The Nordic competitiveness in focus when politicians and business leaders meet at Hotell Draken
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The Nordic Compass Summit is a summit that brings together political and industrial leaders from the Nordic region to discuss and strengthen the region's competitiveness. The meeting is arranged in Gothenburg because of the city's innovative power and industrial excellence, according to Business Region Gothenburg.
Over 200 leaders from politics and business will meet at Hotel Draken in Gothenburg on Thursday and Friday, with the aim of strengthening the competitiveness of the Nordic region.
The guest list includes several top names in politics - including Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Sweden's EU Minister Jessica Rosencrantz.
More than 40 Nordic industrial companies, including Volvo Group, Ericsson and SKF, also participate in the summit.
This is how traffic at Järntorget is affected
According to the police, traffic around Järntorget will be affected at certain times.
- There will be escorts that can affect the traffic, but otherwise I have no information about roadblocks and the like, says Fredrik Svedemyr, press spokesperson at police region west.
The police do not want to give any details about how big the security effort is or how many police officers are involved.
- Of course, we have a resource that ensures that the meeting can be carried out safely and securely, says Svedemyr.
That is why the Nordic Compass Summit is in Gothenburg
It is no coincidence that the meeting is arranged on the Swedish west coast. According to Business Region Gothenburg, the city was selected for its innovative power and industrial "excellence".
- Gothenburg is Sweden's industrial center, home to several of the Nordic region's largest global companies and we have the Nordic region's largest port, says Patrik Andersson, CEO of Business Region Gothenburg, in a press release.
At the summit, above all, capital markets, critical technology, defense and energy will be discussed.
- We are happy that this industrial mobilization is taking place, and we are honored that the meeting is taking place here in Gothenburg. Ultimately, it is about strengthening the whole of Europe, says Patrik Andersson.
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Traffic around Järntorget in Gothenburg will be affected by police escorts at certain times during the summit.
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Discussions on capital markets, critical technology, defense and energy will lead to further Nordic cooperation on competitiveness.
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