Event Agenda

Theme 1

Scaling the AI-Native Enterprise

10:00

Patrick Couch

AI Expert

HPE

Tokens - What Do They Tell Us About the Future of AI Compute?

The macro shifts shaping CIO priorities: AI Act, sovereignty, geopolitics
What Nordic boards now demand from enterprise CIOs
The five imperatives defining the CIO agenda for 2026–27
From service provider to strategic business builder

10:20

Markus Ederwall

CTO

Maria Nila

Michael Söderholm

Head of Nordics

Workato

The AI-Native Enterprise - Operating Models for Scale

Why 95% of agentic AI projects fail and why orchestration, not models, is the real bottleneck
Building the orchestration layer: platforms, data contracts and integration that make AI agents secure, scalable and accurate
Balancing innovation with AI Act compliance, accountability and enterprise trust
From pilot to production. The governed foundation that turns agents into an enterprise operating system

10:35

Henrik Öberg

Senior Enterprise Security Architect

Akamai Technologies

Jonathan Rosenthal

Nordic Executive

GitGuardian

AI vs AI: Defending the Expanding Attack Surface

How AI is reshaping both cyber threats and modern defence strategies
From Zero Trust to non-human identities: securing the expanding enterprise attack surface
Leveraging AI to scale resilience, reduce exposure and strengthen operational security

10:55

Per Gustavsson

PhD - CISO

Stratsys

From AI chaos to operational control.
Enabling innovation without losing governance

Why AI exposes an older problem. Decentralized change, unclear accountability and fragmented risk are not new; AI just makes them urgent
Why traditional oversight breaks down, as policies, manual processes and point interventions create the illusion of control, not the reality
What operational governance actually requires: clear structure, defined accountability and a living link between risk, action and business

11:15

Bianca Arnek

Data Analytics Director

H&M Group

CASE H&M
Measuring the Business Value of Data & AI
A Practical ROI Framework for Enterprise Transformation

Turning data, analytics, and AI into clear, measurable business outcomes
Building a scalable approach to measuring value across data and AI products
Enabling better prioritization and investment decisions through structured value measurement

Networking Lunch

11.30-12.30

Theme 2

Trusted & Resilient Digital Foundations

12:30

Dr. Gemma Vall Llosera

Principal Quantum Engineer, PhD

Ericsson

Beyond AI: Quantum and the Next Strategic Shift

Preparing for Q-Day and the post-quantum security era
Beyond Quantum Computing - The emerging impact of quantum sensing, networking and cryptography
Understanding quantum use cases emerging within the next 2–5 years

12:45

Andy Quaeyhaegens

Channel Solution Engineer

Netskope

Visibility, Control and Trust. Security for a Cloud and AI-First Enterprise

The new Shadow IT, autonomous AI agents and third-party SaaS integrations are reshaping the enterprise attack surface
From static policy to contextual control, why perimeter logic fails when data, identity and workloads move continuously
Cloud supply chain risk, surfacing hidden exposure across apps, agents and data flows before it escalates into an incident

13:00

Greg Holmes

Field CTO

Apptio, an IBM company

Stephan Erne

Former CDO

Handelsbanken

Communicating Value, Earning Trust and Navigating the CEO, Board and Enterprise Dynamic

The CEO–CIO partnership, meeting expectations for strategic input, innovation and business leadership, and bridging misalignments before they widen
Data-driven storytelling at the board level, demonstrating IT's value, guiding investment decisions and securing buy-in across the executive team
A shared business–IT vision: aligning technology with financial and growth goals, accelerating adoption and preparing for how the Business Leadership role will evolve over the next 3–5 years

13:20

Emily Svedberg Possfelt

Counsel

Setterwalls

Ulrika Billström

Principal

OpenText

Trusted AI by Design

Embedding Information Governance, Security by Design, and Regulatory Compliance into AI initiatives from the start
Understanding the implications of the EU AI Act and other emerging regulations for enterprise AI adoption
Building the governance, transparency, and control required to scale AI responsibly and securely across the organization

13:40

Carlos Valone

Head of Strategy & Technology

Ericsson

Per Karmteg

CIO

Riksbyggen

Fireside Chat
The Technological Foundations of the Modern Enterprise

Modernising legacy systems and digital infrastructure as the bedrock for AI adoption
Moving from AI fascination to business case: aligning investments with measurable outcomes
Redefining the role and competencies of CIOs in leading sustainable digital transformation

Networking Break

14:00-14:30

Theme 3

Leading People, Platforms & Transformation

14:30

Stefan Moritz

Head of Innovation

Max Mathiessen

The clock your board runs on (and why it's not yours)

The fundamental time gap - CIOs live in quarterly cycles and incident timelines while boards think in strategic windows and investment logic; this isn't a communication problem, it's a structural one
Why the gap is widening > megatrends like GenAI, climate and digital disruption demand multi-year reinvention while operational reality stays in the now
A framework for bridging it: Positioning the CIO as a strategic ally in self-disruption, and translating quarter-by-quarter execution into the efficiency, growth and resilience the board needs to see

14:50

Ola Hammarlund

Head of Digital Platforms

Getinge

Joona Soratie

VP of Process Analytics & Data

Vuono Group

From Hype to High-Impact: What Defines Real AI Success

Separating noise from reality to ensure AI investments deliver tangible outcomes
Embedding the human element, leadership, culture, and capability-building into AI strategies
Translating AI lessons into strategies for sustainable, long-term value

15:10

Anna Grandt

CDO

Martin & Servera

Peter Muld

Group CIO

ICA Gruppen

Jonny Engel

CIO

Spendrups

The CIO Agenda 2026–27: From Continuity to Competitive Edge

Ensuring business continuity amid rapid change, uncertainty, and complex cyber threats
Aligning technology investments with business goals to safeguard ROI and prepare for the future and the SI.native enterprise
Leveraging advanced technologies and strategic planning to build resilience and sovereignty into IT foundations, while building competitive edge
Lead talent, culture and measurable business value

End of Day

15:30

15:35-16:30

Simplify, Secure, Scale

Event Agenda

Scaling the AI-Native Enterprise

10:00

10:20

10:35

10:55

11:15

Networking Lunch

Trusted & Resilient Digital Foundations

12:30

12:45

13:00

13:20

13:40

Networking Break

Leading People, Platforms & Transformation

14:30

14:50

15:10

End of Day

Simplify, Secure, Scale

CFO Nordic 2026

Strategy Talk Afterwork

Strategy Talk Lunch

Strategy Talk Lunch

Event

Date

June 3rd

June 3rd

June 10th

June 9th

Time

12:00-15:30

15:30-16:30

11:00-13:00

11:00-13:00

Location

Sergel Hub Stockholm

Sergel Hub Stockholm

Sommerro House Oslo

Soho House Copenhagen

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