Kjell A. Nordström

Dr. Kjell A. Nordström is one of Europe's best-known business thinkers and one of the world's most sought-after speakers. His way of addressing globalization, leadership, and corporate strategy is at once intelligent and entertaining. Nordström is known for his charisma, humor, and ability to shake up thinking in a way that makes audiences think differently already during the presentation.

He achieved international breakthrough with Funky Business, which became a new-century management classic. The book has been translated into more than 30 languages and discussed on CNN, CNBC, and in the Financial Times. In later books such as Karaoke Capitalism, Urban Express, Corona Express, and Momentum, Nordström has continued analyzing the future of work, cities, and societies together with Jonas Ridderstråle and Per Schlingmann.

Nordström holds a doctorate in international business from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he also taught and was one of the founders of the respected AMP executive program. The AMP program attracted the top of Nordic business leadership and became the school's most sought-after education program. Nordström has also made research trips to Lahore and Beijing and served as an expert in rebuilding Eastern European countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

He has long experience advising multinational companies and remains an active expert, investor, and entrepreneur. In his free time Nordström leads a Shakespeare theater group in Gotland, which is reflected in his performance style: theatrical, rhythmic, and full of expressive power.

Kjell A. Nordström's presentations are not ordinary keynotes but unique experiences that combine futures research, strategic thinking, and entertaining performance. He opens perspectives on how war, pandemics, climate change, and urbanization will shape leadership and business in the decades ahead. Nordström does not give ready-made answers but helps companies build their own views of change.