Robin Teigland

CHALMERS UNIVERSITY, AND CO-FOUNDER PENICHE OCEAN WATCH

Professor at Chalmers University of Technology and Co-founder of Peniche Ocean Watch. She is recognized for her impactful insights on strategy, digitization, and economic growth. With extensive experience and recognized as one of Sweden’s most influential women in technology, Robin helps organizations navigate the complex digital landscape by combining digital tools, economic expertise, and innovation strategies to inspire change and drive growth.

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Scott Newton

NED , MANAGING PARTNER AT THINKING DIMENSIONS

Managing Partner of Thinking Dimensions, and a member of the Board of Directors at Strategy Tools. Scott works with Boards, and senior leaders on Strategy, M&A, Value Creation, and Digital Transformation. LinkedIn Top Voice 2024/2025 Harvard Business Review Advisory Council Member, Strategy Tools Best Partner Award for outstanding work in Corporate Strategy, Transformation, and Growth. Annual Award Winner 2019, 2020 and 2024: Business Consultancy Professional of the Year from Corporate LiveWire. Executive Education Professor of the Year Award for 2021, 2022, and 2023 at CIMBA/University of IOWA, Techstars All-Star Mentor Award for 2024.

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Ingrid Stenmark

CHAIR AND NED, PREVIOUS HEAD OF CEO OFFICE TELIA

Non-executive board director and advisor in a portfolio of technology companies in Scandinavia and Europe. The companies span in size and maturity from publicly listed, PE/pension-funded to family owned business and start/scale-ups. They all have one thing in common; the belief that technology and sustainable business provide great business opportunities. Previously, Ingrid was responsible for Telia’s Group Strategy, Risk Management, and also overseeing Internal Audit.

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Francesco Burelli

NED, Partner at Arkwright Consulting AG, co-author ecosystem canvas

Partner at Arkwright Consulting AG, Board Advisor, Subject Matter Expert, Executive Coach. Over 23 years’ experience in corporate and product strategy, innovation and corporate venturing, digital strategy and transformation starting from a retail and corporate payments and transaction banking background. Award winning functional specialist, (3x) INSEAD Alumnus and Fellow of the London Institute of Banking and Finance. Multicultural leadership and delivery track record across EMEA, APAC, NA and LA. Co-author of the frameworks: Ecosystem Canvas and Ecosystem Canvas Timeline. Learning Coach at INSEAD Executive Education for Strategy, Digital Transformation and AI programs.

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Paula Silva

NED, CHAIR, PARTNER AT GAIA LEADERSHIP

Senior executive with over 40 years of international experience in banking and finance, with particular expertise in payments, international finance, and transformational leadership. Paula joined the Board of Svensk Exportkredit (SEK) in 2022, where she also serves on the Credit Committee and the Finance and Risk Committee. At the time of her appointment, Paula was serving as CEO of P27 Nordic Payments. She is also chairperson of Bankgirot AB.

Her earlier career at SEB spans roles including CEO of SEB Strategic Investments, Commercial Banking Director in New York, and representative for Latin America across Peru, Brazil, and Mexico, along with senior positions in Gothenburg, Malmö, and Stockholm.

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Martin Althén

CIO, President, SECURITAS

With a career spanning over two decades in technology leadership, he has held senior roles at Husqvarna Group as Global CIO, at AstraZeneca in leading positions within Drug Development, and as a management consultant at Deloitte and PA Consulting Group. Joining Securitas in 2016 as Group CIO, he went on to become President of Securitas Digital in July 2022, taking ownership of the company’s digital business strategy and driving innovation across its global digital products and services. In 2021, he was awarded CIO of the Year by the Swedish branch of IDG — recognized as a curious and visionary leader with an extraordinary ability to engage both co-workers and senior management around new technology and innovation.

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Liselotte Engstam

NED AND CHAIR, co-author, INSEAD TOP 50 NEDS

Experienced Chair and Non-Executive Director with board roles across listed, private, and international companies, and founder of the leadership advisory firm Digoshen. She is a member of several European board networks and has served on the EU-appointed Company Law & Corporate Governance Expert Group. Liselotte was selected by INSEAD as one of the top 50 Non-Executive Directors in the world, and she is a frequent lecturer on board governance, digitalisation, and sustainable value creation. She co-authored the book AI Leadership for Boards – Leading Responsible AI for Value Creation.

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Henrik Forzelius

NED, RESEARCHER at KTH

Researcher at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, focusing on innovation management, technology strategy, and organizational transformation. He has extensive experience teaching executives and industry leaders across sectors, and his research explores how companies adapt to technological disruption, build innovation capabilities, and lead change in complex environments. Henrik is also active as an advisor and facilitator for organizations seeking to strengthen innovation governance and develop strategic foresight, and he contributes to several executive education programs within Sweden and internationally.

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Fernanda Torre

NED, CEO NEXT AGENTS, CO-AUTHOR, AFFILIATED TO SSES

Innovation strategist, researcher, and educator specializing in the intersection of AI, sustainability, and corporate governance. She is CEO of Next Agents, a consultancy focused on innovation and transformation, and Operations Director at Boards Impact Forum. She is affiliated with the Stockholm School of Economics, and Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship where she lectures on innovation and future thinking. Fernanda is co-author of AI Leadership for Boards – Leading Responsible AI for Value Creation, published by Springer Nature, and a long-standing contributor to board development programs across Europe. 

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Christian Guttmann

NED, MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF AI TECH AT EQT GROUP

Managing Director and Head of AI Tech at EQT Group in Stockholm, he works at the intersection of AI research and private equity, evaluating how AI creates scalable value across global portfolios.

He is founder and Chairman of the Nordic Artificial Intelligence Institute, a Non-Executive Board Member of Intelligent Ultrasound Group Plc, and an adjunct senior researcher at the Karolinska Institute. Recognised as one of the Top 100 Global AI Leaders, he has authored seven books on AI and is a frequent keynote speaker at major international forums including the OECD Global Partnership on AI Summit.

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Ian Richardson

NED, DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE EDUCATION STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY

Faculty and Director of Executive Education at Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, where he focuses on business strategy, uncertainty and complexity, emerging technologies, and transformation. With a background spanning academia, executive education, and technology leadership, Ian has held senior roles in the tech media sector and led pan-European digital businesses during the dotcom era. He is a co-founder of the national AI for Executives programme, developed in collaboration with leading Swedish universities and AI Sweden, and serves on several academic, commercial, and policy-related boards.

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Carl Piva

NED, CEO SWEDISH INTERNET FOUNDATION

CEO of the Swedish Internet Foundation, Chairman of the Board of the Stockholm Green Innovation District, Chairman of the Board of the Urban Twin Transition Centre in Stockholm, and a former Independent Adviser to the European Commission. He is a vision-driven, inquisitive, and outcome-oriented leader who is comfortable doing business and making a difference across the world. Carl’s talents are to simplify complex problems, get things done, and give people space to develop. As Chief Executive Officer of the Swedish Internet Foundation, he guides a team of 120 people, delivering a key part of the Swedish internet infrastructure and securing one billion transactions a day.

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