The Tech Forward Podcast

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. It’s about using electricity in smarter and in more adaptive ways. 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 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 Paulina is a swedish tech and AI thought leader and board professional shaping the future of innovation. Former MIT/KTH researcher and long-time advisor helping companies and leaders navigate technological change.

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? And how do we turn XR from an exciting technology into real impact? Can XR transform industrial learning at scale? 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 Paulina is a swedish tech and AI thought leader and board professional shaping the future of innovation. Former MIT/KTH researcher and long-time advisor helping companies and leaders navigate technological change.

Together with Aaron Dinardi, formerly of SpaceX and now a Sweden-based space consultant, we explore why NewSpace matters, what it actually is, and what needs to change for it to take off in Sweden. Originally recorded as a webinar at Tech Forward.

AI is moving fast and the need for data sharing across organisational boundaries has never been more critical. For large, medium and small companies collaboration is no longer optional - it’s essential to remain competitive and drive transformation. So how do we turn AI from technology into real impact? Magnus Björsne - CEO BioVentureHub AstraZeneca Sofi Elfving - CEO & Founder Substorm Mattias Ripoll - CEO & Founder SynData Host: Paulina Modlitba This is a conversation recorded at Techarena 2026. 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 Paulina is a swedish tech and AI thought leader and board professional shaping the future of innovation. Former MIT/KTH researcher and long-time advisor helping companies and leaders navigate technological change.

Sweden has a strong tradition of innovation but courage and speed are becoming just as critical as quality and reliability. So how do you innovate at speed in environments where failure is not an option? Why do courage and speed matter when it comes to reaching the next level — and how do you make that work in practice? Tomas Becklin - Co-founder & CTO, Flox Intelligence Angelica Persson - Head of System Integration, Counter-UAS, Saab Host: Paulina Modlitba This is a conversation recorded at Techarena 2026. 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 Paulina is a swedish tech and AI thought leader and board professional shaping the future of innovation. Former MIT/KTH researcher and long-time advisor helping companies and leaders navigate technological change.

This episode marks the start of a new 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!

Richard Eklund, Co-founder and CTO of Engrate, shares how digital platforms and AI can help energy companies simplify complex energy systems and power tariffs. This is a conversation recorded at Techarena 2026.

What happens when leadership meets AI? Klara Ljungqvist, CEO & Founder of People Heart Business, explains how AI twins can unlock sharper decisions, deeper self-awareness, and a new way to lead. This is a conversation recorded at Techarena 2026.

Together with Jessica Öberg, CEO Combitech, Niklas Boman, Founder & CEO Seapattern & Patrik Sandberg, Policy expert - digitalization Teknikföretagen This is a conversation recorded at Techarena 2026. 

Tomas Seo, Creative Director at Swecial, shares his key insight from Techarena. 

Dual-use technologies – serving both civilian and defense purposes – are reshaping how we think about innovation and impact. What happens when companies working in agtech and mobility start exploring defense applications as an additional path for their technology? Emma Lönn (Acerni) and Jonas Nyvang (Stilfold) share their journeys, lessons, and the challenges of raising capital as dual-use companies.