Techarenan proudly announces that former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will serve as a keynote speaker at The Tech Arena 2024. Al Gore, widely recognized as a leading climate activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will join other prominent figures on stage, including NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and Apple co‑founder Steve Wozniak.
The second wave of keynote and featured speakers for The Tech Arena has been unveiled in advance of the international technology conference, scheduled to take place at Friends Arena in Stockholm on 22–23 February 2024. The event attracts business and tech leaders from around the world for dynamic discussions on innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, technology and global megatrends.
“We are delighted to welcome these outstanding speakers to Sweden. Each of them is a pioneer in their field, and we look forward to their inspiring contributions to the Nordic tech community,” says Omid Ekhlasi, CEO and founder of Techarenan.
Al Gore will address climate technology, sustainable solutions and investment for the future. NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will share her spaceflight experiences and highlight the importance of SpaceTech, including insights from her role in the historic female spacewalk.
In addition to the headliners, a broad lineup of influential speakers will appear throughout the conference. The roster includes the U.S. Ambassador to Sweden Erik Ramanathan, Redcare Pharmacy CEO Olaf Heinrich, and Rebecka Coutaz, VP General Manager at DICE. These speakers represent just a selection of the experienced leaders who will share expertise and insights during The Tech Arena 2024.
Tech Arena 2024
Keynote speakers:
- Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore
- Swedish‑American NASA astronaut Jessica Meir
- Apple co‑founder and philanthropist Steve Wozniak
Featured speakers
- Amit Arora, AI professor, Columbia University
- Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden’s Minister for the Environment
- Stina Ehrensvärd, Co‑Founder, Yubico
- Jessica Schultz, Partner, Northzone
- Elisabeth Sterner, Head of Nordics, BlackRock
- Anna Borg, CEO, Vattenfall
- Anko van der Werff, CEO, SAS
- Micael Bydén, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces
- Hanna Stjärne, CEO, SVT
- Johannes Schildt, Founder and CEO, Kry
- Anabel Diaz Calderon, VP Head of EMEA Mobility, Uber
- Erik Ramanathan, U.S. Ambassador to Sweden
- Rebecka Coutaz, VP General Manager, DICE
- Morten Nyegaard, Head of Nordics, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
When: 22–23 February 2024
Where: Stockholm, Sweden
Attendees: 7,500+