Meet the Game Changers of 2026
Fireside Chat Speakers
H.E. Anurag Bhushan
Ambassador of India to Sweden
Daniel Westlén
State Secretary,
Ministry of Climate & Enterprise
Pramod Varma
Chief Architect of Aadhaar & Co-founder & Chief Architect, Networks for Humanity
Sara Öhrvall
Board Director,
Investor AB
Darja Isaksson
Director General,
Vinnova
Presentations
Viral Thakker
Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer,
Credibl
John Diklev
Founder and CEO,
Flower
Shivesh Kumar
Assistant Professor,
Chalmers University
Humanoid Robot
Chalmers University
Panel Speakers
Owe Ronström
Professor Emeritus,
Uppsala University
Per Andersson
Head of Secretariat,
LeadIT
Lena Sellgren
Chief Economist,
Business Sweden
Swaminathan R.
Lecturer, Uppsala University
Director, Deloitte
Shilpa Sachdeva Bhullar
Vice President Legal,
Jubilant Ingrevia Limited
Björn Johansson
Professor,
Chalmers University
Raine Isaksson
Associate Professor & Docent,
Uppsala University
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Anne Graf
Head of Regional Affairs,
Stegra
Kristofer Dreiman
CSO and Head of Responsible Investments,
Länsförsäkringar
Stefan Palmer
CEO,
Lager 157
Andreas Håkansson
Partner and Head of AI & Data Management,
PwC Sweden
Maria Rosendahl
Head of Industrial Policy, Teknikföretagen
Rupali Mehra
Founder, Content People AB & Director of Business Development - Nordics, Credibl
Eric Enecker
CEO and Co-Founder,
Ecometrix
Frida Monsén
Global Head of L&D Strategy & Portfolio,
Vattenfall
Agenda for the day
Session 1:
AI, You, and I: When AI Thinks Like Us, Who Shapes Intelligence and Human Identity?
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13.00-13.10 Introduction to Engaging India at Almedalen
13.10-13-20 Address: H.E. Anurag Bhushan, Ambassador of India to Sweden
13.20-13.30 Talk: Professor Owe Ronström, Uppsala University
13.30-13.50 Fireside chat with Dr. Pramod Varma, Chief Architect of Aadhaar & Co-founder & Chief Architect, Networks
for Humanity
Session 2:
AI, You, and I: The Reinvention of Industry - How Are We Building the Next Industrial Era?
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Part 1: AI, You & I: Industry, Innovation & Identity - India-Sweden Strategic partnership in a changing world
14.10-14.40 Fireside Chat: Ambassador of India to Sweden H.E. Anurag Bhushan + Daniel Westlén, State Secretary,
Ministry of Climate & Enterprise, Sweden
14.40-14.45 Speakers photo session
Part 2: AI, You & I: Industry, Innovation & Identity - The Reinvention of Industry - How Are We Building the
Next Industrial Era?
14:45-15:15 Panel discussion 1:
Per Andersson, Head of Secretariat, LeadIT
Viral Thakker, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Credibl
Anne Graf, Head of Regional Affairs, Stegra
Eric Enecker, CEO & Co-Founder, Ecometrix
(SSAB/LKAB*)
15.15-15.45 Panel discussion 2:
Frida Monsén, Global Head of L&D strategy & Portfolio, Vattenfall
Shilpa Sachdeva, Vice President Legal, Jubilant Ingrevia Limited
Lena Sellgre, Chief Economist, Business Sweden
Andreas Håkansson, Partner and Head of AI & Data Management, PwC Sweden
Raine Isaksson, Senior Lecturer, Uppsala University
Stefan Palmer, CEO, Lager 157
(TCS*)
(Altitude Meeting*)
(Microsoft*)
15.45-16.00 Fireside chat: Sarah Öhrvall, Board Member, Investor AB
Session 3:
AI, You, and I: Climate Innovation – Can AI Accelerate the Green Transition?
