About Us

About us

We are InterAct

We Are InterAct

InterAct was founded by Kajsa Svensson in 2014 and you can find us in Gothenburg, Sweden when we are not travelling to perform our services. We work to make differences strengthen companies and organizations instead of leading to misunderstanding and conflict. We use customized training design and interactive methods to make a difference. Working with InterAct are experienced trainers in communication, intercultural competence, diversity and conflict management. We have a long experience of designing competence development for companies and the public sector. As social entrepreneurs, we are also dedicated in heart, mind and action to make our knowledge accessible and contribute to inclusion and social sustainability for everyone.

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Kajsa Svensson

Founder and CEO
Trainer in Intercultural Competence and Conflict Resolution

I am a truly engaging trainer and lecturer that with warmth and curiosity is sharing my knowledge and experience of living abroad and working in multicultural teams. Being a Swede, my specialty is creating understanding for Swedish culture and Swedish management.

I also have in-depth knowledge about China and bridging communication between east and west. As a trainer, my strength is to create interactive training based on the questions formulated by my participants. This training method builds skills useful in reality. I also lecture and lead workshops about Conflict Management, Interculturality, Social Relations, Norm Critique, and Equal Treatment at the Faculty of Pedagogics at Gothenburg University.

  • Theatre Pedagogue working with interactive educational methods for 15 years to empower individuals and groups.
  • International master studies of Intercultural Communication as well as a broad background in organizational- and social psychology and conflict management.
  • Conflict Resolution Trainer that worked with reconciliation in Former Yugoslavia. Now working with focus on preventive training and collaborative communication for work teams and companies.
  • Lived in China with my family for several years.
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Hanieh Vahabi

Trainer in Organizational Diversity Management and Business Developer

I am an innovative trainer and entrepreneur with an interdisciplinary background in humanities, social and cultural sciences as well as in IT, project management, and business development.

Growing up in Iran, living in Sweden since 2008 and studying and working in multicultural environments, has provided me deep knowledge and critical perspective of how issues of equality, gender, power relations, and social and cultural norms work in daily practices. Being involved in tech companies at a managerial level makes me inspired to work with organizational diversity management.

  • M.A. in Gendering Practices, MSc. in Computational Linguistics, BSc. in Software Engineering and Management, M.A. English Language and Literature.
  • Project manager at Winnet Västra Götaland: Designing and managing a project in the light of visibility of women entrepreneurs with non-Swedish background (non-EU mainly) in Gothenburg municipality.
  • English Teacher and Educational Manager at Farzanegan Cooperative Company, Tehran-Iran.
  • Organizer of seminars on Gender equality at work, as a step to link Academia with Industry.
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Alina Sazonchik

Marketing and Social Media manager

I am from Russia and since 2010 different cultures have been part of my life. For three years, I worked in an International organization managing the intercultural exchange of students from all around the world.

When I moved to Egypt it became my second home. And now, I live in Sweden and call the whole world my home. From my own experience I know the importance of spreading knowledge about intercultural interaction. Working with InterAct, creating content, and talking to the audience inspires me because I can feel the positive impact we do in society.

  • Marketing and Social media consultant with 7 years of experience;
  • Creative content creator – copywriting, photo, video, graphic design and illustrations;
  • 9 years of international experience;
  • Always curious about Swedish history, culture, and life!
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Ali Alabdallah

Speaker, journalist and writer

My function is to build bridges by explaining how new arrivals perceive Sweden and the labor market, and how employers can become better at making use of the competence within the working force.

I came to Sweden from Syria in 2013 and have continued to work as a journalist and writer. I started a News Café and have written the popular book New job in a New Country.

  • Appointed #43 influencer in north west of Skåne, as well as finalist for Diversity Index Award 2018.
  • Educated in Science of Media and Communication at Damaskus University. Worked for Syrian Television and other media companies.
  • Communication officer working with new arrivals at County Administrative Board Skåne.
  • Also, give courses and workshop in the Arabic language to staff.
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Awes A.Osman

Educator, writer and lecturer

A multicultural background gave me the capacity to see the world from different perspectives. That is at the basic for my enthusiastic work with integration.

I educate both newly arrived refugees about Swedish society and Swedish professionals that meet people from different cultures in their daily work. My engagement to create a better understanding of each other and work-life gave me the inspiration to write the book Swedish fika -about the cultural misunderstanding that can arise when people from varied backgrounds and cultures work together. I create knowledge through comparative conversations and openness for questions about religion, traditions and values.

  • Born and brought up in Somalia, educated in India, working experience from the middle east and now working as an educator and lecturer in Sweden.
  • Teacher of adult education (folkhögskola) helping people from different cultures find their way into the Swedish society.
  • Author of several book about cultural clashes and integration.
  • Translator from the Swedish to Somali languages and vice versa.

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