Åre Business Forum 2025 | Haymarket Media Group | 1 April 2025 | TBA

The Forum is the Nordic equivalent of Davos, but with a focus on growth issues and new contacts. Here you can get in touch with some of the leading entrepreneurs and the most up-to-date companies. Meet owners, group management, important national players, the best growth companies in the Nordics and some of our top politicians.

Together we create the future meeting place for sustainable growth!

2024 Past Speakers

MODERATORS:

Pontus Herin
Journalist Today's industry

Gunther Marder
Professional board member, financial and industrial advisor

Ida Hansson Brusewitz
Head of News, Di digital, Program manager Web TV

Johanna Ojala
Program manager Viaplay Winter

SPEAKERS:

Lili Assefa
Founder Assefa & entrepreneur

Camilla Läckberg
Author and entrepreneur

Konrad Bergstrom
Serial entrepreneur

Life Sandberg
Head of Global Business Solutions Central Europe & Nordics at TikTok

Anders Borg
Former finance minister, today, among other things, an advisor at Amundi

Annika Winsth
Chief economist Nordea

Michael Wolff
Board member DBT Capital

Hélène Barnekow
Partner Gaia Leadership

Michael Dahlen
Professor of Wellbeing, Center for Wellbeing, Welfare and Happiness, Stockholm School of Economics

Fredrik Helm
CEO Voi Technology

Caroline Farberger
Board workers & investors

Klaus Dohrmann
Vice President, Head of Innovation & Trend Research DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation

Christina Walls
Country Manager AWA

Peter Dalmalm
Head of the corporate market Nordea Sweden

Henrik Lönnevi
CEO Kivra

Kristen Duwe
COO Synsam Group & Country Manager Synsam Group Sweden AB

Fredrik Jaresved
Director of strategic initiatives and innovation, Swedavia

Sophie Elfving
CEO & founder Substorm

Monica Lingegård
President and CEO SJ

Fredrik Warneryd
CEO of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London

Russell Grandinetti
Senior Vice President International Stores at Amazon

Stina Lantz
CEO of Swedish Incubators & Science Parks

Mary Smith
Head of Nordea Startup & Growth

Erik Månsson
CEO, Innocentia

Eirik Winter
CEO BNP Paribas Nordic Region

Andreas Grape
Co-founder & CEO of Nordic Angels

Mikael Karlsson
CEO MW Group

Sandra Wessinghage
Responsible for Monitor Deloitte's strategy offering within Banking and Insurance

Hanna Stjärne
CEO SVT

Eric Martinson
CEO & co-founder Svea Solar

Evin Cetin
Lawyer, entrepreneur and author

Johannes Schildt
CEO & founder Kry

Jan Larsson
CEO Business Sweden

Christopher Malmer
manager SEB Embedded

David Sundstrom
CEO Lindbäcks Bygg

Anna Kinberg Batra
County Governor Stockholm County

Peter Wolpert
CEO Industrifonden

Stefan Sjöstrand
CEO SkiStar

Magnus Leonhardt
Director, Head of Strategy & Innovation Telia Sweden

Jimmy Engstrom
Chief Commercial Officer Synsam Group

Anna Wallenberg
CEO Reitan Convenience Sweden

Jacob Wall
Executive Vice President Business Development Axel Johnson

Evelina Anttila
CEO Wellstreet

Tove Bångstad
Head of Amundi Nordics

Carl-Johan Karlsson
Business area manager EKN

Robert Zander
CEO DHL Freight

Marita Ljung
Governor Jämtland County

Sara Ljung
IP lawyer AWA

Anna Rosengren
CEO Almi GävleDala

Per Långsved
Head of Sweden, Nordea

Julia Haglöf
CEO SACCI

Emilia Molin
Global Chief Sustainability & Marketing Officer BE WTR

Per Schlingmann
Author, lecturer and advisor

Ylva Andersson
CEO Jämtkraft

Lina Andersson
CEO Once Upon

Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Vice Chairman of the Business Committee (c) and Founder E14 Invest

Jörgen Wedefelt
Head of Audi Sweden

Alexis Kopylov
Economist, Founder and CEO DBT Capital

Effie Kourlos
Municipal council (C) Östersund municipality

Joakim Hammarsjö
Partner & business area manager AWA

Mia Forsgren
Communications & Digitization Manager Diös Fastigheter

Anna Ljungdahl
Head of Sustainable Investments and Senior Investment Director

Jenny Rundbladh
CEO SPP Pension & Insurance

Johanna Norberg
CEO Danske Bank Sweden

Susan Campbell
chairman and co-founder Syre

Adam Kostyal
European listing manager and incoming CEO of Nasdaq Stockholm

Erik Ljungberg
Director of Communications and Head of Group Brand, Communication & Sustainability, Swedbank

Pernilla Ramslöv
CEO and founder NOX Consulting

Colin Ellis
Global Credit Strategist, Moody's Ratings

Anders Eriksson
CEO Bonnier News

Viyan Hagi Mannesson
Partner within Tax & Legal Deloitte

Tommy Hall
Vice President Operations DHL Express

Knut Rost
CEO Diös

Lotta Bourgoin
Deputy head of the corporate market Nordea Sweden

Catherine Zell
CEO Zell Coaching & Board member MyMOWO

Marie Elvesol
Country Manager and Director of Moody's Investors Service in the Nordics and the Global Head of Investor Management

Finn Persson
Partner Spintop Ventures

Anna-Karin Jatko
Director General EKN

Niklas Jonsson
CEO Norrlandsfonden

2025 Partners

PRINCIPAL PARTNERS:
• DBT
• Audi
• Almi
• Ekn
• Telia
• Dios
• SPP
• Nasdaq
• Deloitte
• Swedbank
• Skistar