Stefan Hyttfors

The sustainable growth rate (SGR) is defined as the maximum growth rate that a company can sustain without having to finance growth with additional equity or debt. But sustainability in the 21-st century is about much more than money or the environment. 

The alternative to sustainability is the end of economic growth, so ultimately, this is a question of survival.

In this speech, Stefan will highlight examples and scenarios to show how:

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History is full of decisive moments, and one takeaway is that crisis also means opportunities.
A new normal is not good or bad per definition, a new normal means the old normal will never again be normal.

THE FUTURE
We often think about the future in terms of more or less, extrapolating. But our future is not so simple, more or less of what we know. Our future is defined by what we never experienced, due to an increased speed of change.

MACRO TRENDS/Foundation for...

The environment is already under pressure, so we know that we need to create more with less, which translates to innovation, efficiency, and automation, leading to fewer jobs.

The short- and potential long-term disruptions to these arenas from COVID-19 vary.

Then Gen-Z is entering...

We have been talking about digital transformation, as the integration of digital technology into all business areas, for two decades.
So by now, any business model worth mentioning should have an "e" as in electronic in front of it, i.e., e-mail, e-book, e-commerce...

Technology is on the move again, this time from "e" to "a" as in automated. Algorithms that connect all the dots to predict and decide what to do. This shift from manual to automatic is probably as profound...