Introduction to the city, region/county, and the sector + business climate by Business Region Gothenburg.

• JOINING FORCES TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CONSTRUCTION by Ms. Susan Runsten, Process Leader, Business Region Göteborg

In Gothenburg dedicated companies from the construction and property industry are getting together to find solutions to speed up the transition to climate neutral construction. Roughly 140 dedicated companies from the construction and property industry have joined The Gothenburg platform for climate-neutral construction, a local platform for strategic cooperation initiated by Business Region Göteborg.

• THE BATTERY FACTORY by Mr. Björn Gustafsson, Project Leader, Business Region Göteborg

In February 2022, Northvolt and Volvo Cars made the decision to place their first joint battery manufacturing plant in Gothenburg, Sweden, next to Volvo Cars' assembly plant in Torslanda. The new facility will be operational in 2025, and will, once fully developed, deliver batteries to halv a million cars each year.

• FACTS & FIGURES – ABOUT DOING BUSINESS IN THE GOTHENBURG REGION by PhD. Peter Warda, Senior Analyst, Business Region Göteborg

Gothenburg has a broad and multifaceted business environment with 750 industries represented. The region is home to global brands such as Volvo, SKF, Ericsson and AstraZeneca, and is characterised by a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Prominent clusters include construction, transport and logistics, ICT industries, automotive, creative, and cultural industries, life sciences and cleantech. Dr. Warda will present the story behind the facts and figures and what makes Gothenburg the engine of growth and innovation.