James Hewitt & Mika Poutala Progress to the Speaker Sourcing Contest Final Round
The second Speaker Sourcing Contest qualifying round was held today Monday 4 June in Stockholm at Coor Konferens. Out of the 170+ applicants for the contest, 8 individuals were chosen to present at the qualifier. Their topics covered the themes of Artificial Intelligence, Peak Performance, and Strategy. Two audience favorites with the highest average scores […]
NBFSweden 2019 Speakers Announced
Simon Sinek, Ryan Holiday, Isabella Löwengrip, and Sahar Hashemi will be speaking at the third Nordic Business Forum conference in Stockholm on 7 May 2019 at Cirkus. We are thrilled to announce the speakers of our next Nordic Business Forum Sweden conference. The event will provide leadership and marketing lessons from some of the best […]
Simon Sinek – Leadership Is a Choice
Are some just born to be leaders and some are not? Well, if you asked Simon Sinek, a renowned leadership expert and New York Times bestselling author, he would argue that leadership is a practicable skill. Sinek expounded on his views and research on leadership and the characteristics of great leaders during his last visit […]
Isabella Löwengrip – The Next Estée Lauder
Swedish-born Isabella Löwengrip is the youngest and most influential social media star in the sphere of empowering female entrepreneurs and supporting women’s work life balance. In March 2018, she was named the “Most powerful businesswoman of the year” by Swedish business magazine Veckans Affärer. Löwengrip opened to SAS about her thoughts on the award and […]
Ryan Holiday – Growth Hacking 101
In the absence of big budgets, startups have learned how to hack the system to build their companies. The so-called ‘growth hackers’ – hybrids of a marketer and a coder – have disrupted marketing teams. Growth hacking rethinks marketing from the ground up, starting from what Ryan Holiday calls “product-market fit” or PMF. Ryan Holiday, […]
Sahar Hashemi – Getting Switched on in a Large Company
Remember the excitement you felt when you started in a new company or a new position? Imagine you could keep up that same energy and excitement every day. Sahar Hashemi, an entrepreneur, best-selling author and a former solicitor, emphasizes the importance of adopting entrepreneurial habits at every level of the organization. Back in 2010, Sahar […]
Simon Sinek – Lessons on Leadership
Few people have inspired modern-day leaders to change their leadership habits and style like Simon Sinek. Sinek is a trained ethnographer, renowned leadership expert, and New York Times bestselling author. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. His talks and interviews are very popular […]
Isabella Löwengrip – Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking
Sweaty Palms? Dry Throat? Sleepless Nights? This might sound like an advert for a new pharmaceutical product, but the reality is that these are common reactions to that work-related illness we all catch at one point in our lives: giving a presentation! To ease your anxieties, Isabella Löwengrip will give her own advice for overcoming […]
NEW Ranking: 25 and Under in Northern Europe
Nordic Business Report is proud to present the 25 and Under in Northern Europe We’re eager to announce that the annual Nordic Business Report ranking of the most influential people in business has been released! This year, we take a look at some of Europe’s brightest young entrepreneurs, innovators, and game-changers – all of whom […]
Tobias Dahlberg and Petri Rajaniemi Progress to the Speaker Sourcing Contest Final Round
The first Speaker Sourcing Contest qualifying round was held on Wednesday 16 May in Helsinki at the Expo and Convention Center. Out of the 170+ applicants for the contest, 8 individuals were chosen to present at the qualifier. Their topics covered the themes of Artificial Intelligence, Peak Performance, and Strategy. Two audience favorites with the […]
Everything You Missed @ the Helsinki Qualifier
On May 16th, we hosted our first ever Speaker Sourcing Contest qualifier in Helsinki which saw 8 people compete for two spots in our Stockholm final in August. The presentation topics covered the three themes of Nordic Business Forum 2018: Strategy, Peak Performance, and Artificial Intelligence. If you missed the live broadcast, fear not! Here’s […]
Alex Osterwalder – Competing on Business Models – Nordic Business Forum
Alex Osterwalder, the Swiss entrepreneur and business expert highlights why innovating on business models is crucial for every company. He demonstrates what companies should focus on when thinking about their business models by using a few practical examples. Not every leader thinks about their business model hard enough to compete beyond products. However, it’s increasingly […]