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Alexandra Thomas
Alexandra Thomas is a licensed psychologist, specialist in work and organizational psychology, and co-author of the book Compassionate Leadership – A Guide to the Humane Workplace, which received the HR Book of the Year 2025 award. Driven by a passion for helping people grow and strengthening resilience in times of change, Alexandra inspires audiences with concrete strategies that can be applied in practice. In an engaging way, she draws on research-based methods and accurately captures the needs of her audience.
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Azra Osmancevic
Azra Osmancevic is Vice President of Operations Nordics at Viaplay Group & co-founder of legal tech start-up Justic. In 2023 she was ranked #1 on Ledarna’s annual list of Sweden’s top female leaders. Moreover, Azra is an active angel investor, board professional & the founder of Femtorship, a mentoring program for young women. As an ...
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Svante Randlert
Svante Randlert is one of most requested speakers in the Nordics with over 150 presentations a year on attracting, engaging and developing the right employees in the right ways and in the right places. Through the years he has directly advised hundreds of organisations and thousands of bosses on how to become the first choice ...
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Donnie SC Lygonis
In business, seizing opportunities for growth and differentiation are paramount. Donnie Lygonis, a distinguished innovation strategist and works at the largest University in Stockholm Sweden where he calls home, KTH Innovation. He is a serial entrepreneur, 6X TEDx speaker, and workshop facilitator. Donnie is the asset your company needs for continued growth and longevity. His ...
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Jesper Ek
Jesper Ek has walked the walk of Leadership as a practicing leader/manager for more than 25 years, mostly in big, international organizations. He is known for his engaging management style and has a track record of being a leader who’s turning minus to plus but without the traditional ways of cutting costs but rather boosting ...
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Elizabeth Leadership
Elizabeth is one of Sweden’s most pervasive leadership coaches, who mentors both groups and individuals, internationally and nationally. She works in Swedish and English, and has previous experience in holding lectures in the US, Canada, China and across Europe.
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Arvid Axland
How to design meaningful experiences Arvid Axland is a Swedish thought leader within experience design and communication. He is the Co-Founder of Pool, a successful creative agency in Sweden. He is also the author of the Swedish best-seller ‘Jakten pa Känslan’ – the art of designing meaningful experiences. Arvid is one of the country’s foremost ...
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Johan Eriksson
Johan Eriksson is a leader with broad experience from different industries and organizations. Today he is part of Google’s management team for Northern Europe, engaged in multiple start-ups and talks about leadership, innovation and digitalization. Johan Eriksson has a background as an entrepreneur and many years within the world’s biggest company in marketing, Procter & ...
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JP Hanson
JP Hanson is the chief executive for international consultancy Rouser, a globally recognized authority on business and marketing strategy, columnist for MarketingWeek and a popular headline speaker. He has delivered keynotes at some of the most prestigious events in the world, from Reykjavik to Mumbai and London to Dubai, always with an equally entertaining and ...
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Per Holknekt
Per Holknekt is one of Sweden’s top rated and most popular speakers, nominated “Speaker of the year 2017”. The stories and teachings from his rollercoaster life and experiences are very compelling. It is his huge variety archive of experiences that make him unique. Per is a very well-known Swedish entrepreneur and the founder of several ...
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Anders Borg
Anders Borg is a Swedish economist and politician who served as Minister for Finance in the Swedish Government from 2006 to 2014. Anders Borg provides unique insights on technological change, digitalization, and how globalization affects people, companies, and countries. How does the current Covid-19 crisis affects the global economy and policies? And how do the ...
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Kathrine Aspaas
Kathrine Aspaas welcomes you to The Emotion Revolution! Why is emotional strength becoming crucial for growth and development in business? Because our jobs are changing. When powerful technology provides us with artificial intelligence, digitalization and robotics, we, humans can develop even further what is unique to us: – How do we nurture our guts? – ...
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José María Figueres
José María Figueres served as President of Costa Rica and created a comprehensive national development strategy combining sound macroeconomic policies, strategic investments in human development, and a strong alliance with nature. “Climate change is the ultimate challenge” After years of public service, José María joined the Management Board of the World Economic Forum and was ...
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Per Lange
Per Lange is one of Scandinavia’s most sought after speaker in sales, communication and “growth mindset”. He lectures in a unique way on job satisfaction and motivation. Per Lange has trained thousands of employees and managers and lectured for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. His sales-tools are used by hundreds of Nordic organizations. Modern ...
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Heston Blumenthal
Fast becoming recognised as one of the best chefs around, Heston Blumenthal is the chef-proprietor of the Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire. The Fat Duck was voted "Best Restaurant in the World" in 2005. He was awarded his first Michelin star in 2000 and has since received a further two. “Heston Blumenthal is a man ...
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Jonas Kjellberg
Jonas Kjellberg, is a Serial Entrepreneur and co-founder of Gear Up, a framework to help people to transform ideas into a high-potential venture in real-time. He is also the CEO of Gourmetli which disrupts the existing food industry by connecting buyers and sellers of locally produced delights and global gourmet specialties. Born Global – Good ...
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Cathy O’Dowd
Cathy O’Dowd is the first woman in the world to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain, from both its north and south sides. Her first ascent of Everest happened in the midst of the chaotic events that form of the basis of the ’true story’ behind the Hollywood movie Everest. “The first woman to ...
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Christina Dahlblom
Christina Dahlblom is an entrepreneur, CEO, Board professional and leadership coach on a mission to improve worklife through better leadership. She works as the deputy CEO of Miltton and CEO of Miltton Sparks, and has served on several boards, three of them being stock listed companies. Her original focus was on understanding customer behavior and ...
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Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof KBE is best known for organising the 2005 Live 8 and 1985 Live Aid benefit concerts. A self-styled campaigner he is tremendously well informed on a broad range of global and national issues. He is also a proven businessman and is co-founder of Ten Alps a successful production company. Outspoken and celebrated global ...
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Pekka Hyysalo
Freeskier Pekka Hyysalo (born 2.9.1990) was at the early stage of his Professional Skier Career when the direction of his life was changed in one second. Having just finished the college studies at the Alpine Gymnasium in Kuusamo and the best competition season by so far, he crashed in his final jump of the season. At that ...
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Risto Kuulasmaa
Risto Kuulasmaa is a prolific entrepreneur and executive in media and startups. He is a senior advisor connecting the dots between the worlds of business, entertainment and arts. Risto is working between Amsterdam, Los Angeles and Helsinki. Risto has co-founded Tubecon influencer event network organizing arena-sized YouTuber events and influencer marketing services in multiple European markets. The ...
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Marko Yrjövuori
Marko Yrjövuori brings over 20 years of experience from Professional Sports Field. As a Wellness and Sports Medicine professional Marko has worked with the highest level athletes and teams in the world. He was member of the NHL team Los Angeles Kings medical staff (Athletic trainer and Sports Therapist 2000-2003). Marko was a member of ...
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Henri "Henkka" Hyppönen
Henri "Henkka" Hyppönen is a creative director, author, speaker, TV host, and serial entrepreneur. He is the founder of four companies including a problem-solving company that creates products and services using human intelligence and AI. Henri speaks regularly about the future, business, leadership and creativity, and about the intersection of human and machine intelligence. Henkka ...
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Henrik Tötterman
Dr. Henrik Tötterman is an international entrepreneurial leader with over 20 years experience from building and transforming organizations, as an entrepreneur and employed executive. He is seasoned in building teams and creating, implementing, and adjusting global strategies in highly competitive and regulated regional settings. Henrik Tötterman is a serial entrepreneur and his experience spans across ...
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Henrietta Kekäläinen
Henrietta Kekäläinen is the CEO & Co-founder of Carbo Culture, a clean technology company aiming to draw down a million tons of carbon within the next five years. Her company has a novel technology to manufacture a biocarbon product from waste. The product is used as a platform to reinstate health and productivity to destroyed ...
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Markku Wilenius
Markku Wilenius is a professor of Futures Studies in Turku University Business School. He is also an Unesco Chair in Learning Society and Futures of Education. He has worked over 20 years with Futures Studies. In 2015 he co-founded Turku Complex Systems Institute at the University of Turku. His latest research program is the future ...
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Pekka Pohjakallio
After 20 yeas in high tech Pekka Pohjakallio is passionate about us humans. How to flourish at work? Is change possible? How to move from coping to excitement and flourishing? Therefor, his engineering degree has bee amended by studies of logotherapy and positive psychology. During his 19 year Nokia career Pekka lead business units, marketing ...
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André Noël Chaker
André Noël Chaker is one of Finland’s leading business speakers and writers. He was voted Speaker of the Year 2012 by the customers of Speakers Forum Finland and Speaker, Moderator and Coach of the Year at the Finnish Evento Awards in 2014. In 2015 he received the Business Moderator of the Year award by the ...
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Alf Rehn
Alf Rehn is the professor of innovation, design, and management at the University of Southern Denmark and is, in addition, an internationally noted thought leader and strategic advisor. Alf Rehn has written several bestselling books and given some 1000 keynotes all over the world – including in North Korea. His keynotes have been praised for ...
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Patrick Lencioni
Patrick Lencioni is the founder of The Table Group and the author of 11 books which have sold over 5 million copies. As CEO, Pat spends his time writing books and articles related to leadership and organisational health, speaking to audiences interested in those topics and consulting to CEOs and their teams. "One of the ...
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Marshall Goldsmith
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is a world authority in helping successful leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behaviour for themselves and their teams. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources – America’s top HR honour. He is co-founder of Marshall Goldsmith Partners, a network of top-level executive coaches and he served as ...
