
Hur s krar vi Europas konkurrenskraft i en tid av snabb teknikutveckling? Och hur rustar vi samh llet f r framtidens kompetensbehov inom AI, tech och kultur? Under Almedalsveckan bjuder Spotify in till samtal om talangf rs rjning, tillv xt och teknikens roll i ett kreativt och konkurrenskraftigt Europa. Tillsammans med ledande r ster fr n politik, n ringsliv och kultursektorn utforskar vi hur vi formar en h llbar v g fram t. Ni hittar oss p Kallis, Strandv gen 1, i Visby.
Tisdag 24 juli 12.45-13.30
AI och personalisering - n sta steg f r skr ddarsydda upplevelser
AI har f r ndrat s ttet vi interagerar med musik, poddar och digitalt inneh ll. Hur
skapas en AI-driven upplevelse som k nns b de intuitiv och m nsklig?
Medverkande:
Oskar St l, VP Personalisation, Spotify
13.45-14.30
Faktagranskning, k llkritik och yttrandefrihet i det digitala ekosystemet
En allt st rre del av ungas mediekonsumtion sker idag via sociala medier och digitala plattformar. Det v cker fr gor till s v l plattformsbolag som publicister - och st ller nya krav p de som konsumerar inneh llet. Moderator: Parisa Amiri
Medverkande:
Julia Levander, Head of Communications, Nordics, Spotify
Lukasz Lindell, Senior Policy Communications Lead, TikTok
Sofia Wadensj Kar n, Programchef, Sveriges Radio
Alice Loth, Redakt r, SVT Nyhetskoll
M rtha Eriksson, Fryshuset
14.45-15.30
N r blir konsten f r kontroversiell?
Ska vi skilja p verk och person n r konsten v cker debatt? Hur b r samh llet, publiceringsplattformar, distribut rer, public service, media och andra akt rer f rh lla sig till verk skapade av kontroversiella kreat rer? Moderator: Parisa Amiri.
Medverkande:
Emma Vikstr m, Musikansvarig Norden, Spotify
Karina Cubilla, Ledarskribent, Arbetet
Camila Salazar At s, Senior Specialist, Destruktiva Milj er, Fryshuset
Onsdag 25 juli 12.45-13.30
AI, innovation och Europas konkurrenskraft - vad kr vs f r att ligga i framkant?
Europa st r inf r ett avg rande v gval i utvecklingen av artificiell intelligens. Samtidigt som nya regelverk, som AI Act, syftar till att skapa ett s kert och tillitsfullt ramverk f r AI, v cks fr gor om hur vi s kerst ller att innovationen inte bromsas - utan snarare fr mjas. Moderator: Paulina Modlitba
Medverkande:
Gustav Gyllenhammar, VP Markets & Subscriptions, Spotify
Anna Wikland, Sverigechef Google
Anna Fell nder, grundare av anch.AI
Darja Isaksson, Vinnova
13.45-14.30
Techbolagen som samh llsb rare - hur s krar vi fortsatt tillv xt och internationell attraktionskraft?
I Sverige har m nga start-ups vuxit till tongivande arbetsgivare och globala exportframg ngar. Samtidigt st r arbetsmarknaden inf r stora utmaningar: kompetensbrist, snabb digitalisering och kad global konkurrens om talanger, och positionen som start-up-scen och tillv xthub f r inte tas f r given. Moderator: Paulina Modlitba
Medverkande:
Anna Lundstr m, CHRO Spotify
Mattias Nag r, Chief People and Organization Officer, Einride
Anna Gulliksen, Global Head of Talent Acquisition, Tietoevry
Anna Rudels, St llf retr dande generaldirekt r, Svenska Institutet
Piotr Zaleski, CPTO och grundare, Ingrid
14.55-15.30
Hur g r vi kulturen till en ny basn ring f r Sverige?
Regeringen har pekat ut de kulturella och kreativa branscherna som en ny basn ring och formulerat en vision f r 2033, d r Sverige ska vara en ledande nation inom kultur och kreativitet. Men vad kr vs f r att uppn m let, och vilka konkreta f ruts ttningar finns f r att f rverkliga strategin? Moderator: Paulina Modlitba
Medverkande:
Gustav Gyllenhammar, VP, Spotify
Ludvig Werner, vd Ifpi Sverige, Styrelsemedlem Kreativ Sektor
Johanna Nylander, Dataspelsbranschen
Torsdag 26 juli 12.45-13.30
AI och klimatet - innovation p bekostnad av h llbarhet?
Den snabba utvecklingen av AI skapar stora m jligheter, men ocks nya utmaningar. Tr ning och drift av avancerade AI-system kr ver enorma m ngder datorkraft, vilket driver upp energif rbrukningen och p verkar klimatet. Moderator: Hanna Grahn
Medverkande:
Ted Sch nbeck, CTO Google Cloud
Judith Wolst
13.45-14.30
Keeps me going: Vad h ller oss uppe n r v rlden k nns tung?
En panel med Fryshuset. I en tid d r kriser och konflikter avverkar varandra kan det vara sv rt att k nna att en har n gon makt att p verka. Idag r det viktigare n n gonsin att vi tar hand om varandra, h ller engagemanget uppe och vi hittar h llbara v gar fram t tillsammans. Moderator: Shade Amao, Fryshuset
Jerry Ekdahl, Fryshusets ungdomsambassad r
Emma Vikstr m, Spotify
Joe Coppard, Another Tomorrow
14.45-15.30
Ungkraina - ungas r ster om resiliens och framtidshopp
Av UNICEF Sverige. Kriget i Ukraina har f r ndrat livet f r miljontals unga - m nga har f rlorat hem, trygghet och samh righet. Samtidigt visar de hopp, anpassningsf rm ga och kraft att forts tta fram t. Vad hj lper unga att h lla modet uppe, och hur kan samh llet st tta ungas psykiska v lbefinnande i tider av kris? Moderator: Pernilla Baralt, Generalsekreterare p UNICEF Sverige
Medverkande:
Anna Lundstr m, CHRO p Spotify
Tymur Vasylyshyn och Khrystyna Hevchuk, RefugeeHope. UA&SE ungdomar som flytt till Sverige fr n Ukraina
Anna Nyman MSB, Bitr. avdelningschef krisberedskap och civilt f rsvar
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