WHAT WE DO
SSJBC Functions & Services
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.
EVENTS & CONFERENCES
Our Conferences & Delegations
Riyadh - October 6-7, 2015:
Business Delegation to Riyadh, headed by H.E. Oscar Stenström, Vice Minister of Enterprise and Innovation Riyadh. Formation of the Saudi Swedish Joint Business Council.
Stockholm - May 25 - 27, 2016
Executive Business Council Summit including conferences, seminars and visiting programs
Riyadh, October 22 - 23, 2017
Executive Business Council Forum together with Team Sweden Delegation to Saudi Arabia.
Stockholm, May 8-9, 2018
Executive Business Council Meeting and Visiting Program
Jeddah, November 4-5, 2018
Business Delegation to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia followed by Executive Council Meeting
Stockholm, October 7, 2021
Saudi - Swedish Business Council meeting, followed by Visiting Program and Joint Commission Meeting.
Dubai, January 16-17, 2022
Saudi - Sweden Days at the World Expo 2020
Riyadh, January 26, 2023
Saudi - Swedish Business Council Executive Council meeting
Riyadh, October 26, 2023
Saudi-Swedish Business Council meeting, followed by visiting program together with Team Sweden delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Trade Mr. Johan Forssell
Stockholm, November 8, 2023
Meeting in connection with visit by H.E. Faisal Al Ibrahim, Minister of Economy & Planning.
The SSJBC organizes also smaller membership meetings and participates in other high-level delegations and activities several times per year.
OUR COMMITTEES
SSJBC Focus Areas & Working Committees
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.
The Saudi-Swedish Innovation Pipeline (SSIP): This initiative aims to help innovators scale-up, get funded and capture large markets by capitalizing on the synergies between the two economies.
