Join us for the 6th edition of
June 24, 2025 14:00 - 18:00 Almedalsbiblioteket
Engaging India at Almedalen 2024
Samband for Climate
The theme for the 5th edition of "Engaging India at Almedalen" was "Samband for Climate," combining the Hindi and Swedish words for "connection" to emphasise the need for a collaborative approach to global challenges. The seminar sessions opened with address from H.E. Tanmaya Lal, Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia, and H.E. Jan Thesleff, Ambassador of Sweden to India. Through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and case-study presentations, we heard from from Indian and Swedish industry, academia, policy, and civil-society on their vision for climate action, and learnings from green transition for heavy industry to innovation for the last mile, from biologicals to biodegradable alternatives. The seminar ended with a line-up of startups who shared how they are solutioning for the 2030 sustainable development goals.
"Research and innovation is the key theme of engagement between India and Sweden, and sustainability lies at the centre of it with sectors such as clean technology, smart grids, circular economy, life sciences, public health, and energy efficiency."
Shri Tanmaya Lal,
Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs,
Government of India
H.E. Ambassador Tanmaya Lal on India-Sweden Samband
H.E Ambassador Tanmaya Lal speaks about why it's 'time for India', and why a stage such as Engaging India at Almedalen is important in bringing together Indian and Swedish businesses to collaborate on various solving sustainability issues.
Nandan Nilekani on aligning the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to the rollout of Digital Public Goods
Nandan Nilekani, Co-Founder & Chairman, Infosys & Founding Chairman, UIDAI speaks about the architectural thought and process behind developing the Aadhaar national identification in India, and the significant role it plays for other digital public goods to be stacked upon.
Professor Owe Ronström on the idea behind Engaging India at Almedalen
Owe Ronström, Professor Emeritus, Uppsala University and co-organiser, Engaging India at Almedalen elaborates on the idea behind establishing Engaging India at Almedalen; to engage the people of Gotland with the problems and solutions of a state the size and scale of India.
Conversations so far at Engaging India @Almedalen
Since 2019, Engaging India at Almedalen has hosted a diverse line-up of speakers from Swedish and Indian industries to exchange ideas and discuss collaborative solutions to some of the most pressing global climate challenges. By bringing together the Swedish and Indian innovation, technology and sustainability ecosystems, Engaging India at Almedalen serves as a platform to catalyse co-thinking, co-solutioning and co-creation between India and Sweden on global issues such as climate action, sustainable development, and collaborative innovation.
Themes explored previously at Engaging India at Almedalen include:
1. Samband for the Planet
2. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World is One Family
3. Indian ‘Sunya’ and Swedish ‘Lagom’ – Can zero as an ethos bring about a new circular model and show the way towards a more sustainable world?
4. Pathways to energy transition for climate neutrality for Sweden and India.
5. Technology collaborations to build a more sustainable planet.
6. Partnerships towards Global Goals - Can Sweden and India show the way.