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Aug. 18, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Current MIRC President Charlotte Beskow is an engineer by training and has worked for over 30 years in the fascinating world of international space. “Space” as in ESA, CNES, DLR, NASA, JAXA, Roscosmos, the International Space Station, launchers and satellites. This represents a multicultural environment of the first order.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Aug. 25, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speaker is Andrew Creighten, Area Governor for the Malmö Rotary Clubs (2024-2027)
Andrew will share thoughts on how the Rotary clubs in Malmö can strengthen their collaboration. Building on the work of Karl-Erik Grevendal, his predecessor, he’ll reflect on the first steps that have already been taken — and explore what more can be done to deepen cooperation moving forward.
Andrew has been an active Rotarian for many years. He embodies the power of service, connection, and global community. Rotary has been a meaningful part of both his personal and professional journey, has served twice as club president, was Membership Chair for District 2390, and currently is Area Governor for the Malmö clubs, with responsibility for Club Visioning in District 2395.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.
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Sep. 01, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speaker is Jonathan Power, who has been a highly successful international foreign affairs columnist for over 40 years. For 17 years he was a columnist and commentator for the International Herald Tribune (now the New York Times). He has interviewed over 70 of the world's most famous and influential presidents, prime ministers, and political and literary icons. He is also a published author with his recent works including:
Jonathan grew up in Oldham and Liverpool, has travelled the world (to put it mildly) and now lives in Lund.
Tonight, Jonathan will share some of his insights from his long career in investigative journalism and publishing and why the mainstream media is desperately in need of reform.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Sep. 08, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This week we will meet Anne Marbrandt, the energizing CEO and co-founder of NyföretagarCentrum Öresund. This NGO has facilitated more than 5000 startups in the Malmö Area. Most of these are started by women and to a great extent by persons from other countries.
NyföretagarCentrum Öresund also hosts a Mentor Programme for entrepreneurs where Rotary District 2395 has provided quite a few mentors as a way of giving service to the community.
Anne will share how NyföretagarCentrum Öresund can be helpful for those who want to start a business, what kind of companies are trending and she will also show some inspiring examples.
In addition to facilitating startups, she is the public superintendent in the municipality of Vellinge. Anne is also an active member of Falsterbo-Vellinge Rotary Club and joined Rotary in 2011.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Sep. 15, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This week's guest speaker is Ali Alabdallah, a Syrian-Swedish author, works as a resource manager in Landskrona.
He came to Sweden as a refugee in 2013 and has since written six books in Swedish, including:
Ali will talk about his experiences and insights of living between two cultures and two countries — between failure and success.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Sep. 22, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
At Rotary, we love hearing the personal journeys of our members. Usually, new members share their stories in an “ego speech” — but this time, we’re turning the spotlight on our long-term senior members.
Join us for Senior Moments, a unique panel-style meeting where our seasoned Rotarians will share:
Their Rotary experiences and highlights
Favorite memories from over the years
Words of inspiration for the next generation of Rotarians
One of our newer members will guide the conversation as interviewer and facilitator, making this an engaging dialogue across generations.
Whether you’re a guest curious about Rotary or a longtime friend of our club, this promises to be a warm, inspiring, and memorable evening.
Don’t miss it!
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Sep. 29, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight we will hear from Torben and Lotte Ohlander about their initiative, Ödet, that aims to create an urban community center and green hub in Södra Sofielund, Malmö. Their vision is to promote social cohesion and environmental sustainability through a space that supports circular economy, sharing services, "repair cafés" and community-driven activities. Key highlights:
The long-term goal is for Ödet to inspire similar initiatives in Skåne, Sweden, and internationally. The space is intended as an inclusive, collaborative platform—a "neutral home" where people can explore needs, test ideas, and build together. There's a strong emphasis on keeping it flexible, community-led, and open to global collaborations.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Oct. 06, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speaker is Helena Rohr, a freelance Theater and Opera Director, based in Malmö but active both in Sweden and abroad. This is a talk about leading people who are open, vulnerable and creative, using chaos as a helping hand to reach a final result together - one that is alive; breathes and amuses.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.
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Oct. 13, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This evening's meeting will focus on the vote to update the Malmö International Rotary Club bylaws to more accurately reflect the way our club operates, as well as some additional club business. While guests are welcome to attend, the meeting is basically administrative in nature and only members of MIRC can actively participate in the discussions and voting. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Oct. 20, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speaker is Reeta Hafner, Foresight Lead at Media Evolution, who will talk about why and how Collaborative Foresight can help us make sense of, prepare for and shape change, together.
Media Evolution is a community-owned, non-profit platform for co-creation, knowledge sharing, and futures-thinking situated in Malmö, Sweden, where they run a place for work and meetings. In practicing Collaborative Foresight, Media Evolution regularly brings together perspectives and expertise to explore futures of important topics from AI to sustainability.
