For over a decade, we have gathered to discuss the potential of data; but for the 11th edition of the Data Innovation Summit, we are doing something entirely new. Welcome to Industry Day: a dedicated third day designed to connect visionary AI and industrial reality. Across five specialized stages, we are bringing together the architects of the new economy. From fintech disruptors and manufacturing titans to creative visionaries and public sector leaders, this is not just a series of talks. This is a collaborative laboratory where the world’s most influential industries come to be redefined, optimized, and reborn through the power of Data and AI.
Finance, Telecom & Digital Services Stage
This track will bring finance innovators, digital strategists, and technology leaders to explore how AI and data are transforming financial services and digital ecosystems. This year’s focus is on open banking, AI-driven risk management, personalized financial products, and cloud-native digital services.
Some of the speakers on this stage:
- Caroline Ohlsson – Data & AI Director | Verdane
- Nima Ghorbani – Transformation Director | Intrum
- Helena Hörnebrant – CTO Advicer and Former CIO & CDO | TRATON Financial Services
- Milap Patel – Head of AI Transformation | Ericsson
- Peter Nödtveidt – Head of Predictive AI in Nordea, Financial Crime Unit | Nordea
- Julien Franche – Head of Cloud Engineering & Victor Arroyo – Head of Engineering System, Banking Technology | Nordea
- Thore Dankert – Executive Director | Novo Holdings
- Fredrik Thuring – EMEA Data Science Director | WTW
- Åke Edlund – Chief domain Architect, Analytics & AI | Acting Head of AI & Data Exploration Platforms & Tarek Abouzeid – Lead Architect Private Cloud & AI | Telia Company
This stage is proudly supported by Dácil Hernández – Credit Analytics Director at Resurs.
Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities Stage i2
This track is focused on industrial and asset heavy innovators, data and AI leaders, and operations managers to explore how AI is powering the next generation of factories and products. This year’s focus is on predictive maintenance, digital twins, supply chain resilience, and sustainable, AI-driven product innovation.
Part of the lineup of the experts on this stage:
- Jimmy Renström – CIO | Stockholm Exergi
- Furkan Aral – Digital Intelligence Lead, EU&UK | Hyundai Motor Company
- Zandra Nilsson – CEO of Siemens Digital Industrial Software in the Nordics | Siemens Digital Industries
- Girish Agarwal – Chief Digital & Innovation Officer | Vaisala Oyj
- David Dadoun – VP Data, Analytics and AI Innovation | BRP
- Markku Myllylahti – Vice President, Industrial Business Unit | Reaktor
- Panagiotis Kakosimos – R&D Senior Principal Scientist | ABB
- Ersin OZTURK – AI Researcher & David Blom – Senior Machine Vision Researcher | Shell
- Luba Weissmann – Ai & Data Director & Christel Füllenbach – Global operations manager | Epiroc
We are thrilled to have this session supported by Stephan Erne – Former CDO Handelsbanken and CEO at Evolvarion.
Retail, E-commerce & Logistics Stage
This track gathers retail executives, supply chain managers, data and AI leaders to discuss how AI is reshaping customer experience and fulfillment. This year’s focus is on personalisation, demand forecasting, last-mile delivery optimization, and smart inventory management.
Part of the guest speakers for this stage:
- Julia Paulsen – Director of Ecommerce | Elkjøp Nordics
- Bianca Teti – Digital Transformation Officer | Epiroc
- Somil Gupta – Co-Founder and Agentic Operations Expert | Kovant
- Hanna Isacson – Product Manager AI & Automation | ICA
- Ewa Szulc-Wodarska – Lead Technical Product Manager | Maersk
- Sudeep Das – Head of Machine Learning & AI, New Business Verticals | DoorDash Inc.
- Mathias Holm – VP, ML Engineering & Data Science | H&M
- Ana Freitas – AI Hub Director & Teresa Henriques – AI Development Lead | MC Sonae
Anchoring this stage’s discussions we will have Louise Vanerell – Transformation & AI Adoption Expert from Recursive Future.
Gaming, Media & Entertainment Stage i4
This track will showcase creative professionals, data and AI leaders, and technology innovators to explore how AI is transforming content creation and user engagement. This year’s focus is on personalized experiences, AI-driven content generation, immersive technologies, and data ethics in entertainment.
