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18 November 2021 13:00-17:00 CET

The Nordics' vision has long been to be the most sustainable and integrated region in the world. 

With this in mind, the American Chamber of Commerce in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, in partnership with Mundus International,  present: 

The Bright Green Summit

The Bright Green Summit will highlight opportunities and serve as a platform to collaborate across industries, governments, academia, and society to provide the education, policies, products and services necessary to combat climate change on a global scale.

There are tremendous opportunities to lead by example from the investments that are made through trade and the exchange of knowledge and best practices between the Nordics and the U.S., both in the private and public sectors.

Practical results will be achieved through the transfer of information and ideas, and via a partnership network excited to join forces in business and climate action.

November 18, 2021 from 13:00 to 17:00 CET

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Opening Remarks

Per Bolund
Minister for Environment and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister

Over a long, distinguished career in public office in Sweden, Per Bolund is currently serving as the Minister for Environment and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister. With responsibilities for environmental and climate issues, he has held this position since 2021.

Per Bolund has also served as the Minister for Financial Markets and Housing and Deputy Minister for Finance from 2019 to 2021. From 2014 to 2019, he was the Deputy Minister for Finance. Prior to this, he was a member of the Committee on Finance from 2011 to 2014.

After receiving a Masters of Science degree in Biology from Stockholm University and University of Stirling, Scotland in 1996, Per Bolund enrolled in Doctoral level studies in the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, at Stockholm University from 2000 to 2002.

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Rosemary Gallant
Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy London Regional Senior Commercial Officer for UK, Nordics and Ireland

Rosemary Gallant, a career member of the United States Senior Foreign Service, took up her duties at the U.S. Embassy in London in August 2019 as the Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs. 

In August 2021 she became the Regional Senior Commercial Officer for Northern Europe, overseeing the Commercial Service operations in the Nordics, Ireland and the UK. Ms. Gallant is focused on supporting the U.S.-UK commercial relationship, promoting investment into the United States, providing information on Brexit and other issues to U.S. firms and helping advise the U.S. government on bilateral trade issues. 

Ms. Gallant graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in Chinese and Economics. She speaks Chinese, French, Bahasa Indonesian and English.

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Agenda:

13:00 - 13:22 - Welcome and Opening Remarks

  • Peter Dahlen, AmCham Sweden Managing Director
  • Per Anders Bedman, Client Executive, Doconomy
  • Rosemary Gallant, Minister Counselor for Commercial Affairs, U.S. Embassy London Regional Senior Commercial Services Officer for UK, Nordics and Ireland
  • Per Bolund, Minister for Environment and Climate, and Deputy Prime Minister

13:22 - 13:38 - COP26 Highs and Lows: Where can we go from here?

  • Sean Williams, Commercial Director, Mundus International
  • Jessica Williams, CEO & Founder, Mundus International
  • Thomas Becker, CEO, STRING
  • Johanna Landberg, Head of Impact Banking, Doconomy

      13:38 - 13:45

      • Expert Presentation: Torsten Lichtenau, Senior Partner, Bain & Company: Beyond COP26: An Action Plan for CEOs.

      13:45 - 14:24 - Infrastructure: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion

      • Presenter: Emilia Hagberg, Senior Sustainability Manager, Skanska Group
      • Moderator: Laszlo Sajtos, SSE
      • Panelist: Emilia Hagberg, Senior Sustainability Manager, Skanska Group
      • Panelist: Thomas Becker, CEO, STRING
      • Panelist: Oskar Norelius, Group Manager, White Arkitekter, Sweden

      14:24 - 15:17 - Mobility (Transportation): Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion

      • Presenter: Sami Pirkkala, Secretary General of the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development
      • Presenter: Gustaf Sundell, Vice President Strategy, Scania
      • Presenter: Christopher Burghardt, ChargePoint, Managing Director for Europe
      • Moderator: Per Lundqvist, KTH
      • Panelist: Christopher Burghardt, ChargePoint, Managing Director for Europe
      • Panelist: Gustaf Sundell, Vice President Strategy, Scania
      • Panelist: Dr. Per Sandberg, Equinor

      15:17 - 16:10 - Digital Transformation: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion

