Sweden Events
| Group | Date of Event | Purpose | Attendees |
| ATC, CIEL | Sept.18, 2006 - Sept.19, 2006 | To exchange company information and organization goals, tour facilities and discuss topics of interest and similarity. Rockford was added to the group’s pre-planned trip to the United States | Gunnar Nillson, president of ATC, Westsweden; Jan Blom, President, Jimec AB; ATC Steering committee; Thomas Wenell, president and owner, ToWe Elektronik; ATC steering committee Leif Eriksson, director of industrial development, City of Lidkoping, Kent Skarp, chief executive officer, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneuriship (CIEL), Lidkoping |
| SACC-USA | Sept. 20, 2006 | To develop further business relationships between Sweden and the Rockford area. Discussion topics between MS. Girardo and Rockford area business leaders included: a debriefing of the Aug. 19-25 trade mission to Sweden, including participation at Entrepreneurial Days in Lidkoping, a trade event sponsored by SACC; the upcoming visit of the Swedish Ambassador to the United States, Honorable Gunnar Lund; and E-Days April 2007 in Chicago with the possibility of the inclusion of Rockford in that event. | Gunilla Girardo Jessica Anderson |
| inibiz | Oct. 20, 2006 | Inbiz to visit Rockford to discuss “incubator space” for Swedish companies wanting to do business in the U.S. and also to discuss support for a “Swedish Village” along the river | Torbjorn Lars |
| City of Lidkoping | Nov. 6, 2006 - Nov. 9, 2006 | Visits to GRAA, Clinkenbears, Dixon Automatic Tool, Ingenium, EIGERLab, RAV, Sub-source as follow-up to the E-Days in Lidkoping | Camilla Bender, Christer Martinson |
| SACC-USA E-Days Advisory for Chicago |
Nov. 8, 2006 - Nov. 9, 2006 | Visits to Hamilton Sundstrand, Erlander Home, Rockford Toolcraft, and Haldex | Swedish Ambassador Also, 13 people from South Sweden |
| SACC E-Days Sector Day Rockford | April 18, 2007 | Logistics and Distribution and Auomotive and Production Technology sectors held in Rockford |
E-days participants |
| SACC-USA South Sweden E-Days | August 20-23, 2007 | Second Trade Mission to Sweden | |
| SACC-USA Stockholm E-Days | September 15-16, 2008 | Third Trade Mission to Sweden |