Award-winning magician Charlie Caper opens SIME 2026 with highlights from his show The Future — blending magic, technology, and imagination to set the tone for a day exploring how AI and humanity can build the future together.

SIME founder Ola Ahlvarsson kicks off the conference with his signature mix of provocation, vision, and humour — unexpected insights and wild guesses about where AI and humanity are headed together.

James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid & Cyber at NATO, delivers a geopolitical security check — assessing how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the global security landscape and what it means for business leaders.

Kateryna Chernohorenko, Former Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, shares first-hand experience of digitising a military at war — from battlefield management systems to drone coalitions — and what these lessons mean for resilience and digital transformation in the private sector.

Hanna Linderstål, founder and CEO of Earhart Business Protection Agency and Sweden's Security Profile of the Year 2024, delivers a straight-talking cyber security check — covering hybrid warfare, disinformation, darknet threats, and what organisations must do to protect themselves in an AI-accelerated threat environment.

Farzan - TV Host Persia Got Talent, and active voice for a free and democratic Iran.

Power Talk on the latest trends & developments in GenAI

Lack of payoff from Al expenditures reveals a systemic leadership and execution gap. By fostering harmony between innovation and humanity, Ethical AI Governance Group aim to shape a future where every person is equipped not just to adapt, but to flourish.

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Participants disperse into SIME's specialised breakout tracks and Summit sessions

Max Benedetti and friends, explore what has changed — and what has not — about building companies to scale in the AI era. Capital, culture, and the new rules of exponential growth.

The Nordics are coming together as one exciting opportunity for bot European champions and ambitious local stars. wanting to go pan-Nordic and beyond . Here is the fast track. Adrian McDonald Group CEO, Epicenter, and friends

Janne Hietala, CEO of Kelluu, tells the story of building autonomous hydrogen-powered airships in Finland — 80 km from the Russian border — selected by NATO DIANA and the first company to secure a Rapid Adoption Service deal with a NATO Ally.

A curated surprise moment where creativity and technology collide.

A second round of SIME's specialised breakout tracks and Summit sessions — participants continue their deep dives into new subjects with expert hosts and engaged peer groups.

A moment to pause, reflect, and synthesise — drawing together the key threads from a day of conversation, inspiration, and provocation across SIME's stages and Summit tracks.

A curated surprise moment where art and technology collide.

Stuart Fenegan - Award wining film producer (Warcraft, Mute, Moon, Source Code..) - A conversation exploring the frontier of storytelling on how to tell stories that engage. What does great storytelling look like when the tools change completely — and what never changes?

Charlie Caper returns to the stage for another performance — weaving technology, illusion, and human connection in a way that only he can.

Explores the future of health, media, and information in an AI-saturated world. How do you keep people genuinely informed and healthy when the content landscape is being transformed beyond recognition?

Ola Ahlvarsson closes SIME 2026 with the launch of his new book Happy Business — about happy companies, why a happy you performs better, and why that is a skill you can learn. A fitting close to a day that has explored how AI and humanity can build the future together.