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Ola Ahlvarsson

Drive innovation and international growth with Ola Ahlvarsson, speaker, innovation and internationalisation expert.

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Ola Ahlvarsson

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Ola Ahlvarsson's biography

At a glance

  • Serial entrepreneur with over 20 company foundations
  • Specialist in innovation and international business expansion
  • World champion in multiple martial arts disciplines
Ola Ahlvarsson has been working with and managing leading internet ventures since the early days with Spray, Boxman, Blocket, Letsbuyit, and SIME to later ventures like FON, Best Secret, Blocket, Epicenter, and many more. As a specialist in innovation and internationalization, Ola has been an advisor to world-leading organizations like Google, Ericsson, Samsung, Microsoft, Schibsted, Deutsche Telecom, Telenor, and many more. Being the founder of over 20 companies, his current portfolio consists of international expansion and innovations advisors Result, Swedish media house Keynote Media Group, owning and selling portals, magazines, events and online ventures, Star Stable, the world’s largest game for girls passionate for horses, Sellbranch, a leading Nordic advertising technology agency (managing Twitter and Yahoo in Scandinavia), Epicenter, a 30 000 m2 innovation house, and Ahlvar Gallery a fashion brand. In addition, he holds a portfolio of angel investments in a select range of companies, from psychology clinics to castles. Ola has a unique background in martial arts, having won a World Championship and European Championship gold in Goju Ryu Karate, a bronze in Taekwondo World Championships, and a World Championship in Kick-Boxing. He combines his martial arts experience with his 25-year experience in entrepreneurship, fuelled by a relentless passion for creating. Ola holds an MBA from the University of Stockholm, has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, and is also the course director for the Executive MBA program E-Strategy at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.

Topics, sessions and talks

Mindchange
Ola Ahlvarsson's talk "Mindchange" explores the transformative power of altering one's mindset to adapt and thrive in the rapidly evolving digital and entrepreneurial landscape.
Silicon Valhalla
Ola Ahlvarsson's talk, "Silicon Valhalla," explores the fusion of Scandinavian innovation culture with Silicon Valley's tech-driven entrepreneurship, highlighting the potential for global impact and collaboration.
Digital Disruption With Ola Ahlvarsson
Ola Ahlvarsson's talk on Digital Disruption explores how technological advancements are reshaping industries, emphasizing the need for businesses to adapt and innovate in the face of rapid digital change.

Why we recommend booking Ola

Ola combines unique hands-on experience in building entrepreneurial businesses with a mission to convey knowledge and a belief that every organization can and should be entrepreneurial.

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Trusted by Google, Ericsson, Samsung, Microsoft, Schibsted, Deutsche Telecom, Telenor

Testimonials

Great speaker, great moderator

Salim Ismail

Singularity University

There are many Superstars: in the world of professional speaking, and I have meet quite a few of them and learnt a lot from them – but today I met something even more impressive. Today I met with Ola Ahlvarsson, – he is a Superman

Fredrik Härén

Founder, professionalspeeking.com

Ola has been at the forefront since the beginning of the industry and on top of that always runs a good show.

Founder, Spotify

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What topics does Ola Ahlvarsson specialise in?
Ola Ahlvarsson specialises in discussing innovation, entrepreneurship, martial arts and more.
What is Ola Ahlvarsson's speaking style like?
Ola delivers with clarity and passion, blending deep business insight and real-world experience. His engaging style motivates audiences, making complex topics accessible and inspiring innovation and growth.
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