Eleven world leading companies, participants from academia and public representatives from Sweden in the field of energy, transport and safety participated with the purpose of enabling and strengthening knowledge sharing between Sweden and Thailand in order to build sustainable cities for the future.

            On 16 June at Okura Prestige Hotel, over 140 people participated at different seminars and panel discussions, opening remarks was delivered by the Swedish Ambassador in Thailand, H.E. Staffan Herrström. Key note speakers included the Minister of Science and Technology, H.E. Dr Pichet Durongkaverjoy and Minister of Transport, H.E. Dr. Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. Swedish solutions and innovations were highlighted by all three parties, as well as the possibilities for further collaboration between Thailand and Sweden on these crucial themes.

            On the 17th of June the delegation visited companies and government agencies on the same themes. In the morning, ambassador Herrström and members from the delegation visited The Royal Thai Police’s (RTP) Traffic division. Great interest was shown for the the Swedish traffic safety policy ‘zero vision’ and the solutions presented by the Swedish delegation. Visits were also made to i.e. the Metropolitan Electrical Authority (MEA), the Department of Highways (DoH) and the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT).

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