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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 ...
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Fredrik Sträng
”The mountain remains steep, indifferent to my whining and complaints. What I can alter is my attitude toward its incline.” – Fredrik Sträng Fredrik Sträng, once bullied and gripped by a paralyzing fear of heights, sought therapy for his death anxiety. Yet, he emerged as Sweden’s preeminent high-altitude climber, conquering seven peaks above 8000 m ...
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Fredrik Hären
Fredrik Hären is an author and keynote speaker on Business Creativity, Change and Global Business who has delivered 2,000 presentations in over 60 countries on 6 continents. He is the author of 10 books, including "The Idea Book" which was included in "The 100 Best Business Books of All Time” as well as the author ...
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Staffan Ehde
How do we build value for everybody? Everybody meaning the customers, staff and owners. Staffan has been an evangelist for 20 years that the purpose is the DNA that makes an organization successful or a disaster. This is something he realized that in film the direction is what makes the difference and that translates to ...
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Annelie Pompe
Annelie Pompe is a professional adventurer from Sweden. She works as an inspirational speaker, adventure guide, yoga and breathing teacher, author, and photographer. Amongst her adventurous achievements is a world record freedive to 126m in one breath, as well as being the first Swedish woman to summit Everest from the north side and climbing the ...
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Petra Malm
Petra Malm is a former soldier of the Swedish Special Forces who shifted her secret life in the military and became a lecturer and a trainer. As the first female Petra Malm passed the test to SOG (Swedish Special Forces). Over a decade, Petra lived a secret life as an elite soldier on the front ...
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Linda Hammarstrand
Linda Hammarstrand is a popular lecturer in subjects such as performance culture and values. She has 20 years of experience in communication, HR, and education within the Stena sphere. Her most recent assignment within Stena was to visualize Stena’s business philosophy and values for 22,000 employees worldwide. Linda Hammarstrand was the ”Director of Passion” and ...
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Andreas Piirimets
In a captivating blend of animated rhetoric and pedagogy, Andreas Piirimets adeptly synthesizes the latest research on the brain, sleep, and stress, presenting it in an engaging and accessible manner. Drawing from a rich foundation of both scientific findings and personal experiences, he offers practical insights and hands-on strategies for effectively managing the challenges of ...
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Mary Juusela
Mary Juusela is one of the Nordic region’s foremost experts in values, tolerance and humane sustainability. She lectures on human behavior and on how individuals and groups go further by being open, more inclusive and empathetic. Mary is often hired as an inspirational lecturer during leadership conferences, staff days and many tailor-made events throughout Sweden, ...
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Linda Johansson
Linda U Johansson is a futurist and entrepreneur. She is the founder of both Volvo Cars and Lynk & Co’s e-commerce, and an experienced lecturer. Linda provides an exciting and inspiring vision of the future with digital commerce and AI. With her own experiences in the industry and in her role as CEO at eCom ...
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Jonas Eriksson
Jonas Eriksson is the most successful Swedish referee of all time. He was a FIFA international referee between 2002 and 2018 and has experience from international championships as the World Cup, the European Football Championship, and the Champions League. Jonas Eriksson has combined a carrier in football with a very successful carrier as an entrepreneur. ...
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Ted Burk
As a Naval Officer, Ted Burk was recognized as a talented fighter pilot and innovative problem solver. As a TOPGUN graduate, he identified cultural gaps and built bridges between warfighters and engineers - optimizing performance in both weapons and tactics.
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Hanna Wallensteen
Inclusion, Exclusion and Minority Stress in the Workplace Since the summer of 2020 most organizations have realized the importance of raising awareness and knowledge in issues related to inclusion and diversity in relation to race and ethnicity in order to recruit, retain and represent their organization in accordance to their core beliefs and values. This ...
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Mattias Klum
Mattias Klum has worked full-time as a photographer since 1986, and as a cinematographer and director on numerous film and television projects since 1994. In 1997 National Geographic Magazine published Mattias Klum’s photographs for the first time. That made him the first Swede and one of National Geographic’s youngest contributors at the time. Mattias Klum ...
