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title: Epical Day 2025 Eng
description: Join us on April 3, 2025, at Scandic Göteborg Central for Epical Day 2025, where experts will share insights on creating business value with data.
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#### Epical Presents

# Epical Day 2025

## Trust your data – all the way to value

### April 3rd

#### Scandic Göteborg Central, Platinan

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# Welcome to the most important event of the year

In an increasingly digital and complex world, how do you create business value from your data? Join us for lectures, hands-on sessions, and networking with the industry’s leading experts.

### Why attend?

This isn’t just an event, this is your opportunity to:

- Secure that your organization can meet future requirements on data and digitalization
- Create a strategy which allows you to trust your data – all the way to value.
- Make valuable connections with leading experts and decision makers in the industry

### Who should attend?

If you are a decision-maker, solution architect, or responsible for data management and refinement, this event is tailor-made for you.

## Trust your data – all the way to value

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# Meet our Keynote Speakers

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# Agenda

8:15-9:00

Arrival, registration, coffee & networking

**Room: ** Lobby

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**Room: ** Lobby

9:00-9:15

Kick-off, introduction, welcome

**Room: ** Main Stage

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**Room: ** Main Stage

9:15-10:00

Keynote 1 - **AI driven integration in an Agentic IT Landscape (eng)**

**Speaker: ** Matthias Biehl

**Company: ** IBM

**Room: ** Main Stage

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Since ChatGPT sparked a revolution in AI, companies worldwide are racing to leverage the power of AI—whether by launching innovative AI-driven products or automating internal processes. But to truly harness AI’s potential, one crucial element is often overlooked: access to data. AI doesn’t just need any data; it needs your enterprise’s data! Yet, enterprise data is scattered across a variety of sources—mainframes, legacy systems, SaaS applications—and this fragmented data landscape is often the key obstacle standing in the way of successful AI deployment. Join us to discover how an Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) can be the game-changing solution to streamline access to all your enterprise data, enabling seamless AI integration across hybrid environments. Say goodbye to the data silos holding back your AI ambitions!

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**Speaker: ** Matthias Biehl

**Company: ** IBM

**Room: ** Main Stage

 Since ChatGPT sparked a revolution in AI, companies worldwide are racing to leverage the power of AI—whether by launching innovative AI-driven products or automating internal processes. But to truly harness AI’s potential, one crucial element is often overlooked: access to data. AI doesn’t just need any data; it needs your enterprise’s data! Yet, enterprise data is scattered across a variety of sources—mainframes, legacy systems, SaaS applications—and this fragmented data landscape is often the key obstacle standing in the way of successful AI deployment. Join us to discover how an Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) can be the game-changing solution to streamline access to all your enterprise data, enabling seamless AI integration across hybrid environments. Say goodbye to the data silos holding back your AI ambitions!

10:15-10:45

Networking break – coffee

**Room: ** Lobby

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**Room: ** Lobby

10:45-11:30

**Breakout session 1**

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Life After Biztalk: Future-Proof Your Integrations

Epical Integration Platform Services

GraphQL Federering

Snabbhet vs. kvalitet: Så påverkar processer din leveransförmåga

Mule; Open Source Integration 2025 – möjligheter och kundexempel

Communicating Cyber Risk: Strategies for Policy and Decision Makers

Masterdata i världsklass

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Click on a session that interests you

Life After Biztalk: Future-Proof Your Integrations

Epical Integration Platform Services

GraphQL Federering

Snabbhet vs. kvalitet: Så påverkar processer din leveransförmåga

Mule; Open Source Integration 2025 – möjligheter och kundexempel

Communicating Cyber Risk: Strategies for Policy and Decision Makers

Masterdata i världsklass

11:30-11:45

Networking break-coffee

**Room: **Lobby

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**Room: ** Lobby

11:45-12:30

**Breakout session 2**

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Bridging Cloud and Ground (On-Prem) With Seamless Integration Solutions

Affärsobservabilitet av systemintegrationer med Nodinite

Integrera som ett ACE - En översikt och demo av IBMs Integrationsverktyg

Den moderna integratören

Integration Operations

From Chaos to Compliance: Streamline Identity Governance (and Keep Your Sanity)!

AI-erans Data platform

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Click on a session that interests you

Bridging Cloud and Ground (On-Prem) With Seamless Integration Solutions

Affärsobservabilitet av systemintegrationer med Nodinite

Integrera som ett ACE - En översikt och demo av IBMs Integrationsverktyg

Den moderna integratören

Integration Operations

From Chaos to Compliance: Streamline Identity Governance (and Keep Your Sanity)!

