23-25 June 2026

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

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panels

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TechMinglet

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Innovation Competition

Techarena Challenge finals

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stages

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

partner OPPORTUNITIES JOIN THE CHALLENGE

Speakers 2025

Anna Borg

CEO, Vattenfall

Anna Borg

Charlotte von Essen

Head of the Swedish Security Service

Charlotte von Essen

Christian Levin

CEO, Scania

Christian Levin

Maria Malmer Stenergard

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Maria Malmer Stenergard

Marcus Wandt

Astronaut & CIO, Saab

Marcus Wandt

Martin Lundstedt

CEO, Volvo Group

Martin Lundstedt

Petter Stordalen

Founder, Strawberry Group

Petter Stordalen

Pål Jonson

Minister for Defence

Pål Jonson

Annie Lööf

Senior Advisor, former Minister of Enterprise

Annie Lööf

Carl-Johan Edström

Lieutenant General, Swedish Armed Forces

Carl-Johan Edström

Nina Jönsson

CEO, ICA

Nina Jönsson

Lena Gillström

CEO, BAE Systems Bofors

Lena Gillström

Liv Sandberg

General Manager, TikTok Central Europe & Nordics

Liv Sandberg

Marie Sandin

CEO, TetraPak Sweden

Marie Sandin

Tobias Hansson

Managing Director Sweden, Hitachi Energy

Tobias Hansson

Lars Wingefors

CEO & Founder, Embracer Group

Lars Wingefors

Lotta Lyrå

CEO, Södra

Lotta Lyrå

Monica Lingegård

CEO, SJ

Monica Lingegård

Mats Persson

Minister for Education, Sweden

Mats Persson

Erik Slottner

Minister for Public Administration, Sweden

Erik Slottner

Samantha Job

British Ambassador to Sweden

Samantha Job

Christina Beinhoff

German Ambassador to Sweden

Christina Beinhoff

Thierry Carlier

French Ambassador to Sweden

Thierry Carlier

Anders Torell

CEO, Coop Sweden

Anders Torell

Martina Flemström

VD, Mondelez International Norden

Martina Flemström

Alexis Kopylov

CEO & Founder, DBT Capital

Alexis Kopylov

Karl Rosander

Serial Entrepreneur & Founder, Nordic Air Defence

Karl Rosander

Kristin Magnusson Bernard

CEO, AP1

Kristin Magnusson Bernard

Katarina Berg

Former CHRO, Spotify & incoming CHRO, On

Katarina Berg

Sylvia Schwaag Serger

CEO, The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Sylvia Schwaag Serger

Stefan Ytterborn

Serial Entreoreneur & Founder

Stefan Ytterborn

Jonatan Tullberg

CEO, GS1 Sweden

Jonatan Tullberg

Jenny Rundbladh

CEO, SPP

Jenny Rundbladh

Erik Gutwasser

President Northern Europe, Mastercard

Erik Gutwasser

Jakob Forssmed

Socialminister

Jakob Forssmed

Annika Winsth

Chief Economist, Nordea

Annika Winsth

Jonas Edén

CEO, Telenor Sweden

Jonas Edén

Anders Söderholm

President, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Anders Söderholm

Johan Mörnstam

CEO, E.ON Sweden

Johan Mörnstam

Niclas Eriksson

CEO, Elgiganten

Niclas Eriksson

Peter Dahlen

Managing Director, AmCham

Peter Dahlen

Per Långsved

CEO, Nordea Life & Pension

Per Långsved

Sofia Götmar Blomstedt

CEO, PwC Sweden

Sofia Götmar Blomstedt

Stefan Dahlbo

CEO, Fabege

Stefan Dahlbo

Anna Felländer

Co-founder Asenion, President Asenion Europe

Anna Felländer

Susanne Najafi

Founding Partner, BackingMinds

Susanne Najafi

Per Wallentin

CEO, Knowit

Per Wallentin

Jonas Kjellberg

Co-Founder, Nornorm

Jonas Kjellberg

Arba Kokalari

Member of the European Parliament

Arba Kokalari

Alexander Norén

Senior Business & Tech Correspondent, Swedish National Television

Alexander Norén

Janne Elvelid

Head of Public Policy, Meta

Janne Elvelid

Mattias Hedwall

Partner, Baker McKenzie

Mattias Hedwall

Sofie Vennersten

Director Public Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Volvo Group

Sofie Vennersten

Mikael Damberg

Ekonomisk-politisk talesperson (S)

Mikael Damberg

Erika Lyko

Medgrundare, Lyko

Erika Lyko

Annika Sten Pärson

Medgrundare & partner, The Inner Foundation

Annika Sten Pärson

Henrik Green

General Manager Autonomous Technology, Einride

Henrik Green

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Al Gore

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Jessica Meir

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Steve Wozniak

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Ambarish Mitra

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Amit Arora

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Anabel Diaz Calderon

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Daniel Akenine

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Daniel Sazonov

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Mats Persson

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Tjodolf Sommestad

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Tom Erixon

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Vojtech Vosecky

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Charlotte Kalin

Global leaders who have been on the Techarena stage.