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Lars Sudmann
Lars Sudmann is an advisor, keynote speaker and executive trainer on leadership, strategy, innovation and communication for global corporations and their leaders. Lars is an expert on business leadership and communication, especially for global and virtual businesses and organizations. He is the owner of Sudmann & Company, a consulting and management training network.
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David Hempleman- Adams O.B.E.
David Hempleman-Adams is the first person in history to reach the Geographic and Magnetic North and South Poles as well as climb the highest peaks in all seven continents; the Adventurers’ Grand Slam. To date he has done 31 major expeditions around the world. “David’s accomplishments are great and many” On leaving school David Hempleman-Adams ...
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Randi Zuckerberg
Randi Zuckerberg is an entrepreneur, investor, bestselling author and tech media personality. She is the founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media, developing technology, content and live events all with the mission of putting intelligent, tech-savvy, entrepreneurial women and girls at the centre of pop culture and media. “Emmy Award nomination for her innovative blend of ...
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Fons Trompenaars
Fons Trompenaars is the Founder and Director of Trompenaars Hampden-Turner, an intercultural management firm. Known world-wide for his work on the subject of culture and business transformation, he helps Fortune 500 companies solve their business and cultural dilemmas and increase global effectiveness and performance. “An acclaimed world-class management guru and author on culture for business ...
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Göran Persson
Göran Persson is the former Prime Minister of Sweden. He was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, stepping down after the 2006 General Election. Since leaving the political realm, Persson holds the position of Chairman of Sveaskog, a leading Swedish forestry business. “Leading Expert on the Swedish Financial Model” Göran Persson is more widely ...
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Jonas Ridderstråle
Dr. Jonas Ridderstråle is one of the world’s most influential and respected business thinkers and speakers. Since bursting onto the international scene with the bestselling book ’Funky Business’ in 2000, Jonas has remained at the forefront of the new generation of management thinkers. “He is a presenter with a difference who makes a difference” Dr. ...
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Mikko Eerola
Mikko Eerola is one of the authors of the book The Block Chain Roadmap for decision makers (2019). He has worked throughout his career in business digitalization, both as a management consultant and as a business leader in growth and listed companies. Europe and the United States. Mikko has extensive experience in developing business globally ...
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Julia Langkraehr
Julia Langkraehr built three multi-million pound retail businesses in three European countries and is now a strategic coach. In 2014 she founded Bold Clarity which provides facilitation, coaching and training to entrepreneurs, CEOs, their leadership teams and peer groups. “A respected business and retail entrepreneur” Julia Langkraehr moved to London in 1999 to develop new ...
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Costas Markides
Costas Markides holds the Robert P. Bauman Chair of Strategic Leadership at the London Business School. In recent years, Costas has turned his attention to how management ideas can be used to address social issues. In 2011, 2009 and 2007 Thinkers50 placed him among the list of most influential thinkers. “Costas Markides is an expert ...
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Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Sean Pillot de Chenecey is a seasoned public speaker with a track record of delivering keynotes in diverse regions such as the US, EU, MENA, and Asia for over a decade. He has spoken at a wide range of venues, including boardrooms, congress halls, stadiums, and festivals.
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Jamie Anderson
Jamie Anderson, professor, has been named as a "management guru" in the Financial Times, and as one of the world’s top 25 management thinkers by the journal Business Strategy Review. Another industry magazine recently included Jamie as one of the ’top 40 under 40’ most influential young business minds worldwide. “Jamie’s wit and humour have ...
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Antoni Lacinai
Communication between people is like electricity in a modern society — without it, we die, says Antoni Lacinai, an authority in Workplace Communication Culture and a global speaker on Employee engagement, Leadership communication and Customer experience. With his 20 keys to outstanding workplace communication, he improves peoples’ skills when they lead people, serve clients and ...
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Siri Wikander
Siri Wikander has been in HR leadership and People Growth positions for the past 20 years in large stock-listed companies like Axfood and Scandic Hotels as well as in start-up and scale-up firms.
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Oskar Kihlborg
Oskar Kihlborg is one of Sweden’s most experienced adventurers and speakers, with over 30 years of expeditions spanning from dense jungles to arctic climates—situations where human trust, group collaboration, and inner drive are constantly put to the test. In 1990, together with Mikael Reuterswärd, Oskar became the first Swede to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
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Charlotte Signahl
In the last two decades, Charlotte Signahl has been talking about “unpleasant” topics i.e. undesired powerstructures between people in groups, organizations and in society. How those power structures affect the individuals, their performance, and well-being, but also how an understanding of the same power structures makes everyone feel better. Charlotte talks about Human Rights and ...
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Robin Teigland
Robin Teigland is Professor in Management of Digitalization in the Entrepreneurship and Strategy Division at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she was recruited to build bridges between technology and the development of society. She is also the Director of Ocean Data Factory Sweden – Sweden’s national initiative for AI-driven innovation based on ...