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On April 20, Lars Persson was invited to talk at the Industry Forum 2026, at Hanaholmen, Finland. The theme was how multinational cooperation can strengthen and dynamize the business sector. The opening speech was given by Central Bank Governor Erik Thedéen, Sweden, who spoke about how companies can handle the new security and geopolitical landscape and how cooperation in the Baltic Sea region can be strengthened. Lars spoke about the importance of formal and informal institutions for the Nordic tech industry.

Since the year 2000, IFN has organized an annual conference in Stockholm, the IFN Stockholm Conference, in research areas that are important to the institute. The hosting rotates between IFN's research programs. In December 2025, the conference was organized within the research program The Economics of Entrepreneurship, with Lars Persson as the program director and jointly with Pehr-Johan Norbäck.

At a seminar at SNS on January 18, Lars Persson (chair), Karin Edmark, Pehr-Johan Norbäck, and Erik Prawitz presented the SNS Economic Policy Council Report 2024. They are all researchers at or affiliated with IFN.

Why has Sweden managed well in economic crises during the last two decades?