Agenda
Wednesday, February 11
Opening Remarks
Moderated by Linda Nyberg
Omid Ekhlasi
CEO & Founder
Techarena
New Era, Next Mindset: The AI Momentum
Moderated by Maddy Savage
Fabian Hedin
Co-Founder
Lovable
Peter Sarlin
CEO
AMD Silo AI
AI & the Future of Music
Moderated by Anna Heim
Oscar Höglund
CEO & Founder
Epidemic Sound
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 ?
Moderated by Olivia Kinghorst
Ebba Busch
Minister for Energy, Business, Industry & Deputy Prime Minister
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
The Team You Build is the Company You Build
Moderated by Paula Thelin
Malcolm Burenstam Linder
CEO & Co-Founder
Alva Labs
Alexis Priftis
CEO
Instabee
Stockholm As a Platform For Innovation & Growth
Moderated by Johan Zachrisson
Daniella Waldfogel
CEO
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Patrik Hofbauer
CEO & President
Telia
Stockholm as a Global Innovation Engine – Where Tech, Sustainability & Wellbeing Drive Future Growth
Moderated by Staffan Ingvarsson
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
Scaling Frontiers: Deep Tech at the Intersection of Nation
Moderated by Ted Persson
Hélène Huby
CEO & Co-Founder
The Exploration Company
The AI Renaissance – How Mistral AI Is Leading Europe’s Way Forward
Moderated by Olivia Kinghorst
Arthur Mensch
CEO & Co-Founder
Mistral AI
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
Moderated by Linda Nyberg
Martin Höhler
CEO
E.ON Energy Distribution
Per Wallentin
CEO
Knowit
Ben Richardson
VP of Strategy
CoreWeave
Antti Kleemola
CDO
Finnair
Leading the Future: AI, Data & Automation in Action
Moderated by Maddy Savage
Ellen Svanström
CDIO
H&M
Franziska Bell
Chief Data, AI and Analytics Officer
Ford Motor Company
Jonatan Tullberg
CEO
GS1 Sweden
Henrik Bäcklin
Customer Engineering Manager
Google
Beyond the Hype: Building the Critical Infrastructure for Next-Gen AI
Moderated by Anna Heim
Pontus Nordin
Sales Area Lead Nordics
Deutsche Telekom
Tomas Becklin
Co-Founder & CTO
Flox Intelligence
Jimmy Kassis
Global Sales Director, Iridium
Iridium
Competitive Advantage: Sweden – Winning Globally Through Tech, Collaboration & Sustainability
Moderated by Karl-Johan Karlsson
Darja Isaksson
Director General
Vinnova
Jenny Nordlöw
CEO
Sferical AI
Magnus Björsne
CEO
AstraZeneca BioVentureHub
UK Technology, Global Innovation & Collaboration
Moderated by Massimo Marioni
Dr Dave Smith
National Technology Adviser
UK Government
The 6 Traits That Define Founder Success
Polly Barnes
Operating Partner
EQT Group
A New Era: Sweden’s Prime Minister on Competitiveness, Resilience & Global Success
Moderated by Linda Nyberg
Ulf Kristersson
Prime Minister
Swedish Government
The Next Wave of Founders: What VCs are Backing in 2026?
