Europe's AI tipping point: Success stories and lessons

Daniel Gillblad is the Chief of AI at Recorded Future and contributing as a Senior Scientific Advisor to AI Sweden. Previously, he has held positions such as Director of the Chalmers AI Research Center and Co-Director for Scientific Vision at AI Sweden. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences and serves as advisor and on boards for companies and institutions. His research interests include machine learning, large-scale data mining, and their practical applications. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Royal Institute of Technology.

Born in Canada but residing in Sweden since 1997, Serge is a Product Management Director at Google. More importantly he is the father to 3 wonderful (and crazy) kids. In 2007, he helped establish the Google Sweden Engineering office through the acquisition of video conferencing trailblazer Marratech AB, a company he co-founded in 1997. For 14 years, Serge led Google's communications efforts, including Gmail Voice and Video Chat, Video Hangouts, the WebRTC platform, Google Duo and Google Meet. He also led the acquisition of internet communication pioneers Global IP Solutions Inc and audio software and hardware experts Limes Audio AB, both still thriving within Google today. Today, Serge engages with key Google Workspace customers and partners to bring vital feedback into engineering and product teams as part of the Outbound Product Management (OPM) team.

Rickard is an experienced executive leader with deep technological expertise and a strong passion to drive business value through transformation. He has both experience from Fortune 500 tech companies and startups, and a proven track record of creating substantial improvements in business outcomes and customer experience. Today he heads the Swedish Data & AI team in Accenture Strategy & Consulting, where he is helping Nordic companies capture the value from end-to-end enterprise AI reinvention.

Villim Prpić is Chairman of the Board at KTH AI Society and a Research Assistant at the House of Innovation, Stockholm School of Economics. He studies Applied and Computational Mathematics at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Through his work with KTH AI Society, he has contributed to growing the organization’s presence in Sweden, supporting student-led research and development, fostering collaborations with industry, and helping connect students from leading universities with professionals working on real-world AI challenges.