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The Council’s core function is to organizing annual joint council meetings and high level networking receptions, alternating between Sweden and Saudi Arabia. It also supports working groups to develop exchange in certain prioritized business areas. Supporting members can attend free-of-charge and be given priority to those events. Other member benefits includes:

• Priority notice when special events involving Saudi-Swedish relations are announced,
• Invitations to seminars, trade delegations, exhibitions and other key events in respective country.
• Access to senior leadership through the council’s extensive reach.
• Counseling on cultural protocols and practices for doing business in Saudi Arabia.
• Briefings on recent Saudi-Swedish matters of interest.
• Newsletters with recent updates on Swedish-Saudi business relations

For more extensive professional services, SSJBC may direct supporting members to other service providers.

Riyadh - October 6-7, 2015:

Business Delegation to Riyadh, headed by H.E. Oscar Stenström, Vice Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Riyadh on October

Stockholm - May 25 - 27, 2016

Saudi - Swedish Joint Business Council Summit including conferences, seminars and visiting programs

Riyadh, October 22 - 23, 2017

Saudi Swedish Joint Business Council Forum in conjunction with Team Sweden Delegation to Saudi Arabia.

Stockholm, May 8-9, 2018

Saudi - Swedish Joint Business Council Meeting and Visiting Program

Jeddah, November 4-5, 2018

Business Delegation to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The SSJBC organizes smaller membership meetings several times per year.

SSJBC has several working groups to advance Swedish - Saudi relations on specific areas of interest for our members. These are currently:

Healthcare & Health tourism: The objective of this committee is to focus on training and knowledge exchange in the healthcare sector.

Education & Training: Encourage exchange of students between the two countries. An MoU between Sweden and Saudi Arabia has been signed in the field of education.

Environment & Sustainability: Focus on waste, power and water. The idea is to collaborate on all three fronts.

Entrepreneurship & Innovation: This committee focuses on encouraging SME:s from both countries to explore business opportunities and develop relations between two countries.

Bilateral investment & Capital flow: Increase the knowledge of regulation to investors and introduce programs aimed at raising awareness and investments between the two countries.

SHE-Leads empower participants in their roles as leaders in business and as entrepreneurs. The programme follows SI’s mission to establish relations between Swedish partners and the decision-makers of tomorrow around the world.

Business Sweden’s purpose is to help Swedish companies to grow their global sales and international companies to invest and expand in Sweden.

The Swedish Embassy promote and strengthen the relations between Sweden and Saudi Arabia in a wide range of areas. Political dialogue, trade, investment and promotion of Sweden as a modern prime business and tourist destination are priorities.

The Swedish Embassy promote and strengthen the relations between Sweden and Saudi Arabia in a wide range of areas. Political dialogue, trade, investment and promotion of Sweden as a modern prime business and tourist destination are priorities.

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce is the leading business organisation for the Stockholm and Uppsala Capital Region.

The Embassy is Saudi Arabia's official representation in Sweden.

Contact Person:

Patrick El-Cheikh, Secretary General

Telephone: +46-(0)70-8868530

E-mail: patrick.elcheikh@ssjbc.org

Saudi Swedish Joint Business Council - Swedish Secretariat

C/O Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Visiting address: Brunnsgatan 2, Stockholm (map)
Postal address: Box 16050, SE-103 21 Stockholm, SWEDEN

Contact Person:

Abdulrahman H Al Muaibid, Executive Director, Foreign Affairs

Telephone:+966 (11) 218 218

E-mail: aalmuaibid@csc.com

Address:

Council of Saudi Chambers

King Fahad Branch Rd, Al Mutamarat,

Riyadh 12711, Saudi Arabia