Gianpiero Petriglieri: What Really Makes You a Leader?
Gianpiero Petriglieri, Professor of Leadership at INSEAD, brought a deeply human and refreshing perspective to Nordic Business Forum 2025 through his VIP keynote. In a time when leadership is often associated with performance, strategy, and results, Gianpiero posed a radical idea: what if leadership is not about influence or vision but about love? Through wit, […]
Jonah Berger: How to Make Things Catch On
Why do some products, ideas, and movements catch on while others fade away? During his Nordic Business Forum 2025 VIP session, Jonah Berger, Marketing Professor at the Wharton School, showed that it’s not about luck. It’s about science. Jonah has spent over a decade researching word of mouth and social influence. His bestselling book Contagious: […]
Risto Siilasmaa: Developing Strategic Foresight
Risto Siilasmaa, former Chairman of Nokia, founder of cybersecurity company F-Secure, and investor in over 50 companies (including seven unicorns), brought a clear and urgent message to the Nordic Business Forum stage: the future does not reward those who predict it best. It rewards those who act. This principle, which Risto calls strategic agency, lies […]
Howard Yu: What Makes a Future-Ready Organization
When Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD Business School, took the stage at Nordic Business Forum 2025, he brought a simple but powerful message: the future belongs to the ready. Howard, who leads IMD’s Center for Future Readiness, has spent years studying why some companies adapt, rebound, and grow while others […]
Diana Kander: Simple Questions to Unlock Innovation
Entrepreneur and innovation expert Diana Kander didn’t walk on stage to talk about disruption or digital trends. She came to talk about something far more personal and more dangerous to innovation than most leaders realize: success. With sharp humor, candid stories, and a flair for the unexpected, Diana challenged the audience at Nordic Business Forum […]
Gianpiero Petriglieri: How to Lead a Strong Culture in the Age of Nomadic Professionalism
In a world where professionals are less tied to organizations yet more committed to their craft, Gianpiero Petriglieri, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at INSEAD, challenged leaders to reimagine their role. Great workplaces, he argued, are not just places where tasks get done. They are identity workspaces; places where people discover, develop, and express who they […]
Rick Rubin: Business as a Creative Canvas – Mastering Flow and Vision
Rick Rubin isn’t your typical keynote speaker, and he wouldn’t want to be. One of the most legendary music producers of all time, Rick has shaped the sound of Johnny Cash, Jay-Z, Adele, the Beastie Boys, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers not by telling artists what to do, but by helping them reconnect with […]
Angela Ahrendts: Critical Success Factors for Driving Change in Your Organization
What makes a leader truly great in a world where everything is changing fast? Angela Ahrendts has a few answers. And they come not from theory, but from practice. As the former CEO of Burberry and SVP of Apple Retail, she has shaped some of the world’s most iconic brands through deep purpose, bold decisions, […]
April Rinne: How to Make Change Suck Less
In a world where change no longer comes in waves but floods, futurist and author April Rinne took the Nordic Business Forum 2025 stage with a clear message: We can’t control the pace of the world, but we can change how we respond to it. Blending personal experience, practical leadership insights, and a touch of […]
Jonah Berger: Returning to Growth in the New World
In a world filled with rapid change and endless noise, how do leaders help their teams move forward? How do we cut through resistance, foster action, and get people to embrace new ways of working? At Nordic Business Forum 2025, Jonah Berger, professor at The Wharton School and bestselling author of Contagious and The Catalyst, […]
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy: Scaling Culture Without Losing Soul
At Nordic Business Forum 2025, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO of Xero and former president of StubHub, took the stage to share ten big ideas on how to evolve company culture without sacrificing purpose or soul. Drawing from her experience as a tech executive, entrepreneur, investor, and board member, Sukhinder offered a blueprint for decisive, opportunity-driven […]
Peter Hinssen: From Trendspotting to Future Shaping
Peter Hinssen, Belgian entrepreneur, author, and board advisor, brought both energy and urgency to the Nordic Business Forum stage with one central message: disruption is no longer temporary. It is the climate we live and lead in. With humor, storytelling, and sharp observations, Peter explained why the pace of technological change is accelerating, why traditional […]