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Welcome to the Scandinavian Business Club of British Columbia

 

6540 Thomas Street, Burnaby, B.C. V5B 4P9 Canada

Tel: (604) 484-8238 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.


We meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6.00 p.m.
Except for July, August and December
Our events are open to members and non-members alike!

 

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Slides - Past Speakers

  • Fatima Dhowre
    Fatima Dhowre, 2018 February

    With her charming smile and wit, Fatima Dhowre has quickly established her place in Vancouver's thriving comedy scene.

  • Paul Holden
    Paul Holden, 2013 April

    Paul was born in London, England and joined the publishing industry in 1978 with Haymarket Publishing Ltd.

  • Alon Newton
    Alon Newton, 2011 May

    Born, raised and educated in Israel, Alon was an avid climber and did many of his first ascents in the mountains of the Sinai Peninsula. He has summited, among others, Mont Blanc in the Alps and the Island Peak in the Himalayas.

  • Geoffrey Hansen
    Geoffrey Hansen, 2012 March

    Geoffrey Hansen is the Managing Director of Rocket Builders, a management consulting firm specializing in helping technology companies grow and prosper.

  • Stein Gudmundseth
    Stein Gudmundseth, 2015 April

    Honorary Consul General for Norway in British Columbia.

  • Bryan Hansen
    Bryan Hansen, 2019 March

    Bryan Hansen is a one-of-a-kind triumph of modern psychiatry and pharmacology.

  • Michael Geller
    Michael Geller, 2017 May

    Vancouver based architect, planner, real estate consultant and property developer

  • Aila Karpio
    Aila Karpio, 2017 November

    Aila Karpio is a natural organizer and an expert team builder who can quickly streamline and update a not-for-profit association’s operations.

  • Myrtle Siebert
    Myrtle Siebert, 2013 May

    Myrtle Rae Forberg Siebert came to writing through a deep appreciation for books

  • Tamara Hansen
    Tamara Hansen, April 2014

    Coordinator of Vancouver Communities in Solidarity with Cuba.

  • Bruce Stout
    Bruce Stout, 2017 March

    Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association

  • Azza Rojbi
    Azza Rojbi, 2017 September

    Azza Rojbi

    Azza Rojbi moved to Vancouver from Tunisia in 2010. She and her parents and two brothers left behind friends, careers and their extended family in search of a better life.

     

  • Jason Robinson
    Jason Robinson, 2017 January

    Founder and CEO of Sustainability Television - a Canadian based social media network.

  • Henrik Laursen
    Henrik Laursen, 2018 September

    Henrik has extensive experience with forest products and provides his expertise and consulting in product and market development through his business, Danvik Marketing Services.

  • Jordan Bateman
    Jordan Bateman, 2014 May

    B.C. Director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation

  • Simon King
    Simon King, 2018 February

    Simon King ... bombards the audience with intelligent and flat out hilarious material at break neck speed.

  • Nis Schmidt
    Nis Schmidt, 2011 October

    Graduated from the University of Alberta Medical School in 1961 after undergraduate studies in Physical Education, Biological Sciences and Chemistry.

  • Stein Gudmundseth
    Stein Gudmundseth, 2011 November

    After almost 17 years of service, Honorary Consul General Stein Gudmundseth continues to be Norway’s principal representative in British Columbia since his appointment by King Harald V in August 1998.

  • Jim Sinclair
    Jim Sinclair, 2012 May

    Jim Sinclair was elected President of the B.C. Federation of Labour on May 14, 1999, by the Federation's governing body, its Executive Council.

  • Simon Wosk
    Simon Wosk, 2014 & 2016

    Wine merchant with SIP Wines.

  • Mike Brown
    Mike Brown, 2012 April

    Mr. Mike Brown, Senior Planner, Strategic Planning.
    Vancouver International Airport celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2011.

  • Kari Turunen
    Kari Turunen, 2019 November

    Kari Turunen is the new Artistic Director of the Vancouver Chamber Choir and the former artistic director of the many choirs in Finland.

  • Marlene Swidzinski
    Marlene Swidzinski, 2018 February

    Marlene Swidzinski is known for her dry, deadpan style and offbeat worldview.

  • Bjorn Moller
    Bjorn Moller, 2016 January

    Director - Teekay Tankers Ltd.

  • Alon Newton
    Patrick Moore, 2010 September

    Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for more than 35 years.

  • Leah Costello
    Leah Costello, 2012 May

    Leah Costello is the founder of the Bon Mot Book Club, Vancouver’s most exclusive and intellectually stimulating event series.

  • Jonas Albeck
    Jonas Albeck, 2015 September

    Senior Land Specialist for Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.

