Why?
Who?
The winner of this year’s Grand Prize for Engineering in the Leadership category, with a focus on “Digitalization Leadership,” is a person who has led their team or organization from point A to point B. The individual is aware that the digitalization journey is closely linked to the people affected by it and therefore ensures that people are comfortable working with technology and that the technology works for them. Through their leadership, the winner has ensured that the business has smoothly transformed and adapted to today’s digital reality while demonstrating efficiency and scalability.
Base criteria:
- Swedish Connection: The solution or individual should have a strong connection to Sweden, through residence, development, or otherwise.
- Societal Benefit: The work should positively impact society or the environment.
- Ethics and Sustainability: The solution should adhere to high ethical standards and promote sustainability.
- Current Development: The nominee must have worked on the project in the last year.
- Nominees may not be employed by the prize category partner (Fellowmind).
Nominations close on April 30, 2024
Hall of Fame
2023 – presented by Fellowmind
Olof Johansson, Trafikverket
2022 – Presented by Försvarsmakten
Marie Brattberg, Recorded Future
(prize excepted by Simon Brattström)
Motivation by the jury:
Through empathetic leadership, individuals and teams can achieve more than they themselves expected. Good leadership creates a sense of security and enables group members to feel good and grow. The Swedish Armed Forces’ values are based on openness, results, and responsibility – something that characterizes this year’s winner’s leadership.
In her role as Chief Strategy Officer at the cybersecurity company Recorded Future, she leads the company’s nearly 900 employees towards becoming the best version of themselves while achieving their strategic goals globally. She is a strong leader who inspires her employees to follow her, while being a humble and unpretentious person who is always willing to listen.
2021 – presented by Solita
Karin Hagren, King
Motivation by the jury:
The recipient of the award exercises a leadership that shows the way and possibilities and is exploratory and searching instead of dictating and controlling. The winner is a curious leader with extensive experience of working in an international context.
She is both structured and pragmatic at the same time that she is a culture bearer of rank. The winner has created an environment for active learning and shows great openness to change. She leads geographically dispersed people and teams, benefits from her engineering background on a daily basis and has a focus on the agile way of working.
Jury
The Jury for the 2023 Grand Prize for Engineering in Leadership consists of the following
Petronella Posti
Senior Specialist Data & AI
Microsoft
Kristina Bexelius
Head of Communications,
Linti Group
Anna Kleine
Helene Högberg
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