Hi everyone. Today I'm in a seriously good company with Marcus Wallenberg, who is the chair of

SEB banking and vice chair of investor AB, both really important companies in the Wollongberg family.

Now, for those of you who are not familiar with the Wollonbergs, they control and have influence

over companies such as Erickson, Atlas Copco, Electrolux, Astra, ABB, Essie Banking.

And this journey started back in 1850. Incredible.

So, Marcus, what a pleasure to have you here.

Thank you. It's great to be here with you.

What's the key to survive for 175 years?

Well, there are many aspects, of course, with that. But perhaps the most important thing, or one of the most important

things would be that you are ready to adapt with the times. I think that is a very important part of it.

And what's been the most important adaptions you've done, you think? Well, you know, I think that if you think about 175 years back, you will, of course,

very quickly come to such things as dramatic technological change.

Gone through the times of the steam engine, the electrification, now we have the internet that we

just passed, now we're in the age of AI. The wish and the drive to change for the times is in a very,

very important aspect. What part of the Wollberg legacy I are you the most proud of?

The fact that we are able to be here as a family, to work together in our family is very important.

I think that is perhaps one of the things that we can be proud of,

that we've been able throughout the generations to do that. I think also that we have the

possibility to not only work with companies but also to support research and education is an important

aspect of what has been done. Capitalism looks very different in the Nordic countries. So in Denmark,

you have foundations in Norway. The state is very important with part ownerships and in

Sweden of course you and a couple of the families are very important for long-term ownership

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