Reeta heads the Collaborative Foresight work at Media Evolution. She designs, teaches and facilitates futures-oriented processes, including our Collaborative Foresight cycles, workshops and trainings.
With a background working with sustainability, human rights and emerging technologies in private, public, inter-governmental and civil society organisations, Reeta is drawn to bridging silos and facilitating collaborative knowledge sharing, imagination and action shaping our shared futures.
MIRC will also hold a raffle this evening for World Polio Day, with the proceeds going toward the fight to end polio around the globe. Both members and guests are welcome to participate.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Oct. 27, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
When a completely new way of organizing work suddenly appears at the labour market, what happens to the old legislation and legacy collective agreements?
Our guest speaker, Annamaria Westregård, will present some of her research into how the various social groups are handling the new situation where salary and working conditions are being decided within a digitalised gig economy.
Annamaria is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Business Law, Lund University. Her research interests are Personal Privacy and the Workplace, drug testing and rehabilitation, self-employment and crowd workers in the gig economy. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Nov. 03, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Our guest speaker, Marco Vega, will talk about how a society can become free from violence, highlighting the norms that tend to promote violence, and those that instead nurture its opposite, care.
Marco is a Sex educator, trainer and lecturer with “Män”, a Swedish member-based non-profit organisation established in 1993 to advance gender equality, combat men's violence and redefine masculinity.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Nov. 10, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speakers are Robert Bergendorff & Johan Ekblad of Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan in Malmö who will share the roots of Sweden’s folkbildning — a 19th-century movement for lifelong learning that helped shape the nation’s democracy.
Robert and Johan will show us how this tradition continues today through community learning, inclusion, and civic engagement — values that resonate closely with Rotary’s own mission.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Nov. 17, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight's guest speaker, Jeanette Ohlsson Carlborg, will talk about how cultural awareness can give us an understanding of the similarities and differences we encounter in others we come into contact with and why it matters. Similarities and differences, (values, beliefs, behaviour, time references or body language) may be large or small, but they have a major impact on building international relationships. What works very well in one country may not work at all in another. To understand the people around us, we need other frames of reference to be able to interpret well and communicate effectively, something that is of huge value to an international club like Malmö International Rotary Club. Jeanette Ohlsson Carlborg has lived abroad on various continents for 20 plus years and is a student/historian of religion and the founder of Kulturlänk AB. She has specialised in cross-cultural communication and given lectures and courses for the past 25 years. Her vision is to connect people across cultures, borders and religions to achieve stronger positive outcomes. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Nov. 24, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
"Parenting cracked me open. It made me a better leader." – Diego Fiche
This is a talk for parents, leaders, and anyone curious about human development, as individuals and in relationship with others.
In this talk, guest speaker Diego Fiche explores how everyday moments in parenting can reveal powerful principles of effective leadership. Through personal stories and practical insights, he invites us to reflect on the deeper experiences that shape the way we lead in our families, our work, and our wider communities.
Diego Fiche is a proud father of four and an eternal student of parenting and leadership. He is a Learning & Development leader at IKEA and a seasoned facilitator of leadership and team development programs. He brings a diverse background across industries, having worked with companies like adidas, BMW, and Hyper Island.
Also, an executive coach and yoga teacher, Diego helps people grow through presence, connection, and emotional intelligence. He believes parenting is one of life’s most powerful leadership journeys, and that how we show up at home shapes how we lead in the world.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.
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Dec. 01, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This members-only event will include all the usual elements of an annual meeting with reports from our president, treasurer and auditors, as well as the election of a new Malmö International Rotary Club board for the 2026-2027 Rotary year. This will be a hybrid meeting held in person at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: |
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Dec. 03, 2025 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Three members of Malmö International Rotary Club — Sharon, Pete, and Ray — are joining forces to bring a unique show to internet radio this December to benefit The Rotary Foundation, and you're invited to tune in! The Ping Pong Playlist turns music selection into a friendly, creative game. One participant plays a song, and the next must respond with another track connected in some way — musically, thematically, or even just by a shared spark of inspiration. The result is a lively daisy-chain of sound, ideas, and conversation, as well as an opportunity to make a donation to help advance Rotary International service projects for eradicating polio, promoting peace and improving developing communities. The Ping Pong Playlist will be featured on Sharon’s “Viking Diaries” broadcast on Blast Radio and Mixcloud Live on Wednesday, 3 December at 19:00 (Copenhagen time).