Some of the speakers joining this stage:
- Lars Gudbrandsson – CEO | Det Nordjyske Mediehus
- Gustaf Sköld – COO | Nextory
- Rasmus Smedegaard – Head of Operations & Héctor Pérez Martínez – Head of BI | IO Interactive
- Aleksandr Zolotukhin – VP of Data & Analytics | JustWatch
- Snorri Árnason – Executive Producer of EVE Online & Kajetan Sygula – Senior Data Scientist | CCP Games
- Öykü Yilmaz – Business Intelligence Developer & Malte Hæstrup – Data Engineering Tech Lead | Aller Media Denmark
- Mikael Andersson – Senior Product Manager | Nextory
- Matthias Stahl – Head of Data & Visualizations | Der SPIEGEL
- Carl Carlheim- Gyllensköld – Founding AI Adoption Engineer | Nordan AI
The curating on this stage today is made possible by the support of Luiza de Lange – CRO Enthusiast.
Public Sector, Healthcare & Education Stage
This track will bring insights from public leaders, healthcare professionals, education, data and AI leaders, innovators to discover how AI is enhancing public services and societal impact. This year’s focus is on digital transformation, health data analytics, personalized learning, and ethical AI frameworks for public good.
Part of the talent on the stage for this day:
- Jeanette Nilsson – AI Ecosystem Expert | RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
- Dan Nordell – AI Strategist, Project Manager – AI Verkstaden | Skatteverket
- Filippo Remonato – Project Leader | Skatteetaten
- David M. Wright – Founder & CEO | Disruptive Innovations
- Georgina Charlton – Associate Director of Delivery – Epic Benefit Realisation | Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
- Antonia Frost – Chief Nursing Information Officer | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust – Sahlgrenska University Hospital & Rickard Brännvall – Senior Researcher | RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden AB
- Niclas Cederberg – Head of Data and Development | Swedish Payments Agency/ Utbetalningsmyndigheten
- Carlos Paz von Friesen – Marine Remote Expert | County Administrative Board of Västerbotten & Charlotte Runberg – Business Development @ RISE Center for Applied AI RISE | Research Institutes of Sweden AB
- Janne Lautanala – Chief Ecosystem and Technology Officer | Fintraffic
The role of curating the vibe on this stage will have Patrick Eckemo – Senior Advisor/Strategist at Bolagsverket.
Industry Day – Where Progress Meets Partnership
This day is designed for both data and AI practitioners working within industry contexts, and business and domain leaders seeking to align technical innovation with strategic outcomes. Industry Day fosters practical, outcome-focused dialogue that connects technical capabilities with business impact.
It is incredibly exciting to see the Data Innovation Summit expand for its 11th edition! Adding a dedicated Industry Day is a massive value-add, as it moves the conversation from abstract theory to the actual “coalface” of where AI meets infrastructure.
DIS2026X1 MasterClass with Joe Reis
Date | May 8
Location | W7 Amphitheatre, Kistamässan
Duration | Half Day
Your data warehouse was designed to serve dashboards. Now it’s supposed to serve dashboards, an AI recommendation engine, a real-time pricing service, and a semantic search platform.
In an era where AI is shifting requirements faster than traditional architectures can adapt, a new framework is emerging to meet the challenge. Data modeling expert Joe Reis is set to lead a hands-on masterclass centered on Mixed Model Arts: Data Modeling in the Age of AI, a practical approach designed for the modern reality of multiple modeling paradigms and diverse data consumers.
Participants will work in small teams to navigate a complex scenario all while leveraging LLMs as strategic “sparring partners”. By using AI to pressure-test schemas and automate mapping, attendees will discover where technology accelerates the workflow and where human judgment remains the ultimate competitive advantage. In this intensive session, the goal is clear: mastering the architecture of tomorrow in what is, and always will be, a “thinking person’s sport”.
*This masterclass is exclusively available only to Data Innovation Summit delegates
Masterclass with Joe Reis
Joe Reis is the author of “The Data Engineering Book”, Fundamentals of Data Engineering (O’Reilly), and co-created a top data engineering course on Coursera with Andrew Ng. He keynotes at conferences worldwide, hosts a popular podcast and blog, and is currently writing his next book on Mixed Model Arts.
More information about this Masterclass on the agenda.
DIS2026X1 Hackathon
Date | May 8
Location | Kistamässan
Duration | 4 hours
At DIS2026X1, we are hosting a focused, high-intensity hackathon designed for developers who want to move beyond theory and build something real. Each team will have two machines and a strict two-hour window to design and deploy an AI agent that controls a physical robot designed for human interaction, creative coding, and AI experimentation.
*This Hackathon is exclusively available only to Data Innovation Summit delegates
The 2026 DIS
The Data Innovation Summit will include Executive Roundtables, EXPO Booths, 100+ Exhibitors, Lounge and Activity Area and DAIR AWARDS.
More information about the speakers, the stages and the days is available on this link and on the full agenda.
The transition from AI experimentation to industrial-scale reality is happening now at the leading and most influential applied data, analytics & AI Event in the world – Data Innovation Summit.
See you in Stockholm!
