Global Innovation Summit 2025

1–2 Apr 2025 | HANNOVER MESSE, Germany

Karin Rydén

Head of Delartment International cooperation

Vinnova

Stockholm, Sweden

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Vinnova

Vinnova

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Stockholm, Sweden

Vinnova is Sweden's innovation agency. Our mission is to strengthen Sweden's innovative capacity and contribute to sustainable growth. Our activities are guided by government instructions. Our work is based on Agenda 2030 with the objective that the UN has adopted for sustainable development. Through our support companies and organizations are given the opportunity to experiment and test new ideas before they become profitable. Every year, Vinnova invests approximately SEK 3.5 billion in research and innovationWe work to ensure that Sweden is an innovative force in a sustainable world. Vinnova is a state public authority under the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise and the national contact authority for the EU Framework Programme for research and Innovation. We are also the government's expert authority in the area of innovation policy.
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About me

Ms. Karin Rydén has more than 20 years of experience from different governmental agencies focusing on international cooperation, business development, and innovation. Today she is Head of Department for International Cooperation and part of the steering group for Sustainable Societies at Vinnova.

Karin is responsible for bilateral global cooperation with the overall mission to establish and develop more international cooperation within research and innovation in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Karin has professional experience from global cooperation with for example Canada, Israel, India, and EU.

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Speaker sessions (1)

Tuesday, 1 April 2025

14:45 - 15:30

Country Session: Sweden

Location:Country Sessions - Room 11