Nordic Privacy and Innovation Summit 2025

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The Nordic Privacy and Innovation Summit brings together experts in the field of privacy, AI, and innovation in the Nordic region.
This exclusive, one‑day gathering will explore three crucial dimensions:

Legal Development – navigating fast‑paced regulation and compliance in privacy and AI.
Innovation – how legal frameworks influence new ideas.
Policy & Influence – how the Nordics shape Brussels and EU decision‑making.

This is a summit for lawyers, compliance officers, policymakers, company leaders, regulators, and political decision‑makers – anyone navigating the accelerating legal landscape of AI, data, and privacy.

The Summit is free of charge. Seats are limited and participation is by application only. This ensures a high‑level exchange of ideas, insights, and influence. Program and speakers will be presented on a continuous basis.

Save the date and prepare to be part of the conversation shaping the Nordic voice in global innovation.

The program will be continuously updated with additional speakers.

Registration

Participation at the Nordic Privacy and Innovation Summit 2025 is by application only.
Seats are limited to ensure a high‑level, focused exchange.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and accepted participants will receive a formal confirmation email.

Please note: A no‑show fee applies for confirmed participants who do not attend.

Speakers

Agenda

8:00 – 9:00 Check-in & Light Breakfast
9:00 – 9:20 Opening Remarks: Inside the EU Digital Agenda: What’s Happening Now Speakers: Erica Wiking Häger, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling Anders Bergsten, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling Conference Host: Ängla Pändel, Senior Associate, Mannheimer Swartling
9:20 – 9:40 Presentation: Personal Data in a Digital World: What Are We Protecting? Speaker: Peter Craddock, Partner, Keller and Heckman LLP
9:40 – 10:20
Panel Discussion: The Balance of Risk, Regulation, and Digital Growth Speakers:
- Michaela Bager Doslic, Head of Privacy, SEB
- Milla Keller, Head of Tech and Regulatory Legal, Terveystalo
- Peter Verebes, Head of Cyber Law, Saab
- Shervin Razani, Entrepreneur and CEO
- Moderator: Natascha Gerlach, Director for Data and Privacy Policy, CIPL
10:20 – 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:10 Fireside Chat: Unlocking Growth – How Data Access Fuels Business Competitiveness Speaker: Evelina Antilla, CEO at Wellstreet and Dragon on Dragons’ Den Sweden Interviewer: Emanuel Karlsten, Journalist
11:10 – 11:30 Presentation: Change on the Record: The Legal Perspective Speaker: Jockum Hildén, Ph.D., Senior Associate, Mannheimer Swartling
11:30 – 12:15
Panel Discussion: EU Digital Framework at a Crossroads – Rethink, Revise, Pause – or Leave as Is? Speakers:
- Adina Schildt, Privacy and Data Policy Manager, Meta
- Anna Felländer, President, Asenion Europé
- Carolina Brånby, Director Digital Policy, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Svenskt Näringsliv)
- Per Nydén, Head of Unit Innovation Hub, IMY
- Moderator: Emanuel Karlsten, Journalist
12:15 – 12:20 Presentation of Museum by Moderna Museet
12:20 – 13:30 Lunch & Museum Visit
13:30 – 13:50 Keynote: Scaling up Business Value from AI Speaker: Anders Arpteg, Ph.D., Head of AI & Data CoE, GlobalConnect
13:50 – 14:35
Panel Discussion: AI Development and Data Access in Practice Speakers:
- Albin Björck, Senior Strategy Consultant, Danske Bank
- Emma Kadri Bergström, Head of Legal, Legora
- Fredrik Sand, Tech Policy Expert, TechSverige
- Stina Nordenstam, Managing Attorney Regulatory, Compliance & Ethics, Dun & Bradstreet
- Moderator: Anders Bergsten, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
14:40 – 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 – 15:20 Keynote from the Swedish Data Protection Authority Speaker: Eric Leijonram, Director General, IMY
15:20 – 16:00
Panel Discussion: Regulation in a Time of Innovation Speakers:
- David Törngren, Director of Legal Affairs, IMY
- Greet Gysen, Head of Communications and Information, EDPB
- Mats Snäll, Senior Advisor, Swedish Agency of Digital Government (Digg)
- Moderator: Daniel Westman, Advisor and Researcher
16:00 – 17:00
Opening Presentation: Erik Ottosson, Chair of the Committee on EU Affairs

Panel Discussion: Brussels Bound – How Can the Nordics Influence EU Privacy and AI Regulation? Speakers:
- Anna Sööder, Public Policy Manager, Schibsted
- Kristina Olausson, Public Affairs Tech and Nordics, Volvo Cars
- Mikal Kvamsdal, Senior Advisor Technology Policy, Abelia
- Sara Övreby, Head of Public Policy, Google
- Moderator: Natascha Gerlach, Director for Data and Privacy Policy, CIPL
17:00 – 17:20 Closing Remarks: Wrapping Up – Insights and Lessons Learned Video Presentation: Direct Report from Brussels – Progress on the Digital Agenda Speaker: Arba Kokalari, Member of the European Parliament Wrapping Up: Insights and Lessons Learned by Mannheimer Swartling Speakers: Erica Wiking Häger, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling Anders Bergsten, Partner, Mannheimer Swartling

NORDIC PRIVACY
AND INNOVATION
SUMMIT 2025

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