Executive Outlook: Resilience, recovery and risk – What global geopolitics mean for Swedish life science

Interest rate cuts are paving the way for a global recovery, but uncertainty remains high — driven by geopolitical tensions, a shifting political landscape in Europe, and the potential implications of a Trump return to the White House.

At this exclusive dinner for C-suite leaders in the life science sector in Skåne, Annika Winsth, Chief Economist at Nordea Sweden, will share key insights from Nordea’s latest Economic Outlook report. She will explore how global and regional economic developments — particularly recent geopolitical shifts — are shaping the macroeconomic landscape and what this means for Sweden’s knowledge-intensive and innovation-driven life science industry.

Three takeaways

• The impact of recent global geopolitical developments on Sweden
• An updated economic outlook for Sweden, with insights into labour market trends and household consumption
• Implications for the life science industry, with reflections on opportunities and challenges ahead

Registration

Please note that the number of seats is limited, and attendance is by personal invitation only. If you are an executive leader and interested in joining the seminar, please reach out to Sarah Lidé, Deputy CEO at Medicon Village Innovation (sarah.lide@mediconvillage.se).

Program

16:30-17:00 Registration, drinks, and networking.

17:00-17:05 Welcome and introduction.
Petter Hartman, CEO, Medicon Village Innovation.

17:05-17:50 Fresh insights from Nordea Economic Outlook
Presentation by Annika Winsth, Chief Economist, Nordea Sweden Followed by Q&A and discussion moderated by Sarah Lidé, Deputy CEO, Medicon Village Innovation.

17:50-19:30 Dinner and networking

Speaker

Annika Winsth is the Chief Economist at Nordea. After completing her studies, she began working at the Ministry of Finance before joining Nordea in 1994. She eventually became Chief Analyst and was appointed Chief Economist in December 2008.

Annika serves on the board of the School of Economics and Management at Lund University, the board of the Nordic Museum, the board of the Swedish Economic Association, and the Hans Dalborg Foundation for Research in Banking and Finance. She has previously served on the board of Lund University (where she spent three years as Vice Chair), as well as on the board of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, and as Vice Chair of the government-funded think tank Institute for Futures Studies. Annika has also been a member of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ admissions committee for its diplomacy training programme. She is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

In 2012, she was named “Banking Profile of the Year” by Privata Affärer, with the motivation: “Few can explain complex economics as pedagogically as she does.” In May 2018, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by the School of Economics and Management at Lund University.