24-26 June 2025
almedalen, visby
Almedalen
Techarena hosts three stages and a networking event at Almedalen to spread bold ideas, critical discussions, and the future of innovation. Where leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers connect to shape Sweden’s future.
What to Expect at Techarena
Changing Economy
+120
speakers
Changing Economy
+45
panels
Changing Economy
TechMinglet
the biggest after work during almedalesveckan
Changing Economy
Innovation Competition
Techarena Challenge finals
Changing Economy
3
stages
Speakers at Techarena at Alemdalen 2025
Anna Borg
CEO, Vattenfall
Charlotte von Essen
Head of the Swedish Security Service
Christian Levin
CEO, Scania
Maria Malmer Stenergard
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Marcus Wandt
Astronaut & CIO, Saab
Martin Lundstedt
CEO, Volvo Group
Petter Stordalen
Founder, Strawberry Group
Pål Jonson
Minister for Defence
Annie Lööf
Senior Advisor, former Minister of Enterprise
Carl-Johan Edström
Lieutenant General, Swedish Armed Forces
Nina Jönsson
CEO, ICA
Lena Gillström
CEO, BAE Systems Bofors
Liv Sandberg
General Manager, TikTok Central Europe & Nordics
Marie Sandin
CEO, TetraPak Sweden
Tobias Hansson
Managing Director Sweden, Hitachi Energy
Lars Wingefors
CEO & Founder, Embracer Group
Lotta Lyrå
CEO, Södra
Monica Lingegård
CEO, SJ
Mats Persson
Minister for Education, Sweden
Erik Slottner
Minister for Public Administration, Sweden
Samantha Job
British Ambassador to Sweden
Christina Beinhoff
German Ambassador to Sweden
Thierry Carlier
French Ambassador to Sweden
Anders Torell
CEO, Coop Sweden
Martina Flemström
VD, Mondelez International Norden
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Alexis Kopylov
CEO & Founder, DBT Capital
Karl Rosander
Serial Entrepreneur & Founder, Nordic Air Defence
Kristin Magnusson Bernard
CEO, AP1
Katarina Berg
Former CHRO, Spotify & incoming CHRO, On
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
CEO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
Stefan Ytterborn
Serial Entreoreneur & Founder
Jonatan Tullberg
CEO, GS1 Sweden
Jenny Rundbladh
CEO, SPP
Erik Gutwasser
President Northern Europe, Mastercard
Jakob Forssmed
Socialminister
Annika Winsth
Chief Economist, Nordea
Jonas Edén
CEO, Telenor Sweden
Anders Söderholm
President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Johan Mörnstam
CEO, E.ON Sweden
Niclas Eriksson
CEO, Elgiganten
Peter Dahlen
Managing Director, AmCham
Per Långsved
CEO, Nordea Life & Pension
Sofia Götmar Blomstedt
CEO, PwC Sweden
Stefan Dahlbo
CEO, Fabege
Anna Felländer
Co-founder Asenion, President Asenion Europe
Susanne Najafi
Founding Partner, BackingMinds
Per Wallentin
CEO, Knowit
Jonas Kjellberg
Co-Founder, Nornorm
Arba Kokalari
Member of the European Parliament
Alexander Norén
Senior Business & Tech Correspondent, Swedish National Television
Janne Elvelid
Head of Public Policy, Meta
Mattias Hedwall
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Sofie Vennersten
Director Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Volvo Group
Mikael Damberg
Ekonomisk-politisk talesperson (S)
Erika Lyko
Medgrundare, Lyko
Annika Sten Pärson
Medgrundare & partner, The Inner Foundation
Henrik Green
General Manager Autonomous Technology, Einride
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09:00
on
Arena Stage
AI-kriget: Information, fakta och sanning
Anna Felländer
Co-founder Asenion, President Asenion Europe
Gabriel Byström
Stabschef, Sveriges Radio
Alexander Norén
Senior Business & Tech Correspondent, Swedish National Television
PLAY RECORDING
09:00
on
Bright Stage
Hur kan tech och AI möjliggöra och påskynda cirkulära och hållbara initiativ?
