SwedPod

In the 7th episode of SwedPod, we meet Mrs. Marie-Claire Swärd Capra, Consul General of Sweden in Shanghai. Grew up in South of Sweden and educated within Law studies in both Sweden, France and UK, Marie-Claire as a Swedish diplomat has been actively representing Sweden in many different countries around the world. She is now on a new journey in China since 2020, after having represented Sweden as Ambassador in Algeria for many years. 

In this episode, you will get to know Marie-Claire’s life stories and her connections both with her hometown Malmö and many other countries she has lived in, as well as her family, daily routines, interests, international assignments and much, much more.

In 2021's second SwedPod Episode, we meet Mats Harbon, the president at Scania China Group, the former President of the European Chamber and SwedCham China and he is also the honorary member for life of SwedCham.  Mr. Harbon has a long professional experience of China more than 30 years, previously working for Handelsbanken, Business Sweden and Ecolean. He is also a familiar feature in the Executive programme at the Stockholm School of Economics, lecturing about Chinese culture, politics and business. 

In this episode, you will  hear Mr. Harbon's professional experience of working and living in China more than 30 years since 1982 and his advice for those young professionals who want to pursue a successful career development. You will also hear Mr. Harbon's view on how to keep effective communication in a multi-cultural context,  and some behind-scene stories about how Scania become one of the first foreign automotive groups to set up 100 % owned production in China;  the future trend of the road transportation in China. 

In 2021's first SwedPod Episode, we meet Korcan Ulgen, Deputy Purchasing and Logistics Area Manager East Asia / Site Manager Shanghai at IKEA. Korcan has more than 15 years experience of working with IKEA not only in one, but three different countries. Following the company's growth, he has also developed his own career and shares his story with us from the inside!

In this forth episode of SwedPod, you will hear the unique experiences of our guest Tom Xiong's entrepreneurship adventures from his first start up in Sweden to his fifth company in China - Move Shanghai, what Swedish companies can learn from Chinese brands and markets and also his professional advices on digital transformation for corporates.

Tom Xiong is a Swedish-Chinese serial entrepreneur, a frequent advisor and speaker and also the creator of the Swedish podcast called ​"The Digitally China". Tom is also considered one of the most influential voices in Sweden about Chinese technology innovation. 

Michel Zhao shares her story of growing up in China, having a career in Swedish organizations, and about Volvo Cars' return to glory. 

In our second episode, we talk to Tom Grimmer, Senior Partner at Kreab China about his sustainable lifestyle in building the first Passive House on Vancouver Island. Then Tom tells us about how he ended up in China in the 80s, why he transited his career from journalism to communications, and his experience managing a foreign branch in China.

In this first episode, we meet with Shpetim Arifi the Managing Director of Fredrikson's in China. We talk about how he ended up in China, how to manage a company in China, lessons learned, and the future of business in China.