Urban Bäckström

OMX AB ownes and operates the integrated securities market in Northern Europe and provided technology solutions for financial and energy markets worldwide. As a part of every link in the transaction chain, it is a partner for securities transactions. Through its exchanges in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, the company offeres access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities markets with value-adding services for trading members, listed companies, investors and other market participants. OMX AB is a Swedish-Finnish financial services company, formed in 2003 through a merger between OM AB and HEX Plc. The company is located in Stockholm, Sweden.

Svenskt Näringsliv provides consulting services. It focuses on protection, support, and promotion of the interests of businesses. The firm provides its members with knowledge in a number of areas including labor market and law, taxes, corporate law and intellectual property, economics and macro analysis, constitutional and legal protection, security and risk management, and trade policy. The company was founded on March 29, 2001 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Skandia Liv (known locally as Livförsäkrings AB Skandia) is the mutual life insurance subsidiary of Thulestiftelsen in Sweden. Formerly a subsidiary of Skandia Insurance (SSE: SDIA; LSE: SFS), Skandia Liv was established in 1872 and provides private voluntary and occupational pension plans and other life insurance products to corporate clients, local government institutions and retail investors. Located in Stockholm, a large proportion of the firm's portfolios are sub-advised by Norway-based Den norske Bank (DnB NOR).

Bank for International Settlements engages in the provision of financial banking services. It supports other central banks' pursuit of monetary and financial stability through international cooperation, and acts as a bank for the central banks. It offers a forum for dialogue and cooperation, a platform for responsible innovation and knowledge-sharing, and analysis and insights on core policies, and financial services. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.