Johan Åkerblom is a Senior Adviser on cooperation with the business sector at Sida, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. He initiated Sida´s B4D-program (Business for Development) and is currently in charge of the Innovation Against Poverty facility. From 1996-2006, he was the Head of Sidas´s Department of Information and Assisting Director General. Since the 1970s, he has accumulated extensive experience from both the public and the private sector as an adviser and consultant.