Nobel Memorial Activities in Delhi that are open to public

During the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week, several interesting activities will take place, and a number of them in Delhi. the events are open to public and, unless otherwise stated, free of charge (this does not apply to the restaurant activities at Olive Beach or the concert by Sibel at Kuki nightclub).

(Please note that there is a limitation in the number of seats for the seminars and the concert. A policy of first come, first serve will apply.)

WELCOME!!!

Ongoing Activities

Oct 25-28	Art Photo exhibit “Swedish Innovations – Indian Interpretations”. Swedish innovations captured and interpreted by Indian photographers. The result of a nation-wide photo contest. Venue: India Habitat Centre, the Experimental Art Gallery
Oct 25-31	Swedish Food Festival at the restaurant Olive Beach. The Swedish chef, Mark Phoenix, who is one of the chefs behind the Nobel Banquet, is in town and has prepared a Swedish a la carte menue exclusively for Olive Beach, where he will also cook throughout the week. Venue: Olive Beach, Hotel Diplomat, 9 Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri
Oct 25-31	Exhibit of Nobel Prize Diplomas. Actual sketches and tools from the creation process, as well as replicas of Indian Nobel Laurents’ diplomas. Venue: India Habitat Centre, the Convention Foyer.

Special Events

Oct 23	Concert by the Swedish Fusion Band Mynta at RENDEZVOUS 2010, the annual cultural festival organized by IIT Delhi. Please contact IIT festival coordinator Mr. Shriram at 9899238968 to investigate possibilities of attending the concert. Time and venue: 5:00 pm at Dogra Hall, IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas.
Oct 25	Learn to Cook Like a Swede at the Olive Beach restaurant. Time and venue: 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at the Olive Beach, Hotel Diplomat, 9 Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri
Oct 25	Seminar and Panel Discussion on Energy Challenges for the Future. Speakers: Dr. Tomas Kåberger, Director General, Swedish Energy Agency; Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency; Dr. Anders Wijkman, Vice President, Club of Rome. Time and venue: 7:00 pm in the Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre
Oct 27	Talk on the Creation of Nobel Prize Diplomas and the development of the diplomas over the years. Speakers: Ms. Annika Rücker, Swedish contemporary artist and creator of Amartya Sen’s Nobel Prize diploma; and Mr. Oscar Aschan, Swedish art historian. Time and venue: 7:00 pm in the Casuarina Hall, India Habitat Centre
Oct 28	Schnapps Tasting at the Olive Beach restaurant. Time and venue: 7:00 pm onwards at the Olive Beach, Hotel Diplomat, 9 Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri
Oct 29	Concert by immensely popular Swedish artist Sibel (tbc). Sibel is known from Swedish Idol, who is just about to release a new album. Organized in special cooperation with Saab. Entrance fees may apply. Kindly contact Kuki nightclub for more extensive information. Time and venue: 10:00 pm at the night club Kuki, Masjid Mofth Community Centre, next to Smoke House Grill, GK-2.
Oct 30	A Musical Exposé of Opera, Classical Swedish Tunes and Contemporary Music by Swedish tenor and Jussi Björling scholar Mr. Mats Carlsson and Swedish pianist Mr. Michael Engström. Time and venue: 4:00 pm at the Teen Murti Auditorium of Nerhu Memorial Library.
Oct 31	Guided Walk of the Nobel Prize Diplomas Exhibit. Guide: Swedish art historian Mr. Oscar Aschan Time and venue: 10:00 am in the Convention Foyer of the India Habitat Centre.
Oct 31	Swedish Brunch at the Olive Beach restaurant. Time and venue: 12:00 pm onwards at the Olive Beach, Hotel Diplomat, 9 Sardar Patel Marg, Chanakyapuri

Ericsson's head of region on Nobel Memorial Week:

"We are extremely delighted to be a part of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week, paying tribute to the importance of creating and stimulating innovative environment for companies. We believe continuous innovation is as important for people, business and societies today as it was in the times of Alfred Nobel. It is a memorable occasion to renew the ties that Sweden and India share with Ericsson being in India for over 100 years now. We are extremly proud to be associated with the celebration", says Gowton Achaibar, Head of region, Ericsson India.

On this year's theme of innovation and creativity, he says:
"Creativity and innovation are vital part of our DNA. Ericsson lays great emphasis on innovation beyond technology.  It is our quest to understand the problems of our customers and solving them in new creative ways  providing  them unmatched value proposition."

As you may hear, a partner to count on!

Presentation of the winners from the Bengaluru qualifying quiz round

Rahul Gupta, Sudarshan MA and Vineet Raj from R.V. College of Engineering (RVCE) won the Bangalore qualifying round of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Inter Collegiate Quiz competition. The team beat 75 other teams from different colleges in the city in the quiz competition, hosted by quiz master Adittya Nath Mubavi.

The happy winners of the Bengaluru edition will be representing the city in the Grand Finale in New Delhi on October 23. Rahul Gupta, Sudarshan MA and Vineet Raj, said they felt proud to win the event and had prepared for it by going through news from Sweden. Asked for their winning strategy, the team answered: “Prepare a lot more!”

Invest Sweden - Nobel Memorial Week partner for the first time

The turn has come to introduce Invest Sweden, another of the new partner organisations of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week 2010. When asked about their main motivation for joining the initiative, Srikant Illuri, Country Head of Invest Sweden in India, points at Nobel Memorial Week's linkage to innovation, as well at the emphasis of Sweden-India relations:

"At Invest Sweden, innovation lies at the heart of what we communicate. Here in India, our aim is to connect Indian companies to the best business opportunities in Sweden. Thus, it is important for us to inform our clients about Sweden's innovative culture and business climate, as it offers the perfect complement to the companies we actively work with here."