Linda Hammarstrand
Keynote Speaker, Author, Company Culture Advisor
Linda Hammarstrand
Linda Hammarstrand is a renowned keynote speaker, author, and company culture advisor with a passion for sustainable leadership and creating thriving workplace cultures. With over 25 years of experience driving transformation in global organizations, Linda has mastered the art of turning strategy into action by aligning teams around a shared purpose. At Women Aiming Higher, Linda will share her vision on sustainable leadership, weaving in stories of mentorship, collaboration, and the power of purpose. Prepare to be motivated and energized as Linda empowers us to aim higher and embrace the future of leadership!
Dácil Hernández
Head of Data and AI Development at Stena AB
Dácil Hernández
Dácil Hernández is a tech professional passionate about innovation and empowering others, especially women in technology. With a focus on inclusion and collaboration, she strive to make people feel seen, heard, and valued. Her believe is that sustainable leadership is about creating impact that lasts beyond you. It’s leading with empathy, adaptability, and a focus on developing others. Dácil is excited to join Women Aiming Higher to share experiences, learn, and inspire future leaders. It’s a chance to celebrate women’s achievements, share experiences, and inspire others to aim higher in their own journeys. Giving women leaders a place to shine is so important, as it allows them to inspire others to reach higher and see what is possible.
Susanne Hägglund
Head of Global Offer at Volvo Cars AB
Susanne Hägglund
Susanne Hägglund is a passionate business leader with a strong industrial and retail background. She has a track record of driving growth, managing P&L, enhancing customer experience, and delivering results. Throughout her career, she has consistently focused on optimizing businesses, shaping strategies, and empowering people to achieve company success.
Maite Eriksson
CEO, European Trademark & Design Attorney, Varumärkesombudet
Maite Eriksson
Maite Eriksson is a European trademark and design attorney, as well as the founder and CEO of two innovative ventures: VAMO Varumärkesombudet AB, a law firm specializing in intellectual property, and IPRP International AB, a tech start-up offering an e-commerce platform for buying and selling pre-registered trademarks ready for use. With a deep commitment to helping businesses protect and enhance their brand identities, Maite combines legal expertise with technological innovation to deliver tailored solutions to clients in the fast-evolving global market.
Liz Rider
Global Head of Leadership and Executive Development at Getinge
Liz Rider
Liz is a strong advocate for human centric leadership, she knows that our companies can be much more successful when we take a people focused approach. She has decades of experience working with large global companies to enable leaders to bring out the best in their people. When our people thrive, so do our organizations. Her background in Organizational Psychology enables her to understand the complex dynamic of people in business, and with AI destined to take over many of our mundane tasks, isn’t it time to deepen our human skills?
Herwig Stöckl
CEO and Owner, Tovoy Solutions AB
Herwig Stöckl
Herwig Stöckl, born in Austria but almost half his live now living on the Swedish West Coast, has both a long experience of leadership roles in big companies and of work with innovation, start-up and scale-ups. Coming from international roles in Siemens and Ericsson Herwig since a few years back drives and owns Tovoy Solutions AB, a consulting company which is supporting their clients in their change and growth journeys by connecting them with top competence both locally as well as with their broad network in Europe. Herwig has own experience of working with female leaders in the IT and technology area and of leadership teams that consist of men and women working best. Since we still see far too few women in IT and tech jobs he is a strong supporter and co-sponsor of WAH. Herwig is also head of the jury of Venture Cup West, Swedens biggest competition for startups. Herwig is also head of the jury of Venture Cup West, Swedens biggest competition for startups, where meets talented young women who he wants to see succeeding.
Ellen Andréasson
Co-founder & CEO at Envue
Ellen Andréasson
Ellen Andréasson has a M.Sc. in Biotechnology and is today co-founder and CEO of Envue Technologies AB, a deep tech startup from Chalmers University of Technology, developing a patented bioanalytical instrument for nanomedicines. She has received several awards, including being selected as Chalmers’ “Student of the Year 2021,” and top finalist in Microsoft’s “Tech Girl of the Year”.
Linda Högbacka
Host for the event and Owner for Endless Hive
Linda Högbacka
Linda Högbacka has over a decade of experience as a builder and leader of various organizations. With a deep passion for sustainable leadership and organizational development, Linda has dedicated much of her career to promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace. She firmly believes in the power of collective action and the importance of continued effort towards building healthier, more resilient organizations and individuals. For a few years Linda has organized events to inspire, empower, and connect women who are dedicated to breaking barriers and reaching new heights in their professional journeys. She is now at the helm of her own company, Endless Hive, co-hosting Women Aiming Higher. By bringing together forward-thinking individuals and organizations at the event, Linda hopes to spark new ideas, create lasting impact, and build a future where sustainability and innovation go hand in hand.
Marie Bredberg
Host and Program Leader, Women Aiming Higher 2025
Marie Bredberg
Marie Bredberg’s journey spans continents, industries, and impactful transformations. From consulting NGOs on anti-human trafficking in South Asia to leading IT digitalization projects in Sweden, she has built a career rooted in resilience, collaboration, and purpose. Now a digital and sales leader at Biner Consulting, Marie applies her global experience to drive meaningful change in business and IT. As the host and program leader of Women Aiming Higher 2025, Marie brings her passion for connecting people and creating spaces for collective inspiration. She believes in the power of sharing stories, networking, and fostering presence to empower and encourage women in leadership and IT. With her energy and vision, Marie is dedicated to making this year’s event an inspiring celebration of women aiming higher.