Profiles

Dr Kjell A. Nordström is the interpreter of the new business world. His dynamic style has made him a highly appreciated speaker, and he has given keynote presentations in over 100 countries. The Global Gurus Top 30 Management ranking put him at number 23 worldwide and among the top 5 in Europe. He suggests that ...

Robert Karjel is a helicopter pilot and a lieutenant colonel in the Swedish Air Force. His job as a helicopter pilot has taken him all over the world, from peace-keeping in Afghanistan to pirate-hunting in Somalia. Robert Karjel is a unique voice that takes you on a journey through crises and challenges, both in the ...

Stina Yones is an inspiring speaker and advisor with deep expertise in strategic sustainability, business development, and trend analysis. With over 15 years of experience spanning both the corporate world and civil society, she helps organizations navigate complexity and develop sustainable business strategies that are both profitable and future-proof.

Elsa Hyland is a leading force in the Swedish startup ecosystem. At a young age, she has already established herself as a prominent angel investor, mentor, and advisor, with broad experience spanning startups, scaleups, and venture capital firms. Her career is marked by a strong commitment to supporting entrepreneurs and helping them realize their visions regardless of background.

Andreas Carlsson is an internationally renowned songwriter, producer and CEO of an innovative music tech company. His music has been nominated for several Grammy and Emmy Awards, and his songs have sold over 150 million physical albums and been streamed over 4 billion times.

Together with Hans Rosling and Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund founded Gapminder in 2005. Gapminder’s mission statement is to fight devastating ignorance with a fact-based world view everyone can understand. She designed the user-interface of the famous animating bubble-chart tool called Trendalyzer, used by millions of students across the world, to understand global development trends. ...

With a career spanning over a decade, Ralf Schumacher offers unparalleled insights and engaging presentations, making him an exceptional choice for your next event. Ralf is available for speaking engagements in both German and English.

Ola Rosling is the co-founder and president of the “Gapminder Foundation,” which he founded together with his wife, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, and his father, Hans Rosling. As a lecturer, Ola Rosling presents statistics and facts in a way that makes the information easier to understand and remember. His passion and expertise shine through, making the content stick.

Otmar Szafnauer is a highly respected leader in motorsport, renowned for his extensive experience in Formula 1. With a career spanning over 30 years, Otmar has held several high-profile roles, including Vice President of Honda Racing, CEO, and Team Principal of Aston Martin Racing, and most recently, Team Principal of the Alpine F1 Team until mid-2023.

Mika Häkkinen is a two-time Formula One World Champion and a distinguished figure in motorsport. With profound insights into racing, leadership, and overcoming challenges, Mika is an exceptional speaker for any event.

Guenther Steiner is a renowned figure in motorsport, best known for his role as the Team Principal of the Haas F1 Team from its inception in 2014 until the end of 2023.

One of Formula 1's most respected race strategists, now a distinguished Analyst, Presenter, and Commentator for Formula 1. Ruth brings unparalleled insights into the data-driven world of F1 racing, making her an exceptional choice for speaking engagements.

Julien Simon-Chautemps is a highly experienced Formula 1 performance engineer, renowned for his role as the senior race engineer to World Champion Kimi Raikkonen. He is now a familiar face to fans through his expert insights on F1TV and France’s Canal Plus television channel.

Neil Martin is a pioneer in the use of data analytics in Formula 1 motor racing, with a career spanning over 25 years. He has been a key member of the senior technical leadership teams at McLaren, Red Bull Racing, and Ferrari.

Karun Chandhok is one of only two Indian drivers to compete in Formula 1 and is now one of the most respected broadcasters in the sport. With a career spanning racing, broadcasting, and consultancy, Karun offers unparalleled insights into the world of motorsport.

Marc Priestley is a dynamic speaker, broadcaster, and author who brings a wealth of experience from his decade-long career as a senior mechanic for the McLaren Formula 1 team. Known for his precision, teamwork, and high-pressure performance, Marc now shares his insights and stories with audiences worldwide.

