Date: October 19, 2020
Time: 13:00 -17:00 CET
Venue: Digital meeting
Programme
12:45-13:00 Log in and Registration of attendance introduction of first speaker. Moderator: Peter Kronvall and Anna Werner
13:00-13:10 Welcome with Ulf Hammarström, Director General Swedac
13:10-13:35 Varieties of regulatory regimes for markets from 1880 until today. Speaker: Kristina Tamm Hallström SCORE/Stockholm School of Economics and Martin Gustavsson, SCORE/Stockholm University
Part one – The value of accreditation, the European approach
13:35-13:55 Perspectives from the British Accreditation body UKAS. Speaker: Matt Gantley, Chief Executive UKAS
13:55-14:15 The use of data (accreditation, economics) for studies and research Italian Accreditation body Accredia. Speaker: Emanuele Riva, IAF Vice chair & Accredia Vice General Manager
Alessandro Nisi, responsible for Studies and Statistics of Accredia
14:15-14:35 The importance of MLA status. Speaker: Stephan Finke, Managing Director, DAkkS
Part two – Accreditation in Sweden
Interviews by hosts with Swedish companies, authorities and senior researchers.
14:45-14:55 Accreditation in the Swedish gambling market. Speaker: Spelinspektionen
14:55-15:05 Why accreditation is important for us. Speaker: Stefan Bertilsson, IKEA Testlab
Part three – What are the challenges for accreditation to be relevant in the future?
15:25-15:45 The demands of the market in the future. Speaker: Marcus Long, CEO IIOC
15:45-16:05 The future of accreditation. Speaker: Andreas Steinhorst, Executive Secretary EA
16:10-16:45 Discussion and questions. Speaker: Moderator, UKAS, IIOC, EA, Swedac representatives