Mimmi Bergström, Sweden
Head of Secretariat, International Council of Swedish Industry
Chairman of the Stockholm Vietnamese Association
Member of the Inspection Committee, Executive Committee of the Federation of Vietnamese Associations in Europe
Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, Mimmi Dieu Huong Bergström has been resident in Sweden for 35 years. Her main profession is as economist, working for the International Council of Swedish Industry (NIR) for 27 years, keeping position as the Head of Secretariat, in charge even of finance. NIR is a non-profit organisation, representing the biggest Swedish industries and financial institutions as its members. Its mission is to improve conditions for promoting sustainable business and inclusive economic development in low- and middle-income countries.
Besides, she also works as language expert in Swedish-Vietnamese for Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency, and as trainer for Swedish high schools. Her voluntary assignment consists of different board positions at Vietnamese Federation in Europe, Vietnamese Federation in Sweden and Chair of Vietnamese Association in Stockholm. She has been active in promoting culture, literature and poetry by translation works, author of articles in literature, collaborating with publishing houses in Sweden and Vietnam, Vietnamese Writers’ Union through cooperation projects supported by Swedish government.