What happens when technology starts adapting to us, rather than the other way around? We explore how faster, more personalized AI could reshape the tools we use, how we share ideas and knowledge, and the way organizations work.

A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!

A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!

AI is moving beyond prompting. Today, people without coding experience can increasingly build their own apps, tools and automations to solve everyday problems at work.

This episode explores where to start, what makes a good first project, and what this shift could mean for the way we work – from more personalized tools and automation to questions around GDPR, security and the role of IT. 

What is driving the speed and competitiveness of Chinese industry and what does it mean for Sweden? Technology Industries of Sweden’s Chief Economist Erik Spector shares insights from his recent trip to China and discusses what Swedish companies need to do to stay competitive.

A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything! 

This time, Rebecca brings a topic to Tomas: Are companies the new AI problem? Inspired by a concept recently featured in Y Combinator's Request for Startups, they explore the idea of the Company Brain and discuss why organizational knowledge, data, and internal processes may be the biggest obstacles to realizing AI’s full potential. 

About global collaboration, innovation and the next innovation mindset

Helena Samsioe, founder and CEO of Globhe. Globhe enables better decisions through drone data and are currently cover 150 countries. 

Joakim Skog - Head of Emerging Futures and Technologies, Vinnova – Nordic Innovation House Palo Alto

About this podcast serie

Together with leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs, we discuss how new ways of working can accelerate innovation and how advanced digitalisation is driving tomorrow’s impact.

Advanced Focus Talks hosted by Paulina Modlitba

The EU is introducing a new simplification package that could ease the regulatory load for companies working with AI and advanced tech. In this short conversation, Sweden’s Minister for EU Affairs, Jessica Rosencrantz, breaks down why parts of the AI Act may be paused, why GDPR is back on the table, and what these shifts could mean for Europe’s competitiveness — and for the innovators building the future.

Originally recorded as a webinar at Tech Forward.  

The co-CEO model - having two chief executives - is becoming increasingly common in the tech world. Many highlight the advantages, while critics warn it can create uncertainty. In this session, we meet two founders and CEOs who have chosen the co-CEO setup. They’ll share what it really takes to make it work - and when leading solo might be the better option.

Originally recorded as a webinar at Tech Forward.

A fossil-free industry is built through flexibility and optimisation.

Industry needs access to electricity when it’s needed, and where it’s needed.

It’s not only about having access to power.

So the question is: What are the conditions required to make energy flexibility actually happen? And what role does digitalisation play?

Magnus Kuschel - Innovation leader Innovatum and project manager AIDE

Emma Hellström - Chief Strategy Officer, Flower

Stephan Stålered - Senior Ecosystem Manager, Ellevio

About this podcast serie

Together with leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs, we discuss how new ways of working can accelerate innovation and how advanced digitalisation is driving tomorrow’s impact.

Advanced Focus Talks hosted by Paulina Modlitba

This episode is part of the podcast series together with “Detta förändrar ju allt!”.

A podcast series with Tomas Seo, innovation strategist at Phorecast, where he shares events, discoveries, and new technologies that make him exclaim: This changes everything!

XR is everywhere right now. But what breakthroughs are actually taking us to the next level?What does XR mean in day-to-day work?

Oscar Thaung, Founder, AugmentedRealm

Emma Sjögren, Virtual Experiences Manager at Ericsson

David Granberg, Learner Experience Designer Ericsson

Host: Paulina Modlitba

About this podcast serie

Advanced Focus Talks is a podcast series with the research and innovation program Advanced Digitalisation. Each episode explores technologies, innovations emerging from their projects, and collaborations shaping the future of digital transformation.

Together with leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs, we discuss how new ways of working can accelerate innovation and how advanced digitalisation is driving tomorrow’s impact.

Advanced Focus Talks hosted by Paulina Modlitba