Directory

Leadership startup ecosystem

We track 16 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.

16 entries.

Angela Duckworth

Lillestrøm, Norway · Person

American psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and bestselling author of 'Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance'. She co-founded the non-profit Character Lab and is a leading researcher on grit and self-control, and is a confirmed main-stage speaker at the Oslo Business Forum 2026.

Arne Kittler

Oslo, Norway · Person

German product leadership expert, co-founder of Hey Clarity, and curator of the Product at Heart conference, with a long career building and coaching product teams. A well-known figure in the European product management community, he is a confirmed speaker at the Y Oslo 2026 conference.

Christina Wodtke

Oslo, Norway · Person

American author, lecturer at Stanford University, and expert on goal-setting and high-performing teams, best known for her book 'Radical Focus' on objectives and key results (OKRs). A veteran product and design leader, she is a confirmed speaker at the Y Oslo 2026 conference.

ELPIS Leadership Programme

Lyngby, Denmark · Event Organisator

Organizes executive education courses focused on leading the bio-revolution across life science sectors. Based in Lyngby, Denmark, ELPIS offers leadership development programs for biotech and pharma professionals, bringing together industry executives, researchers, and entrepreneurs to discuss commercialization strategies and emerging trends in biotechnology.

Founders Mind XI

Warsaw, Poland · Event

Founder-only conference in Warsaw emphasizing candid, off-the-record conversations about the realities of scaling, leadership, and founder psychology. Curated attendance ensures high-trust networking among experienced operators. Valuable for growth-stage Polish founders seeking peer support and honest discussions about the challenges of building companies.

Gary Hamel

Lillestrøm, Norway · Person

American management expert, London Business School visiting professor, and one of the world's most influential business thinkers. Co-author of 'Humanocracy' and 'Competing for the Future', he challenges leaders to reinvent management and organisations, and is a confirmed main-stage speaker at the Oslo Business Forum 2026.

Jesper Brodin

Lillestrøm, Norway · Person

Swedish business leader and the former CEO and President of Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, where he championed sustainability and value-based leadership. A globally respected voice on purpose-driven business, he is a confirmed main-stage speaker at the Oslo Business Forum 2026.

Kinga Piecuch

Warsaw, Poland · Person

President of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Poland since 2022, with over two decades in senior technology leadership. She was previously managing director at SAP Poland, general manager at Xerox Poland and an enterprise director at Microsoft CEE.

Oslo Business Forum

Oslo, Norway · Event Organisator

Norwegian organizer of the Oslo Business Forum, founded by Christoffer Omberg and Marius Roed Wang to empower leaders to change the world. The annual conference brings roughly 3,000 leaders, a majority of them C-level, to Lillestrom for keynotes from globally recognized authors, executives, and thinkers on leadership and innovation.

Oslo Business Forum 2026

Lillestrøm, Norway · Event

Annual leadership and business conference bringing around 3,000 leaders, a majority of them C-level, to Hagemessen in Lillestrom under the 2026 theme 'The Human Edge'. The programme features roughly 23 globally recognized speakers including Steven Bartlett, Angela Duckworth, and Seth Godin on leadership, performance, and innovation.

Patty McCord

Lillestrøm, Norway · Person

American culture and talent expert who served as Chief Talent Officer at Netflix, where she architected the influential Netflix Culture Deck. She is the author of 'Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility' and advises companies on culture and people, and is a confirmed main-stage speaker at the Oslo Business Forum 2026.

Seth Godin

Lillestrøm, Norway · Person

American author, entrepreneur, and marketing thought leader who has written more than 20 bestselling books including 'Purple Cow' and 'This Is Marketing'. A pioneer of permission marketing and a widely followed blogger, he is a confirmed main-stage speaker at the Oslo Business Forum 2026.

Turing Fest Vilnius 2026

Edinburgh, United Kingdom · Event

Product and engineering leadership conference held in Vilnius for the first time in 2026, with content on scaling engineering orgs, product-led growth, hiring, and technical architecture. 500+ product leaders and engineering managers. Tickets EUR 300-600. Previously Edinburgh-only; the Vilnius edition targets the fast-growing Baltic and CEE tech-leadership community.