64. U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Ken Howery

On the 20th of October 2020 the American entrepreneur, diplomat, and current U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, Kenneth A. Howery, visited Studentafton.    In a conversation with Johannes Lindvall, professor of Political Science at Lund University, Ken Howery talked about technology, entrepreneurship, Sweden as an entrepreneurial nation and how the Swedish-American cooperation can expand in the area. Furthermore, the ambassador shared his experiences as co-founder of PayPal and the venture capital firm Founders Fund in San Francisco.   The evening was held at the Lund Main University Building and ended with a Q&A with the audience.    Thanks to this student evening’s sponsor – Broder Jakobs Stenugnsbageri.

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Studentafton är Skandinaviens äldsta oberoende forum för samtal och debatt och grundades 1905 vid Akademiska Föreningen i Lund. Genom åren har Studentafton gästats av personer som Bertrand Russel, Ella Fitzgerald, Edward Snowden, Henry Kissinger, Louis Armstrong, och Diana Ross.