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An Inclusive Labour Market 2026
A symposium on inclusion, demographics, and the future of work
7 May 09:00-12:30 CEST
Program
09:00
Welcome and opening remarks
Opening remarks framing the ambition of AILM and the questions shaping the future of work. Setting the context for a day focused on insight, dialogue, and action.
Founder, Mitt Liv
International moderator and MC
09:20
Demographic shifts and the future labour market
Global demographic changes are reshaping economies and labour markets. What do these shifts mean for growth, talent, and workforce planning in the years ahead?
Vice President of Global Government Affairs, Shionogi & Chairman, Global Longevity Council at the World Demographic and Aging Forum
09:45
Values, cultures, and equal opportunities in the labour market
What do global values tell us about equal opportunities in the labour market today and tomorrow? Drawing on the World Values Survey, this session explores how values and cultures shape opportunities worldwide.
Secretary General, World Values Survey & senior research fellow, Institute for Future studies, Stockholm
10:10
CEOs for Inclusion: The Architecture of Inclusive Success
Sustainable performance and genuine inclusion are not competing priorities, they are the result of intentional design. They take shape when leadership, structures and everyday collaboration align.
In this session, this year’s CEOs for Inclusion share the insights that challenged them, the commitments they are stepping into, and how they intend to turn intention into action.
Hosted by: Mitt Liv AB (svb) along with Autoliv Europe, The Adecco Group, Ahlsell Group, Sandvik Machining and Bankgirot
CEO, Mitt Liv AB (svb)
President, Sandvik Machining
President & CEO, Ahlsell Group
Group SVP Talent, Leadership and Culture, The Adecco Group
President, Autoliv Europe
CEO, Bankgirot
11:00
The future of education: reskilling for a resilient workforce towards 2050
Education systems are under pressure from demographic change, technology, and new skill demands. How must education evolve to prepare the workforce of the future?
President, Stockholm School of Economics & Professor of Management Studies
11:20
Panel discussion: AI, inclusion, and the future of jobs
AI is reshaping how work is organised and performed. How do inclusion and technology intersect, and what should leaders prepare for now?
Managing Director, Loop Future Switzerland (DACH)
Founder & CEO, Systematic-X
Managing Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
International moderator and MC
11:45
The business case for inclusion in a rapidly changing world
A CEO perspective on leading through complexity and turning inclusion into performance, resilience, and long-term value creation.
CEO & CFO, On
12:00
Panel: building resilient organisations and leaders
Resilience is no longer optional for organisations or societies. What does resilience mean today, and how do we build it through leadership and systemic change?
Vice President DACH, EF Corporate Learning
Head of People Resilience & Inclusion, Zurich Insurance Group
International moderator and MC
Speakers
Olivia KinghorstInternational moderator and MC
Olivia Kinghorst is an international moderator and MC with a decade of experience in the news and media industry. She has hosted some of the world’s leading business events from the World Economic Forum, Web Summit, Mobile World Congress to Forbes Women’s Summit in Zurich. Prior to this, Olivia was a TV anchor for CNN Money Switzerland and a senior editor at Forbes. She was born and raised in Sydney, Australia and currently resides in Zurich, Switzerland. Olivia completed her Masters in Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
Bi PuranenSecretary General, World Values Survey & senior research fellow, Institute for Future studies, Stockholm
Dr. Pol VandenbrouckeVice President of Global Government Affairs, Shionogi & Chairman, Global Longevity Council at the World Demographic and Aging Forum
Lars StrannegårdPresident, Stockholm School of Economics & Professor of Management Studies
Lars Strannegård is President of the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden since 2014. He is Professor of Management Studies and holder of the Bo Rydin and SCA Chair in Leadership. His research interests focus on aspects of leadership, aesthetics, branding and organization. He is a board member of companies and organizations in the educational, art, and media sectors. He is Chair of CEMS (The Global Alliance in Management Education and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, and Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. He has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University and professor at Uppsala University.
