Welcome to the second edition of the CIOCO2 conference! 

Why?
The IT and telecom industry today accounts for over 2% of all carbon dioxide emissions and 9% of energy consumption in Europe. The amount of data in society is rising and with it an increased need of servers and data centers worldwide. They in turn need hardware, cooling systems and energy.

We often see IT as one of the solutions to the climate crisis.  We believe that we can drive the society forward with innovation, but we can not do it without sustainability as a central part of all decisions regarding IT. We also believe that all companies in Sweden need to understand how much resources their IT use requires, with a full life cycle approach. Here CIOCO2 will play an important role. 

"We as leaders in the IT industry must become part of the solution to this problem and together find how we can use the opportunities within IT- development and innovation to create a sustainable future."
- Pernilla Ramslöv - CIOCO2 Founder

Who?
This conference is for you as a CIO or Sustainability Director. You will gain knowledge and inspiration from fantastic keynotes, understanding of the CIOCO2 toolbox and, lastly, access to a network to help you act more sustainable within your own organization.

As an important part of this conference, you will also have the chance to join our discussion groups. With pre-set topics we will learn and be inspired by each other. No one is finished with this journey yet!  

Please find more information about our speakers, discussion groups and other info below. 

Also find more information of the initiative CIOCO2 and the toolbox HERE. 

We hope that you will join us in this important journey! 

The event is free of charge. 

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14:00

Introduction

Cecilia Hjertzell - Moderator
Pernilla Ramslöv - NOX Consulting
Johan Clausén - Skandia

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14:15

Sustainability, a never-ending learning path that requires bravery

Anna Mossberg - Swisscom

Swisscom, the most sustainable telecommunications company in the world and they are not even close to finished with their journey. They have decided to be CO2 neutral, also in scope 3, in three years!In the last 25 years Swisscom has worked with the sustainability challenge in a structured way and they continue to learn every day.In this session Anna will share some of her knowledge and learnings as a board member in Swisscoms board and the challenges, learnings and experience they as a company have encountered in their brave and extensive sustainability journey.

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14:35

What does the latest research say about sustainability in IT?

Mike Hazas - Uppsala University

The presentation will give broad spectra insights into the field of ICT and sustainability. Looking at both the negatives and positives of digitalization.Mike's research is concerned with everyday practices and digital technologies, and how they can be related to sustainability (energy demand and carbon emissions). Much of his recent work has focused on the proliferation of online services (streaming, social networking, gaming); and their invisible impacts due to the Internet and data centers. He has also spent significant time researching thermal comfort; and digital automation.

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14:55

Coffee and Discussion

Topics of discussion and hosts.

Culture and communication - Maja Robertsson, Quant
Energy Efficient IT - Mattias Forsberg, Handelsbanken
Finding your base line - Anders Lundsten, Folksam
Suppliers and demands - Maria Wester, Svevia
Sustainability as a part of policies - Anders Hedenros, Dometic
Green Software Development - Johan Asp, Arelion
Storing and Data Classification - Johan Pellbäck, Brilliant Future
Who should be leading the sustainability journey? - Eva Listi, Regeringskansliet
Lowering ICT footprint in- and outside the organisation with innovation - Johan Clausén, Skandia
Gains from sustainable IT, not only for the environment! - Annika Overödder - TCO Development
Reporting and measuring - Cassandra Julin, Normative
Circular IT - Emil Dahlin, Bravida

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15:50

Are you running dirty applications?

Elsa Westin and Tina Runesson - Gaia Gen

An application, IT system or website is considered DIRTY if sustainability has not been taken into consideration when building and running them. To lower the climate footprint from data and IT systems we need to empower the ones building these systems: the software developers. It is actually quite simple, how we can empower software developers and start lowering emissions...In this session you will learn:- How to get started with addressing sustainability in your organization - Best practices of how to incorporate "sustainability by design"- How to save up to 98.5% of CO2e emission per digital solution

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16:10

Market observations on sustainability

Anders Gunnarsson - Gartner

Anders will present observations and trends on the theme of sustainability, what organizations are exploring, what they ask about and what they perhaps should do more of.

