New Speakers for the Tech Arena 2024 – Al Gore Takes the Stage to Discuss the Climate, Tech, and Investments

Techarenan announces Former US Vice President Al Gore as Keynote speaker for The Tech Arena 2024. He is joined by NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir and previously announced Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Techarenan announced its second round of keynote speakers and featured speakers for The Tech Arena at Friends Arena in Stockholm on February 22-23, 2024. The international tech event brings together leaders in business and tech to engage in discussions about innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, technology, and global megatrends.

“We are thrilled to welcome these prominent speakers to Sweden. They are all pioneers in their respective fields, and we look forward to seeing them on stage in front of the Nordic tech community,” says Omid Ekhlasi, CEO and Founder of Techarenan. 

The former US Vice President, climate activist, and Nobel Prize Winner will talk about climate tech, climate solutions, and sustainability investments for the future. NASA astronaut Meir will discuss the value of SpaceTech and her experiences as one of the women in the first-ever all-female spacewalk. 

In addition to the keynote speakers announced, other featured speakers launched today include US Ambassador to Sweden, Erik Ramanathan; Redcare Pharmacy CEO Olaf Heinrich; and VP General Manager at DICE Rebecka Coutaz.

The Tech Arena 2024

Keynote speakers: 

• Former US 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, Swedish Minister for the Environment
• Stina Ehrensvärd, Co-Founder, Yubico
• Jessica Schultz, Partner, Northzone
• Elisabeth Sterner, Head of Nordic region, 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 and Founder, Kry
• Anabel Diaz Calderon, VP Head of EMEA Mobility, Uber
• Erik Ramanathan, US 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
Visitors: 7 500+