  • Thomas Davies, November 2015
    Thomas Davies, November 2015

    Member of the Editorial Board of the Fire This Time Newspaper

  • Oli Maughan
    Oli Maughan, 2018 February

    Oli Maughan can be seen around Vancouver telling jokes to people who are mostly interested in the drink specials.

  • Susan Cartwright-Coates
    Susan Cartwright-Coates, 2018 April

    Susan is a third generation jeweler and is the owner of Cartright Jewelers, following in the footsteps of her father, Don Cartwright and her grandfather, James Cartwright, who started the business in 1933.

  • Ron Shore
    Ron Shore, January 2020

    Bachelor's degree from Trinity Western University in business administration.
    MBA from UBC - emphasis in marketing and a master's thesis on treasure hunting.
    Trained in the Navy as an officer in surface and sub-surface command specializing in ship navigation; currently posted as a reserve officer.

  • Niels Boel Abrahamsen
    Niels Boel Abrahamsen, 2014 May

    Danish Ambassador to Canada

  • Glenn Sigurdson
    Glenn Sigurdson, 2018 June

    Glenn is a renowned mediator and lawyer in his day job, and on the side, he is the Honorary Consul General for Iceland.

  • James Garbutt
    James Garbutt, 2016 May

    Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Steel & Oak Brewing Co. (est. 2013).

  • Alain de la Plante
    Alain de la Plante, 2018 January

    An award winning and highly acclaimed photographer, author, publisher, keynote speaker and artist!

  • Jorna Neuvonen
    Jorna Neuvonen, 2013 March

    James Laitinen

     

    James Laitinen is a Regional Director at Alma Consulting Group, a management consulting firm specializing in research & development tax credits across Canada
    and throughout Europe.

    James has experience with financial management, including performance measurement systems, due diligence, strategic tax planning, and value-based management. Critical skill sets include project management, process improvement, and strategic business analysis.

    Mr. Laitinen’s background includes several sectors - private companies, public companies, government, and nonprofit's. Mr. Laitinen frequently contributes volunteering his time to the Certified Management Accountants – Vancouver Chapter, Toastmasters International, and APICS: The Association for Operations Management.

    Personally, he is an enthusiast of stand-up comedy, hockey, golf and a proud supporter of the Canadian Red Cross. To learn about James’ latest adventures he is @jlate on twitter.

    Key Drivers of Innovation – Global Lessons to Drive Growth

    The demands of global customers are changing the tides and fortunes of Canadian corporate organizations. The essence of successful organizations is build on a foundation of innovation that brings new ideas, leverages the talent and skill set in our human resources and empowers organizations to bring state of the art products to market.

    The benefit of innovation drives value for shareholders and customers alike. But how does innovation happen and what are the key drivers behind successful organizations that implement innovation in their core business and derive value through the use of innovation tax credits to reduce financial risk and improve bottom line performance.

     

  • Julia Stretch
    Julia Stretch, 2018 February

    Julia Stretch has performed stand up everywhere from corporate Christmas parties to prairie Legion halls, tricked-out basements, gay campgrounds in Texas and Toronto Pride.

  • Kristoffer Vik Hansen
    Kristoffer Vik Hansen, 2019 April

    Spare

  • Thomas Berger
    Thomas Berger, 2013 January

    Now a practicing lawyer in Vancouver, Thomas Berger served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia from 1971 – 1983. During that time, he was Commissioner of the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry 1974-77.

  • Kyle Galbrait
    Kyle Galbraith, 2017 April

    Manager of Air Service Development at YVR.

  • Kathleen Maiman
    Kathleen Maiman, 2011 September

    Kathleen Maiman

  • Linn Andelius
    Linn Andelius, 2020 March

    Linn was born in Gothenburg, Sweden and moved to Aarhus, Denmark in 2009 to study medicine. She has lived in Copenhagen since 2015 and has started training in cardiology. Linn is now doing fulltime research to complete her PhD.

  • Coro Strandberg
    Coro Strandberg, 2014 September

    Principal of Strandberg Consulting, nationally recognized corporate sustainability and social responsibility advisor to business, industry associations and governments.

  • Susan Cartwright-Coates
    Torbjørn Reitan Fyrvik, 2018 April

    The goal of the project is to design and build a fully autonomous research vessel which will be tested in the Atlantic Ocean. The team is currently working on the project but they are looking for assistance

  • Jay James
    Jay James, 2014 March

    Jay James, International Business Consultant, Philanthropist and Renaissance Man

  • Amber Harper-Young
    Amber Harper-Young, 2018 February

    Amber Harper-Young is a nationally touring Yuk Yuks Comedian

  • David Fung
    David Fung, 2012 September

    Dr. Fung is the Chairman and CEO of the ACDEG Group of companies.

  • Rob Baxter
    Rob Baxter, 2016 September

    Co-founder and principal at Vancouver Renewable Energy Cooperative.

