Turning AI Strategy into Business Impact at Scale

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01/12/2026
10:00-16:30
Sergel Hub Stockholm

Event Agenda

Theme 1

AI-Driven Reinvention: Strategies for Business Impact

10:00

Lennart Nordqvist
Sustainability Lead Sweden
Deloitte
Do the opportunities outweigh the risks? Harnessing the power of technology; automation and AI
  • Empowering Machine Learning (ML) and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to enhance and expedite business decision-making
  • Beyond efficiency: Leveraging AI for predicting future trends and innovative outcomes
  • AI's role in reducing errors, enhancing personalization, and driving innovation

10:25

Sebastien Blanc
CEO
Normative
What makes a good AI strategy?
  • The blueprint for AI success, balancing business priorities, innovation and technology
  • Assessing potential returns that AI could deliver for your business
  • Key components and actionable steps for attaining measurable success and results in a AI driven business

10:40

Annika Ramsköld
VP Corporate Sustainability
Vattenfall
Christina Båge-Friborg
EVP, Head of Sustainability
Gränges
Louise Koch
Former Sr Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Grundfos
From slides to ROI. Turning AI agent concepts into real business impact
  • What it really takes to move AI agents from prototype to production
  • Designing for measurable ROI. Aligning capabilities with business outcomes
  • Lessons learned from real-world implementations across industries

10:55

Elin Haapaniemi
Head of Sustainability Nordics
Siemens
Case: IKEA. Bringing an iconic brand into the AI era: innovating for many
  • Democratising home design: How AI is leveraging IKEA-unique home furnishing knowledge to empower customers in creating their ideal spaces, from bed placement to full room design
  • Driving operational excellence: Utilising AI to enhance efficiency, automate processes, and maintain our low-cost brand promise, ensuring seamless operations from store to home
  • Leading with purpose: Navigating the ethical dimensions of AI and fostering trust among co-workers and leaders on our transformative journey, ensuring a human-centric approach to innovation and responsible AI

11:10

Anna Lindstedt
ESG Supply Chain Lead
Stratsys
AI strategies for delivering transformative business impact
  • Tackle Scope 3 emissions with collaboration, not isolation
  • Use circular business models to unlock growth and profitability
  • Build ecosystems that extend sustainability impact beyond the enterprise

11:25

Paul Pelissier
Global Sustainability Principal
SAP
From AI-retrofitting to AI native: rethinking organisations with AI
  • The rapid improvement of AI models brings with it the opportunity to rethink how we run organisations
  • But many of us are stuck in the existing paradigms and are not thinking big enough!
  • We share practical experiences and hard-earned lessons, from thinking big and exploring 'AI-native' operating models

11:40

Viktor Wallström
SVP Sustainability and Group Communication
SAAB Group
Maria Collin
Head of Group Sustainability
DeLaval
Annika Sund
Marknadschef
Leksands Knäckebröd
Sovereign AI & private clouds - keys to AI success at scale
  • McKinsey reports that 80% of investments into AI yield zero return on investments (ROI)
  • MIT reports that 95% of all generative AI pilots fail
  • Comprehend how sovereignty and hybrid cloud approaches to AI are critical for succeeding with AI at scale.

Networking Lunch

12:00-13:00
Theme 2

Unlocking Value: The Transformative Power of AI

13:00

Björn Vedin
CEO
Domsjö Fabriker
Simon Bengtsson
Produktionschef
Outokumpu
Louise Kierkegaard
Senior Industry Lead & Strategic Investments
Adven
Case Uber: AI and the future of mobility
  • Driving sustainable and shared mobility today, while shaping the autonomous transport systems of tomorrow
  • From dynamic routing to demand prediction — practical applications that power everyday transport at scale
  • The road to autonomy: What’s next for AI in self-driving vehicles and mobility-as-a-service platform

