Innovationsledarna at TechArena 2026 - How do you turn AI hype and one-off hackathons into real, repeatable innovation?
Join this panel to hear AI leaders, innovation practitioners, and ecosystem builders share concrete lessons on how combining AI best practices with open innovation formats can unlock faster learning, better solutions, and lasting organizational impact.
This Tech Arena side event 2026, co-created with Innovationsledarna, explores how AI best practices combined with hackathons and open innovation formats can dramatically accelerate organizational innovation.
The panel would bring together perspectives from AI leadership, ecosystem builders, and a practitioner voice from companies actively experimenting with these approaches.
The focus of the session is pragmatic: what actually works, what to avoid, and how leaders can turn short, intense innovation events into sustained innovation capability.
The session would offer concrete takeaways for executives, innovation leads, and builders looking to move from experimentation to impact.
Panel participants:
Facilitator: Amir Elion, CEO Think Big Leaders, Innovationsledarna AI Thematic Group Co-Lead
Fernanda Torre - CEO Next Agents, COO Boards Impact Forum, co-author of "AI leadership for corporate boards"
Jen Ingelstedt - Founder, investor, VC expert
Johan Grundström Eriksson - Researcher, Advisor and Managing Director
Olivia Beyhan - Innovationslederna AI Thematic Group Co-Lead
Please note: This is an on-site side event of Techarena 2026 that requires a ticket to enter Strawberry Arena. The side event is independently organized and run by the host of the side event. Please direct any questions (or praise!) to the event organizers.
Location: Side Event Area A (Arena floor), Room A5