Video Livestream: www.mixcloud.com/live/vikingdiaries The links will take you directly to the show, but both platforms offer free apps if you prefer to listen in your Android or iOS device. Mixcloud users can also join the live chat to share comments and connections as the musical rally unfolds. This light-hearted project reflects the spirit of Rotary — fellowship, creativity, and community connection through shared experiences. As Ray puts it, “The fun is in finding the hidden thread between songs — and between people.” |
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Dec. 08, 2025 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This week we will learn more about our members Erika Clesi and Allen Olloh, who will each present an "ego speech." The Rotary Club Ego Speech is a rite of passage for all new members, allowing them to share their family history, personal milestones and special interests with their fellow Rotarians. We're looking forward to getting to know Erika and Allen in a whole new way! This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Dec. 15, 2025 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
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Jan. 12, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
This week we will learn more about our members Deborah Adetayo and Isaac Quale, who will each present an "ego speech." The Rotary Club Ego Speech is a rite of passage for all new members, allowing them to share their family history, personal milestones and special interests with their fellow Rotarians. We're looking forward to getting to know Deborah and Isaac in a whole new way! This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Jan. 19, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We move to live. Whether it's shopping for groceries or laughing with friends, we are constantly in motion—often taking our joints for granted. That is, until… ouch! Suddenly, our joints start to hurt.
Osteoarthritis is the world's most common cause of joint pain and disability. For a long time, we dismissed it as an inevitable part of getting old. But science has moved on. We now know that OA is a complex disease that is about much more than just "wear and tear."
Join Associate Professor Andrea Dell’Isola for a fascinating look at how our joints really work. Based at Lund University’s Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Andrea studies not only how we treat joint pain, but also how it connects to seemingly unrelated health issues — like diabetes and high blood pressure — revealing that to care for your joints, you need to first care for your body.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Jan. 26, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tonight the Malmö International Rotary Club is hosting a Reciprocity Circle in which members can present their current professional or personal challenges to the club for advice and networking around solutions. Because some of the information shared may be of a sensitive or proprietary nature, only MIRC members, Open Doors members, fellow Rotarians and invited guests will be admitted. This event falls under our motto of ‘Service Above Self’ in that we work to support and help our fellow members in Malmö International Rotary Club. The membership of Malmö International Rotary Club is comprised of adult professionals from 20 countries representing a multitude of industries, with each member having many years of professional and international experience. This incredible source of knowledge, experience, and networks is available for MIRC members to tap. By making members of the club aware of areas in which other members need help and assistance, we can draw from this comprehensive pool of contacts, hopefully helping our members overcome their professional and personal hurdles quickly and easily. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. |
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Feb. 02, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
To some extent, sustainable digitalization concerns all of us, e.g., individuals, communities, and industry; especially in the context of modern developed societies where software is everywhere, artificial intelligence is increasingly used, and we are more aware and caring about sustainability. Tonight's guest speaker, Romina Spalazzese, is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Vice Director of the Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre at Malmö University. Her research interests include software and hardware architectures, quality, and AI during development, deployment, and operation of complex modern systems, while striving for more sustainable software and society. Romina collaborates with Industry since more than 12 years and the focus of her recent investigations was mainly on intelligent and trustworthy Internet of Things systems.
She will use two examples from her research, heating systems in our buildings and industrial manufacturing of kitchen furniture, she will provide some perspectives, challenges, and opportunities about sustainable digitalisation - a complex topic including both technological and social aspects.
This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
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Feb. 09, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Many people believe that visual thinking is about artistic talent – it isn’t. In this short, focused session, our guest speaker will challenge a few common myths about drawing, meetings, and collaboration.
Kristian Rönne is a visual facilitator and consultant based in Malmö who works with organisations, leadership teams, and educators who are dealing with complex challenges where clarity, collaboration, and trust really matter. He will share concrete case stories from real organisations to show how visual facilitation and structured dialogue help groups clarify complex issues, align around decisions, and make better use of the collective intelligence in the room.
The session is designed to be fun, practical and interactive. Participants will leave with a simple visual framework and a few questions they can use in their own meetings and board work. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price.
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Feb. 16, 2026 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
“By the people for the people” is a mantra that has channelled throughout history as an everlasting commitment to democracy and inclusivity. But as of late, we seem to have lost our footing.
As we hand over to a younger generation largely accustomed to peace, stability, and strong democratic institutions, we must remind ourselves why compromises and accommodations are important. Otherwise, we risk forgetting why democracy matters, while turning toward alternative systems.
One of the major concerns is how the younger generation can stand up to authoritarianism without understanding its dangerous allure through lived experience? This is not to say we are destined to relive divisive regimes, but it is meant to emphasise the enduring need to fight for democracy and our shared future.
We will discuss these major questions with tingiht's guiest speaker Edward Louis Johnson and hopefully appreciate our individual significance and the role we all play in democracy. As a student and writer, Edward has organised people to speak truth and extensively researched democratic history. He believes in compromises, listening, and finding common ground. This will be a hybrid meeting held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Malmö, and virtually on Zoom. To join the Zoom Meeting: The Zoom waiting room will be open from 17:45 and only members and guests who have notified us in advance will be admitted to the meeting. Please sign in with your actual name. Aliases and nicknames are not accepted. Guests are always warmly welcome at Malmö International Rotary meetings, either in-person or virtually. If you would like to join us for dinner in the hotel restaurant after the meeting, please plan to arrive in the hotel lobby by 17:45 so that we can help you order your meal at a discounted price. |