Nanna Gelebo
Managing Director & Partner, BCG
Fredrik Holmén
Partner, Eidra
Jonas Kjellberg
Co-Founder, Nornorm
Josefina Sallén
Expert sustainable business models, RISE Circular Business Lab
PLAY RECORDING
10:00
on
Arena Stage
Techsäker – hur säkrar vi näringsliv och samhälle i en högteknologisk värld?
Per Långsved
CEO, Nordea Life & Pension
Charlotte von Essen
Head of the Swedish Security Service
Janne Elvelid
Head of Public Policy, Meta
PLAY RECORDING
10:00
on
Bright Stage
Global Impact – Investeringar, konkurrenskraft och världens viktigaste frågor
Annika Sten Pärson
Medgrundare & partner, The Inner Foundation
Maria Bard
Nordenansvarig, The ONE Campaign
Måns Molander
Nordenchef, Human Rights Watch
PLAY RECORDING
10:00
on
Bright Stage
Klimat och konkurrenskraft – vägen till ett hållbart elnät
Tom Erixon
CEO, Alfa Laval
Martin Lundstedt
CEO, Volvo Group
Pia Sandvik
CEO, Teknikföretagen
Mikael Damberg
Ekonomisk-politisk talesperson (S)
Mats Green
Energipolitisk talesperson (M)
PLAY RECORDING
10:00
on
Arena Stage
Tech-suveränitet – en nyckelfråga för Sveriges och Europas framtid
Marcus Wandt
Astronaut & CIO, Saab
Johan Mörnstam
CEO, E.ON Sweden
Sofia Götmar Blomstedt
CEO, PwC Sweden
Susanne Najafi
Founding Partner, BackingMinds
PLAY RECORDING
11:00
on
Arena Stage
Det nordiska techundret – tillväxt, innovation & globala trender
Jan Erik Saugestad
VD, Storebrand Asset Management
Kristin Magnusson Bernard
CEO, AP1
Anders Söderholm
President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
PLAY RECORDING
11:00
on
Bright Stage
Klimatomställningen kräver mer än visioner – den kräver fart, precision och beslutsamhet i realtid
Filip Dessle
Klimatstrateg, Knowit
Signe Mörner
Digitaliseringsexpert, Knowit
PLAY RECORDING
11:00
on
Bright Stage
Östersjösäkerhet och innovation – här och nu
Lena Lindgren Schelin
Generaldirektör, Kustbevakningen
Hans Liwång
Professor i försvarssystem, Försvarshögskolan
Richard Petersson-Wigh
CEO, Tykoflex
Stefan Palmgren
VD försvarsområdet, Knowit
PLAY RECORDING
11:00
on
Arena Stage
Global Trade Transformation: Adapting to the New Reality of Tariffs
Peter Dahlen
Managing Director, AmCham
Mattias Hedwall
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Elin Skarp
Commecial DIrector, Securitas Sweden
PLAY RECORDING
11:15
on
Arena Stage
Tillväxtens osynliga hinder – ålderism, arbetsmiljö och arbetstid
Sven-Olov Daunfeldt
Chefekonom, Svenskt Näringsliv
Shoka Åhrman
Sparekonom, SPP
Günter Mårder
Investerare, rådgivare & föreläsare
Anna Pettersson Westerberg
Generaldirektör, Pensionsmyndigheten
Therese Svanström
Ordförande, TCO
PLAY RECORDING
12:30
on
Bright Stage
Från startup till miljardbolag – här finns pengarna till nästa globala succé
Karl Rosander
Serial Entrepreneur & Founder, Nordic Air Defence
Åsa Larsson
Senior Underwriter, EKN
Alexis Kopylov
CEO & Founder, DBT Capital
Anders Fagerdahl
CEO, Almi
Maria Smith
Head of Startup & Growth, Nordea
PLAY RECORDING
12:30
on
Bright Stage
AI och framtidens konsument
Niclas Eriksson
CEO, Elgiganten
Stefan Palm
CEO & Founder, Lager 157
Erika Lyko
Medgrundare, Lyko
Martina Flemström
VD, Mondelez International Norden
PLAY RECORDING
13:00
on
Arena Stage
Bäst i världen på hållbarhet – grön bubbla eller näringslivets största konkurrensfördel?