      • Presenter: Michael J. Lenox, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
      • Presenter: Jake Oster, Head of Energy & Environmental Policy EMEA, Amazon Web Services
      • Presenter: Jim Beddows, TDP Data Systems
      • Moderator: Michael J. Lenox, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
      • Panelist: Jake Oster, Head of Energy & Environmental Policy EMEA, Amazon Web Services
      • Panelist: Anna Månsson, Partner, Bain & Company
      • Panelist: Stefan Lindström, Ambassador for Digitalization in Finland
      • Panelist: Jim Beddows, TDP Data Systems

      16:10 - 16:58 - Trade & Investment: Expert Presentations & Panel Discussion

      • Presenter: Phil Mackintosh, Chief Economist, Nasdaq
      • Presenter: Stuart Dwyer, Chargé dÁffaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy in Denmark
      • Moderator: Dr. Val Livada, MIT
      • Panelist: Svein Berg, Managing Director, Nordic Innovation
      • Panelist: Tomas Thyblad, Head of ESG Solutions, European Markets, Vice President, Nasdaq
      • Panelist: Monika Martinsson, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, Deedster
      • Panelist: Max Åvall, Director of Business Development - North America, Business Sweden

      16:58 - 17:00 - Thank You and Closing Remarks

      • Peter Dahlen, AmCham Sweden Managing Director
      • Per Anders Bedman, Client Executive, Doconomy

      The Bright Green Summit is a rapid response to COP26.

      Representatives from corporations, trade and industry organizations and elected officials will gather live in Stockholm, and online across the Nordics, Europe and the U.S. to discuss the outcomes of the COP26 summit, including:

      • Securing global net zero emissions across the entire social spectrum by mid-century to limit temperature increases to below 1.5 degrees
      • Adapting business to protect communities and natural habitats
      • Mobilizing finance that will lead to quick gains in positive climate change
      • Removing barriers between countries so they can work across borders in harmony together

        The discussions that take place at The Bright Green Summit will be a model to follow in terms of the innovation, resolve and talent that is needed to create immediate, lasting and meaningful change on a global scale. This includes:

        • How the goals set at COP26 will impact the Nordics
        • What effect agreements made will have on business and trade in the region and with the U.S.
        • Who will likely emerge as the winners or losers from different business and government viewpoints
        • How you can position yourself and your business

        Together we have a historic opportunity to provide the leadership and education needed to combat climate change. By being more informed, and working together, we can all become more accountable.

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        Strategic Partners & Bright Green Summit Host

        Per Anders Bedman
        Client Executive, Doconomy

        Per Anders Bedman has worked in the financial, as well as the financial IT sector, throughout his career. His 35 years work experience includes buy-side and sell-side companies, as well as financial infrastructure and independent software vendors.

        Per Anders has successfully managed many complex B2B projects worldwide as well as operative company functions with extreme demands on service and availability. He has also developed, managed and transformed companies all through his career, with very good results. During the two-year period that Per Anders has worked for Doconomy, he has been a core member in the team building the Doconomy B2B concept, leading to a significant client base around the world.

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        Sean Williams
        Commercial Director, Mundus International

        Sean Williams began his career in the oil industry Australia. After working internationally in commercial roles with BP in South Africa, the UK and Singapore Sean moved to Sweden with his family in 2009. 

        Sean worked in business development and then as the Strategy and Growth Director for NASDAQ Commodities from 2009 to 2015. He holds an engineering degree from Adelaide University and an MBA from the Darden Business School at the University of Virginia.

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        Jessica Nilsson Williams
        CEO & Founder, Mundus International

        Jessica Nilsson Williams has a long standing interest in international affairs, having worked in the field for over 20 years. Jessica began her career as the political advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, and then worked in the corporate- and NGOs sectors London and Singapore before returning to Stockholm.

        Back in Sweden, Jessica headed the business intelligence unit for a risk and security firm. In 2011, she took up a senior role at the New Zealand Embassy before founding Mundus International in 2012. Mundus provides news and analysis of the Nordic countries for diplomats and international professionals.

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        Speakers

        Stuart Dwyer
        Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy in Denmark

        Stuart Dwyer arrived at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen as Deputy Chief of Mission in August 2019, and assumed duties as Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. on January 20, 2021.

        Previously, Stuart served as the Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, Canada (2016-2019) and as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Dublin, Ireland (2013-2016).

