MEET THE SPEAKERS
Learn from the experts shaping the future of HPC and AI.
The NordicHPC Summit brings together AI and HPC practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders from across the Nordics and Europe.
Our speakers will share real-world success stories, provide insights into European initiatives, and highlight emerging technologies that are shaping the future of high-performance computing and AI.
Moderators
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Bridging Industry Needs and European Initiatives
Dennis Lange Wollbrink
Project Manager at the Danish E-infrastructure consortium and Project Lead in the Danish National Competence Center. Focused on unravelling the vast potential of HPC and AI for Industry, Public Administration and Academia. Building digital ecosystems through relations and infrastructure to secure national and international success for Danish and European businesses and public entities.
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Adopting HPC in an SME setting
Ingrid af Sandeberg
Independent consultant and former Chair of Stockholm AI, specialising in bridging business strategy with AI and High Performance Computing. Experienced in helping SMEs adopt scalable digital solutions and advising organisations on innovation, data maturity and collaboration. Passionate about making advanced computing accessible and translating technology into real business value.
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Emerging technologies
Thor Wikfeldt
Director of the Swedish National Competence Centre for High-Performance Computing (ENCCS). He has over a decade of experience in HPC and digital research infrastructures, focusing on services, strategy, and training to support research and innovation. Thor works to strengthen national and international collaboration across academia, industry, and the public sector, fostering practical and inclusive approaches to technology adoption and capacity building.
Speakers
- Global Connect
Anders Arpteg
Data science and AI leader focused on security and innovation.
- Navigare Ventures AB
Salla Franzén
Data science leader bridging academia and industry with a focus on deep tech.
- LUMI AI Factory
Juhani Huttunen
Development Manager in charge of AI customer engagement, ecosystem development, networking and business development.
- RISE, MIMER AI Factory
Petra Dalunde
MIMER AI factory leader focused on adoption and transformation.
- Nerv Dynamics
Robert Luciani
Jazz-fusion composer and AI engineer bridging logic and deep tech.
- Twelve Football
David J.T Sumpter
AI professor and author linking math, sport, and intelligence.
- Gosta Labs
Henri Viertolahti
Building AI-driven tools to support care teams and address unmet needs in healthcare.
- SICS.AI
Karim Nouira
Entrepreneur and founder driving AGI for robotics and industry.
- RISE
Björn Forsberg
Engineer focused on hardware/software systems and performance.
- CSC
Mikael Johansson
Quantum technologies leader advancing supercomputing and Nordic collaboration.
- GreenFish
Sigurdur Bjartmar Magnússon
CTO of GreenFish, developing large-scale AI models for fisheries using earth observation and oceanographic data.
- GEFION Supercomputer
Ulrik Nicolai de Lichtenberg
AI and data science leader with 25+ years’ experience across academia, pharma and research foundations.
- The Good AI Lab
Pier Luigi Dovesi
Chair and Co-Founder of The Good AI Lab, advancing responsible AI for social good.
- AI Sweden
Björn Hovstadius
AI Sweden Manager with focus on Generative AI adoption, Infrastructure, and international cooperation.
- scapos AG
Guy Lonsdale
CEO of scapos AG with 30+ years’ experience in HPC and EU R&D projects driving SME innovation.
