AI, You, and I
Identity, Industry, Innovation
7th Year of Engaging India @ Almedalen
The 2026 edition of Engaging India at Almedalen centres on the intersection of AI, sustainability, and industrial transformation, with a focus on how India and Sweden can jointly shape pathways for climate action and economic growth. The discussions will explore:
1. The role of AI in accelerating sustainable industry transitions
2. Collaborative innovation models between India and Sweden
3. The emergence of trusted digital and sustainability ecosystems
4. Scaling climate solutions across global markets
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how societies function - how industries produce, how decisions are made, and how we understand human agency in an increasingly automated world. Both India and Sweden have invested significantly in AI, and both are grappling with the same underlying questions: how to harness its potential while ensuring it remains accountable, inclusive, and aligned with human values.
Join us on 23 June 2026 at Engaging India at Almedalen for discussions that explore how Sweden and India can collaborate to shape an AI-enabled future that works for everyone.
Meet the Game Changers of 2026
Fireside Chat
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
Senior Advisor & Board Director,
Investor AB, Axfood, Verisure
Darja Isaksson
Director General,
Vinnova
Marco Busch
Global Head-Ag R&D,
PI Industries Ltd
Klaus Kunz
Head of Regulatory Development & Government Affairs,
PI Industries
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
Swaminathan Ramanathan
Lecturer,
Uppsala University
Ola Hansén
Director of Public Affairs,
Stegra
Rupali Mehra
Founder, Content People AB & Director of Business Development - Nordics, Credibl
Andreas Håkansson
Partner and Head of AI & Data Management,
PwC Sweden
Frida Monsén
Global Head of L&D Strategy & Portfolio,
Vattenfall
Per Andersson
Head of Secretariat,
LeadIT
Björn Johansson
Professor,
Chalmers University
Raine Isaksson
Associate Professor & Docent,
Uppsala University
Stephan Palm
CEO,
Lager 157
Lena Sellgren
Chief Economist,
Business Sweden
Charlotta Brask
Head of Sustainability,
Telia Sweden
Sofia Högman
Trade Commissioner of Sweden to India,
Business Sweden
Kristofer Dreiman
Chief Scientific Officer,
Länsförsäkringar AB
Maria Rosendahl
Head of Industrial Policy, Teknikföretagen
Erik Enecker
CEO and Co-Founder,
Ecometrix
Katarina Björk
Chief Impact Officer, Exponential Roadmap Initiative
Peter Dahlen
Managing Director,
American Chamber of Commerce
Jens Magnusson
Chief Economist,
SEB
Rutvika Acharya
CEO & Co-Founder,
Caplyzer
Agenda for the day
Session 1:
AI, You, and I: When AI Thinks Like Us, Who Shapes Intelligence and Human Identity?
13.00-13.05 Introduction to Engaging India at Almedalen
13.05-13.15 Address: H.E. Anurag Bhushan, Ambassador of India to Sweden
13.15-13.35 Fireside chat with Dr. Pramod Varma, Chief Architect of Aadhaar & Co
Founder & Chief Architect, Networks for Humanity
13.35-13.45 In conversation with: Frida Monsén, Global Head of L&D strategy & Portfolio,
Vattenfall
13.45-13.55 Talk: Professor Owe Ronström, Uppsala University
Session 2:
AI, You, and I: The Reinvention of Industry - How Are We Building the Next Industrial Era?
Part 1: AI, You & I: Industry, Innovation & Identity - India-Sweden Strategic
partnership in a changing world
14.05-14.15 Special Address: Daniel Westlén, State Secretary, Ministry of Climate &
Enterprise, Sweden
14.15-14.30 Fireside Chat: Ambassador of India to Sweden H.E. Anurag Bhushan and Daniel
Westlén, State Secretary, Ministry of Climate & Enterprise, Sweden with Rupali
14.30-14.35 Speakers photo session
Part 2: AI, You & I: Industry, Innovation & Identity - The Reinvention of
Industry - How Are We Building the next Industrial Era?
14:35-15:05 Panel discussion 1:
Per Andersson, Head of Secretariat, LeadIT
Sofia Högman, Trade Commissioner of Sweden to India, Business Sweden
Peter Dahlen, Managing Director of American Chamber of Commerce
Jens Magnusson, Chief Economist, SEB
Ola Hansén, Director of Public Affairs, Stegra
Erik Enecker, Co-Founder & CEO, Ecometrix
Rupali Mehra, Founder, Content People AB, Director, Business Development-
Nordics, Credibl (Moderator)
15.05-15.35 Panel discussion 2:
Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist, Business Sweden
Stephan Palm, CEO, Lager 157
Viral Thakker, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Credibl Andreas Håkansson, Partner & Head of AI & Data Management, PwC Sweden
Katarina Björk, Chief Impact Officer, Exponential Roadmap Initiative
Raine Isaksson, Associate Professor & Docent, Uppsala University
Shilpa Sachdeva, Vice President Legal, Jubilant Ingrevia Limited
Swaminathan Ramanathan, Lecturer, Uppsala University (Moderator)
15.40-16.00 Fireside Chat: Sarah Öhrvall, Senior Advisor & Board Director, Investor AB,
Axfood, Verisure
16.00-16.15 Fireside Chat: Klaus Kunz, Head of Regulatory Development & Government
Affairs, PI Industries
Session 3:
AI, You, and I: Climate Innovation – Can AI Accelerate the Green Transition?
16.30-16.45 Fireside Chat: Darja Isaksson, Director General, Vinnova in conversation with
Swaminathan Ramanathan, Uppsala University
16.45-16.52 Presentation: Viral Thakker, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer, Credibl
16.52-17.00 Presentation: John Diklev, Founder & CEO, Flower
17:00-17:30 Panel discussion 3:
Kristofer Dreiman, CSO and Head of Responsible Investments, Länsförsäkringar
Björn Johansson, Professor, Chalmers University
Charlotta Brask, Head of Sustainability, Telia Sweden
Maria Rosendahl, Head of Industrial Policy, Teknikföretagen
John Diklev, Founder & CEO, Flower
Rutvika Acharya, Co-Founder & CEO, Caplyzer
Johan Outinen, Co-Founder & CEO, Elvy Energy
Swaminathan Ramanathan, Lecturer, Uppsala University (Moderator)
17.35-17.40 Humanoid, You, and I: Interaction with Humanoid Robot and Shivesh Kumar,
Assistant Professor, Chalmers University
17.40 Wrapping up: Professor Emeritus Owe Ronström + Swaminathan Ramanathan
Engaging India was started in 2019 during Almedalen Week as a multi-disciplinary platform for thought-leaders, academia, governments & industries to engage, exchange, and collaborate on ideas of development, innovation, and knowledge sharing.
Now celebrating 5 years, Engaging India at Almedalen is an annual seminar held as part of the official
Almedalen Week, with a focus on how collaboration between Swedish and Indian innovation ecosystems can
foster new approaches, frameworks and solutions for sustainability that is available for everyone.