Jonathan Ortheden made his international breakthrough at 14 with his first app. Two years later, Tim Cook invited him to Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino.

After several years at Apple, he returned to Sweden and founded Compileit. Built on an exceptional tech culture that fuels both growth and innovation, the award-winning agency develops digital experiences for leading brands including SkiStar, Swish, ICA and the Swedish Childhood Cancer Fund.

Today, Jonathan helps leading Swedish companies future-proof their businesses through AI and next-generation technology that drive growth and long-term competitiveness.

Tina Fordham is a Geostrategist, Author and Advisor to board and C-Suite executives on a mission to transform how senior leaders navigate the changing global environment.

Her signature theses on the Geopolitics Supercycle, PQ (Political Quotient) and Vox Populi Risk have entered the business lexicon, while the tools developed by Fordham Global Foresight have demonstrated how geopolitics can be integrated into business strategy.

Fordham was Wall Street’s original Chief Global Political Analyst, spending 17 years at Citigroup. She created Eurasia Group’s financial markets research business; was appointed to the United Nations’ first High-Level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, and has served as a Senior Advisor to the U.K. Prime Minister and 2- and 3-star Generals.

Tina is a member of the International Advisory Boards of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, her alma mater, and Cambridge University's Centre for Geopolitics. She hosts “The Navigator”, produced in collaboration with the London Stock Exchange, and is a frequent guest on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV and Monocle Radio.

Her forthcoming book, Mad World: A Geostrategy Survival Guide for Leaders, will be published in September 2026 by Whitefox.

Henrik is CIO & Head of Group Technology at SEB. He is an experienced IT leader with more than 25 years at SEB, where he has held several senior management positions in IT delivery, software development, and portfolio management. He holds a Master of Science in Business & Administration from Stockholm University. 

Since October 2024, Henrik has been Head of Group Technology, and as of March 2025 he also serves as SEB Group CIO. He leads an organization with over 3,000 technology specialists and consultants, responsible for the development and operation of the bank’s technology landscape, including AI transformation, cyber defense, software delivery, and infrastructure.

Carl-Johan Hagman is by training a maritime lawyer. After having served in the Swedish Navy as an anti-submarine warfare officer he has been the President & CEO of Wallenius Lines in Sweden, Eukor Car Carriers in Korea, Hoegh Autoliners in Norway and has headed up the shipping activities of the Stena AB group in Gothenburg, Sweden. 

Since 2023 he is the President and CEO of NYK Group Europe, based in London. As of April 2026, he also serves as Managing Executive Officer of NYK Line and Europe Region Head of the NYK Group, with overall responsibility for the Group’s business and operations across Europe.

Mr. Hagman also serves as Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Chief Executive of Japan Shipowners’ Association (JSA), Europe Branch.

He has previously been the Korean honorary consul general in Gothenburg, Sweden and is the recipient of the Korea Medal for Industrial Merit. He is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Maritime Academy and the Royal Academy of War Sciences. 

Will Poskett is an award-winning strategist, founder of Defiant, and writer of Behind the Brands, newsletter on how brands really grow and the cultural forces shaping them, drawing 50k monthly unique readers. He has over 20+ years experience advising some of the world's most recognised brands including Nike, Heineken, Amazon and Coca-Cola. In 2014 made history by winning the first-ever Grand Prix at the YouTube Effectiveness Awards.

Anna is globally recognized as a business activist dedicated to creating a better world through business, capital and creativity. 

Anna has held positions as CEO and deputy CEO in large companies and organizations, as well as leadership roles in organizations focusing on improving the lives of children in the world. Before joining the global EY organization, she held several board positions at leading private equity funds and more. 

In 2019, she co-founded a global initiative aimed at accelerating the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through partnerships, creativity and imagination. 

Anna's contributions to society and industry have been widely recognized with several acknowledgments.

Anna leverages her extensive experience to drive strategic sustainability and impact initiatives with the clients. Her passion for transformation, creativity and sustainability aligns perfectly with the organization’s purpose of building a better working world for businesses, people, society and the planet. She has always been passionate about the state of the world from both a social and climate perspective, engaging in organizations with the power and ambition to create real impact in the world with the motto of being kind, bold and brave.

Crispin Turner is Marketing Director at Scania, where he leads the company's marketing strategy brand, communications. As someone who enjoys thinking out of the box and finding solutions to solve business challenges, he’s developed multiple partnerships over the years to create work that captures attention, changes perceptions and delivers measurable commercial impact.

Crispin was Scania’s lead for ‘Project Through’, working closely with Red Bull and mountain bike athlete Matt Jones over three years to turn an incredibly ambitious idea into a world-first. The project culminated in Jones successfully jumping through two moving autonomous Scania trucks, combining engineering, technology, precision and storytelling in a feat that captured global attention.

At Outer Thinking, Crispin will share the story behind the collaboration, from the first conversation to global execution, and explore how trust, ambition, creativity and thinking differently provided the platform to turn an idea that once seemed impossible into reality - something one partner could never have achieved on their own.

Damian Marshall was appointed Marketing Director of Red Bull UK in 2018, having joined as Brand Manager in 2011 and went on to lead both Advertising and Brand functions.

Before Red Bull, Damian spent nearly 9 years at Anheuser Busch (latterly AB InBev) spanning sports and brand sponsorship roles.

Damian studied Aerospace Engineering at The University of Sheffield where he had his first experience of building a brand; having founded the Sheffield Sabres American Football Club, with a passion for the sport that still lights a fire today.

When he’s not doing amateur carpentry and DIY jobs at home in Surrey, he is cycling, swimming and catching crabs with his young family on the beautiful island of Nordkoster.

Catharina Belfrage is Chief Commercial Officer at wave energy developer CorPower Ocean and former sustainable finance head and Chief Sustainability and Climate Officer on executive management of Handelsbanken. Catharina is a lawyer by training and was a senior associate at a business law firm before moving to investment banking. She is Chairman of the Board of Swedish climate tech company GoClimate, finance fellow with Exponential Roadmap initiative and sits on the advisory board of Stockholm School of Economics research center Swedish House of Finance.​

A professional mountain bike athlete since 2011, competing on the Freeride Mountain Bike World Tour from 2016 to 2019, where I ranked 9th in the world and 1st in the UK. I have been a Red Bull athlete since 2014. Since 2019, I have focused on video projects, growing my online profile and building a YouTube audience of over 1 million subscribers. Alongside this, I have co-founded and launched several businesses, including Mavrix By Matt Jones, an open world MTB video game, the technical clothing brand Helfare and Brink Bike Shop.

Linda Nyberg is a Senior Corporate Affairs and Communications specialist with over 25 years of experience

working with strategic and tactical communication in global contexts, including national and international radio and broadcast, journalism and news and tv-show anchor and producer. Special interest in international Affairs, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications, Journalism, Moderating, Marketing/Branding and Social Media and Media Relations. Regarded as a trusted advisor among colleagues and clients. Linda is a political scientist with studies at Uppsala University, Sweden, Sorbonne, France and University of Alberta, Canada.

Moderator/Conferencier and consulting assignments for private and public sector including the academia like universities and innovation- and research centres. Assignments include besides moderating state-visits, ministerial and academic round-table discussions and conferences, major listed European companies and international organizations like UNHCR, Red Cross etc.