Fluxability
Quotient
Innovations are not created by science alone, culture prods them into existence.
In 2019, Brilliant Minds convened the modern purveyors of young, fresh culture, who are shaping generations with their raw openness and authentic voices, together with the experienced, established, long-term business leaders in a concert of purposeful thought leadership and impact.
Our aim at Brilliant Minds is fostering collaborative creativity. Bringing diverse sets of people together at the intersection of humanity and technology is the only way to innovate our future.
This was the resounding theme shared across all of our speakers, from President Barack Obama, Secretary John Kerry and Gwyneth Paltrow to Offset, Naomi Campbell, Evan Spiegel and our rising entrepreneurs from Volta and 29K along with undiscovered music artists like Mopiano and SVEA. We are optimistic that we can solve global challenges together!
Great thought leadership and great art cannot be produced unless our minds are free- unencumbered by prejudice, apathy or fear. The free mind has access to all knowledge and curiosity, and can be truly “fluxible”.
Our speakers this year helped us understand the mind and how to free it to reach new levels of awareness, fluidity and innovation. They showed us how to curate timeless creativity, transformation, and use empathy to leverage great ideas. As a community and foundation, we are ignited to continue the movement all year and showcase our new levels of “FQ” at Brilliant Minds 2020!
Speakers
Our 2019 speakers are iconic, timeless modern-day transformers. We will engage creators, CEO’s and entrepreneurs across generations within the sub-theme of ‘sustainability in mind, body, soul and society’, to identify the “flux ideas” of the future- ideas that will flow through sectors and time to ensure progress and prosperity. We will bring together experience and disruption, the old and the new, in symbiotic dialogue and debate.
Speaker President Barack Obama – We are thrilled to welcome President Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States of America, to Brilliant Minds 2019!
Speaker Dr. Ali Parsa – Dr Ali Parsa is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO of Babylon, the revolutionary artificial intelligence and digital health company.
Speaker Anand Kumar Rajasekharan – Amferia is a Swedish med-tech company with a vision to fight the global problem of antibiotic resistance through efficient preventive care.
Speaker Professor Anders Ynnerman – Anders Ynnerman is professor at Linköping University and director of the Norrköping Visualization Center C.
Speaker Baran bo Odar & Jantje Friese – Graduates of the University of Television and Film Munich, Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar have been working together since Odar’s debut directing The Silence.
Speaker Barry Diller – Barry Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and the Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia Group.
Speaker Beata Wickbom – Beata Wickbom’s business card reads ”Digital Innovation Guru”. She has been a pioneer in advocating and exploring the opportunities with digital media.
Speaker Beatrice Eli – Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer
Speaker Björn Block – Head of IKEA smart
Speaker Bodil Eriksson – CEO of Volvo Car Mobility
Speaker Carl Lindberg – Co-founder of Sigmastocks
Speaker Charlotte Sundåker & Linda Waxin – Founders of Ownershift
Speaker Cristina Stenbeck – Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Zalando
Speaker Darnell Strom – Head of the Culture and Leadership Division at UTA
Speaker Dawn Ostroff – Chief Content Officer at Spotify
Speaker Diane von Furstenberg – Fashion Designer
Speaker Dr. Mouna Esmaeilzadeh – Doctor, Neuroscientist and TV-personality
Speaker Edward Enninful – Editor-in-Chief of British Vogue
Speaker Emilia de Poret – Co-founder of Säker Stil
Speaker Erik Fernholm – Co-founder and CEO of 29k
Speaker Evan Spiegel – Co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc
Speaker Forest Whitaker – Founder and CEO of WPDI
Speaker Furhat – Robot at Furhat Robotics
Speaker Gary Vaynerchuk – Chariman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia
Speaker Greta Thunberg – Climate Activist
Speaker Gwyneth Paltrow – Actor and Founder of goop.
Speaker Haisam Mohammed – Co-founder and CEO of BRONS
Speaker Hans Vestberg – CEO of Verizon Communications
Speaker Hartmut Neven – Engineering Director at Google
Speaker Hedda Hövel – Student
Speaker Isha Sesay – Award-Winning Journalist
Speaker Jason Hardi – Founder and CEO of Muzik
Speaker Joanna Coles – Executive Producer of The Bold Type
Speaker Joel Kinnaman – Actor and Entrepreneur
Speaker Jonah Peretti – Founder and CEO of BuzzFeed
Speaker Juliet de Baubigny – General Partner at Bond
Speaker Karl-Henrik Sundström – CEO of Stora Enso
Speaker Malin Stenberg – Uterus receiver
Speaker Mats Brännström MD, PhD – Chairman Department of Obsterics & Gynecology
Speaker Naomi Campbell – Supermodel, Activist and Cultural Innovator
Speaker Natalia Brzezinski – CEO of Brilliant Minds Foundation
Speaker Nicole Avant – U.S. Ambassador to The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, 2009-2011
Speaker Offset – Rapper and Songwriter
Speaker Othman Laraki – CEO of Color
Speaker Ozwald Boateng – Fashion designer
Speaker Patrick Spence – CEO of Sonos
Speaker Peter Read – Partner at Vitruvian
Speaker Robert Falck – Founder and CEO of Einride
Speaker Ruth Rogers – Chef Owner of The River Cafe, London
Speaker Sal Slaiby – CEO of SAL&CO/Maverick and XO Records
Speaker Sara Öhrvall – Digital development, sustainability and communications at SEB
Speaker Secretary John Kerry – 68th United States Secretary of State (2013-2017)
Speaker Shari E Redstone – Vice Chair of CBS and Viacom
Speaker Silvana Imam – Artist and CEO at Naturkraft
Speaker Srishti Gupta, MD – Catalyzer
Speaker Suad Ali – Resettlement expert – Swedish Migration Agency
Speaker Ted Sarandos – Chief Content Officer at Netflix
Speaker Theaster Gates – Artist
Speaker Therese Mannheimer – Co-founder och CEO of Grace Health
Speaker Tomer Shalit – Founder and CEO of ClimateView
Speaker Unn Swanström – UX Designer at Doberman
Speaker Vas Narasimhan M.D – CEO of Novartis
Speaker Viktoryia Khromchanka – Co-founder and COO of Gigital
Speaker Åsa Tamsons – Senior Vice President at Ericsson
Artists
One of our principle goals is to be a platform for young, rising talents from Sweden to the world. We are proud to feature some of the edgiest, most talented and outspoken breaking stars!
Artist GRANT – Swedish artist GRANT debuted late 2017 with the single ’aterline’ and released her critically acclaimed debut album ‘In Bloom’ in June 2018.
Artist JUNG – Taking inspiration from artists such as Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen to One Republic and Bon Iver, JUNG creates something modern with a perfect harmony that only two brothers can achieve.
Artist Mopiano – As a 22-year-old rising artist, Swedish musician Mopiano writes and produces all of his own work. He takes DIY seriously.
Artist Paul Rey – There are only a few people who, as 26 years old, have experienced the milestones that Paul Rey has experienced.
Artist Rhys – In one year, 20-year old Rhys went from talented but unknown to 50 million streams on Spotify, getting nominated at music awards and having the most played Swedish song on National radio P3 during 2017.
Artist Seinabo Sey – Seinabo Sey is a critically acclaimed and four times Grammy Award winning songstress.
Artist SVEA – Rising pop-R&B star SVEA (Svea Kågemark) is recognized as the artist of a new generation. She started writing songs in late 2017 and six months later, her debut single was released on her high school graduation day.