24-26 June 2025

almedalen, visby

Almedalen

Techarena hosts three stages and a networking event at Almedalen to spread bold ideas, critical discussions, and the future of innovation. Where leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers connect to shape Sweden’s future.

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panels

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TechMinglet

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Innovation Competition

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stages

TECHARENA AT ALMEDALSVECKAN

The Biggest Stage
at Almedalen

A dynamic three-day platform where Sweden’s most influential business leaders, poiliticians, entrepreneurs, and industry experts converge to explore the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

SINCE YEARS THE PLACE TO BE AT ALMEDALEN

3 venues in prime location hosting high-level speakers and companies.

120+ SPEAKERS
on 3 STAGES

Hear from Prime Ministers, CEOs, ministers, entrepreneurs and decision-makers.

NETWORKING AT TECHMINGLEt

One of the most prestigious networking event at Almedalen at Kallis.

INNOVATION EXHIBItiON & COMPETITION

Hand-selected scalups and startups showcasing groundbreaking innovations

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Richard Branson

Visionary Entrepreneur and Founder, Virgin Group

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Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland

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Tony Hawk

Skatebording legend

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Marc Randolph

Co-founder, Netflix

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Ulf Kristersson

Prime Minister, Sweden

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Steven Bartlett

Founder of Flight Story, thirdweb & Host of The Diary of a CEO

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Laura Modiano

EMEA Startups Lead, OpenAI

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Alessia Zecchini

World-Record Breaking Freediver

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Ebba Busch

Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Sweden

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Antoine Moyroud

Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Dorothy Chou

Director of Policy & Public Engagement, Google DeepMind

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Tobias Hansson

Managing Director Sweden, Hitachi Energy

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Caroline Winnett

Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck

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Nami Zarringhalam

Co-Founder, Truecaller

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Mary Hubbard

Executive Director, WordPress.org

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Anu Bradford

Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia University

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Greg Williams

Deputy Global Editor, Wired Magazine

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Gillian Muessig

Managing Director, Mastersfund

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Ioannis Ioannou

Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School

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Tatiana Shalalvand

Investment Director, Kinnevik

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Romina Pourmokhtari

Minister for the Environment, Sweden

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Jessica Schultz

Partner, Northzone

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Elisabeth Svantesson

Minister for Finance, Sweden

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Carl Björkman

Head of Nordics, Gates Foundation

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Jessica Rosencrantz

Minister for European Union Affairs, Sweden

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Dirk Voeste

Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group

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Ditte Bjerregaard

Acting Tech Ambassador of Denmark

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Mohadeseh Abdullahi

Investor, Molten VC

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Christian Meermann

Founding Partner, Cherry Ventures

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Anna Weste

CEO, L'Oréal Nordics

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Mads Twomey-Madsen

SVP, Global Communications & Sustainability, Pandora

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Kelly Chen

Partner and Founding Team Member, NATO Innovation Fund

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Andreas Helbig

Partner, Atomico

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Jessika Roswall

EU Commissioner for Environment, Water, & Circular Economy

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Erik Slottner

Minister for Public Administration, Sweden

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Benjamin Dousa

Minister for Foreign Trade, Sweden

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Mikael Leksell

CEO, Siemens Nordics

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Luke Pappas

Partner, NEA

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Darja Isaksson

Director General, Vinnova

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Jesper Brøndum

CTO & Co-Founder, Boozt

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Juliet Bailin

Partner, General Catalyst

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Agata Hidalgo

European Affairs Manager, France Digitale

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Vojtech Horna

Vice President Communications, Index Ventures

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Robert Egnell

Vice-Chancellor, The Swedish Defence University

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Erik Ekudden

CTO, Ericsson

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Staffan Truvé

CTO, Recorded Future

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Ash Dykes

Extreme Athlete & 5x World First Record Holder

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Rodrigo Rios

Senior Innovation Manager, SONY

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Thibault Imbert

CPO, Picsart

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Linda Capusa

Operations Director, Europe Startup Nations Alliance

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Stephanie Sievers

CEO Nordics, Philips

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Tim Bestwick

Chief Development Officer, UK Atomic Energy Authority

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António Dias Martins

CEO, Startup Portugal

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Gulfem Toygar

Country Manager Sweden, Amazon

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Jonatan Tullberg

CEO, GS1 Sweden

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Staffan Ingvarsson

CEO, Stockholm Business Region

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Giulio Bonazzi

CEO, Aquafil

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Per Wallentin

CEO, Knowit

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Pia Sandvik

CEO, Teknikföretagen

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Malin Frenning

CEO, RISE

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Jenny Rundbladh

CEO, SPP

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Chris Yiu

Policy Director Northern Europe, Meta

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Carl Johan Karlsson

Director, The Swedish Export Credit Agency, EKN

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Stina Götbrink

Secretary-General, Hand in Hand

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Eeke de Milliano

Head of Global Product, Stripe

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Jaani Heinonen

Head of Invest, Business Sweden

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Olu Oyinsan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Oui Capital

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Erik Gutwasser

President Northern Europe, Mastercard

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Erkki Keldo

Minister of Economy and Industry, Estonia

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Jakob Forssmed

Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health

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Christian Dorffer

Founder & General Partner, Defiance Capital

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Oscar Höglund

CEO & Co-Founder, Epidemic Sound

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Hans van Rijn

SVP & Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company Nordic & Baltic

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Annika Winsth

Chief Economist, Nordea

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Kirsten Renner

CIO, Nordea

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Matthew Blakemore

CEO, AI Caramba

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Cat How

Founder, How&How

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Ben Kortlang

Founding Partner, G2

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T. Alexander Lystad

CTO, Visma

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Jonas Kjellberg

Co-Founder, Nornorm

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Morgan Sheil

Head of Impact, World Fund

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Gustaf Tadaa

Artist

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Helene Niklasson

VP Innovation Ecosystems & Partnerships, Volvo Group

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Mary Snapp

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Microsoft

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