Agenda
Wednesday, February 11
Opening Remarks
Omid Ekhlasi
CEO & Founder
Techarena
Moderated by
Linda Nyberg
Former Journalist & Broadcaster
New Era, Next Mindset: The AI Momentum
Fabian Hedin
Co-Founder
Lovable
Peter Sarlin
CEO
AMD Silo AI
Moderated by
Mimi Billing
Europe Editor
Sifted
AI & the Future of Music
Oscar Höglund
CEO & Founder
Epidemic Sound
Moderated by
Anna Heim
Freelance Reporter
TechCrunch
Pitch Competition: TOP46
The Global Shift to AI-Native Innovation Ecosystems
Marc Penzel
Founder & President
Startup Genome
The Global AI Race: Is Europe Back in the Game ?
Ebba Busch
Minister for Business & Industry
Sweden
Elliott Young
CTO EMEA & AI Ambassador
Dell Technologies
Roxanne Varza
CEO
Station F
Bastian Hasslinger
Partner
Index Ventures
Keith Strier
SVP, Global AI Markets
AMD
Moderated by
Olivia Kinghorst
Former Reporter
CNN
The Team You Build is the Company You Build
Malcolm Burenstam Linder
CEO & Co-Founder
Alva Labs
Alexis Priftis
CEO
Instabee
Moderated by
Paula Thelin
Brand Experience Expert
Stockholm As a Platform For Innovation & Growth
Daniella Waldfogel
CEO
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Patrik Hofbauer
CEO & President
Telia
Moderated by
Johan Zachrisson
Head of Business Development
Fabege
Stockholm as a Global Innovation Engine – Where Tech, Sustainability & Wellbeing Drive Future Growth
Micael Dahlen
Chaired Prof. in Wellbeing, Welfare & Happiness
Stockholm School of Economics
Michaela Berglund
CEO
Feminvest
Boel Rydenå
Co-Founder
Charge Amps
Pernilla Jonsson
Head of Consumer & IndustryLab
Ericsson Research
Moderated by
Staffan Ingvarsson
CEO
Stockholm Business Region
Scaling Frontiers: Deep Tech at the Intersection of Nation
Hélène Huby
CEO & Co-Founder
The Exploration Company
Moderated by
Ted Persson
Partner
EQT Ventures
How Booking.com Cracked the AI Integration Challenge
Natalie Halimi
Principal Product Manager AI
Booking.com
Diana Almeida
Principal PM Machine Learning
Booking.com
Focus: Resilience – How the Business Sector Safeguards Europe’s Future
Martin Höhler
CEO
E.ON Energy Distribution
Per Wallentin
CEO
Knowit
Ben Richardson
VP of Strategy
CoreWeave
Antti Kleemola
CDO
Finnair
Moderated by
Linda Nyberg
Former Journalist & Broadcaster
Leading the Future: AI, Data & Automation in Action
Ellen Svanström
CDIO
H&M
Franziska Bell
Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer
Ford Motor Company
Jonatan Tullberg
CEO
GS1 Sweden
Moderated by
Maddy Savage
Freelance Broadcaster
BBC
Beyond the Hype: Building the Critical Infrastructure for Next-Gen AI
Pontus Nordin
Sales Area Lead Nordics
Deutsche Telekom
Tomas Becklin
Co-Founder & CTO
Flox Intelligence
Jimmy Kassis
Global Sales Director, Iridium
Iridium
Moderated by
Anna Heim
Freelance Reporter
TechCrunch
Competitive Advantage: Sweden – Winning Globally Through Tech, Collaboration & Sustainability
Darja Isaksson
Director General
Vinnova
Jenny Nordlöw
CEO
Sferical AI
Magnus Björsne
CEO
AstraZeneca BioVentureHub
Moderated by
Karl-Johan Karlsson
Corporate Affairs Director
AstraZeneca
UK Technology, Global Innovation & Collaboration
Dr Dave Smith
National Technology Adviser
UK Government
Moderated by
Massimo Marioni
Former Senior Editor
Fortune
The Digital Human Advantage: Leading in the Age of AI
Asha Saxena
Author best selling book "The AI Factor" & Adjunct Professor
Columbia University
A New Era: Sweden’s Prime Minister on Competitiveness, Resilience & Global Success
Ulf Kristersson
Prime Minister
Swedish Government
Moderated by
Linda Nyberg
Former Journalist & Broadcaster
The Next Wave of Founders: What VCs are Backing in 2026?
