Nobel Prize Conversations
Nobel International Partners
ABB
ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation. We see our purpose as being to enable a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting our engineering and digitalization expertise, we help industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. We call this: ‘Engineered to Outrun.’ We have around 110,000 employees worldwide and a history that stretches back more than 140 years.
EQT
EQT is a purpose-driven investment organisation focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of almost three decades of delivering consistent and attractive returns across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. With its roots in the Wallenberg family’s entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT’s investment strategies cover all phases of a business’ development, from start-up to maturity.
Scania
More than 3,500 researchers are working in the very forefront when it comes to future key areas as alternative fuels, connectivity, automation and electrification. The aim is to maintain and continue to develop a broad competence, ensuring that Scania retains its leading position within the automotive industry.
Stegra
Stegra is on a mission to accelerate the decarbonisation of heavy industries, starting with steel. By using green hydrogen instead of coal in the steel-making process, CO₂ emissions are reduced with up to 95% compared to traditional steelmaking. By 2030, Stegra will produce 5 million tonnes of green steel annually in a fully integrated, digitalized, and sustainable plant in Boden, northern Sweden. Stegra is building an impact company with sustainability at its core – for their people, customers, investors, and planet.
Co-operating Partner
Fundación Ramón Areces
The Ramón Areces Foundation is a Spanish non profit institution that promotes scientific research, excellent training and knowledge outreach. Its main objectives include creating a solid scientific, technological and cultural structure in Spain, that helps to improve people’s lives and find solutions to the future challenges of today’s society.