Arti Zeighami is a Partner and Director at BCG X and a Senior Advisor on AI at Scale, as well as a member of the BCG X.AI Global Leadership Team. He is a seasoned leader in AI and digital transformation, known for driving large-scale impact across global organizations.

Previously, Arti served as Chief Data & Analytics Officer at H&M Group, where he led the company’s AI and data transformation, building a team of over 800 experts and embedding AI-driven decision-making across the business to deliver measurable financial and sustainability impact.

With more than 30 years of experience spanning banking, telecom, and startups, he has also led major AI transformations globally, including a recent role as Interim Head of AI at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds. Arti is widely recognized for his ability to turn AI and data into tangible competitive advantage.

Daniel Akenine is a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and a National Technology Officer at Microsoft. In this role, he focuses on exploring the long-term implications of cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Virtual Reality. He is an IASA Fellow, one of the world’s leading awards in IT architecture and in 2022 he was ranked by IDG and TechSverige as one of the 50 most influential in Swedish techindustry. In 2023 he was listed as one of the ten most influential people in digitalization of the public sector in Sweden and was elected as a new fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) in 2024.

Daniel has been one of ten members in the National Digitalisation Council chaired by the Swedish Minister of Digitalisation and is also an established Swedish fiction writer with best-selling novels as well as non-fictions on technology and AI.

Ellen Svanström has an extensive background in technology and retail, with over 25 years in executive roles. Before joining H&M in 2016, she served as CEO of Extenda and held several global leadership positions at IBM and Gant. At H&M, Ellen has held several senior leadership roles including Head of Business Ventures and Head of Group Strategy. Today she serves as Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO). In this role, she leads global teams across hardware, software, application management, and emerging technologies, driving H&M Group’s largest tech programs. Ellen graduated in Business Administration from Stockholm University and holds an MBA from Skema Business School.

Hanna is the Founder of Earhart Business Protection Agency, and serves as an international cybersecurity advisor as well as cybersecurity expert to UNICC, working at the intersection of security, geopolitics, and resilience.

Linda Leopold is a strategic advisor and keynote speaker specializing in AI strategy, transformation, and responsible technology adoption. She spent seven years in senior AI leadership roles at H&M Group, spearheading initiatives in responsible AI and digital ethics. Linda is a member of MIT Sloan Management Review's expert panel on responsible AI and has been recognized by Forbes as one of nine "Inspirational Women Leaders in AI Shaping the 21st Century.” 

Rebecka is a nerd at heart and passionate about supporting early stage founders building transformative companies that tackle meaningful problems. She is an investor in over 30 companies.

Rebecka has gotten the opportunity to invest and work with companies like Truecaller, through Zenith (IPO $2b), Funnel (series C $66m), TrusTrace (series B $25m), Formulate (exit to Relex) and Zound Industries (now Marshall exit at >$1b). She has an operational background as CFO and as CEO before ending up on the investment side.