Zlatan Ibrahimović

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Zlatan Ibrahimović

Boris Johnson

The Right Honourable

Boris Johnson

Richard Branson

Visionary Founder, Virgin Group

Richard Branson

Jessica Meir

NASA Astronaut

Jessica Meir

Al Gore

Former US Vice President

Al Gore

Steve Wozniak

Founder, Apple

Steve Wozniak

Samantha Cristoforetti

ESA Astronaut

Samantha Cristoforetti

Mikayel Vardanyan

COO & Co-Founder, Picsart

Mikayel Vardanyan

Anna Bateson

CEO, The Guardian

Anna Bateson

Markus Villig

CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt

Markus Villig

Asha Saxena

Bestselling Author "The AI Factor", Columbia University

Asha Saxena

Bastian Hasslinger

Partner, Index Ventures

Bastian Hasslinger

Shilpika Gautam

World Record Holder & Founder, Opna

Shilpika Gautam

Ebba Busch

Minister for Business & Industry, Sweden

Ebba Busch

Marcus Wandt

ESA Astronaut & Head of Strategy & Tech, SAAB

Marcus Wandt

Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland

Mary Hubbard

Executive Director, WordPress

Mary Hubbard

Max Junestrand

CEO & Co-Founder, Legora

Max Junestrand

Natalie Halimi

Principal Product Manager AI, Booking.com

Natalie Halimi

Peter Carlsson

Founder, Northvolt & Aris Machina

Peter Carlsson

Chirag Shah

Professor of Computer Science, University of Washington

Chirag Shah

Jesper Toubøl

Vice President Production, LEGO

Jesper Toubøl

Job van der Voort

CEO & Founder, Remote

Job van der Voort

Fabian Hedin

Co-founder, Lovable

Fabian Hedin

Hélène Huby

Co-founder & CEO, The Exploration Company

Hélène Huby

Rachel Miller

Product Manager, Reddit

Rachel Miller

Dave Brown

VP, Global Brand & Creative,Vimeo

Dave Brown

Pia Sandvik

CEO, Teknikföretagen

Pia Sandvik

T. Alexander Puutio

Leadership Professor, Harvard University

T. Alexander Puutio

Rickard Damm

SVP Consumer AI, Deutsche Telekom

Rickard Damm

Speakers

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Richard Branson

Visionary Founder, Virgin Group

Richard Branson

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Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland

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Tony Hawk

Skatebording legend

Tony Hawk

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Marc Randolph

Co-founder, Netflix

Marc Randolph

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Jessica Rosencrantz

Minister for European Union Affairs, Sweden

Jessica Rosencrantz

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Ulf Kristersson

Prime Minister, Sweden

Ulf Kristersson

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Steven Bartlett

Founder of Flight Story, thirdweb & Host of The Diary of a CEO

Steven Bartlett

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Laura Modiano

EMEA Startups Lead, OpenAI

Laura Modiano

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Alessia Zecchini

World-Record Breaking Freediver

Alessia Zecchini

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Ebba Busch

Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Sweden

Ebba Busch

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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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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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Samantha Job

British Ambassador to Sweden

Samantha Job

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Caroline Winnett

Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeck

Caroline Winnett

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Nami Zarringhalam

Co-Founder, Truecaller

Nami Zarringhalam

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Anu Bradford

Professor of Law and International Organization, Columbia University

Anu Bradford

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Gillian Muessig

Managing Director, Mastersfund

Gillian Muessig

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Ioannis Ioannou

Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship, London Business School

Ioannis Ioannou

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Tatiana Shalalvand

Investment Director, Kinnevik

Tatiana Shalalvand

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Romina Pourmokhtari

Minister for the Environment, Sweden

Romina Pourmokhtari

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Jessica Schultz

Partner, Northzone

Jessica Schultz

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Elisabeth Svantesson

Minister for Finance, Sweden

Elisabeth Svantesson

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Dirk Voeste

Chief Sustainability Officer, Volkswagen Group

Dirk Voeste

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Ditte Bjerregaard

Acting Tech Ambassador of Denmark

Ditte Bjerregaard

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Mohadeseh Abdullahi

Investor, Molten VC

Mohadeseh Abdullahi

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Christian Meermann

Founding Partner, Cherry Ventures

Christian Meermann

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Anna Weste

CEO, L'Oréal Nordics

Anna Weste

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Mads Twomey-Madsen

SVP, Global Communications & Sustainability, Pandora

Mads Twomey-Madsen

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Kelly Chen

Partner and Founding Team Member, NATO Innovation Fund

Kelly Chen

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Andreas Helbig

Partner, Atomico

Andreas Helbig

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Jessika Roswall

EU Commissioner for Environment, Water, & Circular Economy

Jessika Roswall

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Benjamin Dousa

Minister for Foreign Trade, Sweden

Benjamin Dousa

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Mikael Leksell

CEO, Siemens Nordics

Mikael Leksell

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Darja Isaksson

Director General, Vinnova

Darja Isaksson

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Jesper Brøndum

CTO & Co-Founder, Boozt

Jesper Brøndum

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Juliet Bailin

Partner, General Catalyst

Juliet Bailin

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Agata Hidalgo

European Affairs Manager, France Digitale

Agata Hidalgo

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Vojtech Horna

Vice President Communications, Index Ventures

Vojtech Horna

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Robert Egnell

Vice-Chancellor, The Swedish Defence University

Robert Egnell

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Erik Ekudden

CTO, Ericsson

Erik Ekudden

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Staffan Truvé

CTO, Recorded Future

Staffan Truvé

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Ash Dykes

Extreme Athlete & 5x World First Record Holder

Ash Dykes

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Rodrigo Rios

Senior Innovation Manager, SONY

Rodrigo Rios

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Thibault Imbert

CPO, Picsart

Thibault Imbert

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Linda Capusa

Operations Director, Europe Startup Nations Alliance

Linda Capusa

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Stephanie Sievers

CEO Nordics, Philips

Stephanie Sievers

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Tim Bestwick

Chief Development Officer, UK Atomic Energy Authority

Tim Bestwick

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António Dias Martins

CEO, Startup Portugal

António Dias Martins

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Gulfem Toygar

Country Manager Sweden, Amazon

Gulfem Toygar

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Jonatan Tullberg

CEO, GS1 Sweden

Jonatan Tullberg

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Staffan Ingvarsson

CEO, Stockholm Business Region

Staffan Ingvarsson

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Giulio Bonazzi

CEO, Aquafil

Giulio Bonazzi

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Pia Sandvik

CEO, Teknikföretagen

Pia Sandvik

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Malin Frenning

CEO, RISE

Malin Frenning

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Jenny Rundbladh

CEO, SPP

Jenny Rundbladh

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Chris Yiu

Policy Director Northern Europe, Meta

Chris Yiu

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Carl Johan Karlsson

Director, The Swedish Export Credit Agency, EKN

Carl Johan Karlsson

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Stina Götbrink

Secretary-General, Hand in Hand

Stina Götbrink

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Eeke de Milliano

Head of Global Product, Stripe

Eeke de Milliano

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Jaani Heinonen

Head of Invest, Business Sweden

Jaani Heinonen

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Olu Oyinsan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Oui Capital

Olu Oyinsan

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Erik Gutwasser

President Northern Europe, Mastercard

Erik Gutwasser

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Erkki Keldo

Minister of Economy and Industry, Estonia

Erkki Keldo

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Jakob Forssmed

Socialminister

Jakob Forssmed

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Christian Dorffer

Founder & General Partner, Defiance Capital

Christian Dorffer

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Oscar Höglund

CEO & Co-Founder, Epidemic Sound

Oscar Höglund

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Hans van Rijn

SVP & Country Manager, The Walt Disney Company Nordic & Baltic

Hans van Rijn

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Annika Winsth

Chief Economist, Nordea

Annika Winsth

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Kirsten Renner

CIO, Nordea

Kirsten Renner

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Matthew Blakemore

CEO, AI Caramba

Matthew Blakemore

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Cat How

Founder, How&How

Cat How

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Ben Kortlang

Founding Partner, G2

Ben Kortlang

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T. Alexander Lystad

CTO, Visma

T. Alexander Lystad

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Morgan Sheil

Head of Impact, World Fund

Morgan Sheil

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Gustaf Tadaa

Artist

Gustaf Tadaa

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Helene Niklasson

VP Innovation Ecosystems & Partnerships, Volvo Group

Helene Niklasson

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Mary Snapp

Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, Microsoft

Mary Snapp

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Jonas Edén

CEO, Telenor Sweden

Jonas Edén

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