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Parul Sharma
Parul Sharma has many years of experience in the area of sustainability, human rights and anti-corruption in high risk markets. Parul is the CEO at The Academy for Human Rights in Business and Chair at Amnesty International Sweden.
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Terence Mauri
Terence Mauri has been described as ‘an outspoken and influential expert on the future of leadership’ by Thinkers50 the global authority of top business thinkers in the world.
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Matthias Schranner
Negotiation expert Matthias Schranner was originally trained by the police and the FBI as a lead negotiator for high-stakes situations. For the past 15 years, he and his team at the Schranner Negotiation Institute have been advising clients including the UN, global corporations and political parties in difficult negotiations. FBI-trained former hostage negotiator, Matthias Schranner ...
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Anna Gullstrand
Anna Gullstrand is the Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) at Mentimeter. Mentimeter is a 240+ employee’s values-driven SaaS start-up with offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Toronto, Canada. Their audience engagement platform helps over 200 million users globally to participate in inclusive, interactive and impactful presentations, trainings, lectures and meetings. Since graduating from the internationally ...
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Arash Gilan
Som vd för Viva, ett av Nordens största marknadsföringsbolag, har Arash Gilan inte bara bevittnat, utan också lett digital transformation på första parkett. Hans förmåga att förstå och navigera i det digitala landskapet har gett honom utmärkelser som “Årets inspirerande ledarskap” av Great Place to Work. Men hans passion sträcker sig bortom affärsvärlden. Med VD-podden ...
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Aurore Belfrage
Aurore Belfrage invests in cleantech, renewable energy, and energy efficiency technologies. With a background as an investor at EQT Ventures, a columnist for Svenska Dagbladet, and co-host of the +Katapult podcast, Aurore Belfrage brings extensive experience in how technology can strategically strengthen your business in a rapidly changing world.
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Andrew Bryant
Andrew Bryant is the Pioneer of Self-Leadership and a Global Influencer on Creating Winning Cultures. He is a well-known professional speaker with the ability to inspire individuals, teams, organizations and create positive change in workplaces.
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Solfrid Flateby
Solfrid Flateby is an advisor, lecturer, and coach in public and private business. She has a background as HR and communications director in the Reitan Group, Coca Cola, and Bavaria Nordic, and has previously also led the Crown Prince Couple’s, Humanitarian Fund. Solfrid Flateby is one of Norway’s most frequently booked speakers and she shares ...
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Ilenia Vidili
Ilenia Vidili is a customer centricity advisor, author and keynote speaker. Ilenia’s mission is to help businesses achieve a competitive advantage by becoming more customer-centric — helping them to think differently, streamline processes, turn product mentalities into people mentalities, and create more value for their customers. For over a decade she conducted corporate marketing for ...
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Guillaume Néry
Guillaume Néry has been a free diver for over 15 years and is constantly pushing his human limits further and further. As a result of his many dives, competitions and broken records, Guillaume has gained incredible experience in high-level performance management. With a great deal of objectivity and maturity, Guillaume has been able to share ...
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Shada Islam
Shada Islam is an influential Brussels-based specialist on European Union affairs. After having worked as a journalist and think tanker, she now works independently as a commentator, advisor, analyst and strategist on questions which she is passionate about including Europe, Asia, Africa, Geopolitics, Trade, Migration, Inclusion, Diversity and Women’s Empowerment. Shada runs her own Brussels-based global ...
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Rohit Talwar
Rohit Talwar a global futurist, award-winning keynote speaker, author, and the CEO of Fast Future. He helps clients navigate disruption, understand the emerging landscape, and shape the future. Rohit has a passion around futureproofing ourselves, and how to advance individual lives, society, and business by harnessing new ideas, innovation, and disruptive developments such as ’corporation ...