Gary Foote is the Chief Information Officer and Director of Sustainability at the Haas Formula 1 Team. With a career spanning over two decades in motorsport and technology, Gary is pivotal in ensuring the Haas F1 team benefits from cutting-edge technology solutions and sustainable practices.

Nicole Bearne has been at the forefront of Formula 1 for over 25 years, contributing to the success of Brawn Grand Prix and Mercedes-AMG Formula 1 teams. Her extensive experience includes executive and technical operations, internal communications, employee experience, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Nicole's unique blend of real-world F1 business acumen and academic expertise makes her a compelling speaker for various audiences.

Bradley Scanes is a world-class high-performance coach whose expertise has helped deliver gold-medal-winning results for Olympic athletes and played a key role in the dominance of four-time Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen.

Bernie Collins is a distinguished strategy engineer with over a decade of experience at the forefront of Formula 1. Most recently serving as the Head of Race Strategy for the Aston Martin Formula 1 team, Bernie has played a pivotal role in the success of several top teams through her strategic acumen and engineering expertise.

Martin Pistorius was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1975. At the age of twelve an unknown illness left him wheelchair bound and unable to speak, and he spent fourteen years in institutions.

Kaisa Vuorinen, Ph.D., University of Helsinki is an expert in positive education and strength-based learning. She has published studies on well-being and school-related happiness in mainstream students as well as in students with various special needs.

Sofia Rasmussen is a trend analyst, lecturer, moderator, author, and was nominated for MySpeaker Of The Year 2022 and named one of Veckans Affärer’s 101 super talents in 2019. She has a master’s degree in Political Science and has worked for 16 years researching the labor market and people’s work life values. Sofia Rasmussen lectures ...

Rebecca Henderson is a Global Authority on Sustainable Business Growth; Economist, Organizational Change Strategist and Researcher; Author, “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire” (2020); Professor, Harvard Business School.

Katarina Graffman is Doctor in philosophy, in cultural anthropology, writer, and lecturer. Based on over 20 years of continuous anthropological studies of the human consumer, Katarina can map and, to some extent, predict human behavior, which is not least important when it comes to sustainable consumption. Katarina has paid special attention to media consumption and ...

Erik Fernholm is a thought leader, social entrepreneur and award-winning keynote speaker with an academic background in cognitive neuroscience and happiness research.

Olof Röhlander is the northerner who shifted gears from a career in table tennis to be a mental trainer and author. Sharing a relevant and ever topical message, Olof has spoken to people from all walks of life in a wide array of forums. He has a remarkable ability to reach out even the most ...

No one in the world has accomplished what Thor Pedersen has. From 2013 to 2023, Thor Pedersen spent nearly a decade on one long, continuous journey to visit every country in the world—WITHOUT ever stepping on a plane. A feat never before achieved and unlikely to ever be repeated.

Erin Meyer is a professor at INSEAD, one of the leading international business schools. Her work focuses on how the world's most successful managers navigate the complexities of cultural differences in a global environment. She helps companies to develop organizational cultures that breed both flexibility and innovation and offers cutting-edge strategies to improve the effectiveness of projects that span the globe.

Cassie is the #1 AI speaker for an executive audience, inspiring leaders to take charge in an AI-first world.

Lasse Rouhiainen, an international author and speaker on AI and ChatGPT, has given seminars in 18 countries. His expertise spans many fields: from technology and tourism to banking and education.

Sarah Porter is CEO and founder of InspiredMinds!, a global tech strategy group across 72 countries with its base in London. Their team of tech strategists, researchers, scientists, and academics was brought together with a congruent goal of uniting emerging tech that improves and benefits the world that we live in. The group specializes in AI for good and AI for medicine, promoting fair, safe, and ethical AI.

If our planet had been created a year ago, humanity would have existed on the planet for ten minutes, and the industrial era would have started only two seconds ago. The internet would have existed for mere milliseconds. In those milliseconds, humanity has created innovations at an unbelievable speed. The invention of technologies such as ...

