U.S. Talent to Sweden

Ideon, Invest in Skåne, ICHL-Lunds Kommun

Join us for a morning of lively discussion. Leverage U.S. talent and add value to your business.

Ideon Agora

<p> Looking for ways to bridge the knowledge gap? Not enough local talent to go around? You’re not alone. </p><p>This year alone tech companies in Sweden <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20210707/kickstart-your-tech-career-new-stockholm-digital-culture-centre-invest-stockholm-tlccu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">expect a shortfall of 70,000 skilled workers in the sector</a>. To stay competitive, increasingly more companies are going abroad to get the competence they need – whether IT, AI or other critical skill sets – from abroad. Understand how and why recruiting top U.S. talents from american universities to Sweden adds value to your company and Sweden’s dynamic economy.</p><p></p><h1>Program</h1><p></p><p>Welcome by <strong>Lotta Wessfeldt</strong>, COO,  Ideon Science Park. </p><ul><li>The need of talent to our region.</li></ul>

<h2>TALENT MOBILITY</h2><p>•	Attract tech talent from top American universities through the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce (SACC - USA) U.S. Talent to Sweden program. </p><p>•	Hire a U.S. intern or trainee for three to 18 months to bridge your competence gap. Many times, a match leads to full-time employment in Sweden or at your subsidiary in the U.S.</p><p>•	Meet a former SACC-USA trainee who will share her journey from a financial services company in Kalmar to retail giant H&amp;M.</p><p></p><p>P﻿resented by: </p><p><strong>EIizabeth Johnson</strong>, Content Editor, H&amp;M Group. </p><p><strong>Hedda Hövel</strong>, Talent Mobility Outreach Associate, SACC-USA. </p><p><strong>Astrid Boström Andersson</strong>, Talent Mobility Outreach Associate, SACC-USA</p>

<h2>GLOBAL COMPETENCE AND VALUE</h2><p>•	Hear firsthand from<strong> Jenny Olsson</strong>, Administration Manager, Hansa Biopharma, why international talent brings value to her company. </p>

<h2>SUPPORTING TALENT IN SWEDEN</h2><p>•	Learn from the International Citizen Hub Lund’s <strong>Lisa Andersson</strong>, Talent Attraction Developer<strong>,</strong> why it’s providing support systems for spouses, partners and families can ensure companies retain U.S. talent who move to southern Sweden.</p>

<h2>INVESTMENT PROMOTION</h2><p>•	<strong>Camilla Bark, </strong>Director of Marketing and Communications at Invest in Skåne will touch on talent attraction from the perspective of investment promotion.</p>

<p><strong>This event will be held in English. Light refreshments will be served. Sign up today!</strong></p><h2></h2><h2>This event is in collaboration with:</h2>

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