Rui Duarte Managing Director, Loop Future Switzerland (DACH)
Rui Duarte is Managing Director of Loop Future Switzerland (DACH).He is a member of the Diplomatic Courier’s World in 2050 Brain Trust and serves on the GAFAI Policy & Regulation Executive Office. A former Member of Parliament in Portugal with over a decade of experience at the intersection of technology, policy, and diplomacy, Rui speaks internationally on AI governance, ethics, and the future of technology.
Magnus Jarlegren President, Autoliv Europe
From August 2019 until June 2023, Mr. Jarlegren served as Executive Vice President, Operations at Autoliv. From 2014 until August 2019, he was employed by Sandvik Coromant and various affiliates, first as Vice President of Production and then as Vice President of Supply. Prior to that, Mr. Jarlegren began his work in consulting with three years with Solving EFESO and then ten years with McKinsey & Co.
Mr. Jarlegren studied Mechanical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He has been serving on the board of Husqvarna AB since 2025.
Adriana Delshorts Vice President DACH, EF Corporate Learning
Adriana Delshorts is a senior international executive with over 20 years of global experience in business growth, leadership development, and learning transformation. Born in Spain, she studied Economics and Business in the United States and completed an MBA in Australia.
She joined EF 14 years ago, leading initiatives from Service Learning projects in Latin America to collaborations with institutions like the Anne Frank House and the Louvre. Adriana is now Vice President DACH at EF Education First, overseeing the corporate education business across Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and supporting major global organizations and government entities, including WHO and several UN agencies.
Previously Country Manager Switzerland for Hult EF Corporate Education, she is also a speaker on Diversity & Inclusion and the future of work. Known for her people-first leadership and belief that “nothing is impossible,” she is committed to developing inclusive, globally minded leaders.
Claire KarlssonCEO, Mitt Liv AB (svb)
Claire has a background in Psychology and a 25+ year international leadership career, having lived and worked in seven countries across Europe, Asia and Australia. She brings both research-based insight and lived experience to the inclusion conversation. Her work is driven by a simple question: how do we create labour markets where talent is not lost, overlooked or excluded?
For the past 12 years at Mitt Liv in Sweden, Claire has partnered with organisations across Europe to strengthen DEI strategies and turn inclusion into everyday leadership practice - not only through behaviours, but by addressing the systems, structures and decision-making processes that shape culture over time. She has trained and coached thousands of leaders, working alongside researchers and experts.
Claire facilitates Mitt Liv’s "CEOs for Inclusion" program, creating a trusted space where CEOs - including today’s panellists - reflect, challenge and act on how inclusion shapes the future of leadership and the labour market.
Sara OdebunmiGlobal Head of Client Operations, Partners Group
Sara Odebunmi is Global Head of Client Operations at Partners Group, where she leads a diverse team of over 70 professionals worldwide. In this role, she oversees critical client-facing functions including client onboarding, client service requests, client reporting, and she also oversees the closing of investment transactions. With over two decades of experience at Partners Group since joining in 2001, she has progressed through various roles within the organization and currently also serves as the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Sara holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland.
Claes Seldeby President & CEO, Ahlsell Group
Claes Seldeby – President & CEO, Ahlsell Group, since 2021
Mr Seldeby previously held senior leadership roles as CEO of FM Mattsson Group, Schneider Electric Sweden, and Ahlsell Sweden. His career reflects strong expertise in industrial distribution, manufacturing industries, M&A as well as sales and marketing. Claes holds a degree in Business Administration from Lund University and serves on the Board of Martin & Servera.
Organised by
Soviala GmbH
An Inclusive Labour Market is an annual symposium and a platform for impactful change, highlighting role models and addressing key topics such as demographics, values, inclusion, and leadership.
Founded in 2020 by Mitt Liv AB (svb), the symposium is organised in 2026 by Soviala GmbH, continuing to bring together leaders and experts to support meaningful dialogue and long-term transformation in workplaces and societies.
