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Welcome to
Engaging India @ Almedalen 2026

AI, You, and I:
Identity, Industry, and Innovation

23 June 2026 | Almedalsvekcan, Uppsala University, Visby

Meet the Game Changers of 2026

COMING SOON

Agenda for the day

14.00-15.20 

Session 1:

 

AI, You, and I: When AI Thinks Like Us, Who Shapes Intelligence and Human Identity?

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15.45-17.00 

Session 2:

 

AI, You, and I: The Reinvention of Industry - How Are We Building the Next Industrial Era?

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17.00-18.00 

Session 3:

 

AI, You, and I: Climate Innovation - Can AI Accelerate the Green Transition?

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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

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"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

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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

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Keynote Address

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Workshops

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Panel Discussions

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Case Study Presentations

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Startups

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Mingle

Engaging India @ Almedalen 2025

Almedalen week

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:

1.⁠ ⁠Samband for the Planet
2.⁠ ⁠Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam – The World is One Family
3.⁠ ⁠Indian ‘Sunya’ and Swedish ‘Lagom’ – Can zero as an ethos bring about a new circular model and show the way towards a more
   sustainable world?
4.⁠ ⁠Pathways to energy transition for climate neutrality for Sweden and India. 
5.⁠ ⁠Technology collaborations to build a more sustainable planet.
6.⁠ ⁠Partnerships towards Global Goals - Can Sweden and India show the way.

Engaging India is an engagement and knowledge platform with a mission to catalyze co-thinking, co-solutioning and co-creation between India and Sweden on global issues such as climate action, sustainable development, and collaborative innovation.

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