GATHER DEEP TALKS

13-15 April 2021

Schedule

13 April

07:00

60 MIN MORNING YOGA (ENG)

A 60 min morning yoga flow that intends to wake your body and mind up for a kick-ass day.

1h 0m

Red Room

YOGA FOLKS

09:00

NFT - THE FUTURE OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY AND GLOBAL TRENDS (ENG)

Paulina Modlitba

Daniel Deboczy

Malcolm Tan

Shukran Bonparte

Emelia Thiara

Amanda Tan

1h 0m

Red Room

TECHNICORUM

12:00

ESPORTS - NO PLACE FOR ADULTS(ENG)

What happens when a culture is formed without grownups? What do we need to make esports a safe environment for everyone? After a brief introduction from Nattskiftet’s co-founder Jakob Grandin and chairwomen Helena Sandahl we are joined by project manager Lillie Klefelt, together with Sarah Fagerström and Sammi Kaidil, to discuss safety on digital and physical platforms, youth culture, and the future of esport. What does the future hold and how do we make esports an inclusive and sustainable place?

1h 0m

Red Room

NATTSKIFTET

15:00

DET KREATIVA STÖDET (SWE)

A conversation about financial support as a driving force for creative creation with the Stockholm Cultural Administration, Vinova and the PostcodeFoundation.

1h 0m

Red Room

GATHER

16:00

DITT FRAMTIDA JAG - HUR TEKNIKEN REVOLUTIONERAR VAD DET INNEBÄR ATT VARA MÄNNISKA(SWE)

We have experienced several industrial revolutions - but the world has not yet gone through such a great human revolution as we are now facing. In many areas, crucial technological breakthroughs are now taking place that all have one thing in common: they may soon change the definition of what it means to be human. What will we be willing to do to avoid our biological fate? How smart, strong, good-looking and fast do we want to be? What moral dilemmas does technology present us with? And how will development affect society, politics - and ourselves? Join Sara Öhrvall and Ashkan Fardost in a room that takes us into the future.

Moderator: Johan Wirfält

1h 0m

Red Room

VOLANTE

17:00

JOBBA MED PARTNER, VÄNNER ELLER FAMILJ - FRAMGÅNGSRECEPT ELLER KNAS?(SWE)

Working with partner, friends or family - success recipe or crushing?

Nataša Marijana, Linda Nápoles & Rebecca Tegegne – Ladieslovehiphop - Kreativt Kollektiv - Vänner

Joel Nkímyá & Blenda Nkímyá - Sion - Manager & Artist - Gifta

Sammy Bennett & Johnny Bennett – Artistduo - Bröder

Hajan Jabar & Entisar Mohammednur - Meraki - Production Company - Vänner

1h 0m

RED ROOM

LADIES LOVE HIP HOP

LIFESTYLE BRANDING(ENG)

We will discuss how lifestyle branding is going from the status of being a nice-to-have to a need-to-have. In a world that is rapidly and constantly changing, brands need to be aware of what it means to build lifestyle and how to do it.

Freddie Öst

Camilla Brandow

1h 0m

Green Room

SNASK

19:00

ART OF CURATION(ENG)

Time to Gather the curators who established there own independent platforms out of passion for the art of Music, Photography & Philantropy Our speakers have backgrounds in collectives like SOULECTION & COLORSXSTUDIOS. Meet the founders of YLTV🇳🇴🇸🇪🇩🇰 RNB RADAR🇨🇦 360 RNB🇬🇧 Swaypod🇸🇪 Room Service International🇺🇸 Take More Photos 🇬🇧 Blurred Lines🇺🇸 We Move Radio 🇬🇷🇬🇧 The Connect🇸🇪

1h 0m

Red Room

Wilhelmina Bonde

20:00

THE CURRENT STATE OF FASHION IN CRITICAL STUDIES: FEMINISM, RACE, GENDER & BODIES(ENG)

Vanessa Rosales

Kimberly Jenkins

Lauren Downing Peters

Jonathan Michael Square

Dr.Monica Titton

1h 0m

Red Room

Vanessa Rosales

21:00

JAG HAR FATTAT(SWE)

Based on the work "Jag har fattat", we talk about mental illness among men and the importance of being vulnerable.

Robin Nasari

Maceo

1h 0m

Red Room

Pierre Gorgis

22:00

POESIAFTON(SWE)

1h 0m

Red Room

Pierre Gorgis

14 April

07:00

60 MIN MORNING YOGA(ENG)

A 60 min morning yoga flow that intends to wake your body and mind up for a kick-ass day.

1h 0m

Red Room

YOGA FOLKS

12:00

MEDSKAPANDE ISTÄLLET FÖR HISTORIEBERÄTTANDE - SPELENS ROLL I KULTUREN(SWE)

Co-creative instead of storytelling - the role of games in culture

1h 0m

Red Room

DREAMHACK

13:00

DEN FÖRUTSÄGBARA KULTUREN? - ETT SAMTAL OM ÖVERVAKNINGSKAPITALISM, CORONA, KONST OCH KULTUR(SWE)

With the spread of covid-19, the world risks ending up in a situation of more surveillance as it can be considered an effective way to control the virus. Thus, surveillance capitalism risks gaining more influence, which may affect artistic expression so that it is created in a more predictable way, designed according to precise calculations and algorithmic patterns. As a result, the big digital giants risk gaining more and more influence. How does this affect freedom of expression and, by extension, the diversity of artistic and cultural expressions?

Mattias Desac

Brit Stakston

Joel Halldorf

1h 0m

Red Room

Mattias Desac

15:00

CITIES FOR PEOPLE(ENG)

how do we plan and design livable and creative cities for people?