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16.30-16.45 Fireside chat: Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova
16.45-16.55 Presentation: Viral Thakker, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Credibl
16.55-17.05 Presentation: John Diklev, CEO & Co-Founder, Flower
17:05-17:15 Humanoid, You, and I: In Conversation with Humanoid Robot and Shivesh Kumar, Chalmers University
17.15-17.45 Panel discussion 3:
Kristofer Dreiman, CSO and Head of Responsible Investments, Länsförsäkringar
Björn Johansson, Professor, Chalmers University
Maria Rosendahl, Head of Industrial Policy, Teknikföretagen
John Diklev, CEO & Co-Founder, Flower"
17.45-17.50 Closing
7th
Edition of Engaging India @ Almedalen
AI, You, and I
Identity, Industry, Innovation
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant prospect. It is already reasoning, creating, and making decisions; essentially, it has started influencing and shaping the institutions, economies, and social systems that define modern life. As this shift accelerates, it raises fundamental questions: 1. Who controls the intelligence influencing our societies? 2. How do we ensure it reflects shared human values? The 7th edition of Engaging India at Almedalen in June 2026 takes these questions as its starting point. The theme this year is "AI, You, and I: Identity, Industry, Innovation", where, through panel discussions and keynote speeches, we examine artificial intelligence through three interconnected lenses. 1. How AI is reshaping human identity and agency. 2. How it is transforming industries, supply chains, and the nature of work. 3. How it can contribute to a sustainable planetary future, even as its own infrastructure places new demands on energy and resources. Sweden and India bring complementary strengths to these questions. Sweden's tradition of open innovation, strong public institutions, and climate-led industrial policy meets India's scale, deep technology talent, and experience building digital infrastructure for a billion people. Together, they represent distinct but aligned innovation ecosystems, united by democratic values and a shared stake in ensuring AI serves society. Across three seminars, leaders from policy, industry, and academia will explore how AI can be developed and governed responsibly - building the kind of trust and collaboration that technology alone cannot provide. Join us on 23 June 2026 to hear thought leaders from India and Sweden deliberate and exchange ideas on these fundamental questions.
What our speakers have to say
"True sustainability isn’t born from slogans—it’s shaped by science, strengthened by collaboration, and powered by technology that works. When we look beyond ideology and listen to evidence, we don’t just imagine the future—we build it, together."
Daniel Westlén,
State Secretary to the Minister of Climate & Environment,
Ministry of Climate & Enterprise
What is Engaging India at Almedalen?
Engaging India at Almedalen is an annual seminar series held during Almedalsveckan bringing together thought-leaders from industry, academia and government from Sweden and India to engage on global issues such as climate action, sustainable development, technology and collaborative innovation.
Who organises Engaging India at Almedalen?
Engaging India at Almedalen is organised by Content People AB with support from Embassy of India in Sweden, Uppsala University and Zerocity. Content People AB is a strategic and sustainability communications firm that focuses on building strategic and impact driven engagements between India and Sweden.
Who is it meant for?
Engaging India at Almedalen is meant for policy makers, corporates, academia, professionals, students, or enthusiasts interested in topics of climate change and sustainable development through technological innovation and collaborative action between India and Sweden.
What to expect at Engaging India @ Almedalen
Keynote Address
Workshops
Panel Discussions
Case Study Presentations
Startups
Mingle
Over the years
H.E. Ambassador Tanmaya Lal on India-Sweden Samband
Nandan Nilekani on aligning the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals to the rollout of Digital Public Goods
Professor Owe Ronström on the idea behind Engaging India at Almedalen
Ambassador Anurag Bhushan on Strengthening India–Sweden Collaboration in Sustainability and Innovation
Our participants
Our story
Since 2019, Engaging India at Almedalen has hosted a diverse line-up of speakers from Swedish and Indian industries to exchange ideas and discuss collaborative solutions to some of the most pressing global climate challenges. By bringing together the Swedish and Indian innovation, technology and sustainability ecosystems, Engaging India at Almedalen serves as a platform to catalyse co-thinking, co-solutioning and co-creation between India and Sweden on global issues such as climate action, sustainable development, and collaborative innovation.
Themes explored previously at Engaging India at Almedalen include: