Business Arena Stockholm

On 16 September, decision-makers and key industry professionals will gather at Business Arena Stockholm for a full day where connections are made and business opportunities take shape. This year, with an enhanced concept and even stronger networking opportunities.

Don’t wait – secure your ticket today!

The delegate list only includes individuals who have given their consent in accordance with GDPR.

Business Arena Stockholm is the leading meeting place for the real estate sector, bringing together top executives from property companies, investors, and municipal decision-makers from across Sweden.

In 2026, Business Arena celebrates its 25th anniversary and marks the occasion by launching an updated format. The relaunch of Business Arena Stockholm includes curated, theme-based networking activities designed to ensure that the industry’s key decision makers are actively part of the dialogue. We are strengthening the main stage with global perspectives and a clear connection to Swedish business, while also introducing new thematic stages where partners can highlight their priorities and help shape the agenda.

Here, you’ll meet the right people, build long-term relationships, and exchange insights that make a real difference for you and your organization. Don’t miss the moment when Business Arena takes its next step and creates the conversations that shape the future of the industry.

We warmly welcome you to the Nordics’s leading annual real estate event! 

The ticket includes a comprehensive program covering current topics, networking with the industry’s decision-makers, and meals throughout the event day.

• Networking Activities
  This year, we are placing a strong focus on themed networking activities, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and enhanced features in our networking app for scheduling meetings. The evening before the event, a major networking dinner will be held at Eric Ericsonhallen, bringing together over 300 senior decision-makers and visiting investors. These exclusive gatherings provide a unique opportunity to meet the right people, engage in focused discussions, and forge valuable connections with both national and international key players.
   

• Main Stage
  On the Main Stage, we will host leading international speakers and top business figures. The program reflects both global and domestic challenges, covering topics such as macroeconomics, geopolitics, democracy, sustainable cities, and the transactions market.
   

• New thematic stages
  Our new thematic stages will showcase how leading players from the public and private sectors are shaping the urban development and real estate agenda. Partners will have the opportunity to highlight their most important issues through curated roundtable discussions, fostering meaningful dialogue and actionable insights.

• Strong female voices to open the day
  With Nathalie Tocci as our Keynote Speaker, you will hear not only from an academic EU expert, but from one of the continent’s most influential political scientists, who has been on the “inside” when some of the EU’s major foreign policy strategies have been shaped. Immediately afterwards, you can look forward to a highly topical discussion about the 2026 election with former party leaders Annie Lööf and Mona Sahlin, together with Annika Winsth, Chief Economist at Nordea. All sessions will be moderated by Anna Hedenmo.
   

• The state of the US with The Wall Street Journal’s Fed expert
  At 10:30 on the Main Stage, we will be joined by one of the most knowledgeable and influential economic journalists, Greg Ip of The Wall Street Journal. Get an inside perspective on the US during a turbulent and difficult-to-interpret period.
   
• Heated discussions on the Debate Stage
  Here, we address current issues and create the conditions to move forward on some of the most important questions, with experts and opinion leaders taking part. Among other topics, we will discuss the controversial Nobel Center, while another conversation will explore the challenges facing Kista – issues that raise important questions about the future. Expect panels where participants don’t simply agree with one another.
   
• A closing session on the big issues of our time
  Don’t miss the closing session, where four strong voices – Björn Wiman, Olof Lundh, Molly Guggenheimer and Cecilia Hertz – reflect on the major issues of our time and their respective areas of expertise. The aim is to bring together diverging perspectives to provide an unexpected, multifaceted and useful view of where our society is heading.

In connection with Business Arena Stockholm 2026, we invite participants to take part in themed networking activities. The themes will include sustainability, municipalities & the public sector, transactions & investments, urban development, innovation, and the economy & market outlook.

Read more about them below.

The City of Stockholm has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Business Arena. The agreement runs for three years and secures the City of Stockholm as a key participant both at the meeting place and in the broader public debate.

Through City of Stockholm’s participation in Business Arena Stockholm, we strengthen the city’s role as an active and driving force in development issues, while also reinforcing Business Arena’s position. City of Stockholm will participate actively with leading representatives from the City Executive Office, specialised municipal administrations, and the city’s municipal real estate companies. They will take part in the official programme, thematic networking activities, and Business Arena’s major networking dinner.

Read more about the partnership and comments from Victor Karlsson and Amanda Horwitz by clicking the button below.

Are you studying architecture, construction engineering, real estate, or urban development? Then this is for you! Want to expand your network, meet decision-makers from some of the most exciting companies in your industry—and get paid at the same time?

As a host for Business Arena, you’ll help with delegate and speaker registration, assist with practical tasks in networking areas and seminar rooms, and provide simple information and directions as needed.

You’ll receive breakfast, lunch, snacks—and payment! A golden opportunity for anyone looking to break into this exciting industry.

Interested? Send us your application at businessarena@event.fastighetsnytt.se

In our Business Arena app, you’ll find everything you need during the event. You can book Speed Dating meetings, view the programme, speakers, and partners, and create your own personalized schedule.

Download the app by clicking the button below or by searching for 'Business Arena' in the App Store or Google Play.

For the first login in the app, use Join Code: Stockholm2026

2026

• Stockholm 16 September
• Norr 15 April
• Syd 2 June
• Almedalen 23-24 June
• Väst 3 November
   
• Finland 12 February
• Baltics 1 April
• North Finland 18 November

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