1h 0m

Red Room

URBANISTICA PODCAST

16:00

AI ART MANIFESTO(ENG)

AI Art Manifesto was created by the artistic collective of Natalia Fuchs, Peter Kirn, Chris Salter, Emilio Vavarella and Moises Horta Valenzuela during "A Postcard from the Future" online-residency at the Futurological Congress of Transart Festival 2020 in Bolzano, Italy. On April 14, 2021, artists meet to discuss developments in the AI Art field and their current AI Art projects.

Natalia Fuchs

Peter Kirn

Emilio Vavarella

Moises Horta Valenzuela

Chris Salter

1h 0m

Red Room

AI ART MANIFESTO

18:00

REDEFINING CONSUMPTION: SUCCEEDING WITH CIRCULAR BUSINESS MODELS(ENG)

In this room we will talk about how to design for, and succeed with, circular business models. Join SALLY, a sustainable innovation studio at EY Doberman, in a conversation with experienced sustainability experts, designers and guests to learn more about the preferred future of consumption.

Moderator:Linnea Becker

Kristoffer Lundholm

Johanna Norrman

David Knutsson

1h 0m

Red Room

SALLY

19:00

YASIN: SEE ME SHINE(SWE)

A conversation about the documentary and the creative process behind Yasin: See me Shine

Ibrahim Handulleh

Arazo Arif

Maida Krak

1h 0m

Red Room

Ibrahim Handulleh

20:00

CORONA EXPRESS- OUR WORLD AFTER THE PANDEMIC(ENG)

One year into the Corona crisis, we have been thrust into a radically digitalized future. The pandemic has triggered an array of forces which will change the rules of the game for individuals, companies and society as a whole. But in other areas, such as poverty and international trade, we have stepped back in time. Our social habits have been transformed and even our language has changed. Which of these changes will last and which will fade away as the pandemic recedes? And how can we make the most of the opportunities which arise? Join Kjell A Nordström and Per Schlingmann in a discussion on what lies ahead in a world after lockdown.

Moderator: Anna Olin Kardell

1h 0m

Red Room

VOLANTE

21:00

THE AUTHENTICATED LA-STHLM JAMES ANDREWS & FRIENDS(ENG)

What do we have in common across continents, music, communities, tech, entrepreneurship & generations?

Join our talks with James Andrews, Jireel, Nora Bavey, Timothy Collins, Quincy Jones III and Wilhelmina Bonde

1h 0m

RED ROOM

James Andrews

22:00

POESIAFTON(SWE)

1h 0m

Red Room

Pierre Gorgis

15 April

07:00

60 MIN MORNING YOGA(ENG)

A 60 min morning yoga flow that intends to wake your body and mind up for a kick-ass day.

1h 0m

Red Room

YOGA FOLKS

12:00

THE RISE OF THE DIGITAL HUMAN(SWE/ENG)

Digital Humans, or Digital and virtual people who imitate human behaviors, no longer belong to the future but have, with the help of today's technologies, begun to take an increasing place in pop culture, companies and in our everyday lives. What does this mean for our society? How human do we want robots to be? In what way will it change people's attitudes towards each other and technology? And how do we ensure authenticity in the automated world we are heading for?

1h 0m

Red Room

TALKING TO ME

15:00

BEYOND THE PANDEMIC: HOW TO BUILD CREATIVITY-BASED WORKPLACES THAT FLOURISH(ENG)

After over a year of pandemic-related restrictions, digital meetings and distributed work have become a natural part of our everyday lives. Yet, as an extensive vaccination program is underway, many of us are wondering what “the new normal” for working life, organisations and workplaces mean long-term, after the pandemic and beyond. And most importantly: In a present and future where creativity, innovation and resilience are some of the most important competencies, how should companies organize themselves to create the optimal conditions for creativity to thrive and flourish?

Andreas Lundberg

Jaan Orvet

Marco Checchi

Cecilia Borg

Laila von Alvensleben

Linnea Becker

Susana Meza Graham

1h 0m

Red Room

ATRIUM LJUNGBERG

16:00

CREATIVITY, THE FORCE FOR CHANGE(ENG)

WTYSL inviting global collaborators from different corners of the world, to get their perspective on how creativity can be used as the driving force - for the change that you want to see in the world.

Moderator - Johan Eriksson

Ilwad Elman

Philippa Young

Noora Arrigoni Said

Savanna Wilson

Brian Afande

Moderator - Barakat B. Ghebrehawariat

Siduri Poli

Mohamed El Abed

Rafaela Stålbalk Klose

1h 0m

Red Room

Barakat B. Ghebrehawariat

21:00

SÅ FORMAR ESPORTEN NYA MÖTESPLATSER(SWE)

Gaming and esports are exploding, and with Covid-19 new records are being broken in both the number of viewers and online gaming. How does it shape the future cityscape and how do you create physical experiences for the target group? What are the challenges and future exploration around 2030.

Tomas Lyckedal (Dreamhack)

Klas Bergqvist (grundare kappa bar)

Gustav Käll (grundare space)

1h 0m

Red Room

DREAMHACK

22:00

POESIAFTON(SWE)

1h 0m

Red Room

Pierre Gorgis

Hosts & moderators

AI ART MANIFESTO

ATRIUM LJUNGBERG

Barakat B. Ghebrehawariat

En entreprenör med kommunikation som kompass och demokrati som drivkraft. Han är mer känd som Demokratiagenten. Barakat är en föreläsare, rådgivare och utbildare med lång erfarenhet av att arbeta med mångfald utifrån ett kommunikationsperspektiv.

Idag driver han förändringsbyrån Demokrateam och är en flitigt anlitad föreläsare, processledare och expertrådgivare. Barakat sitter även i styrelsen för Orten.io, är ledamot i insynsrådet vid Nationalmuseum och medlem i Reach for Changes advisory board.

DREAMHACK

DreamHack has always brought communities and friends together, and created the ultimate gaming & lifestyle experience for fans. This will not change — by combining our skills and knowledge, we can continue to grow all of your favorite events and meet-ups into something even more spectacular … with more laser lights and DJ’s than ever before!

GATHER

Ibrahim Handulleh

Co-Founder & Head of Products på TUKIO

James Andrews

James Andrews is the founder of Authenticated Ventures, a venture investment and creative studio designed to build better companies, launch new ideas and illuminate influential people through experiences, content and investment advisory. Andrews previously founded Social People a strategic digital agency that was acquired in 2013. Social People worked with clients Nike, Beats By Dre, The Grammy Awards, CNN, Equinox and Lexus on global social media initiatives. Andrews formative years were spent as a senior marketing executive at Columbia Records in the mid 90’s, helping develop artists like Nas, The Fugees, Destiny’s Child and Lauryn Hill become household names. James Andrews has been a keynote speaker globally in Dubai, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi, Sao Paulo, and Norway and was named to the Ebony Power100 list.

LADIES LOVE HIP HOP

Ladieslovehiphop a creative collective based in Stockholm founded by Linda Napoles, Rebecca Tegegne & Nataša Marijana.

Mattias Desac

Mattias Desac är projektledare för programverksamheten på ABF Stockholm. Han var tidigare kreativ chef på produktions- och kommunikationsbyrån Bohm Bohm Bohm Room. Han har i flera år arbetat med projekt som rör sig mellan samhälls- och kulturfrågor med fokus på strategier, konceptutveckling och programinnehåll. I slutet av 2020 publicerade han rapporten "Den förutsägbara kulturen" som handlar om hur konsten och kulturen kan komma att påverkas av coronakrisen med särskilt fokus på övervakningskapitalism och konstnärlig frihet.

NATTSKIFTET

NÄTVERKET FÖR PSYKEDELISK VETENSKAP

Nätverket för psykedelisk vetenskap (NPV) är en ideell förening baserad i Stockholm som verkar för att främja ett vetenskapligt utforskande av psykedeliska substanser. Vi anser att det finns en hög potential till viktiga tillämpningar inom det psykologiska och medicinska fältet som motiverar vidare utredning. Vi avser genom att informera och sprida kunskap om detta forskningsfält att bidra till möjligheter för vetenskaplig granskning av data och framtida utveckling av nya evidensbaserade metoder.

Pierre Gorgis

Life lover and Hyper Island student

Content curator at Gather Deep Talks

REFORMATEN

SALLY

SALLY is an innovation studio for sustainable business action using creativity to reposition, revitalize and reinvent business as usual.

SNASK

- Who are you and what are you going to talk about?We are Snask and we will talk about lifestyle branding. How brands should and can communicate with and through emotions instead of rational sales messages.

- Who do you like to talk to?Anyone with a heart and mind. Branding is something that can be used in any part of life and any type of industry.

- What makes a good listener? Someone who gives space and offers his/her full presence, and that doesn't mean just sitting in silence but to actually stay engaged and give a damn.

SPACEMAKER

TALKING TO ME

TECHNICORUM

Technicorum is actually a group of companies where an elite of technical experts understand your company's needs. and we harness IT to make it work better for you.

URBANISTICA PODCAST

Listen to stories from all around the world about: the making of smarter & more livable cities for people. Urbanistica is an international podcast by Mustafa Sherif - Urban Planner & Designer based in Sweden.

Vanessa Rosales

Vanessa Rosales is a Colombian writer and cultural critic. She has an MFA in Fashion Studies from Parsons The New School For Design.

She has specialized in the history and theory of style from a feminist perspective, on women's history and the social fabrication of concepts on the feminine.

She is the author of two books, the second one set to come out in May 2021, called Uncomfortable Woman. Her podcast Mujer Vestida (Dressing Woman) has over 70 episodes and is built on a critical thinking perspective that includes culture, style history and theory as well as the multiplicity of the feminist perspective.

She is a columnist for one of Colombia's major newspapers, El Espectador and has been a contributing writer for The Business of Fashion, CNN Style, Americas Quarterly, Vogue Latin America, Vestoj: The Journal of Sartorial Matters, BBC Mundo and numerous Colombian publications.

VOLANTE

Volantes vision är att göra världen lite klokare och roligare. Det försöker vi uppnå genom att sprida idéer, kunskap och berättelser. Ordet står i centrum.Man kan beskriva oss som ett bokförlag och en agentur — men vad vi egentligen gör är att hjälpa människor som försöker göra skillnad. Vårt mål är att nå ut.

Wilhelmina Bonde

A&R/Manager

Content creator at Gather Deep Talks

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG

YOGA FOLKS

We are a group of Folks that are crazy passionate about creating the most blazin’ Yoga Studio to resort in at the island of Södermalm, Stockholm.And yeah - we do way more than “just yoga”.

Speakers

Adam Taal

ADAM TAAL, är artist och producent som sedan 2017 driver bolaget JÄRN som huserar artisten JËLLY och filmskaparen @savedbybravado. Tidigare medlem i kollektivet RMH som arbetat med akter som Adam Tensta, Erik Lundin, Dida, Silvana Imam och Cherrie.

Amanda Tan

Global Head of Marketing and PR @ Kingswap

Andreas Lundberg

Head of Business Development, Malmö and Gothenburg, Atrium Ljungberg

Anna Olin Kardell

Anna Olin Kardell är journalist och var i flera år programledare för TV4 och TV 8. Idag är hon en av branschens mest erfarna moderatorer, som lett heta politiska utfrågningar i Almedalen och arbetat med Prins Daniels Fellowship, TedX Stockholm, Women in Tech, Näringslivets Mäktigaste kvinna samt en lång rad andra prestigefyllda uppdrag.

Arazo Arif

Arazo Arif, born in 1991, is a poet, screenwriter and multimedia artist. In addition, she runs the podcast "Looney Talks". Arif has a master's degree in literary design from the Valand Academy.

Ashkan Fardost

Sweden, the late 90’s, a quiet Stockholm suburb. A teen who dreams of being a music producer has just gotten his hands on the first piece of production software capable of rivaling a professional setup. At the time, he is a weirdo – listening to trance, claiming to make music while sitting quietly in his room, refused by every label who gets his demo CDs in the mail. Then, Napster happens.Ashkan Fardost has not only lived the evolution of the internet, but seen it through angles few else have. From aspiring teen creator to semi-hacker to music producer working with the greats, from a PhD in organic chemistry to collaborations with Hyper Island and the Stockholm tech scene, to the starting-up of Oddball Ventures, and from this diverse portfolio to TEDx and a nomination for Sweden’s Speaker of the Year 2017, Ashkan is set apart by his insights into the internet as a psychological, sociological and anthropological phenomenon that changes the entire dynamic of the world.Ashkan Fardost’s unique macro perspective provides a deep understanding of the future of organizations, companies and societies in our ever-faster changing world. His topics can be tailored for a wide variety of audiences, including but not limited to those who specialize in leadership, innovation, culture, education and social progress.

Barakat B. Ghebrehawariat

Blenda Nkímyá

Blenda Nkímyá, or Blenda, born January 15, 1993 in Vällingby as Blenda Shimba Kabondo, is a Swedish singer. She and her husband Joel took the name Nkímyá when they got married. Kimya means "peace" in Lingala, the language spoken in the Congo where her parents come from.

Brian Afande

White Rhino

Brit Stakston

Brit Stakston är mediestrateg och författare. I sitt dagliga arbete analyserar hon medieutvecklingen och debatterar digitaliseringens olika effekter på samhället.Hon är en digital expert som är flitigt anlitad som föreläsare och moderator. Driver även reportagesajten Blankspot tillsammans med journalisten Martin Schibbye.

Camilla Berggren-Tarrodi

Camilla är BIM-ansvarig och handläggande arkitekt på ÅWL

Camilla Brandow

Camilla Brandow is born and raised in Sweden. Before coming to Snask to hustle as an account director, she was running her own NGO doing pinpointed development work in northern Ghana. Her secret power is moulding concrete and opening hearts and minds of humans.

Cecilia Borg

"Be Afraid And Do IT Anyway"

Daniel Daboczy

CEO of Technicorum, Creator of KingSwap KING$ & CEO of Qrypt. Founder of FundedByMe.comAs the longtime founder and CEO of FundedByMe, Daboczy led a company that was Europe’s fastest-growing equity and reward-based crowdfunding platform working with connecting investors and entrepreneurs. He took the initial idea all the way to the stock market and helped fund over 650 companies with more than $85 million.

David Knutsson

David Knutsson is the Founder of Parently — a subscription service for baby and kids products, aimed at providing parents with a simpler and more sustainable everyday life. On top of being an entrepreneur, David is also an innovation consultant and TEDx host.

Diana Mosa

Co-founder & Business Developer
Talking to me - Conversational & Voice Design Agency

Emelia Thiara

Managing director at Kingswap

Emma Christersson

Cognitive neuroscience BA Sc. Board member of the network for psychedelic science

Entisar Mohammednur

Co-Founder & Creative Manager at MERAKI STHLM

Filip Bromberg

Secretary General - The Network for Psychedelic Science

Freddie Öst

"Freddie" was adopted to Sweden after being found outside a police station where he lived for 6 months. In the Swedish army they found out his heart is twisted backwards and an EKG will read it as if he’s dead. His love for design began with a job he took on creating posters and cover art for a local record label. After being told that they needed 10 years of experience him and his co-founders started up Snask with zero years of experience 14 years ago. The Snask team still see the “old conservative world” as their biggest enemy.

Fredrik Edlund

Co-Founder at Yoga Folks

Gustav Käll

Head of Gaming & Esports at Universal Music Group

Gustav Käll has been involved in the gaming / sports industry since the late 90s. What started as a passion by competing later developed into a professional playing career where he co-founded the most famous team in the history of World of Warcraft - Nihilum. After his professional career, Gustav has been a serial entrepreneur working to expand esports in the Nordic region and around the world. Today, Gustav is Global Head of Esport at Universal Music Group and leads the world's largest music company in the work of creating and developing partnerships with one of the world's fastest growing industries.

Hajan Jabar

Co-Founder & Creative Manager på MERAKI STHLM

Helena Sandahl

Helena SandahlChairwoman of Nattskiftet and has a previous background in the club scene and is involved in the youth organization Sverok.

Ibrahim Handulleh

Co-Founder & Head of Products på TUKIO

Ilwad Elman

Elman Peace and Human Right Center

Jaan Orvet

Partner, Manyone Asia - Human Centered Design Strategist

Jakob Grandin

Founder and creative director Gather Festival

James Andrews

Jana

JIreel

Jireel har nio syskon och är uppvuxen i Rågsved, en förort till Stockholm. År 2015 uppträdde han på ett kollo i Bromma där artisten Pato Pooh arbetade. Skivbolaget Nivy letade just då nya artister och bokade in ett möte med Kristian Riffo, numera Jireels manager, och Jeff Roman, numera Jireels producent. I november samma år debuterade han med låten "Här & Nu" och släppte år 2017 albumet Jettad.Jireel har haft framgångar med singlarna "Cataleya"

Joel Halldorf

Joel Halldorf är författare, medarbetare på Expressen Kultur och docent i kyrkohistoria vid Enskilda Högskolan Stockholm. Han har tidigare utkommit med en rad böcker, senast Gud: Återkomsten. Varför religionerna kommer tillbaka och vad det betyder (2018). Nu är han aktuell med Gud: Jakten. Existentiell svindel i det tjugoförsta århundradet.

Joel Nkímyá

Co founder Sion Agency

Johan Eriksson

What took you so long

Johanna Gulliksen

MSc student på Stockholm Resilience Center

Johanna Norrman

Johanna Norrman is the CEO and co-founder of It’s Re:Leased — a company that offers a better way to get dressed by providing a subscription-based service. She’s on a mission to change consumer behaviour and the fashion industry.

Johan Roos

Johan Roos är partner på Archus Arkitektur och uppdragsansvarig arkitekt med ansvar för komplexa bostads- och stadsutvecklingsprojekt i alla skeden.

Johan Wirfält

Johan Wirfält is a journalist and cultural director from Halmstad, Sweden. Since 2021, he is a publisher and head of development at Volante publishing house in Stockholm. 2013-2020 he was the director of talks, debates and film programming at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern (The Culture House) in Stockholm, the largest cultural institution in Sweden. He has previously held positions as opinion editor at the Swedish Television and the newspaper Expressen, and was the co-founder and editor in chief of Rodeo, a Swedish magazine on style and culture. In 2018, he and photographer Kristian Bengtsson published the book Fagerhult – Bilder av Sverige (Fagerhult – pictures of Sweden), a reportage/essay on life in the countryside and the rural/urban divide. The Fagerhult project also became an exhibition which toured museums and galleries in Sweden.

Johnny Bennett

Artist and part of the duo Bennett together with his brother Sammy Bennett

Jonathan Michael Square

Jonathan Michael Square is a writer, historian, and curator specializing in fashion and visual culture of the African Diaspora. He has a PhD in history from New York University, a master’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a B.A. from Cornell University. He has taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Fashion Institute of Technology, Parsons School of Design, and currently at Harvard University. He has written for Fashionista, Fashion Studies Journal, Refinery29, Vestoj, Hyperallergic, British Art Studies, and International Journal of Fashion Studies. A proponent in the power of social media as a platform for radical pedagogy, he founded and runs the digital humanities project Fashioning the Self in Slavery and Freedom, which explores the intersection of fashion and slavery.

Joseph Price

Joseph Price arbetar på Spacemaker med ”customer success”. Han är arkitekt och har tidigare arbetat på bl.a. White. Utbildad vid University of Edinburgh.

Katrin Behdjou Arshi

Strateg och Kulturlots

Kulturförvaltningen Stockholms stad

Stadsutvecklingsenheten

Kimberly Jenkins

Kimberly Jenkins is Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies at Ryerson University, lecturing previously at Parsons School of Design and Pratt Institute. Kim became best known for designing a course and exhibition called Fashion and Race, and has shared her insights globally in industry forums and institutions. Her expertise on fashion history and infusing 'race' into fashion theory education has led to consulting work for Gucci, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana, the Centraal Museum along with other corporate brands and organizations. Kim is the founder of The Fashion and Race Database (fashionandrace.org), an acclaimed online platform filled with open-source tools that expand the narrative of fashion history and challenge mis-representation within the fashion system.

Kjell A Nordström

Dr Kjell A. Nordström has 25 years’ experience working with multinational companies and has served as an adviser and consultant to several large multinationals around the world. He holds a doctoral degree in International Business from the Stockholm School of Economics. His research and consulting focus on the areas of corporate strategy, multinational corporations and globalization.Kjell A. Nordström has published five books and numerous articles on the internationalization process of firms. His book Funky Business (co-authored with Jonas Ridderstråle) sold more than 300,000 copies and has been featured on CNN and CNBC, as well as in numerous magazines and newspapers.His latest book Corona Express, (co-authored with Per Schlingmann), describes how the pandemic became a time machine. We have been thrust into a radically digitalized future. But in other areas, such as poverty and international trade, we have stepped back in time. Our social habits have been transformed and even our language has changed.

Klas Bergqvist

Co-Founder & Owner - Kappa Bar

Kristoffer Lundholm

Kristoffer Lundholm is the Head of Sustainability at SALLY. He has 15+ years of experience as a sustainability advisor — helping businesses connect sustainability and value creation.

Laila von Alvensleben

Head of Culture and Collaboration at MURAL

Lauren Downing Peters

Dr. Lauren Downing Peters is Assistant Professor of Fashion Studies and Director of the Fashion Study Collection at Columbia College Chicago. She holds a Ph.D. in fashion studies from the Centre for Fashion Studies at Stockholm University and was among the first graduating cohort of the MA Fashion Studies program at Parsons School of Design. She is also the editor-in-chief of The Fashion Studies Journal and is a co-founding member of The Fashion Studies Alliance and the Chicago Fashion Lyceum. Her research has been published in the peer-reviewed journals Fashion Theory, Critical Studies in Fashion and Beauty, International Journal of Fashion Studies and the Journal of Curatorial Studies, among others. She is currently working her first book manuscript, Before Plus-Size: Fashion, Fatness and Femininity in Early 20th Century America (Bloomsbury, In Contract).

Lillie Klefelt

Nattskiftet’s esports project manager and co-founder of esports organization Female Legends.

Linda Nápoles

Swedish artist and Singer. Part of the Dj collective Ladies Love Hip Hop

Linnea Becker

Linnéa Becker is Studio Lead at SALLY, an innovation studio for sustainable business action. She has long experience in helping companies doing big shifts by leading innovation processes and creating bold strategies.

Maceo

Maida Krak

Maida Krak is a Swedish film producer, born in 1985 in Jajce, Bosnia. She has been active in the industry since 2013, mainly as a producer for film, but also for film festivals. She has also produced commercials and music videos, and since 2017 runs her own production company MADBUNNY FILM AB

Malcolm Tan

Advisor at KingSwap

Manny Flaco

Manny Flaco är stjärnproducenten från södra Stockholm som under pandemiåret 2020 legat bakom hits som ”PA PA” med Macky och ”Kontrollzon” med Haval. Han började producera musik redan som 13-åring i musikprogrammet Fruity Loops.Han har under sin korta tid i rampljuset samarbetat med akter som Dree Low, Einar, Macky, Haval och är aktuell just nu med ett EP med artisten Dizzy.Manny är mest känd för att skapa ett unikt sound som han skräddarsyr tillsammans med artisten. Manny skapar genre-brytande musik som sträcker sig från renodlad hiphop, till funk och pop.Manny hämtar sina influenser från svensk hiphop, pop och sett till utlandet så är det fransk hiphop och reggaeton.