  • Mats Gerschman
    Mats Gerschman, 2015 March

    Founder, Fortus Consulting
    Currently (2015) teaching part-time at Capilano University.

  • Julia Stretch
    Julia Stretch, 2019 March

    Julia Stretch has performed stand up everywhere from corporate Christmas parties to prairie Legion halls, tricked-out basements, gay campgrounds in Texas and Toronto Pride.

  • Ben Whiting
    Ben Whiting, 2012 November

    Ben Whiting, is a Canadian from British Columbia, but he also has Swedish and Norwegian ancestry. He has worked in the Scandinavian mining industry and presented at the World Mining Forum in Stockholm and the Euro Mine 2012 in Skellefteå.

  • Tom Nyberg
    Tom Nyberg

    Honorary Counsul for Finland in Vancouver

  • Alison Bodine
    Alison Bodine, November 2015

    Chair of Vancouver's peace coalition Mobilization Against War and Occupation (MAWO)

  • Andy Poon
    Andy Poon, 2014 November

    Manager, BC Securities Commission’s community relations program.

  • Thomas Gradin
    Thomas Gradin, October 2015

    Player for the Vancouver Canucks from 1978 to 1986.
    Currently, Associate Head Scout for the Vancouver Canucks

  • Wade Pugh
    Wade Pugh, 2018 May

    Wade Pugh is a founder of and partner in Chewters Chocolates, a specialty chocolate manufacturer located on Annacis Island.

  • Michel Laberge, General Fusion
    Michel Laberge, 2017 June

    Founder and Chief Scientist, General Fusion, Burnaby

  • Darci LaRocque
    Darci LaRocque, 2015 January

    Award‐winning technology trainer and speaker.

  • Peter Smyth
    Peter Smyth, 2018 October

    Ordained in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin (Church of Ireland - Anglican).
    Peter assisted at the Mission to Seafarers while a student reader at St Anns Dawson St in Dublin.

  • James Bligh
    James A.V. Bligh, 2019 June

    James works at Proscenium Architecture + Interiors Inc. as an Architect AIBC.

  • Andy Cañete
    Andy Cañete, 2019 February

    Andy Cañete was born in Chile in 1973 under the dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet. His family immigrated to Canada when he was a child He's used his travels to inspire his onstage performances.

  • Geoff Plant
    Geoff Plant, 2016 March

    Lawyer, Attorney General of British Columbia and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations from 2001 to 2005

  • Georgia Swayze
    Georgia Swayze, 2018 February

    Georgia Swayze spends her time performing at local Vancouver shows, such as Goldie’s Comedy Basement, and Eight ½ Inches of Comedy- among others.

  • Gunn Kim
    Gunn Kim, 2018 March

    Consul General Gunn Kim joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989 after passing the High Diplomatic Service Examination.

  • Phil Reynolds
    Phil Reynolds, 2018 November

    International Submarine Engineering Ltd.
    Phil Reynolds has been in sales and marketing since graduating University.
    After a short stint in the financial industry his focus shifted to the technical aspects of sales which has always been of interest to him.

  • Rnold Smith
    Rnold Smith, 2017 October

    Rnold is a New Westminster based business growth consultant.

  • Peter Cowley
    Peter Cowley, 2012 May

    Peter Cowley is a Senior Vice-President and the Director of School Performance Studies at The Fraser Institute.

  • James Laitinen
    James Laitinen, 2013 January

    James Laitinen

     

    James Laitinen is a Regional Director at Alma Consulting Group, a management consulting firm specializing in research & development tax credits across Canada
    and throughout Europe.

    James has experience with financial management, including performance measurement systems, due diligence, strategic tax planning, and value-based management. Critical skill sets include project management, process improvement, and strategic business analysis.

    Mr. Laitinen’s background includes several sectors - private companies, public companies, government, and nonprofit's. Mr. Laitinen frequently contributes volunteering his time to the Certified Management Accountants – Vancouver Chapter, Toastmasters International, and APICS: The Association for Operations Management.

    Personally, he is an enthusiast of stand-up comedy, hockey, golf and a proud supporter of the Canadian Red Cross. To learn about James’ latest adventures he is @jlate on twitter.

    Key Drivers of Innovation – Global Lessons to Drive Growth

    The demands of global customers are changing the tides and fortunes of Canadian corporate organizations. The essence of successful organizations is build on a foundation of innovation that brings new ideas, leverages the talent and skill set in our human resources and empowers organizations to bring state of the art products to market.

    The benefit of innovation drives value for shareholders and customers alike. But how does innovation happen and what are the key drivers behind successful organizations that implement innovation in their core business and derive value through the use of innovation tax credits to reduce financial risk and improve bottom line performance.

     

  • Jim Robson
    Jim Robson, 2011 April

    To many British Columbians, Jim Robson is the voice of hockey.

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