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Jacob Morgan
Jacob is a professionally trained futurist, keynote speaker, and the international best-selling author of 5 books which focus on leadership, the future of work, and employee experience. His passion and mission is to create great leaders, engaged employees, and future-ready organizations.
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Pia Heidenmark Cook
Pia Heidenmark Cook divides her time between senior advisor and non-executive director assignments across Europe and the US. She sits on boards in international companies operating in the healthcare, retail, sustainable materials, and restaurant sectors. She is also a Senior Advisor with Teneo, working with the ESG and Sustainability team to advise clients on how ...
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Belinda Parmar
Belinda Parmar OBE is a diversity campaigner and the CEO of The Empathy Business and a Non-Executive Director for the Ministry of Defence. Belinda uses the science of empathy to change the way companies transform their organisations focusing on leadership, communications and operations.
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Lisa Ekström
Lisa Ekström is a well-known Swedish speaker and inspirational performer. Lisa Ekström is the founder of the company Kamoja. The company name and word Kamoja springs from Lisa’s international upbringing. "Kamoj" means to borrow or snitch in Thai. An "a" at the end makes it a Swedish verb, so as in borrowing an idea or ...
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Urban Björn
Urban Björn is an economist and for more than 15 years was business manager and SVP in Investment and Corporate Banking. He changed tracks and became HR Manager, and later Head of Diversity & Inclusion at one of the Nordic region’s largest banks where in 2018 he trained over 1,000 managers in inclusive leadership. Since ...
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Hélène Barnekow
Hélène Barnekow was the CEO of Microsoft Sweden for three successful years from 2018 to 2021. She has more than 25 years of experience in the IT and telecom industry, including roles such as CEO at Telia Sverige and Director of Field & Partner Marketing at EMC in Boston, USA.
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Barakat Ghebrehawariat
Barakat Ghebrehawariat is a political scientist, journalist and entrepreneur who thinks we should communicate more with each other. Barakat is a popular speaker, advisor and opinion leader with extensive experience in working with norm criticism, anti-racism and inclusion. With his unique insights and humor, he helps organizations with diversity and inclusion from the communication perspective. ...
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Kristina Hagström Ilievska
Kristina Hagström Ilievska is a bundle of energy with a huge passion for life! She sees herself as a naive optimist with rebellious traits who never turns down the chance to develop and improve things. During a lecture with Kristina, you will get practical advice and guidance on how you and your organization can work ...
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David JP Phillips
David JP Phillips is an internationally recognized lecturer, author and coach in modern presentation techniques, body language and communication. His training and materials are based on neuroscience and biology, which means that his lectures, workshops and trainings are very practical and motivating.
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Katarina Matson
Katarina Matson utvecklade och genomförde utbildning i omedveten partiskhet (Unconscious Bias) för mer än 1500 ledare globalt, samt implementerade en global föräldraledighetspolicy för alla anställda på Volvo Cars. Sedan 2021 driver Katarina Matson verksamheten Let’s Tango AB, och föreläser och utbildar ledare och medarbetare som vill öka medvetenheten och få fördjupad kunskap i hur de ...
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JP Castlin
JP Castlin is a globally renowned expert in strategy, leadership and applied complexity science, who has been dubbed “a member of the Mount Rushmore of strategic management” and one of the world’s “most important voices in strategy”. He is the creator of the ABCDE framework for strategy under uncertainty, an author, and a columnist. JP ...
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Ann Linde
Ann Linde is one of Sweden’s most experienced politicians in foreign affairs and has played a central role in many critical events such as the NATO process, handling the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the evacuation of Afghanistan, and the 9000 Swedes who were stranded during the pandemic. In 2021 Ann was chairperson of OSCE, the ...
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Tobias Sturesson
Tobias Sturesson grew up in a destructive cult that almost cost his mother her life. Today, he helps larger organizations overcome their most important culture and values challenges. "How could an organization that seemed to have a good purpose become something so destructive?" "How could I, who saw myself as an ethical and value-driven leader, ...