Oscar Jonsson is a scholar of strategy, emerging technology, and Russia who is the founder of Phronesis Analysis and Researcher at Swedish Defence University. His background is that he has ten years of experience working in academia, armed forces leadership, and think-tanks, including 2,5 years of management in the knowledge sector. Oscar Jonsson’s research focuses ...

Daniel Skavén Ruben is a frequent keynote speaker, moderator, and panelist on the topics of food systems, FoodTech, and the Future of Food, and has lectured all over the world. Whether in-person or virtual, Daniel always brings great passion, high energy, and deep knowledge of the food system and how it is currently being reshaped by a wave of innovation.

Anne-Marie Eklund Löwinder is one of Sweden’s leading experts on information and IT security. In 2013 Anne-Marie was the first Swede to be inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. For almost 20 years she was the Chief Information Security Officer at The Swedish Internet Foundation. Currently, she is the founder and CEO of her ...

David Ståhlberg guides you to curiosity, innovation and hope for our joint future, and helps you see the potential in your organisation. After leading roles at Google in Sweden and at Procter & Gamble, David is today helping leaders and lead teams to turn the accelerating pace of technological change into an opportunity for positive ...

Elin Hauge is an artificial intelligence and business strategist, pragmatic futurist, and eternal rebel. With her extensive background from physics, mathematics, and business, she is now an independent thinker and keynote speaker, with particular interest in responsible and sustainable adoption of artificial intelligence. She is also a full-contact kickboxer, non-executive board director, and part-time law student.

In times of exponential technology development, exponential behavioral changes also occur. Anna Frankzen Starrin is the cultural anthropologist and trend analyst who has come to be known as Robot Anna in the media, because she talks about automation and the impact of digitalization on people and companies. Anna wants to make companies dare to look ...

Nadim Ghazale is an award-winning speaker and community leader with almost two decades of experience in police work and a background as a refugee from war-torn Lebanon. Nadim's accumulated professional knowledge, skills, and life experiences offer keys and knowledge for both integration and security. Two crucial issues for Sweden both today and into the future.

Julia Krantz is the creator behind the site Magic Fabric that’s since 2014 has been exploring the next frontier of fashion and digital entertainment through new technologies including 3D, XR, and AI. She has throughout the years featured rising talent, innovative projects, and cutting-edge software that’s later come to shape the future of the industry.

Anders Tegnell was State Epidemiologist at the Public Health Agency of Sweden between 2013 and 2022. Anders found himself at the center of the storm when the coronavirus began to spread worldwide and appeared daily in both Swedish and international media.

Perry McCarthy’s incredible story is legendary. He is a championship winning racing driver, best-selling author and was ‘The Stig’ from the BBC Top Gear motoring show. With over 1500 corporate appearances to date, Perry is in high demand to deliver inspirational and motivational speeches linking his unique experience and attitude to the world of business and its requirements.

Joakim delves into emerging technologies, tools, methodologies, and mindsets to understand potential futures, equipping himself to make the right strategic decisions today. His approach is rooted in foresight, experimentation, dialogue, and collaboration, with a focus on an exploratory mindset. At Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova, he has built a team that focuses on exploring strategic foresight ...

Thomas Terney has been part of the AI journey for more than 25 years. Driven by a deep fascination with how technology influences human interaction, communication, and the very fabric of organizations, Thomas recognized early on as an AI researcher that AI would transform the world.

Dr. Fredrik Moberg holds a PhD in natural resources management from the Department of Systems Ecology at Stockholm University, with emphasis on coral reef ecology. Today his research deals with biological diversity, ecosystem services and resilience of social-ecological systems, including the influence of emerging technologies and algorithms on large-scale environmental change. Fredrik Moberg is author ...

Anna Throne-Holst is a Swedish-American politician. Her interest in social issues and politics led her to become involved in local matters in Southampton on Long Island, where she was elected mayor. Anna currently serves as the CEO of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Executive leader, entrepreneur, and respected professional with passion for science, technology and business holding more than 20 years of senior experience in innovative industries across Ukraine, Europe, and North America. Dmytro Shymkiv is former General Manager of Microsoft Ukraine and served as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine.