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This page will continue to be updated with all of the innovation experts that will share their knowledge throughout Sweden Innovation Days as they are confirmed.  

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Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson in front of a bridge
Moderator
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson

Journalist
Chair - Global Utmaning
Close up of Jaani Heinonen in black and white
Day 3

Jaani Heinonen

Global Head of Invest
Business Sweden
Lisen Schultz looking towards the camera with her arms crossed
Day 2

Lisen Schultz

Director of Education
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Stockholm University
Close up of Tony Mc Carrick in an open office type room
Day 3

Tony Mc Carrick

Strategic Advisor
Atea
Margrethe Vestager speaking in a red blazer in front of a grey background.
Day 1

Margrethe Vestager

Executive Vice President of the European Commission for a Europe fit for the Digital Age and Commissioner for Competition
Agneta Jacobson standing in a black top in front of a window with light coming in
Day 1

Agneta Jacobson

Head of Strategic Partnerships and International Relations
AI Sweden
Alexandr Hobza
Day 3

Alexandr Hobza

Head of Unit, Chief Economist
European Commission
Allison Cohen standing outside smiling in front of some plants
Day 3

Allison Cohen

Applied AI Projects Lead, AI for Humanity
MILA - Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute
Anders Almgren standing on a street in Lund on a sunny day.
Day 2

Anders Almgren

Mayor
City of Lund
Anders Cronholm
Day 1

Anders Cronholm

CEO
Blekinge Business Incubator
Chairman
SISP - Swedish Incubators and Science Parks
Anders San in a suit looking at the camera - profile picture
Day 2

Anders Sand

Research Manager
Boliden Mineral

Anders Ynnerman smiling at the camera in front of a dark background.
Day 2

Anders Ynnerman

Professor of Scientific Visualization
Director of WASP
Linköping University
andreas carlsson in a suit in front of a grey bsackground
Day 3

Andreas Carlson

Minister for Infrastructure and Housing
Swedish Government
Andreas Umland in a suit in front of a grey background (semi closeup)
Day 1

Andreas Umland

Analyst
Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Ann Mettler in a grey blazer smiling at the camera
Day 1

Ann Mettler

Vice President, Europe
Breakthrough Energy
Day 2

Anna Birgitta Ledin

Director, Professor, PhD
City of Gothenburg, Environmental Administration
Anna Broeders
Day 3

Anna Broeders

Community & Employer Branding Manager
Linköping Science Park - Switch to Sweden
Close up of Anna Hammaberg in black and white
Day 3

Anna Hammarberg

Manager Investment Collaboration
Business Sweden
Annika Ramsköld
Day 2

Annika Ramsköld

Vice President Corporate Sustainability
Vattenfall AB
Closeup of Anna-Carin Ramsten in front of a mirrored background
Day 1

Anna-Carin Ramsten

PhD, Senior Expert HEI, Research and Innovation
Vinnova
Sweden’s Innovation Agency
Annika Remaeus smiling at the camera in front of a white background
Day 3

Annika Remaeus

Head of Unit, Business and Development
Uppsala Municipality
Moderator
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Aurore Belfrage

Green Tech Investor
Björn Svensby Kurling in a blue shirt in front of a white background
Day 1

Björn Svensby Kurling

Programme Manager
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
Björn Wallsten smiling at the camera
Day 1

Björn Wallsten

Senior Research Officer
Formas, a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
Catharina Sandberg, smiling at the camera in front of blurred picture frames
Day 3

Catharina Sandberg

CEO
LEAD - An incubator in Östergötland
Cecilia Bjursell
Day 1

Cecilia Bjursell

Professor of Education
Director of Encell
Jönköping University
close up of Cecilia Sjöberg in front of a grey background
Day 1

Cecilia Sjöberg

Director & Head of Industrial Technology Division
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
Charlotte Andersson in a pink shirt in front of a blurred background
Day 2

Charlotte Andersson

Program Director
Swedish Mining Innovation
Christofer Laurell smiling in a suit infront of a grey background
Day 2

Christofer Laurell

Senior Vice President, Research and Public Affairs
Einride
Christian Lindfors in a suit in front of a blurred background
Day 3

Christian Lindfors

CEO
Science Village Scandinavia AB (SVS)
Closeup of Dan Vikström outside on a sunny day
Day 3

Dan Vikström

HR Manager
Acorai AB
Daniel Gillblad in an office building
Day 3

Daniel Gillblad

Co-Director - AI Sweden
Director - Chalmers AI Research Center
Darja Isaksson
Day 1 Day 3

Darja Isaksson

Director General
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
David Sonnek close up in front of lights
Day 2

David Sonnek

CEO
Navigare Ventures
ebba-busch photo by Ninni Andersson/Regeringskansliet
Day 1

Ebba Busch

Minister for Energy, Business and Industry
Deputy Prime Minister
Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
Swedish Government
portrait photo of Ella Jonsson in front of a dark forest like background
Day 2

Ella Jonsson

Innovation Manager
Swedish Lapland Visitors Board
Elvir Dzanic in a suit looking at the camera, in front of a harbour.
Day 2

Elvir Dzanic

President & CEO
Port of Gothenburg
Emina Pasic
Day 1

Emina Pasic

Senior Adviser
Swedish Energy Agency
Ewa Hansson in front of a white background
Day 1

Ewa Hansson

Global Head of Learning, Capability Enablement & Certification
Ericsson GF Learning & Development
Fredrik Grondahl standing outside infront of some water and an island in the background
Day 2

Fredrik Gröndahl

Associate Professor
Royal Institute of Technology, KTH
Fredrik Heintz
Day 1

Fredrik Heintz

Professor
Linköping University
Frida Fossland
Day 3

Frida Fossland

Project Manager
Region Västerbotten
Black and white image of Helen Rönnholm
Day 1

Helen Rönnholm

Global Head Export Promotion
Business Sweden
Day 2

Helena Bjarnegård

State Architect
Boverket - National agency for housing, building and planning
Chair of the Council for Sustainable Cities
Close up of Helena Sjöström
Day 3

Helena Sjöström

Co-driver
CIOCO2
Ingrid Petersson sitting in front of a window wearing a green shirt and a Global Goals pin.
Day 2

Ingrid Petersson

Inquiry Chair
The Government Office
Jakob Trollbäck
Day 1

Jakob Trollbäck

Founder
The New Division
Joakim Skog
Moderator
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Joakim Skog

Strategic Area Lead Future Innovations
Vinnova
Sweden’s Innovation Agency
Joanna Franzen close up in front of a grey background
Day 2

Joanna Franzén

Strategy Lead - Missions
Vinnova
Sweden’s Innovation Agency
Jochen Zimmermann close up
Day 1

Jochen Zimmerman

Head of Division Startup Policy, Digital Hub Initiative
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
Johan Kuylenstierna looking at the camera
Day 1 Day 3

Johan Kuylenstierna

Director General
Formas - A Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
Johanna Bergman in a blcak top smiling at the camera
Day 2

Johanna Bergman

Head of Strategic Initiatives
AI Sweden
Josefin van der Meer in front of a dark background
Day 3

Josefine van der Meer

International Collaboration
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
Julia Delin in front of a stone building
Day 1

Julia Delin

CEO
SSE Ventures
Profile of Kajsa Paludan in greyscale
Moderator
Day 1 Day 2

Kajsa Li Paludan

International Coordinator
Research & Innovation
Swedish Energy Agency
Close up of Karin Ebbinghaus smiling at the camera
Day 2

Karin Ebbinghaus

CEO
Elonroad
Black and white image of Karin Hübinette
Day 3

Karin Hübinette

Project Manager
Future of Democracy
Karin Rydén close up in front of a cream wall
Day 1

Karin Rydén

Head of Department International Cooperation
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
Kjell Håkan Närfelt
Day 1

Kjell Håkan Närfält

Chief Strategy Advisor
Vinnova
Sweden's Innovation Agency
Medium close up of Kristoffer Skjutare in a suit in a building
Day 2

Kristoffer Skjutare

Programme Director
CLOSER
Linda Krondahl in back and white in front of a dark background.
Day 3

Linda Krondahl

CEO
THINGS
Lind Schon Dorci close up looking at the camera
Day 3

Linda Schön Doroci

Business Area Director
Swedish Public Employment Services
Lisa Rejler standing in front of water with cliffs behind, in a light green shirt
Day 3

Lisa Rejler

Owner - Rejlers
Head of Sustainability - Magnolia Bostad

Louise König leaning on a rail infront of a grey background
Day 1

Louise König

CEO
The New Division
Magnus Sahlgren in a suit looking at the camera - profile picture
Day 2

Magnus Sahlgren

Head of Research for Natural Language Understanding
AI Sweden
Magnus Ahlström in a blue shirt in front of a light grey background
Day 1

Magnus Ahlström

Vice President Global Innovation
Saab AB
Marek Hejduk wearing a red shirt in front of a wooden fence
Day 2

Marek Hejduk

CEO
Hejmas Agrifibre Technologies
Margit Noll standing infront of a window
Day 1

Margit Noll

CEO of the Driving Urban Transitions Partnership
FFG / JPI Urban Europe
Marie Wall standing inside looking at the camera
Day 3

Marie Wall

Deputy Director
Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise
Marit Finch Westin smiling in a semi closeup in front of a white background
Day 3

Marit Finch-Westin

Innovation Process Leader Public Sector
Ignite Sweden
Martin Svensson in a suit, in front of a light great background.
Day 1

Martin Svensson

Head Sustainable Business Development Unit
Swedish Energy Agency
Martina Högberg close up smiling at the camera
Day 1

Martina Högberg

Head of Unit Strategy and Foresight
Svenska kraftnät
Mattias Blomberg in a purple shirt leaning towards the camera in front of a grey wall and some windows
Day 1

Mattias Blomberg

Senior Advisor Innovation
Formas
Mikael Ramström
Day 2

Mikael Ramström

Vice President R&D
Epiroc - Digital Solutions Division
Nils Andersson looking at the camera in front of a white wall with green text on it.
Day 2

Nils Andersson

Marketing Communications Manager
Gaia BioMaterials

Noy Zalts looking at the camera in front of a white background
Day 3

Noy Zalts

VP Sales & Marketing
Feelit Technologies
Olga Kordas smiling at the camera in a colourful shirt and black blazer
Day 2

Olga Kordas

Programme Director - Viable Cities
Associate Professor - KTH
Olof Karis (also known as Charlie) close up, standing in front of a window
Day 3

Olof Karis

Acting Director
MAX IV Laboratory
Orly Glick in front of a grey background
Day 2

Orly Glick

CEO
ESGgo
Patrick Child with a red tie in front of a plain background
Day 2

Patrick Child

Deputy Director General for Environment & Cities Mission Manager
European Commission
Paul Hastings looking at the camera wearing a black shirt
Day 2

Paul Hastings

Chief Financial Officer
Zenseact
Regina Summer
Day 3

Regina Summer

Director of Strategic Partnerships
SISP Swedish Incubators & Science Parks
Ignite Sweden
Robert Andren
Day 1 Day 3

Robert Andrén

Director General
Swedish Energy Agency
Close up of Rowan Högman in front of a grey background
Day 1

Rowan Högman

Director Research Partnerships and Ecosystems
Ericsson
Sindra Petersson Årsköld standing by a stair railing looking up.
Day 3

Sindra Petersson Årsköld

Associate Professor & Senior Science Advisor
European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS)

Shiva Sancer-Tavallaey in a conference room
Day 1

Shiva Sander Tavallaey

Senior Principal Scientist - Applied Analytics, AI-Lead
ABB Sweden
Stina Lantz
Day 1

Stina Lantz

Interim CEO & Program Manager
SISP & Ignite Sweden
Susanne Ekstedt is smiling & standing outside in a blue and black shirt.
Day 2

Susanne Ekstedt

Innovation Manager
Innovatum Science Park
Verena Adamheit standing in front of a grey background (semi close up)
Day 1

Verena Adamheit

Senior Business Developer
Swedish Energy Agency