13:15

Ida Ljungkvist
Group Sustainability Director
Scandi Standard
Malin Ljung Eiborn
Director of Sustainability
Rejlers
Julia Höglund
Managing Director, Sweden & Finland
Position Green
From the "AI PoC graveyard" to true business transformation
  • Why so many AI strategies stall at pilots, and how to break through
  • A practical toolbox to turn vision into real change
  • Explaining AI transformation in action

13:35

Tim Lambert
Regional Lead UKI & Nordics
Osapiens
Adrian Fintling
Director Sustainability
Deloitte
Trusted GenAI: from company data to real business value
  • Learn practical, real-world approaches to implementing Generative AI without getting lost in marketing buzz or unrealistic expectations
  • Discover how to combine your existing company data with AI to create meaningful, productive GenAI solutions that actually work.
  • Understand how to ensure your GenAI projects are secure and deliver measurable business value rather than just impressive demos

13:50

Erwin Groenendal
Co-founder
Tangelo Software
Case Skatteverket. Double scaling of AI. From enterprise transformation to national infrastructure
  • Balancing the dual challenge of scaling AI internally while supporting national infrastructure development
  • Opportunities and obstacles in aligning internal adoption with public-sector and societal needs
  • Lessons learned and priorities on the road ahead

14:05

Andreas Gyllenhammar
CSO
Sweco
Rachel Delacour
CEO & Co-founder
Sweep
David vs. Goliath. How agile, AI-driven startups challenge established players and traditional value chains
  • From Idea to Unicorn: Lessons from Successful Founders & Leaders
  • Building a roadmap from experimentation to industrialisation
  • Why the next unicorn must have AI in its DNA

Networking Break

14:30-15:00
Theme 3

From Pilot to Scale: The Road to AI Maturity and Competitive Edge

15:00

AI scalability: from pilot to enterprise-wide implementation
  • Setting KPIs and benchmarks based on pilot initiatives
  • Building scalable foundations. Overcoming scale-up challenges
  • Engaging people and processes to align with new AI-powered workflows and cultural shifts

15:15

Malin Ripa
CSO
Axel Johnson International
Maria Collin
Head of Group Sustainability
DeLaval
Human - AI collaboration. A successful AI model is only half the journey
  • How can we overcome employee fears and misconceptions about AI and foster trust and a culture of acceptance?
  • AI-powered customer service and preparing the workforce for an AI-augmented future - the role of AI and human agents in service centers
  • Use data and AI to understand and predict customer demand and behavior, to identify new market segments and new revenue streams

15:30

Louise Koch
Former Sr Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Grundfos
Camilla Götbrant
Partner, Sustainability
Deloitte
Lydia Lundström
Managing Director Sweden
CEMAsys
Case Läkemedelsverket. AI for effective regulation
  • Moving beyond transformation talk - building AI/ML systems that prove their value through impact and adoption
  • Applying AI to streamline processes within public agencies and pharmaceutical regulation
  • Driving innovation through scientific validation, peer review, and transparent knowledge sharing

15:45

Louise Koch
Former Sr Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Grundfos
Camilla Götbrant
Partner, Sustainability
Deloitte
Lydia Lundström
Managing Director Sweden
CEMAsys
Case Scania. Scaling from need to production

16:00

Louise Koch
Former Sr Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Grundfos
Camilla Götbrant
Partner, Sustainability
Deloitte
Lydia Lundström
Managing Director Sweden
CEMAsys
Case Electronic Arts. Navigating the new frontiers. Future proofing your AI initiatives.
  • Research strategies to maintain a competitive edge in the rapidly evolving AI domain
  • Lessons learned on future-proofing your AI initiatives.
  • How to get tangible benefits from AI

16:15

Louise Koch
Former Sr Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability
Grundfos
Camilla Götbrant
Partner, Sustainability
Deloitte
Lydia Lundström
Managing Director Sweden
CEMAsys
Case Saab Group. AI in electronic warfare
  • From Data to Dominance – Turning Signals Into Strategy
  • The Human Bottleneck in Modern Defense System
  • From Lab Experiments to Real-World Impact

End of Day

16:30
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