        Stuart has served multiple tours at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia – most recently as Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs (2011-2013) – and at the U.S. Embassy in Paris, France. Additional overseas assignments include service as Head of the Political/Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn, Estonia. 

        At the State Department, Stuart has served as Deputy Director of the Office of Western European Affairs and as Financial Economist in the Office of Monetary Affairs.

        Stuart is a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service. A graduate of Middlebury College, he also holds an MA from Stanford University and an MBA from Syracuse University. He speaks Russian and French.

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        Phil Mackintosh
        Chief Economist, Nasdaq

        Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq Chief Economist, has 28 years of experience in the Finance industry, including roles on the sell-side, buy-side and at accounting firms. This includes managing trading, research and risk teams. Phil is an expert in index construction and ETF trading and has published extensive research on trading, ETFs and market structure.

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        Emilia Hagberg
        Senior Sustainability Manager, Skanska Group

        Emilia Hagberg is the Senior Sustainability Manager at Skanska Group with the responsibility to develop and implement Skanska’s sustainability strategy, and the plan to reach Skanska’s climate target to be carbon neutral by 2045. 

        Innovation, supply chain and the use of Skanska’s products are in the spotlight. Emilia's business perspective adds on to many years in politics, both in the city of Stockholm and as adviser to the Minister of Climate and the Environment at the time when the Paris Agreement was introduced.

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        Thomas Becker
        Managing Director, STRING

        Thomas Becker has several years of experience from both public and private business, as well as NGO’s within green tech and sustainable development from the Danish government, the EU and the UN.

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        Svein Berg
        Managing Director, Nordic Innovation

        Svein Berg began as Managing Director of Nordic Innovation in 2017. Before that, Svein held various positions in Innovation Norway, including Senior Vice President and Regional Director.

        Svein has also been CEO of The Norwegian Seafood Council and an Advisor in the Norwegian Ministry for Local Government. He holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from The University of Oslo.

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        Torsten Lichtenau
        Senior Partner, Bain & Company

        Torsten Lichtenau is a senior partner based in the London office of Bain & Company. Torsten leads the Carbon Transition Impact Area globally, and is a core member of the organization's global Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Energy and Natural Resources, and Advanced Manufacturing and Services practices. 

        Torsten supports clients across industries and geographies in decarbonizing their business and embracing the value creation opportunity from the energy and carbon transition. He has more than fifteen years' consulting experience with us across a wide range of industries, with a focus on the energy and industrial sectors. 

        Over the course of his career, Torsten has accumulated extensive experience in leading large-scale transformations with a track record of delivering decisive and sustainable results for his clients. He has advised leading companies in the United Kingdom, Western Europe, the United States, Africa and Russia.

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        Johanna Landberg
        Head of Impact Banking, Doconomy

        Johanna Landberg has been working in the field of sustainable finance for ten years and has already held a variety of positions on both a strategic and operative level. 

        Before joining Doconomy, Johanna was Head of Sustainability at SPP Pension & Försäkring and a board member at Storebrand Asset Management. Much of her work has been in analysis, reporting and communication, but she has also worked with customer driven development and innovation. Johanna holds a Master’s degree in Business and Economics from the Stockholm School of Economics.

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        Gustaf Sundell
        Vice President Strategy and Business Development, Scania

        Gustaf Sundell has been with Scania since 2008 and has held several managerial positions within the organization both in Sweden, as well as abroad. 

        Gustaf is currently heading the strategy and business development activities for the group and also functions as the secretary in the Executive Board. In addition, Gustaf is the Managing Director of Scania Growth Capital, the corporate venture capital arm of Scania.

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        Sami Pirkkala
        Secretary General of Finland's National Commission on Sustainable Development

        Sami Pirkkala is the Secretary General of Finland's National Commission on Sustainable Development, Senior Specialist on Sustainability at the Prime Minister's Office, and Vice President of the European Sustainable Development Network ESDN. 


        Sami has over 20 years of experience in public administration and policy planning. Prior to his current position, Sami served for 15 years in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

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        Jim Beddows
        CEO & Co-Founder, TDP Data Systems

        Jim Beddows is the CEO and Co-founder of TDP Data Systems and works across the Triple Helix with academia, government and industry to help accelerate research and innovation across lab-to-market ecosystems around the world to address pressing socio-economic pain points. 

