Tandem Leadership Alumni
The first programme was implemented in 2013. Since then, nearly 200 people have completed the programme and are now part of the alumni network. The participants in Tandem Leadership are young leaders and professionals from Sweden and Finland who have a leading position or are very likely to have one in the future. The participants come from different sectors of society, with different educational, political and professional backgrounds.
Participants 2022
SWEDEN
ELIS ÖRJES, Strategy & Business Development Manager, SSAB
EMIL BUSTOS, Researcher on Tenure-Track, Institutet för Näringslivsforskning
EMMA HUNDERTMARK, Desk Officer, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
FELINDA WENNERBERG, Legal Adviser EU & TBT, Kommerskollegium
FRIDA VIKSRO, International Head of Application Configuration, Benify
HANNA ALEXANDERSSON, Political Advisor, Regeringskansliet
LINNÉA CARLSSON, PhD-student in Information Systems, University West
SANDRO SAVARIN, Director & Head of Data & Analytics Transformation, Volvo Cars
VIDE RICHTER, Engagement Manager, UN Global Compact Network Sweden
ZEBULON CARLANDER, Programme Manager for Security Policy, Folk och Försvar
FINLAND
MARI ARO, Senior Specialist, Secretariat of the Security Committee
ANNINA BAXTER, Product Safety Manager, Stora Enso
MIA EKLUND, Senior Legal Counsel, VTT
HANNA HANNUS, Head Of Communications, The Artists’ Association of Finland
KAARLO KALLIO, Communications Planner, Mandatum
OTTO MERI, Attorney-at-law at Asianajotoimisto Hippi & Kallaskari Oy
TUURE-EERIK NIEMI, International Relations Manager, Nokia
TAYEBEH SEDIGHI, Tax Trainee, PwC
ROBERT SUNDMAN, Journalist
TUOMAS TIERALA, Partner, Kreab Worldwide
Participants 2021
SWEDEN
DAVID FALK, Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
REBECCA FRÖLING, Stridsledningsofficer, The Swedish Armed Forces
JENNY HAGMAN, Team Leader – International Consulting, Benify
DAVID HAKULA, Political Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government Offices of Sweden
DAVID HOLMSTRÖM, General Counsel, Mangold Fondkommission AB
NIKLAS LINDBERG, Co-Head Customer & Business Services, SEB Kort
EBBA MANNHEIMER, Senior Project Development Manager, Technology & Investment, Stora Enso
JOHAN SANDEROTH, Head of Product, Instabox
LINN SVÄRD, President, Swedish National Union of Students
EMMA SÄVENBORG, Trade Policy Adviser, National Board of Trade
FINLAND
YURI BIRJULIN, International Affairs & EU Advocacy Adviser, National Union of University Students in Finland
MATIAS MARTTINEN, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Finland
LIZ MATTSSON, Member of Parliament, Parliament of Åland
EMILIA MUSTAJÄRVI, Desk Officer for Technology and Security, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
SAMULI PATALA, Assistant Professor of Organization and Management, Aalto University
DANIEL RAHMAN, Founder & CEO, Integrify
ALEKSI SANDROOS, Chairperson, Finnish Centre Youth
SIIRI SOMERKERO, Strategy Deployment Manager, Renewable Road Transportation, Neste
Participants 2020
SWEDEN
ALEXANDRA DAVIDSSON, Secretary General, Responsible Consumption
SIMON EDSTRÖM, Deputy Chairman, The Swedish National Union of Students
BJÖRN FONDÉN, Climate Chage Support Officer, United Nations Climate Change
REBECCA JANSSON, Assistant Portfolio Manager, Handelsbanken
MARCUS JOHANSSON, Advisor, Wallenberg Foundations
DAN LAINIO, CEO & Founder, Qleano
EMELIE MOLÉN ESKHULT, Captain, Swedish Armed Forces
SANNA NORÉN, Sustainability Manager, Nordic Choice Hotel
MOHAMED NUUR, Politician, City of Stockholm
DIANA VAN, Public Affairs Manager, Coca Cola Company
MATHIAS BERGLUND, Co-Founder, The Curious AI Company
SAULI BÖHM, CEO, ResQ Club
JOHANNES KOPONEN, Lead, Global Openings, Demos Helsinki
JULIA LINDHOLM, Senior Specialist, Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU
MARI MÄNNISTÖ, CEO, SHIFT Business Festival
TUOMAS NUOTIO, HR Manager, Nordic Healthcare Group