Marco Checchi

Founding partner Studio Stockholm Arkitektur

Maria Masoomi

Entreprenör och debattör i frågor rörande integration och kulturkompetens

Marius Solberg

Marius Solberg is the editor and host of YLTV, the biggest platform for Scandinavian rap & rnb, with daily releases of interviews, music videos and series. He's also one of the leading authorities on the genres in Norway, with a background as a journalist, manager and booking agent + SoMe and PR-manager.

Mattias Beijmo

Mattias Beijmo is an author, digitization expert and lecturer with over 20 years of experience of working with data, digitization, democracy and society at the highest strategic level, both in Sweden and abroad. He has a degree in International Relations from the Freie University in Berlin and has worked with digital transformation for both business and government.

Mattias Desac

Melanie McClain

Melanie McClain is the first full-time publishing A&R at the independent music company, Secretly Group, which includes independent record labels Jagjaguwar, Dead Oceans, and Secretly Canadian, as well as Secretly Distribution and Secretly Publishing. In 2021, she was named a Billboard Change Agent for her mission to diversify Secretly Publishing’s roster with Black alternative voices since she arrived in 2019. She has signed and A&Red projects with international artists like Grammy winner Kenneth Whalum, NNAMDI, mwami, Homeshake, soft glas, Vintage Lee, Corbin Canvas, Heno. and Darryl Rahn. She is also the founder of the Blurred Lines community on the invite-only social media app Clubhouse, where she focuses on amplifying left of center Black musicians from Africa and the Black diaspora, while also creating transparent conversations that educate the community about distribution, marketing, brand building, publishing, and blockchain. Previously, she has supported musicians as an artist manager, staff writer at Solange's Saint Heron, and the U.S. hip-hop and African music content specialist at YouTube Music.

Miryam Bryant

Miriam Bryant is unquestionable one of the most in demand Swedish artists of today after a contract in the States, club tours in Germany, sold out shows in Sweden, the lead track to the Hollywood movie ”Divergent” and performances on the likes of the Jimmy Kimmel talk show and the MTV Movie Awards and over 200 million streams in the Nordic nations alone.Born in Gothenburg to an English father and a Finnish mother, Miriam’s interests cross right across the musical spectrum. Influenced by her British father's musical heritage and her Finnish mother's melancholy, Miriam Bryant began to write songs in November 2011 together with her childhood friend, Victor Rådström who is a producer and songwriter.Her debut single ”Finders, Keepers” was released in 2013 and the album ”Raised In Rain”, which also included the hit single ”Push Play”, followed. In 2014 the EP ”I Am Dragon” was released and in 2015 her big commercial break- through came with 6 songs on the Spotify top 100 chart – at the same time. During 2016-17 she continues to dominate the Swedish airplay - and single chart with new singles “Everything” and “Rocket”. The single Black Car became a hit in homeland Sweden winning Song of the Year in 2016. In 2017 Bryant was nominated for Best Live Act on the Swedish Grammis.

Mohamed El Abed

Radioprogramledare, journalist, samtalsledare och projektledare. El Abed började sin radiobana med podcasten Klassresan, vidare till att frilansarbeta för Sveriges Radio, bland annat med kortdokumentären Dagen då mamma dog och podcastsserien Ögonblicket. Han var producent och programledare för den engelskspråkiga podden Secrets, som distribuerades genom poddnätverket Radiotopia år 2018

Monica Titton

Dr. Monica Titton is a sociologist, fashion theorist, and culture critic. She currently works as a Senior Scientist at Modeklasse, the fashion department of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Her work develops a critical, sociological perspective at the intersections of fashion, politics, art, and identity. Her research is guided by an effort to expand and develop theoretical frameworks for critical analyses of fashion, and is informed by the traditions of feminism, Marxism, poststructuralism, and postcolonialism.

Mustafa Sherif

Mustafa Sherif, Urban Planner at AFRY, Host of the international Smart City podcast Urbanistica.

Naliyah

Ethiopian-born, Stockholm raised Naliyah is a 21 year old singer-songwriter. Growing up as a third culture kid Naliyah found herself influenced by both Ethiopian jazz and church music, which later in life led to her joining the gospel choir 'Joyful Noise', a subgroup of the infamous 'Tensta Gospel Choir'. In 2018 she moved to London to explore a more vibrant scene and her love for Soul grew even stronger. Creating music is where she finds her most true self and the space to express her thoughts and emotions. Listening to her music you'll find a jazzy voice with luscious vocals, travelling between the soundscapes of Soul and Hip-Hop with a dose of harmonies.

Napoles

Nápoles takes us on an interstellar journey of her thoughts, losing herself to ethereal possibilities. Her seductive vocals swim through the void of space and time, making her presence stand out. It makes her sound captivatingly smooth with the heavy influence of R&B, Soul, Jazz, and hip-hop.   From Stockholm, Sweden and part of the creative collective Ladieslovehiphop.

Nataša Marijana

~ Co-Founder ~ DJ ~ Creative Director at Ladieslovehiphop

Noora Arrigoni Said

Sirdab Studios

Nora Bavey

General Partner at Unconventional Ventures I CEO & Founder UniTech

Olga Grönvall Lund

Olga Grönvall Lund - entreprenör inom positiv påverkan, grundare till Reformaten

Otto Simonsson

Otto Simonsson is a DPhil Researcher at the University of Oxford, where he conducts research on the effects of mindfulness-based and kindness-based practices on political and environmental attitudes.

