2025 Speakers
Sandra Slotte
Senior Policy Advisor, Internationalisation at Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Employerability of companies - Are they ready to hire international talent?
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Inga Hlin Palsdottir
CEO
Visit Reykjavik, Iceland
The Reykjavik story: Building sustainable destination management from scratch.
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Øyvind Såtvedt
Head of Business Development
City of Oslo, Norway
Oslo: Still the underdog of Scandinavian Capitals?​​​​
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Mustafa Sherif
Urbanist, Studio Manager, AFRY
Director, Placemaking Sweden
Placemaking movement and the making of child friendly cities​​
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Carolina Pettersson
Project Manager
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Norduppland: Successful corporate driven and funded place promotion
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Manou Nonnekes
Senior Communications Advisor
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
New Dutch - Repositioning the place brand of the Netherlands
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Nicole van Haelst
Senior Advisor
Future Place Leadership
​Data driven talent attraction -Understand the drivers and barriers for global mobility!
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Asbjørn Overgaard
CEO
Copenhagen Capacity
​How can investment promotion play a role in addressing the world’s key societal challenges, from advancing sustainability to enhancing resilience?"
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Linn Lichtermann
Community Manager
Ebbepark
Value-Based Place Development – Turning Vision into Action the Ebbepark case
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Albin Ahlbom/ Julia Holmgren
Site Communicator Forsmarks kraftgrupp AB / Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB
​Tourism at a nuclear power plant? Building brand and trust for future generations​
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Robert Govers / Rossana Dresdner
Senior Partner, Anholt & Co. /
Communications Consultant, Former Marca Chile
Can country branding be a bridge to open up new international opportunities - Chile case​
Marcus Andersson
CEO
Future Place Leadership
​Investment promotion – how to create places that are attractive to investors and companies?
Christian Biller
Brand Strategist
Swedish Institute
Place Brand Sweden - Launching a new place brand strategy while navigating the macroeconomic / geopolitical climate
Claes Nord
Senior Visitor Experience Specialist
Sandvik Coromant
Sandvik Coromant as a part of Extracurricular activities
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Andreas Larsson
CEO
STUNS - The foundation for collaboration between the universities in Uppsala, business and society.
​Uppsala – A World-Class Innovation Ecosystem​