        Jim has over thirty years of  experience across various verticals and global 2000 corporations, including the US Air Force, General Electric, PepsiCo/KFC, Disney, Microsoft, and Xerox PARC, which have generated over $3 billion in new businesses and services. 

        After launching the first mobile services for Disney Interactive in Tokyo in 1997, Jim has been at the cutting edge of digitalization, and the intersection of the physical and digital spaces. This includes Microsoft launching MSN Mobile in 2007, and retail location-based services with Microsoft Research, 3M, and Wendy’s International in 2011.

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        Monika Martinsson
        Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder, Deedster

        Monika Martinsson is the Chief Product Officer, (CPO) and one of the co-founders of Deedster. Monika has worked more than 10 years in FinTech software development, as analyst and in management and program management roles. She holds a M.Sc. in Engineering Physics, major in Financial Math, from Royal Institute of Technology. 

        Monika is an awarded leader with more than 5 years experience of leading global teams in the Capital Markets space. She is also passionate about sustainability and has made her own sustainability transformation the last years into what is today called a sustainable lifestyle.

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        Max Åvall
        Director Business Development, Business Sweden

        Max Åvall has extensive experience as a strategic advisor and experienced leader in the field of international business development and management consulting. 

        Max currently holds a role as Business Development Director for North America at Business Sweden with a focus on the business growth agenda of Swedish and multinational companies in the U.S. market. He has 7+ years’ experience of living in the U.S. holding positions as manager for Business Sweden’s Chicago office and U.S. team.

        With a background in management consultancy in Financial Services and Capital Markets, Max holds a Degree in Business Administration and Economics from Uppsala University.

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        Anna Fritz Månsson
        Partner, Bain & Company

        Anna Fritz Månsson is a Partner based in the Stockholm office of Bain & Company. Anna is a member of the organization’s Automotive, Advanced Manufacturing & Services and Consumer Products practices. 

        With 15+ years of international experience across industry and consulting, Anna has honed considerable expertise leading large corporate transformation programs, optimizing operations strategies, designing operating models and transforming sourcing organizations. Her expertise includes advising clients on carbon footprint Scope 3, and how to leverage data and digital tools in driving carbon reductions. 

        Anna advises leading multinational companies within automotive, industrial goods, aerospace, transportation and consumer goods across Europe, Asia and in the US.

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        Dr. Per Sandberg
        Senior Advisor, Equinor

        Dr. Per Sandberg is a Senior Advisor at Equinor Low Carbon Solutions. Dr. Sandberg has a lead role in the business development in the Northern Lights project, in which Equinor, Shell and Total have together developed an open source transport and storage solution for European CO2. 

        Dr. Sandberg also leads Equinor’s business development on hydrogen for the maritime sector. In 2015-16, he took a leave of absence from Statoil to lead the Secretariat for the Norwegian government’s expert commission on Green Competitiveness, which delivered its report to the Prime Minister in October 2016. 

        Prior to this, Dr. Sandberg was Statoil’s Chief of Innovation. He has also been managing director at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), leading and delivering the seminal projects Vision 2050 (2010) and Sustainable Mobility (2004). Dr. Sandberg has a MScEng in chemical engineering and a PhD on ethical issues of biotechnology, both from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

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        Oskar Norelius
        Partner, White Arkitekter

        Oska Norelius is an architect, partner and international studio director at White Stockholm. Oskar was the co-lead architect for the recently opened Sara Kulturhus, a climate positive 20-story culture center and hotel in Skellefteå, Sweden that is built entirely from timber.

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        Jake Oster
        Head of Energy and Environment Policy, EMEA, Amazon Web Services

        Jake Oster is dedicated to promoting, advancing and scaling clean energy. Jake currently heads Energy and Environment Policy for Amazon Web Services in EMEA, working with policymakers to address climate change and expand access to clean energy. 

        Prior to joining Amazon, Jake worked as the Senior Director for Regulatory and Government Affairs for EnergySavvy, a Seattle-based clean tech company. At EnergySavvy, he crafted and secured new policy changes to modernize the measurement of energy efficiency savings. 

