16/4/26

AxelJohnson

AnnualMeeting

AtVärmeverket

Swedish

Willy’s Recipe
for Growth

Johanna Eurén
CMO, Willys

Heinz Möller
Head of Expansion, Willys

For two decades, Willys has outgrown its competitors in the Swedish grocery market. What does it take to simultaneously open new stores, attract new customers with new preferences, all at a cost and efficiency level which secures the customer promise of offering Sweden’s cheapest bag of groceries?

Swedish

The Wellness Paradox — Making Exercise Actually Happen

Josef Bexell
CEO, Bond Health Group

Everyone knows exercise is good for them. Far fewer do enough of it. Josef Bexell explores the gap between intention and action — and how Bond Health Group is building a business model around closing it, by making training simpler, more accessible, and harder to avoid.

English

The Playbook for 20+
Acquisitions a Year

Fredrik Eklund
M&A Director, Axel Johnson International

Martin Anckarman
M&A Director Power Transmission Solutions, Axel Johnson International

What does it take to successfully complete over 20 acquisitions a year in almost as many markets? In this session, Fredrik och Martin will unpack the strategy, processes, and organizational setup required to turn M&A into a repeatable engine for growth.

Swedish

The Turnaround of
City Gross

Patrick Grabenbauer
CEO, City Gross

In the fall of 2024 Patrik was tasked with leading the turnaround of hypermarket chain City Gross. It is a process that has entailed every aspect of the company’s operation – from assortment and pricing to the store network. In his talk, Patrik will give us his view of what it takes to lead with clarity and honesty from red numbers to a profitable future.

Swedish

Leading Through
the Turn

Samuel Skott
CEO, Dustin

What does leadership really demand when an organization has been under pressure for a long time? Five months into his tenure at Dustin, Samuel shares insights that are both specific to the Dustin journey and broadly relevant to leaders at all levels — radical honesty as a tool for change, balancing “telling it like it is” with building energy and belief in the future, and the discipline of staying customer-focused through a time of internal change. A candid conversation on what it takes to lead through uncertainty — wherever you sit in the organization.

English

Novax to Voyado -
Turning Ownership into Leadership

Erica Sandelin Ekelund
CEO, Voyado 

As investment manager at Novax, Erica Sandelin Ekelund pushed through an investment in Voyado, at the time a rather tiny and little-known SaaS company. Later, she took on the role as CFO and eventually CEO of Voyado, leading it during a period of rapid growth and value creation. Having gone through the shift from owner to CEO, she will share her philosophy of how to translate an ownership agenda into concrete everyday leadership and progress.