Norrköping
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Theme: A Better World

This event occurred on
November 24, 2016
4:45pm - 8:00pm CET
(UTC +1hr)
Norrköping, Östergötlands län
Sweden

An evening in the Dome Theatre at Norrköping Visualisation Center around the theme "A Better World?" Four live talks and two replayed TED Talks. Refreshments with wraps, and opportunity to meet the speakers and discuss the presentations.

Norrköping Visualisation Center
Kungsgatan 54
Norrköping, Östergötlands län, SE-60233
Sweden
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Speakers

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Calle Biörsmark

All in All with Freelance Creative Producer
Calle Biörsmark grew up in Norrköping. Then 20 years in Latvia, Russia & Ukraine. Started as a Swedish teacher at the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Riga. Founded and was the driving force behind e.g. the film project "Locomotive Film & Television" in Riga. Directing, filming & producing documentaries and TV-programs in countries such as Russia, India, Zimbabwe, Spain, Ireland, USA, Brazil, Mexico, Morocco. Now Integration Coach, Kungsgårdsgymnasiet and teacher, Marieborgs Folkhögskola in Norrköping. Freelancing globally in Film, Photo, Media, Culture and Social Involvement.

Robert Höglund

Communications professional and head of communication for Oxfam in Sweden.
Robert is the initiator of the Climate goal initiative and has been a very active participant in the Swedish debate around sustainability and growth as the coordinator of the Steg 3 network. Communications professional driven by the lust to create & explore and an urge to make the world better. He has experience from communication strategy, branding, advocacy, op-ed writing, social media marketing, fundraising, PR, project managing- and creating communication campaigns. The last years most of my time has been spent on communication strategy and analysis.

Sabina Nordén

MSE student Industrial Economics, International programme, and MS student in Energy and Environment Engineering, Linköping University.
Founder of Engineering for Mayan Students San Juan, Guatemala, a non-profit-organization in order to increase the Mayan peoples influence in the Guatemalan society.. MSE in Industrial Economics from Linköping University. College student , Nacka Gymnasium, Sweden, and Cedar Upper School Leighton Buzzard, UK. Fluent in Swedish and English. Basic skills in Spanish

Sofie Folkesson

MS student in Industrial Engineering and Management. Linköping University.
Founder of Engineering for Mayan Students San Juan, Guatemala, a non-profit-organization in order to increase the Mayan peoples influence in the Guatemalan society. Exchange studies, Mechanique et Interaction Jun 2014 Polytech’ Montpellier at Université Montpellier. MSc. Expected graduation: Jun 2017. Industrial Engineering and Management Expected graduation: Jun 2017 Institute of Technology at Linköping University.

Staffan Landin

Free Lancer (Self Employed) Author and Public Speaker on Global Development.
Staffan Landins background is journalism and communication on Global Development Issues. After taking his degree in Journalism at the University in Sundsvall, Sweden he started working for the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP in Copenhagen, communicating Human Development and the Human Development Reports. He stayed at UNDP until 2005, when he left to start his own business as a freelance writer and lecturer on issues concerning Global Development and the Millennium Development Goals. He joined the Gapminder Foundation in 2007 to help strengthen the communication part of Gapmidners work after Google acquired Trendalyzer, the software developed by Gapminder and took over much of the Technological development of Trendalyzer. Since 2010 Free Lance writer and public speaker on Global Development Issues.

Organizing team

Bengt
Lennartsson

Norrköping, Sweden
Organizer

Bo
Larsson

Norrköping, Sweden
Co-organizer