        Jake also served as the Deputy Chief of Staff and Legislative Director for Representative Peter Welch (VT) and oversaw the Congressman’s work on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He received a BA from the University of Vermont.

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        Christopher Burghardt
        Managing Director for Europe, ChargePoint

        Christopher Burghardt is ChargePoint’s Managing Director for Europe, responsible for leading all aspects of the company’s European business and policy efforts in the region. He also serves as the President of Charge-up Europe, the European association of the EV charging sector. 

        Most recently the head of policy and communications, EMEA, for ride-sharing app Uber, Christopher previously led global and emerging market expansion at First Solar, a provider of solar panels and utility-scale PV power plants. Prior to joining First Solar, Christopher was Vice President for Corporate Affairs for Western Europe at Anheuser-Busch InBev and a Vice President for Business Development and Marketing EMEA at Hill & Knowlton. 

        A dual German-Belgian national, Christopher earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an MA from the College of Europe and a BA from the University of Sussex and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques of Aix-en-Provence.

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        Tomas Thyblad
        Vice President and Head of ESG Solutions, European Markets, Nasdaq

        Tomas Thyblad has been the Vice President and Head of ESG Solutions, European Markets for Nasdaq since April of 2020 where he is responsible for coordination of initiatives and the tactical and strategic work around offerings in the Environmental, Social, and Governance area.

        Tomas began his career at Nasdaq in 2002, first as a business analyst and bid manager at OMX Technology before moving over to OMX Treasury in the role of Deputy Group Treasurer. 

        While working for NASDAQ OMX Treasury for six years, Tomas was the Vice President and Treasurer for the Non-US entities where he was responsible treasury operations. Continuing as a Vice President, this time for Nasdaq Clearing, Tomas was also the Chief Risk Officer between 2015 and 2016 where is oversaw the risk management department while simultaneously acting as the Chairman of the Clearing Risk Committee and Default Committee. 

        Over the next three years, from 2016 to 2019, Tomas moved to Nasdaq Treasury and became the Head of Financial Risks and Treasury Operation in EMEA / APAC. Tomas transferred back to Nasdaq Clearing in 2019 to be interim Head of Clearing Risk and take the responsibility as Programme Director for the Risk Management Enhancement Programme.

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        Distinguished Moderators

        Dr. Val Livada
        Research Affiliate, MIT

        During his career of more than 40 years, Dr. Livada has focused on issues at the nexus of strategy and innovation. He has worked with Global 300 companies, startup ventures, regional development organizations and university technology transfer groups.

        Dr. Livada is presently working at the Materials Research Lab at MIT and the Arthur Blank Center at Babson College. He also sits on the advisory boards of Greentown Labs and MassRobotics.

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        Laszlo Sajtos
        Affiliated Researcher at Misum, Stockholm School of Economics (SSE)

        Laszlo Sajtos is an Affiliated Researcher at Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum) and a Postdoc Fellow at the Swedish House of Finance, both housed at the Stockholm School of Economics. 

        Laszlo's research interests and current work lie in climate and environmental finance, sustainable development, and environmental policy. He also holds a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in financial mathematics.

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        Per Lundqvist
        Vice President of Sustainability at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Professor in Energy Technology

        Professor Per Lundqvist has enjoyed a career at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) lasting more than 30 years. Among his many accomplishments, Professor Lundqvist  now serves as the Vice-President Sustainability at KTH,  and is a Professor in Energy Technology.

        Professor Lundqvist works across the field of sustainability with a special interest in energy efficiency, emerging technologies, energy system transformation and business models. He also is the chairperson for KTH's collaboration with the University of Tokyo in Japan,  among other assignments.

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        Michael J. Lenox
        Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Officer, Darden School of Business

        Professor Michael J. Lenox is the Tayloe Murphy Professor of Business at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and serves as the school’s Senior Associate Dean and Chief Strategy Office. 

        From 2008 to 2016, Professor Lenox served as Associate Dean of Innovation Programs and Academic Director of Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Michael helped found and served as the inaugural president of the multiple-university Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability. He received his Ph.D. in Technology Management and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia.

        Professor Lenox has served as a professor at Duke University and New York University and as a visiting professor at Stanford University, Harvard University, Oxford University, and IMD.

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        Presented By

        AmCham Norway