Paulina Modlitba

A proud MIT Media Lab graduate with many years of experience of having both operational and strategic roles at digital companies and startups such as Bonnier R&D, Stardoll, Nokia and Toca Boca.

Also co founder and talent manager of Gather Festival

Per Schlingmann

Per Schlingmann is a thought leader and one of the leading futuristic speakers in Sweden, he lectures in the areas of Communications, Strategy and Change Managment. Through the combination of his experience of leading radical change and being in the front of developing new ways of communicating Per is uniquely suited to act as a guide to understand how to navigate in the future. He is focusing on the direction people, companies and the society now are heading.He has a unique background from both Politics and Business communications. Per has founded and been the President of a Communication Agency, Secretary General of the Moderate Party and State Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. He is well known for his work with the successful renewal of the Moderate Party and is perceived as the main spin doctor in Sweden. He has been pointed out as one of the most influential communicators and has been a very appreciated columnist in Swedish newspapers.In fall 2014 he published the book ”Urban Express” with Dr Kjell A Nordström, advisor to global enterprises and well known economist. His latest book Corona Express – an Essay on Time Travel, also co-authored with Kjell A Nordström, is a vision of our world after the pandemic

Philippa Young

What Took You So Long

Pierre Gorgis

Life lover and Hyper Island student

Content curator at Gather Deep Talks

Quincy Jones III

For more than 20 years, QD3, a noted creative visionary, has been producing hits in music, film, social media, and influencing culture with his uncanny sensibility of what’s hot.

Rafaela Stålbalk Klose

En svensk-brasiliansk journalist med bas i Malmö.

Skriver främst om frågor som rör identitet, kultur och kön ur ett socialt perspektiv. Jobbar även med radio- och poddproduktion samt TV. Uppdragsgivare inkluderar Sveriges Radio, Göteborgs Posten, Expo, Ordfront, Historiskan, Naturskyddsföreningen, Damernas Värld, Etnografiska, RFSL, Kvinnohistoriska, The Local, MåBra, Sköna Hem, Styleby, mama, Vi Föräldrar och Mail & Guardian.

Har en journalistexamen från Columbia College Chicago samt en magisterexamen i mänskliga rättigheter från University of York. Kombinerar gärna mina utbildningar för att förstärka röster och berättelser om mångfald och minoriteter i Sverige.

Rebecca Tegegne

Co-founder and CEO of Ladieslovehiphop

Robert Brodén

Robert Brodén arbetar som projektledare på Postkodstiftelsen. Som projektledare arbetar man nära de projekt som får stöd och delar med sig av kunskap, erfarenhet och nätverk som kan stärka projektet. Postkodstiftelsen arbetar brett och stöttar projekt som till exempel vill förändra normer genom konst och kultur, arbeta för barns rättigheter, åstadkomma social förändring med idrott som verktyg, rädda vår miljö och den biologiska mångfalden, skydda och stärka yttrandefriheten, hitta nya former för samhällsengagemang för att bibehålla och stärka demokratiska processer, verka för minskad ojämlikhet och lika tillgång till utbildning och hälsa för alla. Och mycket mer! Variationen skapar en dynamisk samling av insatser med effekter på flera nivåer, vilket resulterar i positiva förändringar och en bättre värld.

Robin Nazari

Robin Nazari is doubly relevant - partly with his debut album, partly as one of the actors in the Netflix series "Snabba cash".

In connection with the new single "Jag har fattat", Robin Nazari together with the video director Maceo Frost have also created a platform where young people from the suburbs can open up about their feelings.

Sammi Kaidil

Chairman of the Swedish E-sports Federation with roots in classic sports youth organization.

Sammy Bennett

Artist and part of the duo Bennett together with his brother Johnny Bennett

Sarah Fagerström

Event manager at Female Legends and former youth strategist at Falköping township.

Sara Järvfors

Kostchef och projektchef för MatLust

Sara Öhrvall

Sara Öhrvall är en av Sveriges främsta experter på digital utveckling och har länge varit drivande av digitaliseringsfrågor inom svenskt näringsliv. Hon har haft ledningspositioner på bland annat Volvo, Bonnier och nu SEB. Hon verkar i gränslandet mellan ny teknik och morgondagens mänskliga behov. Sara har startat två egna verksamheter; studerat och arbetat i Tokyo, London, New York, Singapore, Bryssel och San Francisco. I dag sitter hon i styrelsen för Bonnier Books, Bonnier News, Vinnova, SNS och i international advisory board för Stockholm Resilience Centre. Hon är även ordförande i Pontus Schultz stiftelse, som verkar för ökad hållbarhet, jämställdhet och mångfald i näringslivet.

Savanna Wilson

Savanna Wilson Norrsken Kigali

Siduri Poli

Siduri Poli is an award-winning serial entrepreneur and author who knows how innovation and new technologies must be linked to democracy and inclusion if we want to move forward.

Siduri is the co-founder and Head of Business Development & Brand to one of Sweden's largest and most important entrepreneur hubs, Changers Hub, with over 2000 members and two locations in Stockholm. Also called an change empire with coworking spaces, Academy and a music label.

The aim is to democratise success and enable young people in marginalised areas to succeed with their start-up ideas.

Siduri is the author of the book “Hur du lyckas i en vit värld” (“How to make it in a white world”). A guide on how to make it as an underdog and a minority based on Siduri’s own experiences. The book is released with Sweden’s biggest book publisher Bonnier.

Simeon Bonafide

Shukran Bonaparte

Group Business Development Director at Technicorum

Sulekha Daar

Sulekha Daar har under sina år i branschen främst jobbat med PR och strategier för artister och festivaler. Hon har även haft en stor roll som en av två skandinaviska ambassadörer för den internationella musikplattformen colorsxstudios där hennes uppgift var att kurera svensk musik till deras forum.