Luke Pappas
Partner
NEA
Kitty Mayo
CEO
Project Europe
Craig Douglas
Founding Partner
WorldFund
Moderated by
Neil S W Murray
Investor and Analyst
The Nordic Web Ventures
Lights-Out, Human-Led: How LEGO Group Scales Technology Without Losing the People
Jesper Toubøl
Vice President Production
LEGO
A New Era for Europe: Tech Diplomacy, Re-Innovation & Geopolitics
Maria Malmer Stenergard
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Karl Nehammer
Vice-President
European Investment Bank
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Business & Trade
UK Government
Moderated by
Linda Nyberg
Former Journalist & Broadcaster
From Six Founders to Global Scale: The Unicorn Story You Rarely Hear & the Lessons Behind It
Robert Gerstmann
Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder
Sinch
Kristian Männik
Co-Founder & Head of Corporate Development
Sinch
Moderated by
Mimi Billing
Europe Editor
Sifted
Insights: Ongoing Innovation
Tomas Becklin
Co-Founder & CTO
Flox Intelligence
Mina Alibeigi
AI Research Lead
Zenseact
Tor Björn Minde
Head of ICE Datacenter
RISE
Moderated by
Anna Frankzén Starrin
Trend Analyst
Shaping Sweden’s Next Level: Collaboration, Digital Frontline Innovation & the Next Mindset
Panel Discussion With Advanced Digitalisations Program Board Chairs
Matilda Iverlund
CEO
Paper Province
Niclas Fock
CEO & Senior Advisor
Santa Anna IT Research Institute & AI Sweden
Jan Söderström
Senior Advisor & former VP Advanced Technology
Ericsson
Moderated by
Anna Frankzén Starrin
Trend Analyst
Has Europe Finally Woken Up? A Conversation on Competitiveness & Sovereignty
Markus Villig
CEO & Co-Founder
Bolt
Moderated by
Greg Williams
Global Editorial Director
Wired
Safety vs Speed-How Anthropic is Redrawing the AI Map
Guillaume Princen
Global Head of Startups & Tech Companies
Anthropic
Moderated by
Supantha Mukherjee
European Tech Correspondent
Reuters
Fast Innovation in Demanding Environments: From Concept to Impact in Three Months
Angelica Persson
Head of System Integration, Counter-UAS
Saab
The Next Era of Gaming – A Nordic Affair
Erin Sullivan
Chief of Staff, Battlefield Studios Europe
DICE
Todd Green
President
King
Moderated by
Paula Thelin
Brand Experience Expert
The State of Nordic Tech – And How it Can Drive Europe’s Competitiveness
Jessica Rosencrantz
Minister for European Union Affairs
Sweden
Gulfem Toygar
Country Manager Sweden
Amazon
Erik Gutwasser
President Northern Europe
Mastercard
Jan Larsson
CEO
Business Sweden
Moderated by
Maddy Savage
Freelance Broadcaster
BBC
Breaking Records, Building Impact: From Paddling The Ganges To Forging An Equitable Future
Shilpika Gautam
World Record Holder & Founder
Opna
Moderated by
Massimo Marioni
Former Senior Editor
Fortune
The Infrastructure of Space-AI – Sweden’s Emerging Role in Europe’s Tech Resilience
Karin Holmqvist
Head of Space Strategy & Development
Saab
Camille Chasset
CTO
OHB Sweden
Ted Elvhage
Founding Partner
Expansion Ventures
Elmar Trojer
Research Leader
Ericsson
Moderated by
Evelina Anttila
Investor & Founder
Nordan AI
The Rise of Dual-Use & Defence Tech – From Innovation to European Security
Lena Gillström
CEO
Bofors BAE Systems
Karl Rosander
CEO & Co-Founder
Nordic Air Defence
Carl-Johan Edström
Lieutenant General
Swedish Armed Forces
Ragnar Sass
Co-Founder
Darkstar
Moderated by
Supantha Mukherjee
European Tech Correspondent
Reuters
The 6 Traits That Define Founder Success
Polly Barnes
Operating Partner
EQT Group
Navigating the New Global Order: Strategic Approaches for Companies in Uncertain Times
Lena Sellgren
Chief Economist
Business Sweden
Fredrik Edeland
CEO & Founder
Sendify
Erika Wennerström
CEO
Quizrr
Alfred Lindberg
BD Manager
Univrses
Moderated by
Maria Olofsson
VP Ecosystem
Ignite Sweden
Why Y Combinator Startups Are Betting on Silicon Valhalla
Mattias Lindell
CEO & Co-Founder
Openroll
Marie Brattberg
CEO
Recorded Future
Fabian Lindfors
CEO & Co-Founder
Specific
Herman Båverud Olsson
CEO & Co-Founder
Solva
Moderated by
Minna Sandberg
CEO & Founder
Swenode.AI
From Scaling to Starting Over – Leadership, Failure & Building What Comes Next
Peter Carlsson
Founder
Northvolt & Aris Machina
Siddharth Khullar
CEO & Co-Founder
Aris Machina
Moderated by
Mimi Billing
Europe Editor
Sifted
Building at Scale Against the Odds: Lessons from Iran’s Largest Female-Led Startup
Nazanin Daneshvar
General Partner
Angel Invest Fund
Moderated by
Anna Frankzén Starrin
Trend Analyst
Navigating the New Frontier – AI, Trust, and Cybersecurity
John Van Uden
CTO
Nordea
Emil Kvarnhammar
CEO & Co-Founder
Oplane
Igor Andriushchenko
Head of Security
Lovable
Mark Strande
CISO
Miro
Moderated by
Geeta Schmidt
General Partner
Seed Capital
The Future of News: AI’s Growing Influence & the Path Forward
Anna Bateson
CEO
The Guardian
Moderated by
Olivia Kinghorst
Former Reporter
CNN
Beyond Automation: How Lawyers & Legal Tech Learn to Work Together
Catherine Kosten
Head of AI & Legal Tech Innovation
Homburger
Alexander Irschenberger
Founder, CEO & Technologist
Legal Tekno
Moderated by
Karola Kassai
CEO & Founder
Kassai Law
From Pitch To Unicorn in 20 Months: The Legora Story
Max Junestrand
CEO & Co-Founder
Legora