HEIDI SAARINEN, President, United Nations Youth Association of Finland
MARIA TEIKARI, Service Director, Social Science Professionals
EERO VASSINEN, Co-founder, Civitta Finland
Participants 2018
SWEDEN
ANDRA FARHAD, CEO at Börshajen
MAGDA RASMUSSON, Political Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
AHMED ABDIRAHMAN, Founder and CEO, Global Village and Policy Expert, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
MALIN MÅHLBERG, Vice Principal, Ängskolan
ASHKAN SAFAEE, Co-founder, Everyday, Co-founder, Astrid
JESSICA WESTIN, Senior Communications Manager, RTL Group
NAEEF ALMEZEL, Leadership Developer, Teach for Sweden
CECILIA MOLINDER, First Line Manager, Astrazeneca
PETER KUYLENSTIERNA, Co-founder, RO Properties AB
CAROLINE HOFFSTEDT, Deputy mayor, President of the Committee for Education, Uppsala Municipality
HUSSEIN AL-TAEE, Member of Parliament, The Parliament of Finland
SIRIA LEMMA, M.D., Ph.D. Medical doctor specializing in psychiatry at Helsinki University
MARC-JOHANN KAVANTSAARI, Founder & CEO, GuardianX
SAARA MATTERO, Public Affairs Director, The Finnish State Development Company Vake Oy
JENNA LÄHDEMÄKI, Specialist Foresight, Insight & Strategy, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
ANTTI KERPPOLA, CEO, Ylva
CAROLINE SUINNER, Visual Artist and Art Director, Ruskeat Tytöt, Owner, Stained Creative
RONJA SALMI, Author, Journalist and Head of Program, Helsinki Book Fair
JAAKKO PIHLAJA, Analytical Consultant, Google
HENRIK WICKSTRÖM, Chairman of the Executive Board, Ingå municipality
Participants 2017
SWEDEN
SUAD ALI, Expert, Resettlement and Special Operations, Swedish Migration Agency
JONATAN JÜRISOO, Head of Business Development, 4C Strategies
AGNES BJÖRN, Head of the Policy and Thematic Unit, Plan International Sweden
BODIL SIDÉN, Partner, blq invest
ANAS HSISSEN, Founder, Flexibla Människor
PER-ANDERS WIDELL, Progran Manager, International Energy Agency IEA
SANDRA LINDGREN, Ph.D. in philosophy, University of Gothenburg, teacher at Sjölins Gymnasium Södermalm, affiliated teacher, Uppsala University
EKIM ESGIL, High school teacher of religion, history & social science, Biskopsgården
TOBIAS PORSERUD, Director, Appjobs Institute
EMILIE AF JOCHNICK, Desk Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
YACINE SAMB, Product Marketing Manager, Northern Europe, Google, CEO & Owner, Palaver Tree Ltd
LEENA PIHLAJAMÄKI, Business Director, Ylva
HEIKKI AUTTO, Member of Parliament, The Parliament of Finland
MIKKEL NÄKKÄLÄJÄRVI, Regional Manager, Service Union United PAM
MAÏMOUNA JAGNE-SOREAU, Researcher, University of Helsinki – Paris-Sorbonne
SEAN RICKS, Journalist, editor & TV-host for the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
NORA ROSENDAHL, Author, Entrepreneur and CEO, Hintsa Performance
MATIAS HEINO, Doctoral student, Water & Development Research Group, Aalto University
SONYA LINDFORS, Choreographer and Artistic Director, UrbanApa art community
JAN WESTÖ, Director, Miltton
Participants 2016
SWEDEN
JOHAN HÖGLUND, CEO, Unilabs Sweden
AILIN MOAF MIRLASHARI, Founder of StreetGäris and Cultural Social Worker, Förorten i Centrum
MADELEN PORSERUD, Member of Management Team, Team Lead and Management Consultant, Influence
NICOLAS WAERN, CEO, Winniio
SOPHIA GRANSWED, Founder, Sophia Granswed AB
CLAES NORDMARK, Mayor, Boden municipality
SARA PACKALÉN, Senior Research Officer, Swedish Research Council
SILVIA KAKEMBO, Political Advisor, Ministry of Finance
CATHRINE ÅSKLINT, Programme Manager, Vinnova
DANIEL VALIOLLAHI, Public Affairs Manager Nordics, Kindred Group PLC
NOORA LÖFSTRÖM, Public Affairs Advisor Miltton Networks
LIISA KETOMÄKI, Managing Director, Turku Music Festival
JENNI LINTULA, Communications Manager at the Regional Council of Lapland
OV CRISTIAN NOROCEL, Researcher at the University of Helsinki
FATBARDHE HETEMAJ, Peple Operations Manager, Avaintech Oy
PAUL STENBÄCK, VP Finance, People and Panels, Verto Analytics
