee for conference attendees to take advantage of this service. The sooner you fill out the business matchmaking for the better!    Click here to register.

Edays Exhibit If you're looking to expand your Swedish-American network, a presence in the Exhibition is essential. Regardless of your company size, the Exhibition provides an excellent opportunity to:   Promote your services and products Collect qualified leads Develop your brand Attract new clients Reinforce your network Expand your network Build prestige Make sales The exhibit will sell out so if you want to be seen, book your space today.   Click here for more info

Stellar list of speakers The stellar list of speakers for the Savannah Edays include:   Anders Berggren, CEO Marmon Retail, Berkshire Hathaway Doug Pennington, Executive Director, Private Capital Network  Jan Lindelow, Chairman, Vignette Corporation Jim Jacoby, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Jacoby Development & Jacoby Energy Renata Chlumska, Adventurer, First Swedish woman to climb Mount Everest and performer   of the "Around America Adventure" Ross Harding, Senior Advisor, Herty Advanced Materials Development Center Glenn Lurie, President of National Distribution for AT&T's Wireless Operations Tom Harrold, Chairman of the Edays Advisory Board and Partner, Miller & Martin Viveka Wahlstedt, Chairman, SACC-USA Rick Winger, President & CEO, Savannah Economic Development Authority Gaylon White, Eastman Chemical Jose Gamboa, Senior Designer, Kidz2 Robert Fee, Professor, Design Management, Savannah College of Art and Design Frank Tyneski, Executive Director, IDSA Ernest Lane, Senior Industrial Designer, Husqvarna Click here for more info

Time to do business in Savannah

Time to do Business in Savannah!

When the Edays executives met with the local press in Savannah, GA on January 7, the topic was doing business between the U.S. and Sweden. Now in its 11th year, the fifth version of the Entrepreneurial Days to come to the United States will take place April 20-22 in Savannah.
"Think of it as a launching pad to make solid business connections," said Brynn Grant, executive director of The Creative Coast Alliance, a sponsor of the event.
The goal of the three-day event is to bring together U.S. and Swedish companies to promote trade and partnerships. By using a wide network and contact-generating tools and methods, the Swedish American chambers ensure that products, services and information are presented in the right way to the right people.
Grant said the technique is "a lot more productive than the typical conference where you sit by yourself in seminars and hope you meet up with at least one person that your company can work with. This way you have more opportunities to develop actual business contacts that you can use," Grant said.

Read the article from the Savannah Morning News here >>

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SACC E-Days Savannah

LearnSweden is very happy to be a sponsor of this stellar event. Everyone is welcome. Please come and join us in Savannah Georgia April 20-22nd. Weekly we will be keeping you updated with the preparations for E-days. Until then, have a look at see what interests you.

 

 

THE SWEDISH AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BRINGS ITS

2009 ENTREPRENEURIAL DAYS TO SAVANNAH, GEORGIA

April 20-22 Event to Focus on Sustainability

The Swedish American Chamber of Commerce will host its fifth annual United States version of Entrepreneurial Days (E-Days) in Savannah, Ga., April 20-22, 2009. Based on a similar conference in Sweden, the three-day event is designed to bring together US and Swedish companies to promote trade and partnerships.

With the theme, “Accessing Growth Capital for a Sustainable Future,” E-Days in Savannah will feature conference tracks on Logistics, Industrial Design and Renewable Energy. The core of the program is a business matchmaking service designed to help companies find potential partners, distributors or agents to meet their specific needs.

A host of prominent speakers are scheduled to attend the conference, which was held last year in San Diego.  The list of speakers includes: Gunnar Wieslander, State Secretary, Ministry for Foreign Affairs; the former CEO of Electrolux N.A., Anders Berggren ‐ recently appointed CEO of Marmon Retail Fixtures, a Warren Buffet company; well‐known Swedish adventurer, Renata Chlumska ‐ the first Swedish woman to climb Mt. Everest and circumvent the U.S. on bike and canoe; Doug Pennington, Executive Director of Private Capital Network, and Jim Jacoby, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Jacoby Development & Jacoby Energy.  

Several companies and organizations have signed up to attend the event, which will kick off April 19^th with a golfing event followed by a reception hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design.  Among the companies and organizations expected to be participate are: SAAB Technologies, SmartTrust, Swedbank, Thomas Concrete, EnergyLaunchPartners, and IKEA. The conference will end with a Vodka Tasting sponsored by Absolut on the evening of April 22, 2009.

E-Days sponsors include: the Savannah Economic Development Authority, The Creative Coast, Berlin Atlantic Capital, Miller & Martin PLLC, PartnerTech, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Embassy of Sweden, Alston Bird, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Delta Airlines, LearnSweden and Bill Marks.

For more information on the E-Days program, speakers and who is coming, please visit: http://sacc-edays.org/savannah. Please contact E-days Savannah Special Director Mee Eriksson for questions regarding sponsorship and registration: [email protected].