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16:30

CIOCO2 Toolbox in practice - Assessment by Almi

Jakob Lindström - Almi

Keeping track of your baseline is a prerequisite for being able to take the right steps towards more sustainable IT. Almi has carried out an assessment for its IT organisation, based on CIOCO2's Toolbox. In this presentation, Almi will share lessons learned from this assessment and how, based on this, they have been able to make quick-wins and create strategies for the future.

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16:50

Summary

Cecilia Hjertzell - Moderator
Pernilla Ramslöv - NOX Consulting
Johan Clausén - Skandia

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Anders Gunnarsson
Managing Partner - Gartner Consulting @ Gartner

Anders is Managing Partner at Gartner Consulting, the world leader in information technology, research and advisory. Prior to Gartner he has spent half of his career in management consulting and the IT industry. The other half as Nordic and later Global CIO Consumer Goods at the Düsseldorf based FMCG giant Henkel. He is an outdoor adventure enthusiast and thanks to his daughter he recently started a new career in the equestrian arena.

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Pernilla Ramslöv
CEO @ Nox Consulting

Pernilla is a serial entrepreneur. Dynamic high-energy Marketing and Sales exec with a successful track record in business development since 1999. Proven ability to accomplish extraordinary goals and objectives through excellent management and communication skills. Experience in the IT-business and industry environments with a comprehensive knowledge of International markets. Pernilla is also the initiator of CIOCO2. 

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Tina Runesson
Product Owner @ Gaia Gen

Tina wants to save the world! She is an experienced product owner who has previous been implementing Green IT initiatives for autonomous transport systems at Scania. Now she’s want’s to scale up that impact by inviting the whole IT industry to take responsibility and empower millions of developers through Gaia Gen, a startup financed by Scania!

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Johan Clausén
CIO @ Skandia

Johan has extensive experience in various positions within IT where he has demonstrated good results both in ongoing delivery and in major transformations.

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Cecilia Hjertzell
Moderator - Business & Marketing Executive

Cecilia is an experienced Digital Strategist with a demonstrated history of working in the telecommunications industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Digital Strategy, Brand Implementation, Web Project Management, and Web Strategy. She is a strong professional who graduated from StyrelseAkademien.

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Anna Mossberg
Member of the Board of Directors @ Swisscom

Anna has worked with Tech her entire career, with a number of executive management positions on her CV. Today she is a member of the Board of Swisscom, Swedbank, Volvo Cars and Orkla. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Axcel Management, Zenith and of the Boards Impact Forum.Anna is highly appreciated for her digitalization skills, business mind and great impact. Anna is an energy boost with a lot of passion.

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Jakob Lindström
CIO @ Almi AB

Experienced CIO in the financial industry and management consulting. Documented knowledge in artificial intelligence, financial regulatory and change management. Jakob has previously worked at SEB and IBM.

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Mike Hazas
Professor in Human-Computer Interaction @ Uppsala University

Professor Mike Hazas is a professor at Uppsala University and since the start of CIOCO2 has supported as an advisor with the scientific perspective on the climate impact of the ICT sector. At the CIOCO2 conference on September 28, 2022, Mike shared the research and made clear the urgent need to reduce our data hunger, both globally and in Sweden so that the ICT sector does not become one of the big environmental culprits. 

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Elsa Westin
IT Sustainability Lead @ Gaia Gen

Elsa wants to save the world! She has previous worked as the IT Sustainability Lead at Scania. In that role she initiated the decarbonization journey of IT at Scania and the Volkswagen Group. She has been driving the Green IT topic on a strategic and operational level throughout the Volkswagen Group. Now she wants to empower millions of developers through Gaia Gen, a startup financed by Scania!

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