Susana Meza Graham

Co-Founder & Chairwoman of the Board at ALDEON AB; former COO Paradox Interactive

Susanna Dillenbeck

Commercial Partnerships Manager på Furhat Robotics

Suzan Lindberg Hourieh

Chief Executive Officer - The Social Few | Board Member | Speaker | Data informed Inclusion

The Whooligan

Julio Galvez is a music lover, world traveller, community organizer and entrepreneur. Known by his stage name, The Whooligan, he has over 15 years of performance experience as a globally-recognized artist. From 2013 - 2018, Julio served as the Director of Worldwide Bookings and Partnerships for Los Angeles based music collective, Soulection. Now, The Whooligan is focusing his time outside of his demanding show schedule to build on his newly formed humanitarian organization, Room Service International. RSI aims to give back to underserved regions all over the world by activating community service projects that bring change, all through the power of music. In January 2021, The Whooligan launched the premiere of his new monthly radio show, Room Service Radio, on Roche Musique’s 24/7 online network, Source Radio. Room Service Radio will air twice, every 2nd Friday of the month. The seasoned artist, event curator and humanitarian brings a unique perspective to the music industry through service, open-mindedness and inherent positivity. As a world-class music selector, Julio has performed in countless international tours and one-off events, reaching 6 continents, 40+ countries and over 100 cities. His relentless work ethic, insatiable curiosity for travel and undeniable love of bringing people together has fostered a community in celebration of underground dance music, diversity and inclusion.As a trusted source of insight and groundbreaking music across the globe, The Whooligan’s zest for life, ability to identify new music and creative culture first, has led him to collaborations with brands including MTV, VICE, Red Bull, Boiler Room, Soundcloud, Def Jam Records, NIKE, PUMA, Brooklyn Circus, Daily Paper & Maison Kitsuné. As a multifaceted and genre-bending artist, he’s also shared the stage with the likes of the late Mac Miller, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Kenny Dope, De La Soul, Just Blaze, DJ A-Trak, Mark Farina, Soul Clap, The Internet, Little Dragon, Tokimonsta, SOSUPERSAM, Venus X, Sango and Kaytranada. The Whooligan has also received press mentions from Billboard Magazine, Los Angeles Times, MISSBISH, MIC, Forbes, TheGuardian, MIXMAG, HYPEBEAST & more. The Whooligan’s live DJ performances permeate an eclectic, stylistic mix of internationally influenced progressive soul, deep house, disco and feel-good beats that will mirror the energy of the crowd, his love for people and his intimate connection with the world and travel. Whether blending two records in a unique fashion or working closely to cultivate next-level talent, the common thread is his ability to see beauty in all.

Timotej Åkerman

Strateg – Kulturetablering och utveckling

KULTURFÖRVALTNINGEN

Timothy Collins

Timothy Collins is the 25 year old co-founder of Creed Media, one of the worlds leading Gen-Z and music marketing companies. Prior to Creed Media, Timothy was the Head of Digital Strategies for At Night Management (Avicii, Axwell^Ingrosso, Aronchupa) and co-created one of the biggest dance pages on Instagram.

Tomas Lyckedal

Chief Strategy Officer at DreamHack

Vanessa Rosales

Vanessa Rosales is a Colombian writer and cultural critic. She has an MFA in Fashion Studies from Parsons The New School For Design.

She has specialized in the history and theory of style from a feminist perspective, on women's history and the social fabrication of concepts on the feminine.

Walter Osika

Director, Center for Social Sustainability, Karolinska Institute & Consultant, Northern Stockholm Psychiatry

Wilhelmina Bonde

A&R/Manager

Content creator at Gather Deep Talks

Åsa Johansen

Åsa Johansen är en av tre som driver Women in Tech, har arbetat professionellt med kommunikation i mer än 20 år, som egen konsult och som anställd i roller som VD för PR byråer och kommunikationschef.

GATHER DEEP TALKS

We simply can’t wait to talk to you.
Before we’re giving you our main innovation conference this autumn, we’re starting secretly with a new mini-festival: Gather Deep Talks.
The festival is taking place on the popular app Clubhouse.
The mini-festival will be free of charge for those who have access to the app and the rooms in the app will be curated together with Swedish as well as international speakers, entrepreneurs, and creators. The formats will vary between pure lectures, educational classes, and artistic elements to create a new, learning and exciting format for both speakers and listeners.With a three-day curated program, spread over at least five program points per day, we want to show a breadth and depth within the creative industries and among creative community builders.

GATHER DEEP TALKS
13–15 April 2021

GATHER CODE OF CONDUCT

GATHER help the people of the future to achieve their goals. Our way we do this is by serving as a platform for engaging inspiration, culture, technology and innovation with the power of conversation and active thinking. We think that provocative thinking and proactive conversation are gaining the future mind sets of how we can change the way we live.

However, Gather is not a place for conversations, discussions, and behavior that are intentionally inappropriate, off-topic, disruptive, or abusive.

Gather defines inappropriate behavior as any form of verbal or physical abuse, the use of derogatory or discriminatory language, gestures or actions, any form of harassment, racism, sexism, or any other targeted comments which are intended to cause personal offense to another Gather participant either

in-person at the event or through social media channels, including but not limited to comments via Gather platforms or the violation of any Swedish law.

Gather may take action in its discretion against any individual(s) or group(s) it believes fail to meet the standards set forth in this Code of Conduct, including but not limited to revoking the violating parties’ credentials without refund.

Please contact conduct@gatherfestival.com if you believe you’ve observed or experienced a violation of this Code of Conduct, and Gather will work to assess the situation and to respond as soon as possible. Please remember that notifying Gather does not constitute or replace a notification to local law enforcement.

All violations of the law should be reported to the police. For emergencies, immediately dial 112 For non-emergencies, dial 114.

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