Dr. Ashkan Fardost

Global Speaker

Nominated for Sweden’s Speaker of The Year and delivered 500+ keynote speeches in over 20 countries.

I work exclusively with Speakersnet: A global speakers’ bureau that represents a limited number of Sweden’s most influential speakers with a solid international reputation.

For booking requests and other inquiries, please send an email to info@speakersnet.se or call +46 8 545 688 66.

The Sales Conference @ Avicii Arena, 2021

A firebrand talk on how the internet revolution changes product communication and sales as we know it.

SHE Conference @ Stockholm, 2022

What if our approach to diversity and inclusion is broken? In this talk, I challenge the current trends in inclusion and diversity and show how we are falling into the same dangerous traps that created the need for them in the first place. I propose how the internet age requires us to completely re-think our ideas of inclusion and diversity if we truly want to achieve equality.

TEDx Talks

My contribution to TEDxÖstersund is one of the most watched internet of things talks. At TEDxBerlin I predict how genetic medicine will replace lifelong symptomatic treatments.

Interviews

I had the honor to be a guest on A Quest for Success — an in depth conversation led by Swedish entrepreneur and investor Isabella Löwengrip. We discussed everything from artificial intelligence to the future of education (with English subtitles).

Selected Appearances

The Talk

Every now and then a new information technology emerges and takes over the world. This has happened only a few times throughout history. The consequence? A revolution in business, culture and human behavior.

Understanding this process is my passion.

A process that is radically changing how we communicate, collaborate, lead and create value.

I blend insights from history, anthropology and technology with my experiences in the music industry, startup world and academia. The result is an entertaining and provocative talk with academic rigor in the spirit of edutainment.

From science and innovation to culture and communication, I cover a wide array of topics to help you adapt to a chaotic yet exciting new world.

My goal is simple: To help you understand and leverage the internet revolution, the global networked society and our digital future.

I study how technology shapes businesses, culture and human behavior

I’m a former artist and music producer. With the help of computers, the internet and Napster, I was signed to the global music giant Armada Music in 2003—at only 17 years of age.

Being the science nerd that I’ve always been, I slowly moved on from music to science. I received my PhD degree in organic chemistry from Uppsala University in 2015. My main areas of focus were the discovery of palladium-catalyzed reactions and microwave chemistry.

Later on, my love for computers, music, and the internet pulled me into the Stockholm tech scene, as I joined the music-tech startup Soundtrap. In 2017, Soundtrap was acquired by Spotify. 

Today I teach at the international business school Hyper Island, invest in startups, run one of Sweden’s fastest growing podcasts, and speak globally.

I work exlusively with Speakersnet: A global speakers’ bureau that represents a limited number of Sweden’s most influential speakers with a solid international reputation.

For booking requests and other inquiries, please send an email to info@speakersnet.se or call +46 8 545 688 66.

Please send an email to hello@ashkan.io if you would like to contact me directly.