This year´s edition was once again hosted by tech leader Binette Seck, and speaker sessions at A Taste of Brilliant Minds offered 200 students and young adults, ages 18-30, from local communities across Stockholm, the chance to experience some of the principles and thinking of the larger Brilliant Minds event. The series of panels and interviews on stage shared powerful stories of discovery and moments of revelation, with challenging conversations and opportunities to not only take a deeper look at the world around us, but also to look within, to face our fears and embrace the unknown.
While the main Brilliant Minds gathering remained a closed event – with speakers including award-winning artist Ellie Goulding, bestselling author and award-winning podcast host Jay Shetty, songwriter and producer Max Martin, and Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vohn, in attendance – a Taste of Brilliant Minds continued to be an on-record and open program, targeted at local communities, running parallel to the main event.
We were so excited to be able to offer young people the chance to be a part of Brilliant Minds – to hear from intrepid adventurers and inspiring innovators to better understand and connect through Swedish values, and to collaborate and share perspectives.
Speakers
Speaker Anders Ynnerman – Researcher and leader of the WISDOME project
Speaker Andrew L. Cohen – Executive Chairman of Global Private Bank at J.P. Morgan
Speaker Betelhem Dessie – Founder and CEO of iCog Anyone Can Code
Host Binette Seck – Democratizing Tech and Co-founder ChangersTech
Moderator Darnell Strom – Partner at United Talent Agency
Artist Dizzy Fae – Artist
Moderator Hans Vestberg – Chairman and CEO of Verizon
Speaker Henrik Lundqvist – Olympic gold medalist & NHL Vezina Trophy winner, founder of the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation
Speaker Jay Shetty – Bestselling author, award-winning podcast host of On Purpose, Chief Purpose Officer of Calm, and purpose-driven entrepreneur
Speaker Jens Grede – Co-Founder & CEO of Skims
Speaker Kevin Durant – NBA star, Boardroom co-founder and Durant Family Foundation founder
Speaker Li Karlsén – Former Army Captain, athlete and entrepreneur
Speaker Lindsey Vonn – Olympic Gold Medalist, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Speaker Lionel Barber – Author, Broadcaster and Editor of the Financial Times (2005-2020)
Speaker Peter Wallenberg Jr – Chair of Wallenberg Foundations
Speaker Rich Kleiman – Co-founder and CEO of Boardroom, Executive Director of the Durant Family Foundation