AGENDA 2026
OCT 7th, 2026
Starting 8AM CET - Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen Time
Starting 9AM EEST - Helsinki Time
8.00 (EEST)
WE OPEN THE DOORS & WELCOME
9.00
OPENING REMARKS BY OUR MODERATORS
Nina Rahkola & Jesse Kamras
9.10
OPENING KEYNOTE
FUTURE OF LEADERSHIP – THE POWER OF DATA & AI
Elin Hauge, Data & AI Strategist, Business Advisor, Board Chair & Member (NO)
Technology is reshaping how organizations compete, innovate, and make decisions. In this opening keynote, Elin explores how leaders can embed data and AI into corporate strategy and operations while safeguarding human judgment, culture, and long-term value creation.
Cutting through the hype, the session clarifies how to align data and AI investments with real business priorities and measurable impact. As adoption accelerates, trust, accountability, and governance become decisive. Elin shows how leadership must evolve to balance innovation with responsibility and build transparent, ethical, and resilient organizations.
9.50
BUILDING DOMAIN SPECIFIC MODELS THAT CREATE STRUCTUAL ADVANTAGE
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Why domain intelligence will separate AI enabled from AI native organizations
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Building AI capabilities competitors cannot easily replicate
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Owning the model layer versus depending on external platforms
10.15
NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
10.50
EMBEDDING AI DECISION LAYERS INTO MISSION CRITICAL PROCESSES
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Identifying where AI should advise versus where it should decide
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Designing decision layers that integrate with ERP, CRM and core systems
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Managing human oversight in high impact automated workflows
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Measuring performance and accountability in AI driven decisions
11.15
MAKE OR BUY STRATEGIC CONTROL OVER AI CAPABILITIES
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Evaluating total cost of ownership across build, buy, and partner models
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Deciding where proprietary data justifies internal model development
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Structuring AI teams for internal capability versus external reliance
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Avoiding over investment in rapidly commoditizing AI layers
11.40
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
12.40
KEYNOTE
THE COMPETITIVE DIVIDE BETWEEN AI ENABLED AND AI NATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Nicholas Fernholm, Senior Advisor, Author, Founder and CEO & Sweden's leading keynote speaker in AI (SE)
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Why AI native organizations rethink operating models, not just tools
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How decision speed, cost structures, and scalability diverge between the two models
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The long term risks of remaining AI enabled in a market shifting toward autonomy
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What structural moves are required to cross the divide
13.05
RUNTIME RISK MANAGEMENT IN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
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Runtime policy enforcement beyond static compliance frameworks
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Securing agent identity and access in AI driven architectures
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Stress testing autonomous systems before and after deployment
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Building operational discipline for continuous AI oversight
13.30
NETWORKING & COFFEE BREAK
14.05
COMPETING AGAINST AI NATIVE COST BASES
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How automation changes fixed versus variable cost dynamics
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When AI investments reduce cost and when they increase complexity
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Preparing your capital allocation strategy for AI driven operating leverage
14.30
CLOSING KEYNOTE
WHEN MACHINES MAKE DECISIONS - WHO HOLDS THE POWER AND WHO HOLDS THE RISK
Paul Dongha, Head of Responsible AI & AI Strategy, NatWest Group, Ex Co-Chair of Ethics Board, Generative AI Assurance expert, C-suite advisor, Harvard Business School (UK)
In an era where agents execute transactions, models influence credit decisions, and algorithms shape strategic outcomes, power inside the enterprise is being redefined. Accountability, governance, and economic control must evolve at the same pace as automation.
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How autonomous systems reshape decision rights and enterprise power structures
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Why responsible AI is no longer a compliance layer but a strategic discipline
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The economic consequences of unmanaged AI risk
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What boards and executives must rethink before 2027
15.05 - 15.10
END REMARKS BY OUR MODERATORS
Nina Rahkola & Jesse Kamras
15.10
MUSIC & MINGLE
16.00
EVENT ENDS