On September 20th during Climate week, New York Camilla Mellander, the Swedish consulate general in New York hosted a dialogue: Pioneer the Possible - Green Transition in New York and beyond. The discussions highlighted inspiring examples of what has already been achieved in New York in partnership with Swedish companies, and new visionary and scalable Swedish solutions from around the world with potentially substantial climate impact. The focus was on replicating success stories and building partnerships in our common quest towards sustainable future. Our prominent speakers included: Krister Nilsson, Myrrh Caplan, MBA, LEED Fellow, Skanska, Michael Reed, NYSERDA, Matthew Consigli, Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Will Sibia, urbs | Urban Systems, Mardi Ditze BEP, CEP, IKEA, Lars Lundström, H2 Green Steel, Tetra Pak, Mathias Wikström, Doconomy, Paul Westin, Swedish Energy Agency, Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, UNDP, as well as exiting Swedish newcomers Myrspoven AB, Quandify, Noda

The event was organized by Business Sweden, Sweden-US Green Transition Initiative, Consulate General of Sweden in New York, urbs | Urban Systems, Swedish Energy Agency, SACC-NY