Speakers

Global leaders that have been on the Techarena stage: 

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Al Gore

Former US Vice President
Al Gore
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Jessica Meir

NASA Astronaut
Jessica Meir
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Richard Branson

Visionary Founder, Virgin Group
Richard Branson
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Steve Wozniak

Founder, Apple
Steve Wozniak
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Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland
Sanna Marin
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Tony Hawk

Skatebording legend
Tony Hawk
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Marc Randolph

Co-founder, Netflix
Marc Randolph
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Ulf Kristersson

Prime Minister, Sweden
Ulf Kristersson
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Anna Borg

CEO, Vattenfall
Anna Borg
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Charlotte von Essen

Head of the Swedish Security Service
Charlotte von Essen
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Christian Levin

CEO, Scania
Christian Levin
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Marcus Wandt

Astronaut & CIO, Saab
Marcus Wandt
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Maria Malmer Stenergard

Minister for Foreign Affairs
Maria Malmer Stenergard
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Martin Lundstedt

CEO, Volvo Group
Martin Lundstedt
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Petter Stordalen

Founder, Strawberry Group
Petter Stordalen
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Pål Jonson

Minister for Defence
Pål Jonson
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Steven Bartlett

Founder of Flight Story, thirdweb & Host of The Diary of a CEO
Steven Bartlett
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Annie Lööf

Senior Advisor, former Minister of Enterprise
Annie Lööf
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Carl-Johan Edström

Lieutenant General, Swedish Armed Forces
Carl-Johan Edström
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Laura Modiano

EMEA Startups Lead, OpenAI
Laura Modiano
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Nina Jönsson

CEO, ICA
Nina Jönsson
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Alessia Zecchini

World-Record Breaking Freediver
Alessia Zecchini
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Lena Gillström

CEO, BAE Systems Bofors
Lena Gillström
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Liv Sandberg

General Manager, TikTok Central Europe & Nordics
Liv Sandberg
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Marie Sandin

CEO, TetraPak Sweden
Marie Sandin
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Ebba Busch

Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Sweden
Ebba Busch
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Lars Wingefors

CEO & Founder, Embracer Group
Lars Wingefors
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Lotta Lyrå

CEO, Södra
Lotta Lyrå
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Monica Lingegård

CEO, SJ
Monica Lingegård
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Tobias Hansson

Managing Director Sweden, Hitachi Energy
Tobias Hansson
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Antoine Moyroud

Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Antoine Moyroud
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Ambarish Mitra

Co-Founder, Greyparrot
Ambarish Mitra
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Amit Arora

Professor of AI, Columbia University
Amit Arora
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Anabel Diaz Calderon

VP EMEA, Uber
Anabel Diaz Calderon
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Daniel Akenine

National Technology Officer, Microsoft
Daniel Akenine
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Daniel Sazonov

Mayor, Helsinki
Daniel Sazonov
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Dorothy Chou

Director of Policy & Public Engagement, Google DeepMind
Dorothy Chou
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Erik Slottner

Minister for Public Administration, Sweden
Erik Slottner
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Mats Persson

Minister for Education, Sweden
Mats Persson
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Samantha Job

British Ambassador to Sweden
Samantha Job
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Tjodolf Sommestad

President, King
Tjodolf Sommestad
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Tom Erixon

CEO, Alfa Laval
Tom Erixon
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Vojtech Vosecky

Associate, Circle Economy Foundation
Vojtech Vosecky
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Caroline Winnett

Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck
Caroline Winnett
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Christina Beinhoff

German Ambassador to Sweden
Christina Beinhoff
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Thierry Carlier

French Ambassador to Sweden
Thierry Carlier
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Anders Torell

CEO, Coop Sweden
Anders Torell
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Martina Flemström

VD, Mondelez International Norden
Martina Flemström
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Nami Zarringhalam

Co-Founder, Truecaller
Nami Zarringhalam
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Mary Hubbard

Executive Director, WordPress.org
Mary Hubbard
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Alexis Kopylov

CEO & Founder, DBT Capital
Alexis Kopylov
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Anu Bradford

Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia University
Anu Bradford
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Karl Rosander

Serial Entrepreneur & Founder, Nordic Air Defence
Karl Rosander
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Katarina Berg

Former CHRO, Spotify & incoming CHRO, On
Katarina Berg
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Kristin Magnusson Bernard

CEO, AP1
Kristin Magnusson Bernard
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Sylvia Schwaag Serger

CEO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
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Greg Williams

Deputy Global Editor, Wired Magazine
Greg Williams
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Stefan Ytterborn

Serial Entreoreneur & Founder
Stefan Ytterborn
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Agata Hidalgo

European Affairs Manager, France Digitale
Agata Hidalgo
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Anders Söderholm

President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Anders Söderholm
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Andreas Helbig

Partner, Atomico
Andreas Helbig
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Anna Felländer

Co-founder Asenion, President Asenion Europe
Anna Felländer
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Anna Weste

CEO, L'Oréal Nordics
Anna Weste
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Annika Winsth

Chief Economist, Nordea
Annika Winsth
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António Dias Martins

CEO, Startup Portugal
António Dias Martins
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Ash Dykes

Extreme Athlete & 5x World First Record Holder
Ash Dykes
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Ben Kortlang

Founding Partner, G2
Ben Kortlang
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Benjamin Dousa

Minister for Foreign Trade, Sweden
Benjamin Dousa
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Carl Johan Karlsson

Director, The Swedish Export Credit Agency, EKN
Carl Johan Karlsson
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Cat How

Founder, How&How
Cat How
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Chris Yiu

Policy Director Northern Europe, Meta
Chris Yiu
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Christian Dorffer

Founder & General Partner, Defiance Capital
Christian Dorffer
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Christian Meermann

Founding Partner, Cherry Ventures
Christian Meermann
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Darja Isaksson

Director General, Vinnova
Darja Isaksson
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Dirk Voeste

Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group
Dirk Voeste
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Ditte Bjerregaard

Acting Tech Ambassador of Denmark
Ditte Bjerregaard
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Eeke de Milliano

Head of Global Product, Stripe
Eeke de Milliano
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Elisabeth Svantesson

Minister for Finance, Sweden
Elisabeth Svantesson
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Erik Ekudden

CTO, Ericsson
Erik Ekudden
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Erik Gutwasser

President Northern Europe, Mastercard
Erik Gutwasser
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Erkki Keldo

Minister of Economy and Industry, Estonia
Erkki Keldo
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Gillian Muessig

Managing Director, Mastersfund
Gillian Muessig
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Giulio Bonazzi

CEO, Aquafil
Giulio Bonazzi
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Gulfem Toygar

Country Manager Sweden, Amazon
Gulfem Toygar
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Gustaf Tadaa

Artist
Gustaf Tadaa
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Hans van Rijn

SVP & Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company Nordic & Baltic
Hans van Rijn
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Helene Niklasson

VP Innovation Ecosystems & Partnerships, Volvo Group
Helene Niklasson
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Ioannis Ioannou

Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School
Ioannis Ioannou
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Jaani Heinonen

Head of Invest, Business Sweden
Jaani Heinonen
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Jakob Forssmed

Socialminister
Jakob Forssmed
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Jenny Rundbladh

CEO, SPP
Jenny Rundbladh
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Jesper Brøndum

CTO & Co-Founder, Boozt
Jesper Brøndum
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Jessica Rosencrantz

Minister for European Union Affairs, Sweden
Jessica Rosencrantz
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Jessica Schultz

Partner, Northzone
Jessica Schultz
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Jessika Roswall

EU Commissioner for Environment, Water, & Circular Economy
Jessika Roswall
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Johan Mörnstam

CEO, E.ON Sweden
Johan Mörnstam
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Jonas Edén

CEO, Telenor Sweden
Jonas Edén
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Jonatan Tullberg

CEO, GS1 Sweden
Jonatan Tullberg
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Juliet Bailin

Partner, General Catalyst
Juliet Bailin
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Kelly Chen

Partner and Founding Team Member, NATO Innovation Fund
Kelly Chen