Cross Con 2026

Manager of Pedagogy and Training at Cirkus Cirkör, where she develops learning formats that use contemporary circus as a tool for collaboration, resilience and creative risk-taking. With a background as a project leader at Cirkör and extensive experience as a freelance performer, Clara bridges artistic practice and organisational learning.

Philosophical practitioner and researcher working at the intersection of arts, culture and critical inquiry. Designs facilitated dialogues that challenge assumptions, deepen reflection and sharpen collective thinking. Her work creates structured spaces for slow, rigorous conversation; helping individuals and organisations navigate complexity, clarify values and make more conscious decisions together.

Designer with a focus on participatory research processes, co-creation, and systemic design. In her work, she has a focused interest in relationships between human culture and nature. She is co-founder of Feral Malmö, a studio for urban-ecological practice and culture.

Works for Region Skåne, focusing on cultural and creative entrepreneurship and innovation. With extensive experience in leading European collaboration projects, she promotes cross-industry partnerships in the creative sector to foster growth and sustainable development opportunities.

Leader of innovation departments at Tetra Pak, Sony and within the UN system, where he has built structures for systematic innovation in global and complex organisations. Johan has also been involved in the work on ISO 56001 – the international standard for innovation – and moves seamlessly between technology, sustainability and strategic leadership.

Consultant at Kairos Future working in the intersection of collaborative foresight and democratic innovations. Special interests and competences include using artistic practices in foresight and methods for involvement of non-experienced groups. Active artist with a background in punk music.

John is a writer and designer. His work is centred around the impact of design on mass extinction and biodiversity loss. His writing on ecological design and nature in media has appeared in Core77, Icarus Complex Magazine, The Baffler, and AIGA Eye On Design.

PhD student at Uppsala University in Human-Computer Interaction. She focuses her research on playful value-driven co-design together with the cultural and creative sector. Karin also has a background as a museum professional, game designer and educator.

Built doors into new concepts and spaces in which to think and communicate beyond disciplines. She is an artist, artistic researcher and information experience designer, transforming scientific concepts, phenomena and experiments into tangible artistic experiences, sculptures and installations.

Senior researcher at the Research Institute of Sweden (RISE). Research focuses on entrepreneurship, cross-innovation and ecosystems within the cultural and creative sector and industry. Marlene is the RISE coordinator for EIT KIC Culture & Creativity and New European Bauhaus.

Contemporary composer, certified business coach and founder of Cross Con. Since 2018, he has led Katapult, Subtopia’s creative incubator, where he works at the intersection of art, entrepreneurship and cross-sector innovation. President of creARTive, Sweden’s national network for creative incubators. Focuses on building ecosystems where artistic methods strengthen leadership, collaboration and societal transformation across industries.

Chair of the municipal council in Botkyrka Municipality. She has a degree in marketing and finance from Jensen Education and has previously worked in this field alongside her political career.

Adjunct professor in entrepreneurship at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Thomas researches and teaches Artistic Entrepreneurship and Sustainability. Thomas works in an Interdisciplinary research group on Artistic co-creation methods for innovation and sustainability.