Speakers

Global leaders that have been on the Techarena stage: 

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Boris Johnson

Former UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
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Al Gore

Former US Vice President
Al Gore
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Anna Bateson

CEO, The Guardian
Anna Bateson
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Anthony di Iorio

Co-Founder, Ethereum
Anthony di Iorio
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Asha Saxena

Bestselling Author "The AI Factor" & Adjunct Professor, Columbia University
Asha Saxena
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Bastian Hasslinger

Partner, Index Ventures
Bastian Hasslinger
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Franziska Bell

Chief AI Officer, Ford Motors Company
Franziska Bell
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Jessica Meir

NASA Astronaut
Jessica Meir
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Markus Villig

CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt
Markus Villig
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Mikayel Vardanyan

COO & Co-Founder, Picsart
Mikayel Vardanyan
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Richard Branson

Visionary Founder, Virgin Group
Richard Branson
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Samantha Cristoforetti

ESA Astronaut,
Samantha Cristoforetti
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Shilpika Gautam

World Record Holder & Founder, Opna
Shilpika Gautam
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Steve Wozniak

Founder, Apple
Steve Wozniak
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Chirag Shah

Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington
Chirag Shah
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Fabian Hedin

Co-founder, Lovable
Fabian Hedin
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Hélène Huby

Co-founder & CEO, The Exploration Company
Hélène Huby
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Jesper Toubøl

Vice President Production, LEGO
Jesper Toubøl
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Job van der Voort

CEO & Founder, Remote
Job van der Voort
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Mary Hubbard

CEO, Wordpress
Mary Hubbard
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Max Junestrand

CEO & Co-Founder, Legora
Max Junestrand
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Nathalie Halimi

PM Machine Learning, Booking.com
Nathalie Halimi
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Peter Carlsson

Founder, Northvolt & Aris Machina
Peter Carlsson
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Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland
Sanna Marin
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Fredrik Hjelm

CEO & Founder, Voi
Fredrik Hjelm
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Greg Williams

Global Editorial Director, Wired
Greg Williams
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Jarek Kutylowski

CEO & Founder, DeepL
Jarek Kutylowski
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Maximilian Freier

Secretary of the Monetary Policy Committee, European Central Bank
Maximilian Freier
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Tony Hawk

Skatebording legend
Tony Hawk
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Charlie MacGregor

CEO, The Social Hub
Charlie MacGregor
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Craig Douglas

Founding Partner, WorldFund
Craig Douglas
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Johannes Schildt

Co-Founder, Kry
Johannes Schildt
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Ken Villum Klausen

Founder & CEO, Lunar
Ken Villum Klausen
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Luke Pappas

Partner, NEA
Luke Pappas
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Marc Randolph

Co-founder, Netflix
Marc Randolph
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Oscar Höglund

CEO & Founder, Epidemic Sound
Oscar Höglund
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Polly Barnes

Operating Partner, EQT Group
Polly Barnes
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Pär-Jörgen Pärson

Partner
Pär-Jörgen Pärson
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Siddharth Khullar

CEO & Co-Founder, Aris Machina
Siddharth Khullar
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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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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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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