JOONAS REENPÄÄ, Area Sales Manager, Suomalainen kirjakauppa
MAGNUS FORSSTRÖM, Head of Program Management Office, Fortum eNext
MARYANN ABDULKARIM, Writer and Inclusion Strategist
ESA SUOMINEN, Managing Partner, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs Company
Participants 2015
SWEDEN
NINA RAWAL, Founder, Emerging Health Ventures, Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
AMANDA LUNDETEG, CEO, the AllBright Foundation
JENNY-ANN AX:SON JOHNSON, Co-founder, Tilly AB
SEHER YILMAZ, Employer Branding, SVT
FELIX KÖNIG, Political advisor, Ministry of Employment
NOOMI WEINRYB, Docent, Södertörn University
NILS GUSTAFSSON, Head of department, Department of Strategic Communication, Lund University
PATRIC ÅBERG, Mayor of Östra Göinge, The Moderate Party
MARIO SHEVCHENKO, Public Relations Manager, DNL Krakow
ANDRÉ ASSARSSON, Government Manager, Facebook
ARSHE SAID, Researcher at Aalto University
HELI MÄKIPÄÄ, Senior Policy Advisor, Pohjola-Norden/The Nordic Council of Ministers
KATRI VATAJA, Director, Foresight, Insight and Strategy, Sitra
MARI MÄNNISTÖ, Cultural Director, City of Helsinki
NIKLAS TALLING, CAO, Samfundet Folkhälsan
MARI KARJALAINEN, Business Journalist
TORSTEN FAGERHOLM, Editorial Writer, Hufvudstadsbladet
TUOMAS ASUNMAA, Entrepreneur Spondeo
TUOMAS KURTTILA, Executive Director, The Helsinki Mother and Child Association
ANNA MUNSTERHJELM, Chief Executive, The Finnish Youth Co-operation – Allianssi
Participants 2014
SWEDEN
ELIN LÖFBLAD, Director Business Relations, Vattenfall Distribution
MARCUS STRINÄS, Public Affairs Consultant, Rud Pedersen Public Affairs
MARCUS OSCARSSON, Political Commentator at TV4 and The Times Scandinavian Correspondent
MATTIAS SVENSSON, CEO, Elvira Kunskapsutveckling, Board Member, Plick, Co-founder, Teach for Sweden
CHRISTINE GRAHN, Public Affairs Manager, Facebook
EDVARD BERGSTRÖM, Vice President, Corporate Communications – Relations and Products, Sandvik
DAHLIA REZAI, Founder and Consultant, Rezai Reform AB
ANNA TYLLSTRÖM, Researcher, Institute for Future Studies, Uppsala University
CECILIA BORG, Tribe Lead, Spotify
HENRIK KARLSSON, Co-founder and CEO, Prometa
KRISTA KORELIN, Head of Digital Banking, OP Financial Group
SAARA ALHOPURO, Diplomat, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
JOHANNA HANNUS, Country Manager, Briox Finland
JANINA MACKIEWICZ, Head of EU Affairs at Eurocadres
MATTI MUUKKONEN, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Eastern Finland, CEO, Insite Talos
KARI LEPPÄNEN, Head of CRM, KONE
JOACHIM THIBBLIN, CEO, Svenska Teatern
VENLA BERNELIUS, Assistant Professor, University of Helsinki
NICLAS KOURULA, Head of Planning, Finland’s Slot Machine Association (RAY)
EERO VAINIO, Mayor at Municipality of Petäjävesi
Participants 2013
SWEDEN
ARDALAN SHEKARABI, Member of Parliament, The Parliament of Sweden
ANNIKA HIRVONEN, Member of Parliament, The Parliament of Sweden
IDA KARLBERG GIDLUND, CEO, Teach for Sweden
HÅKAN TRIBELL, Business development manager, Idealstad
JOHAN BERGGREN, State Secretary to Minister of Civil Defence, Regeringskansliet
LINDA WEDLIN, Professor, Uppsala University
GABRIEL EHRLING, Political Editor, Falu-Kuriren
MERNOSH SAATCHI, Business Director and Founder, Humblestorm Communication
LINA GLANS, Political Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure
TERESA WALTERFELDT, Senior Business Developer, Nordea
ARTO VALKAMA, CEO, Turun kaupungin teatteri
EERO RÄMÖ, Deputy CEO, Tekir
VILLE YLIKAHRI, Principal, The Adult Education Centre of the City of Helsinki
SARI AALTO-SETÄLÄ, Director, Communications, Gramex
ANNA HÄGGBLOM, Entrepreneur, Aveo
MIKAEL AHTOKARI, Director People & Culture, Dittmar & Indrenius
HANNA-MARI MANNINEN, Partner, Head of Corporate Advisory, Compliance & CSR, Dittmar & Indrenius
OLLI ANTTONEN, Sales Director, Prysmian Group
AKI KOPONEN, Research Director, University of Turku
LIINA LÄNSILUOTO, Sustainability Manager, The Finnish Landlord Association