Moderated by Neil S W Murray
Luke Pappas
Partner
NEA
Kitty Mayo
CEO
Project Europe
Craig Douglas
Founding Partner
WorldFund
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
Moderated by Linda Nyberg
Karl Nehammer
Vice-President
European Investment Bank
Peter Kyle
Secretary of State for Business & Trade
UK Government
From Six Founders to Global Scale: The Unicorn Story You Rarely Hear & the Lessons Behind It
Moderated by Mimi Billing
Robert Gerstmann
Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder
Sinch
Kristian Männik
Co-Founder & Head of Corporate Development
Sinch
Insights: Ongoing Innovation
Moderated by Anna Frankzén Starrin
Tomas Becklin
Co-Founder & CTO
Flox Intelligence
Mina Alibeigi
AI Research Lead
Zenseact
Tor Björn Minde
Head of ICE Datacenter
RISE
Shaping Sweden’s Next Level: Collaboration, Digital Frontline Innovation & the Next Mindset
Moderated by Anna Frankzén Starrin
Tomas Becklin
Co-Founder & CTO
Flox Intelligence
Mina Alibeigi
AI Research Lead
Zenseact
Tor Björn Minde
Head of ICE Datacenter
RISE
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
Panel Discussion With Advanced Digitalisations Program Board Chairs
Moderated by Anna Frankzén Starrin
Anna Wibom
Director Total Defence
Technology Industries of Sweden
Niclas Fock
CEO & Senior Advisor
Santa Anna IT Research Institute & AI Sweden
Jan Söderström
Senior Advisor & former VP Advanced Technology
Ericsson
Has Europe Finally Woken Up? A Conversation on Competitiveness & Sovereignty
Moderated by Greg Williams
Markus Villig
CEO & Co-Founder
Bolt
Safety vs Speed-How Anthropic is Redrawing the AI Map
Moderated by Supantha Mukherjee
Guillaume Princen
Global Head of Startups & Tech Companies
Anthropic
Fast Innovation in Demanding Environments: From Concept to Impact in Three Months
Angelica Persson
Head of System Integration, Counter-UAS
Saab
Crushing It: Inside the World of Mobile Gaming
Moderated by Paula Thelin
Todd Green
President
King
The State of Nordic Tech – And How it Can Drive Europe’s Competitiveness
Moderated by Maddy Savage
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
The Digital Human Advantage: Leading in the Age of AI
Asha Saxena
Author best selling book "The AI Factor" & Adjunct Professor
Columbia University
The Infrastructure of Space-AI – Sweden’s Emerging Role in Europe’s Tech Resilience
Moderated by Evelina Anttila
Karin Holmqvist
Head of Space Strategy & Development
Saab
Camille Chasset
CTO
OHB Sweden
Ted Elvhage
Founding Partner
Expansion Ventures
Elmar Trojer
Research Leader
Ericsson
The Rise of Dual-Use & Defence Tech – From Innovation to European Security
Moderated by Supantha Mukherjee
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
Where Europe Can Win: Building in AI, Energy & Deeptech
Moderated by Camilla Bergman
Ted Persson
Partner
EQT Ventures
Navigating the New Global Order: Strategic Approaches for Companies in Uncertain Times
Moderated by Maria Olofsson
Lena Sellgren
Chief Economist
Business Sweden
Fredrik Edeland
CEO & Founder
Sendify
Erika Wennerström
CEO
Quizrr
Alfred Lindberg
BD Manager
Univrses
From Scaling to Starting Over – Leadership, Failure & Building What Comes Next
Moderated by Mimi Billing
Peter Carlsson
Founder
Northvolt & Aris Machina
Siddharth Khullar
CEO & Co-Founder
Aris Machina
Why Y Combinator Startups Are Betting on Silicon Valhalla
Moderated by Minna Sandberg
Mattias Lindell
CEO & Co-Founder
Openroll
Marie Brattberg
CEO
Recorded Future
Fabian Lindfors
CEO & Co-Founder
Specific
Herman Båverud Olsson
CEO & Co-Founder
Solva
Building at Scale Against the Odds: Lessons from Iran’s Largest Female-Led Startup
Moderated by Anna Frankzén Starrin
Nazanin Daneshvar
General Partner
Angel Invest Fund
Navigating the New Frontier – AI, Trust, and Cybersecurity
Moderated by Geeta Schmidt
John Van Uden
CTO
Nordea
Emil Kvarnhammar
CEO & Co-Founder
Oplane
Igor Andriushchenko
Head of Security
Lovable
Mark Strande
CISO
Miro
The Last Frontier of Independence: AI, Trust, and the Future of News
Moderated by Olivia Kinghorst
Ole Jacob Sunde
Chair
Scott Trust/The Guardian
Breaking Records, Building Impact: From Paddling The Ganges To Forging An Equitable Future
Moderated by Massimo Marioni
Shilpika Gautam
World Record Holder & Founder
Opna
The Truth Behind LegalTech: Moving Beyond the Automation Myth
Moderated by Karola Kassai
Catherine Kosten
Head of AI & Legal Tech Innovation
Homburger
Alexander Irschenberger
Founder, CEO & Technologist
Legal Tekno
From Pitch To Unicorn in 20 Months: The Legora Story
Moderated by Mimi Billing
Max Junestrand
CEO & Co-Founder
Legora
