Date and time: Wednesday 14 October, 18:30

Special invitations only

President’s dinner (special invitations only) will be held at Elite Park Avenue Hotel situated at the very heart of Gothenburg, at Kungsportsavenyn close to Götaplatsen.

Starting at 18:30 with mingle and entertainment followed by a seated dinner at 19:30, you also have time to attend the opening ceremony and the start of the welcome reception mingle at Svenska Mässan, before continuing to Elite Hotel Park Avenue.

During dinner, the eminent ophthalmic duo Gauti Johannesson and Markus Karlsson – alias the Glaucoma Guys – will entertain.

Dinner entertainment

The group “The Extent” offers American jazz with unexpected Swedish touches. A young and energetic band that moves freely between tradition and the present day, where improvisation takes centre stage – with passion, curiosity and a joy of playing.

Members:
Nathanael “Nkeyz” Wiczak – keyboards
Nils Bygdell – electric guitar
Svetoslav Lozenski – electric bass
Nils Norrby – drums

Thomas Flodin is a tenor based in Strömstad. He is a member of the permanent ensemble at the Oslo Opera, where he is currently performing in “The Rake’s Progress*” by Stravinsky and “Elektra” by Strauss. Over the years, he has worked in the region as an organiser of the Kosterhavsfestivalen and the Winter Word Festival. Thomas is also engaged as a soloist and for educational work in the region.

Karin Fjellander is an opera singer employed by the Gothenburg Opera. She is also a trained gender studies scholar and works actively to introduce gender studies perspectives into the opera industry. Together with Amanda Elvin on piano, she runs the YouTube channel and Facebook page ‘Veckans romans’ (Romance of the Week), where, every week since September 2021, they have been publishing a recording of a romance composed by a woman. Karin was previously the solo soprano in the opera metal band Therion; in total, she sang in 105 concerts with them around the world between 2004 and 2006. She aspires to an authentic, bold and unpretentious art of opera that dares both to be playful and to take a firm stand.

Dan Lindén is an established pianist and conductor from Gothenburg who now lives outside Oslo. Dan has, among other things, been the musical director for Hair at the Gothenburg Opera and the musical director for Little Shop of Horrors at the Gothenburg City Theatre. He has performed with many of the Nordic region’s leading artists, including Björn Skifs, Helen Sjöholm, Molly Sandén, Miriam Bryant, Sven-Bertil Taube and Sissel Kyrkjebø.