Stockholm Executive Summit.

With the ambition to create a meeting place where participants have the opportunity to get insights about hot topics from our hand-picked panellists and network in an inspirational setting - we invite you to the Alumni Executive Summit.

Upcoming announcement: Our panel for 2026

Our panel for this year’s summit will soon be announced and published here.

The Alumni Executive Summit is an annual event and a platform for inspiration and dialogue about current and hot topics effecting organisations and their leadership in the Nordics and internationally, today.

Specially invited panellists, share expertise and experience from topics including cyber security, artificial intelligence, technology, finance and sustainable business. 

Examples of topics covered in our panellist discussions

Leadership in times of crisis
The importance of culture and value based leadership
Leadership in a digital transformation
Entrepreneurial leadership vs. corporate leadership
The state of talent and the skills-gap
Leadership and governance from a board perspective
Nordic leadership in the global marketplace
The challenges of digital globalisation
Corporate Social Responsibility - an integrated core of the business to accomplish focus, results and increased profitability and sustainability
Corporate governance - managing issues related to ethics and environment in an increasingly global business setting
Adapting leadership - managing demands across differences in sectors and cultures

Leading with clarity in complexity

Read a summary from our 2025 summit .

The Path to Sustainable Leadership

Read a summary of our recent 2024 summit

**Building durable businesses in a disruptive world**

Read a summary of our most recent 2023 summit

Our recent summit 2025 panellists:

Fredrik Persson - seasoned business executive with extensive experience in both corporate leadership and international business advocacy. Since July 2022, he has served as President of BusinessEurope, representing enterprises across 36 European countries. Concurrently, he holds the position of Chairman of the Board at JM, a leading Nordic residential development company, and also chairs Ellevio, one of Sweden’s largest electricity distribution companies. With a previous career at Axel Johnson, Fredrik has significant non-executive experience and today serves on the boards of several major companies, including ICA Gruppen, Holmen, Hufvudstaden, Industrivärden, Interogo Holding, and Ahlström Capital.

Hélène Barnekow - is a seasoned business executive with over three decades of leadership in the IT, telecom, and digital transformation sectors. Today, Hélène is an active non‑executive board professional and Partner at leadership consulting firm, Gaia Leadership. Concurrently she serves as Chair of Storytel and Mindler, and board member at Handelsbanken, GN Store Nord and Latour. She is also s a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In her previous career Hélène has held numerous leadership roles at companies such as Sony Ericsson, Telia Sverige and Dell Technologies (EMC). Most recently she served as CEO of Microsoft Sweden.

Martin Lundqvist - CEO of Arundo Analytics, a company specialising in AI-driven analytics solutions for asset-heavy industries such as energy, maritime, and manufacturing. Martin has a noteworthy career with close to 20 years spent at McKinsey & Company, where he was a Partner and led the global Digital Government service line. His work involved advising government leaders and institutions on digital transformation initiatives across multiple continents. Beyond his executive role, he is also an active tech investor and entrepreneur, contributing to the advancement of technology-driven solutions in various sectors.

Thomas Nilsson - Lieutenant General Thomas Nilsson leads Sweden's military intelligence and security operations, providing critical assessments on global developments and threats to national security. He is a senior officer in the Swedish Air Force and currently serves as the Director of Military Intelligence and Security (MUST) within the Swedish Armed Forces. His military career began in 1984, and he has since held various leadership positions having served among others as military representative to the European Union and NATO and also CIO of the Swedish Armed Forces, overseeing digital transformation initiatives.