Events

Swedish economist, author and management thinker Kjell A. Nordström will be speaking about the art of making money at Nordic Business Forum Sweden. Kjell A. Nordström is all about funky business. The Swedish economist and business professor rose among Europe’s leading business gurus in 2000 through the success of his book Funky Business – Talent makes capital dance (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstrãle). The book became an international best-seller and has been translated into 33 languages. Nordström holds a doctoral degree in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics where he has been responsible for the International Business course. He is also one of the founders of the school’s most prestigious management programs, “The Advanced Management Program – AMP”, which

Ida Backlund is a 32-year-old Swedish entrepreneur who created a 12 million euro business without taking a loan. She will come to Nordic Business Forum Sweden to tell us how she managed to expand her business to over 60 countries. Backlund grew up in a small town called Grönåker close to Umeå, Sweden. Already as a young girl, she pursued her entrepreneurial spirit by selling homemade cookies with a significant profit. She was even rewarded with a school entrepreneur award for her cookie business. After graduating high school, Backlund wanted to see the world, so she worked for two years in Greece and Australia. After returning to Sweden, Backlund discovered her passion towards hair and makeup, so she applied and

Hotel and hospitality industry haven’t been the same after Airbnb. At NBFSweden we have the unique opportunity to hear Airbnb’s Chip Conley share his views on new disruptive business models. Chip Conley is the Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy at Airbnb. He joined the firm in 2013. Before Airbnb, he spent nearly 24 years as the CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JDV), which he began in 1987 at age 26. Conley has almost three decades of experience in the hospitality industry and no-one has led the development, creation, and management of more boutique hotels than him. During his leadership at JDV, the company grew to become the second largest boutique hotel company in America. He sold the company

One of the essential tools for you during Nordic Business Forum Sweden is the official event app. First of all, you have access to loads of useful information about the event on the move. Besides it provides a channel to discuss with other attendees, an opportunity to ask questions from the speakers and a quick way to give feedback. Here we’ll give you instructions on the essential features of the app. Downloading the App Downloading the app is very simple. The app is available on iOS, Android mobile devices and also for Windows users. Search with “Nordic Business Forum”*. You just have to log in the app with your email and use your LinkedIn account to fill out your profile.

Sheila Heen is the go-to person on the field of negotiations and feedback. At NBFSweden, she will share her insights how to receive feedback well. Companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, and the Global Leadership Summit have turned to Sheila Heen and her expertise in negotiations and feedback. And no wonder. She has spent more than twenty years with the Harvard Negotiation Project, developing negotiation theory and practice. She specializes in particularly difficult negotiations – where emotions run high and relationships become strained. She was only 26 when she was named a lecturer on Law at Harvard. Besides lecturing and research, Heen has founded Triad Consulting Group. Heen has consulted corporate clients such as MetLife, Pixar, Tatweer of Dubai, BAE Systems,

Andre Agassi, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, will share his reflections on success and finding your purpose at #NBFSweden. Philanthropist and a former World No. 1 tennis player Andre Agassi belongs to the world’s biggest sports stars and rightfully so. During his 20-year career, Agassi has earned 60 men’s singles titles including eight Grand Slam singles championships and an Olympic gold medal. He was also a member of three winning Davis Cup teams (1990, 1992 and 1995). To honor his successful career, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame for the Class of 2011 on July 9, 2011. But as it turns out, tennis didn’t bring only grace and glory for Agassi. To

The 30-year-old programmer and storyteller, Linda Liukas, will come to Nordic Business Forum Sweden to talk about using creativity to create the future. Liukas started her journey to programming and technology very early on. At the age of 14, she had, as she puts it, a “mad teenage crush” on an older man. This man was Al Gore. She wanted to somehow express her feelings towards Mr. Gore and as there were no social media sites where to share the love easily, she decided to learn how to code and made a website to honor Mr. Gore. After high school, Liukas got interested in multiple other subjects and left programming aside for a while. She first went to study business

Chad Hurley is a successful entrepreneur behind the video sharing site Youtube. At Nordic Business Forum Sweden, Hurley will talk about managing and promoting rapid growth. Electronics and computers caught Hurley’s attention very early on and already in high school he was a member of the Technology Student Association. After high school, he studied design and received his bachelor in fine arts from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. For the first few years of his career, Hurley worked at eBay’s PayPal division, where he was one of the key designers developing the online payment service. As mentioned, Hurley is best known for being the co-founder and former CEO of Youtube. He and his partners, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim from