Nordic Innovation Summit 2023 | National Nordic Museum | 10 May 2023 | National Nordic Museum, 2655 NW Market St, Seattle, WA 98107, US

This event is annually brings together thought leaders in innovation and technology to exchange ideas, discuss issues, and explore opportunities of mutual concern; the goal is to accelerate innovation and jumpstart economic and cultural exchange.

2023 Speakers

Juha Christensen
Chair, Bang & Olufsen and Vice Chair, Netcompany(Opens an external site in a new window)

Pippa Boothman
CEO, Playfinity(Opens an external site in a new window)

Jakob Liedberg
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cinis Fertilizer(Opens an external site in a new window)

Stephen Elop
Executive Chairman, Digital.ai(Opens an external site in a new window)

Frank Vang Jensen
CEO, Nordea

Einar Gustafsson
Chief Executive Officer, American Seafoods(Opens an external site in a new window)

Petra Hilleberg
President & CEO, Hilleberg the Tentmaker(Opens an external site in a new window)

Henrik Henriksson
CEO, H2 Green Steel(Opens an external site in a new window)

Birger Steen
Partner, Investment Team, Summa Equity, and Chair, Nordic Innovation Summit(Opens an external site in a new window)

Martine Kildeby
Head of Strategic Partnerships, BLOXHUB(Opens an external site in a new window)

Dr. Erik Angner
Professor of Practical Philosophy, Stockholm University

Jon Roskill
Chair, XShore(Opens an external site in a new window)

Rhys Roth
Executive Director, Center for Sustainable Infrastructure(Opens an external site in a new window)

Torunn Tronsvang
Founder and CEO, Up Norway(Opens an external site in a new window)

Kjell Walöen
Co-Founder and Chief Manufacturing & Logistics Officer, Volta Trucks(Opens an external site in a new window)

Aimee Meester
CEO and Chief Marketing Aficionado, Madison Taylor Marketing(Opens an external site in a new window)

Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
Icelandic Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation(Opens an external site in a new window)

Tuula Rytila
Fmr. Corporate Vice President, Microsoft Digital Stores(Opens an external site in a new window)

Dr. Robert Strand
Executive Director, The Nordic Center, and Executive Director, Center for Responsible Business, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business(Opens an external site in a new window)

Kai-Uwe Bergmann, FAIA
Partner, BIG(Opens an external site in a new window)

Aaron Dorf
Director, Snøhetta(Opens an external site in a new window)

Jay Inslee
Governor, Washington State

Freyja Thorarinsdottir
Founder & CEO, GemmaQ(Opens an external site in a new window)

Donnie SC Lygonis
Innovation Strategist and Business Coach, KTH - The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm(Opens an external site in a new window)

Carrie Song
VP Renewable Road Transportation Americas, Neste(Opens an external site in a new window)

Chris Cooper
President, Neste US(Opens an external site in a new window)

Peter Cohan AIA
Owner, Peter Cohan Architect and Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Washington(Opens an external site in a new window)

Lisbeth Randers
Head of Secretariat, Kalundborg Symbiosis(Opens an external site in a new window)

Reuven Carlyle
Founder, Earth Finance(Opens an external site in a new window)

Pasha Saleh
Head of Corporate Development, Alaska Airlines(Opens an external site in a new window)

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir
Ambassador of Iceland to the United States of America

Nishant Batra
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia

Thorvardur Sveinsson
CEO, Farice(Opens an external site in a new window)

Erlingur Gudleifsson
Senior Researcher, University of Alaska, Fairbanks(Opens an external site in a new window)

Thorvardur Kjerulf Sigurjónsson
Director of Business and Marketing Affairs, TrackWell(Opens an external site in a new window)

Elína Erlendsson
Director of Global Human Resources, Kerecis(Opens an external site in a new window)

Einar Hansen Tómasson
Head of Energy and Green Solutions, Business Iceland(Opens an external site in a new window)

Isaac Kato
Investor-in-Residence, Techstars Seattle Accelerator(Opens an external site in a new window)

Beth Doglio
Washington State Representative, 22nd Legislative District

2023 Sponsors

• Washington State Department of Commerce
• Neste
• Nokia
• Madison Taylor
• Nordic Talks
• Nordic Council of Ministers
• SDF
• The
• Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
• Pontis
• AWS
• Stellar
• The Icelandic - American Chamber of Commerce
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
• Nordic Innovation House
• Port of Seattle
• X SHORE
• Parsons + Co
• World Affairs Council
• Embassy of Sweden
• Norwegian Consulate General San Francisco
• ZGF