Speakers at the 2025 Autumn meeting
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Lina Olsson
(S), member of the Lund Municipal Board, chairman of the Municipal Board's Employers' Committee and of the Lund Sanitation Board
Lund is the oldest city in Sweden and the country's twelfth largest municipality. Lund is perhaps best known for its historic university and the mighty cathedral. One of the overall goals of Lund Municipality is to be climate neutral by 2030 and has been selected by the European Commission as one of 100 European cities that will lead the way in the climate transition. Lund is a municipality with many successful companies, large and small. In addition, Lund Municipality is breaking with the national trend when it comes to the need for livelihood support, as it is currently at a record low in Lund.
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Dick Harrison
Professor of History, Lund University.
Lecture: The history of Skåne as its own kingdom
Dick grew up in Staffanstorp, which is why the archaeologically/historically interesting place Uppåkra was part of his childhood environment. Lives today in Åkarp. Professor of history, expert on both the Middle Ages and general European contexts. Has written around forty books, most of them with a focus on the Middle Ages, and received the August Prize for "The Great Death" (in 2000). Has appeared frequently in radio, TV and newspapers. Writes a History Blog on Svenska Dagbladet, has recorded a TV series about the history of Sweden for TV 4 and has won På Spåret in SVT twice.
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Anders Eikemo Thorgaard
Managing Director for Textilia Group
Lecture: The laundry industry's responsibility for textile waste
Anders Thorgaard is an entrepreneur, visionary and owner of the laundry and textile service group Textilia. Winner of our Sustainability Award in the Textile Service Industry 2023.
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Karin Lindmark
Market Development Manager Nordics, TESTEX, Stockholm, Sweden
TESTEX is an independent Swiss testing and certification institute with over 175 years of experience. As one of 17 institutes representing OEKO-TEX® globally, TESTEX offers testing, audits and certifications that strengthen safety, transparency and sustainability throughout the textile and leather value chain. TESTEX’s offering includes all OEKO-TEX® STANDARDS as well as TESTEX CIRCULARITY and TESTEX MICROPLASTICS – tools that help companies measure, improve and communicate their sustainability work. TESTEX is committed to the UN’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development and actively contributes to the goals that are relevant to the textile industry.
Karin Lindmark is responsible for the Nordic market and has a solid background in the textile industry with a focus on sustainable innovation and circular business models. She most recently came from Renewcell, where she led the establishment of textile-to-textile recycled fibers globally. Before that, she had a long career at Textilia, including as Textile Manager with responsibility for textile criteria in public procurement, product development and textile purchasing.
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Ann-Sofie Hviid
CEO / Founder, hviid.nu
Lecture: How far have we come with the green transition
As a circular textile producer of recycled industrial textiles, Ann-Sofie Hviid gives her take on how far we have come with the green transition (within textiles). What is it that slows us down and what we see into with, among other things producer responsibility and the ecodesign regulation - and how we can influence development positively.
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Henry Eskola
Scandbio AB
Lecture: Switch to pellets – for the climate and business
When you switch to pellets with Scandbio, you not only choose 100% renewable and fossil-free energy, you also choose pure business benefit. Above all, you get an enhanced ability to reach your environmental goals and significantly reduce your carbon footprint.
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Max Ziermann
Sales Manager at Sankosha Europe by Ziermann
Max Ziermann grew up in Germany, where the family company Ziermann GmbH, which is the biggest second-hand dealer for dry cleaning in Europe, shaped his professional environment from an early age. After working several years at the dry cleaning machine manufacturer BÖWE, he became Sales Manager for Sankosha Europe by Ziermann, after he worked for 6 months in Japan at Sankosha. Today he is the sales manager for Europe and northern Africa in the field of textile care, expert on automation, modern machinery and international market development. He regularly appears at industry exhibitions and industry conferences, has published several studies on the European textile care industry, writes professional articles on the future of textile care and actively supports the expansion of Sankosha's presence in Europe and North Africa.
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Robin Cornelius & Thibaut Poncin
PDNA
PDNA (Product DNA) provides comprehensive traceability solutions that give companies and organizations detailed insights into their supply chains. Their solutions transform raw data into transparent communication, regulatory compliance, and strategic advantage.
PDNA serves multiple industries, with a focus on construction, consumer goods, and textiles. Their approach combines a traceability software tool (Respect SaaS), a platform for transparent communication (Respect Code), and traceability experts who define the scope and direction of each project.
The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Lausanne, building its reputation on the original vision of a global transparent economy and the principle that "the consumer has the right to know." In addition to its headquarters, PDNA has an active presence in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, France, Portugal, and Germany, delivering hands-on regional support..
