A Norwegian national aged 51 years old, Dag Kroslid is the Chief Executive Officer of NorDan Gruppen AS (www.nordangruppen.no). The NorDan Group has revenues of 400 mEUR, with 32 sales offices and 12 factories across northern Europe. The company has 2,300 employees and entities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the U.K., Ireland, Poland, Lithuania and China.

In December 2022, Mr. Kroslid became an academician of the International Academy for Quality. He is also a member of the board of the Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ). In June 2023, he was honoured with the European Quality Leader award for 2022/2023 from the European Organisation for Quality.

He joined NorDan from a position as SVP Manufacturing at Norsafe AS (www.norsafe.com), where he was responsible for all the group’s factories and production activities in Norway, China, Brazil and Greece. From 2010-2011 Kroslid was a Senior Associate at Booz & Company (www.booz.com) in Stuttgart, Germany, where he was a part of the Operations practice and Manufacturing team.

Before that he was the Chief Operating Officer of Metallkraft International AS (www.metallkraft.no), with responsibility for operations in Norway, China and Singapore. Metallkraft serves wafer manufacturers in the Solar PV industry.  From 2004 to 2010 Kroslid was the Vice-President Manufacturing in the NorDan Group (www.nordan.no).

From 2001 to 2004 Kroslid held the position as Senior Manager with Ernst & Young in Norway. He worked on projects related to restructuring, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, supply chain management and operations management. He has acted as an advisor to a number of large European and Asian corporations, within both manufacturing (food, automotive, industrial goods, ship building) and services (finance and public sector).

From 1999-2000 he was Business Improvement Manager at Scana Steel Stavanger, a Norwegian steel company. Main projects included the implementation of a process oriented organization model followed by Lean Six Sigma projects.

Dag Kroslid holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linköping University in Sweden. As part of  the PhD studies, international research on strategies and practices relating to performance excellence of leading enterprises was conducted in more than 20 countries. Dag Kroslid has been a visiting researcher at Seoul National University in South Korea and the University of St Gallen in Switzerland. On invitation from Chinese government organisations and universities, Kroslid has regularly given seminars in China. Dag Kroslid is co-author of “Six Sigma – The Pragmatic Approach” along with Kjell Magnusson and Bo Bergman, published in Chinese, English, German and Spanish.  He has also published books, articles and given speeches on 5S, Lean, Digitalization and Sustainability.

Magnus joined AFRY Management Digitalisation Management in 2018. His focus areas have been Digitalisation, Business Intelligence, Analytics, organisational changes and digital business transformation.

Magnus is a structured, analytical, and business minded leader and he is a committed and driven person with a strong focus on quality, delivery and cost-effective solutions and processes. He takes great responsibility and believe that data driven change is an important part of creating something better.

For the past 30 years, Magnus has worked with solutions for production and IT in industry in Sweden and internationally and over the past 10 years has developed business models and tools to succeed with the digital transformation. Then worked with cities, municipalities, infrastructure and industry as a whole. Magnus has experience among others. in automation, process, power distribution, robots, servo systems, drive systems, electrical design, programming, control systems, industrial software and superior IT. The last 10 years also in peripheral systems such as real estate, cooling, heating, etc. Comprehensive solutions, vision and innovation are the watchwords throughout working life.. Magnus has for at least 20 years been a member of management teams for schools and universities of applied sciences to ensure the right skills for the market. Magnus has continued his education throughout the time in areas such as A.I., digitalization, sustainability, IoT, IT architecture, Machine learning, new business models, negotiation, human behavior, and media treatment, Magnus is a frequently engaged lecturer in Industry 5.0, IoT, A.I., Digitalization, Smart Cities, etc. Magnus is also engaged as a total inventor for digitization, educator, automation developer in connection with new builds and rebuilds.

Danila Petrelli is a Senior Data Manager at AI Sweden, focusing on best practices in data management and data governance. Having started in threat intelligence, she developed her expertise in creating high-quality datasets and managing machine learning projects. Her work at AI Sweden involves collaboration with European projects, the Swedish public and private sectors, researchers, and civil society to promote responsible data usage, aiming at empowering organizations to harness data responsibly while creating meaningful societal impact.

Ron was awarded the Greenfield Medal by the UK Royal Statistical Society and the Box Medal by the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics for outstanding contributions to Applied Statistics

Anne-Charlotte Holmgren is a prominent figure in Swedish quality management, holding the position of Chairperson for the Swedish Association for Quality (Svenska Förbundet för Kvalitet, SFK). In her role, Holmgren leverages her extensive background across key sectors—such as consulting, research, healthcare, and logistics—to drive quality management strategies that contribute directly to business success in Sweden. Her experience includes significant tenure with the Swedish Institute for Quality (SIQ) and her current senior management consultancy with Actea Management, where she guides top management in organizations in developing and implementing strategic quality management frameworks.

 Holmgren’s leadership at SFK is characterized by her commitment to enhancing collaboration and knowledge-sharing across Sweden’s quality community. She prioritizes building connections among quality professionals, aiming to unify diverse stakeholders—from operational practitioners to senior strategists—around common goals that advance organizational effectiveness and sustainability. Under her guidance, SFK seeks to empower Swedish organizations with tools and networks that support high-quality standards, continuous improvement, and long-term business growth, positioning SFK as a critical partner in Sweden’s quality landscape.

Ulf was born in 1972, lives in Malmö and has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lund University. After completing his military officer’s degree, he served for a few years as a professional officer in the Lapland Ranger Regiment, after which a broad international career as a manager and leader followed. This includes 12 years at IKEA, in various global positions both in Sweden and abroad. Previous assignments also include managerial positions in the international telecom company Millicom/TIGO, which is listed on Nasdaq in New York and Stockholm. Since June 2020, Ulf has been secretary General of the European Organization for Quality, EOQ, which has its headquarters in Brussels. In addition to his role as Secretary General, he also has assignments as chairman of the board of, among other companies like Qvalify Group AB, deWiz AB, Gustavum AB and Mantex AB (listed on Nasdaq First North).