How can research on innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship create value beyond academia? At the Stockholm School of Economics, the House of Innovation and SSE Executive Education work together to bring academic research directly into practice through executive learning.

How should businesses respond when cyberattacks, disinformation, and AI-generated fraud increasingly overlap? That was the central question when the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication (CSSC) and the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) hosted an open lecture with cybersecurity expert Mary Prokhorova at the Stockholm School of Economics on May 25.

How can technology be used not only to build successful businesses, but also to address some of society’s most pressing environmental and social challenges? The SSE Tech Initiative’s “Let’s talk about impact!” series brings together entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry leaders working at the intersection of technology, business, and positive impact. Through talks, seminars, and discussions, the series explores how technology can help rethink existing systems, create new forms of value, and contribute to more sustainable and resilient societies.

Students from SSE have been recognized with the Boroli Prize for their work in a CIVICA multicampus course. Their projects address timely European challenges – from political polarization to AI governance – and reflect the value of cross-border collaboration.

On April 22, the House of Innovation and Circular Transparency hosted the launch of AI for Resilient Retail, a white paper co-authored by Nina Shariati, Founder of Circular Transparency, and Associate Professor Rickard Sandberg, Director of the Center for Data Analytics at the House of Innovation.

On April 24, the House of Innovation and Stockholm Music Week co-hosted “The Future of Music,” bringing together music executives, artists, technology leaders, researchers, and policymakers to examine how AI, shifting platform economics, and new models of rights and ownership are reshaping one of Sweden's most globally significant industries.

Associate Professor Katja Einola and her colleague Violetta Khoreva were interviewed about how AI will affect professional life.

Artificial intelligence has become a natural part of teaching at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE), where faculty use it to enhance learning, extend support beyond the classroom and prepare students for a changing workplace. The guiding principle is clear: AI should complement, not replace, core academic skills.

With the first warm days of spring settling over Stockholm, a classroom at the Stockholm School of Economics fills with the quiet hum of laptops. Inside, retail management students are not escaping into the sunshine just yet. They are learning how to work with AI systems.

The Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) has been recommended for major national research funding in health, AI, and life sciences. The program is one of only three selected in that category and highlights the House of Innovation's growing role in healthcare innovation.