Stefan Dahlbo
CEO, Fabege
Monica Lingegård
CEO, SJ
Anders Torell
CEO, Coop Sweden
Sara Gorton
SVP Sustainability & Innovations, Skanska
PLAY RECORDING
13:00
on
Arena Stage
Framtidens transparenta företag – tvångströja eller världens största möjlighet?
Marie Sandin
CEO, TetraPak Sweden
Lotta Lyrå
CEO, Södra
Jonatan Tullberg
CEO, GS1 Sweden
Arba Kokalari
Member of the European Parliament
PLAY RECORDING
13:00
on
Bright Stage
Beyond Borders: Steering Growth Through Global Uncertainty
Lars Wingefors
CEO & Founder, Embracer Group
Henrik Green
General Manager Autonomous Technology, Einride
Lars Ingemarsson
Head of Nordic Investment Banking, Citi
Anders Fast
Global Executive Committee Member, Baker McKenzie
PLAY RECORDING
13:00
on
Arena Stage
Dual-use och defence tech – så kan Sveriges innovationskraft öka säkerheten
Per Wallentin
CEO, Knowit
Carl-Johan Edström
Lieutenant General, Swedish Armed Forces
Pia Sandvik
CEO, Teknikföretagen
Lena Gillström
CEO, BAE Systems Bofors
Pål Jonson
Minister for Defence
PLAY RECORDING
14:00
on
Bright Stage
Att lyckas med konkurrenskraft, grön omställning & regelefterlevnad – samtidigt
Cecilia de Pedro
Hållbarhetschef, Apotek Hjärtat
Katarina Luhr
Riksdagsledamot (MP)
Jytte Guteland
Riksdagsledamot (S)
Niclas Eriksson
CEO, Elgiganten
Staffan Olsson
Head of Public Affairs, GS1 Sweden
PLAY RECORDING
14:00
on
Arena Stage
Europas konkurrenskraft – vad krävs för att europeiska företag ska konkurrera på världsmarknaden?
Åsa Granli
Business Manager, ABB Motion
Erik Spector
Chief Economist, Teknikföretagen
Jens Magnusson
Chief Economist, SEB
Per Braconier
Press Officer, Teknikföretagen
PLAY RECORDING
14:00
on
Bright Stage
Företagsspionage och infiltration – därför är bakgrundskontroller ett måste
Cecilia Hallengren Aronsson
SVP People & Culture GTT, Volvo Group
Fredrik Robertsson
VP, Chief Security Officer, Ericsson Group
Malin Björk
Riksdagsledamot (C)
Heléne Björklund
Riksdagsledamot (S)
Mikael Damsgaard
Riksdagsledamot (M)
Anna Svensson
Global chef kraftelektronik & elkvalitet, Hitachi Energy
PLAY RECORDING
14:15
on
Bright Stage
Kan Europa bli mer konkurrenskraftigt? Vägar till tillväxt och innovation i en reglerad värld
Erik Slottner
Minister for Public Administration, Sweden
Jonas Edén
CEO, Telenor Sweden
Pia Sandvik
CEO, Teknikföretagen
PLAY RECORDING
14:30
on
Arena Stage
Ledarskap i en förändrad värld – konsten att hålla i sina grundvärderingar
Petter Stordalen
Founder, Strawberry Group
Liv Sandberg
General Manager, TikTok Central Europe & Nordics
Jenny Rundbladh
CEO, SPP
PLAY RECORDING
14:30
on
Arena Stage
Time to Lead: Diplomacy, Security & Innovation for Europe’s Future
Maria Malmer Stenergard
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Thierry Carlier
French Ambassador to Sweden
Samantha Job
British Ambassador to Sweden
Christina Beinhoff
German Ambassador to Sweden
PLAY RECORDING
15:00
on
Bright Stage
Hållbarhet eller försvar – hur påverkas synen på hållbarhet av det ökade fokuset på försvaret?
Eva Axelsson
CSO & Head of Group Sustainability, Saab
Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf
Hållbarhetschef, SPP
Sofia Lindelöw
Managing Director Nordics, Norrsken Foundation
Jonas Nyvang
VD & medgrundare, Stilfold
PLAY RECORDING
15:00
on
Arena Stage
Mind the gap – hur kan en ny teknikpolitik stänga EU:s innovationsgap?
Christian Levin
CEO, Scania
Christian Danielsson
Statssekreterare för EU-ministern
Marie Sandin
CEO, TetraPak Sweden
Pia Sandvik
CEO, Teknikföretagen
Erik Ottosson
Riksdagsledamot & ordförande EU-nämnden (M)
Minna Helle
VD, Technology Industries of Finland
PLAY RECORDING
15:00
on
Bright Stage
Skärmtid i balans – utmaningar och möjligheter
Jakob Forssmed
Socialminister
Fredrik Timell
Samhällspolitisk chef, TikTok
Siri Helle
Leg. psykolog och författare
Ellen Åberg
Ordförande, Sveriges Ungdomsråd
PLAY RECORDING
15:00
on
Bright Stage
Digital sårbarhet – hur skyddar vi samhället och företagen mot en ny hotbild?
Jonas Edén
CEO, Telenor Sweden
Johan Petersson
VD, Teracom
Ted Schönbeck
Nordic CTO, Google
Tomas Beckman-Norrström
Chef Nationellt Cybersäkerhetscenter
Jessica Levin
Enterprise Sales Director, Telenor
PLAY RECORDING
15:30
on
Arena Stage
Framtidens konsumtion & betalningar – innovationerna som förändrar våra liv
Nina Jönsson
CEO, ICA
Erik Gutwasser
President Northern Europe, Mastercard
Elin Ritola
Director Payments, Sweden's Central Bank
Anders Nicander
Head of Personal Banking, Nordea
PLAY RECORDING
16:00
on
Arena Stage
Skill your darlings – är AI-kompetens den nya vattendelaren på arbetsmarknaden?
Mats Persson
Minister for Education, Sweden
Tobias Hansson
Managing Director Sweden, Hitachi Energy
Elena Fersman
Head of AI Innovation & Incubation & Silicon Valley Site, Ericsson
Pia Sandvik
CEO, Teknikföretagen
Linda Fransson
VD, Gnosjö automatsvarvning
Lena Eliasson
HR-direktör, Saab
PLAY RECORDING
16:00
on
Bright Stage
Industrins behov & startups innovationskraft – så skapar vi framtidens ekosystem
Omid Ekhlasi
VD & grundare, Techarena
Sofie Vennersten
Director Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Volvo Group
Fredrik Gylesjö
Director Research & Innovation, Avancerad Digitalisering
Stefan Ytterborn
Serial Entreoreneur & Founder
PLAY RECORDING
16:00
on
Bright Stage
Tech-staden Stockholm
Katarina Berg
Former CHRO, Spotify & incoming CHRO, On
Johan Zachrisson
Head of Business Development, Fabege
Caroline Atelius
COO, Microsoft
Sïmon Saneback
Grundare, Wellstreet
16:00
on
Bright Stage
Global väckarklocka: Hur ska Sverige & Europa agera i den nya världsordningen?
Annie Lööf
Senior Advisor, former Minister of Enterprise
Annika Winsth
Chief Economist, Nordea
Anna Borg
CEO, Vattenfall
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
CEO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
16:15
on
Arena Stage
Cirkulära affärsmodeller, oändliga möjligheter – så lever tekniken längre i en resursbegränsad värld
Niclas Eriksson
CEO, Elgiganten
Malva Carlsson
Regeneration Lead, Houdini Sportswear
Oscar Nöjd
Innovations- & affärsutvecklingschef, Samsung
Emma Hernell
VD, HUI Research
Pernilla Enebrink
VD, Elektronikbranschen
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TECHARENA AT ALMEDALSVECKAN
The Biggest Stage
at Almedalen
A dynamic three-day platform where Sweden’s most influential business leaders, poiliticians, entrepreneurs, and industry experts converge to explore the future of innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainability.
SINCE YEARS THE PLACE TO BE AT ALMEDALEN
3 venues in prime location hosting high-level speakers and companies.
120+ SPEAKERS
on 3 STAGES
Hear from Prime Ministers, CEOs, ministers, entrepreneurs and decision-makers.
NETWORKING AT TECHMINGLEt
One of the most prestigious networking event at Almedalen at Kallis.
INNOVATION EXHIBItiON & COMPETITION
Hand-selected scalups and startups showcasing groundbreaking innovations
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