AI-erans Data platform

12:30-13:30

Lunch

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13:30-14:15

Keynote 2 - **Informationsförsörjning i en föränderlig omvärld (swe)**

**Speakers: ** Hans Werner

**Company: ** Radar

**Room: ** Main stage

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 Är du IT-beslutsfattare och behöver få förståelse för hur omvärldsfaktorer påverkar rätt beslut för investeringar, arkitektur och informationsförsörjning? IT-landskapet förändras i rekordfart och rätt förståelse har aldrig varit viktigare. Missa inte Radars session där en utblick över den senaste tidens händelser destilleras ned till greppbara insikter som ger ledning inför en svårförutsägbar framtid.

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**Speakers: ** Hans Werner

**Company: ** Radar

**Room: ** Main stage

 Är du IT-beslutsfattare och behöver få förståelse för hur omvärldsfaktorer påverkar rätt beslut för investeringar, arkitektur och informationsförsörjning? IT-landskapet förändras i rekordfart och rätt förståelse har aldrig varit viktigare. Missa inte Radars session där en utblick över den senaste tidens händelser destilleras ned till greppbara insikter som ger ledning inför en svårförutsägbar framtid.

14:15-14:30

Networking break – coffee

**Room: **Lobby

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**Room: **Lobby

14:30-15:15

**Breakout session 3**

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Digitalisering -en pågående industrirevolution

Shorter Time to Value with Distributed Development

AI Automation of the CI/CD Pipeline

Hybrid Cloud: Azure Capabilities on Your Own Infrastructure

Vikten av IAM/IGA i det övergripande cybersäkerhetsarbetet

PAM – How to Prevent Threats and Secure your IT/OT Environment

Databricks: Successful Business Outcomes by Unification & Democratization of Data+AI

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Click on a session that interests you

Digitalisering -en pågående industrirevolution

Shorter Time to Value with Distributed Development

AI Automation of the CI/CD Pipeline

Hybrid Cloud: Azure Capabilities on Your Own Infrastructure

Vikten av IAM/IGA i det övergripande cybersäkerhetsarbetet

PAM – How to Prevent Threats and Secure your IT/OT Environment

Databricks: Successful Business Outcomes by Unification & Democratization of Data+AI

15:15-15:45

Afternoon coffee

**Room: **Lobby

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**Room: **Lobby

15:45-16:30

**Breakout session 4**

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Panel: Our Data-Driven Future

Vad är PEPPOL?

Introduktion till IBM Hybrid iPaaS

En Azure-lösning, endast med de billigaste nivåerna

AI - Bildanalys och textanalys

Will your Business go down Permanently with an Insecure Active Directory (AD)?

WSP sparar miljarder SEK baserat på dataanalys

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Click on a session that interests you

Panel: Our Data-Driven Future

Vad är PEPPOL?

Introduktion till IBM Hybrid iPaaS

En Azure-lösning, endast med de billigaste nivåerna

AI - Bildanalys och textanalys

Will your Business go down Permanently with an Insecure Active Directory (AD)?

WSP sparar miljarder SEK baserat på dataanalys

16:30-16:45

Networking break – coffee

**Room: **Lobby

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**Room: **Lobby

16:45-17:30

Keynote 3 - **Secure and enable your trusted data in a world of risks and regulations (eng)**

**Speakers: ** Sören Pettersson, Robert Salzwedell

**Company: ** OpenText

**Room: ** Main Stage

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In today’s digital world, protecting both data and identities is key to managing risks and following regulations. Organizations need to secure data from cyber threats like breaches while making sure they follow laws like GDPR and CCPA. This involves using security tools like encryption and multi-factor authentication. By focusing on both data and identity protection, businesses can safely use their digital resources while staying compliant and reducing risks.

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**Speakers: ** Sören Pettersson, Robert Salzwedell

**Company: ** OpenText

**Room: ** Main Stage

 In today’s digital world, protecting both data and identities is key to managing risks and following regulations. Organizations need to secure data from cyber threats like breaches while making sure they follow laws like GDPR and CCPA. This involves using security tools like encryption and multi-factor authentication. By focusing on both data and identity protection, businesses can safely use their digital resources while staying compliant and reducing risks.

17:30-17:45

Closing remarks & invitation to afterwork

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17:45-23

Afterwork, buffet, networking

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## Breakout Sessions

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 10:45  11:45  14:30  15:45

Select one or more themes ▾

 Market Overview and Trends  Integration  Technology  MS & Azure  Testimonials & Customer experiences  Digital Trust  Data & Analytics

**Select the times, themes and language that interest you**

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11:45

14:30

15:45

Market Overview and Trends

Integration

Technology

MS & Azure

Testimonials & Customer experiences

Digital Trust

Data & Analytics

English

Swedish

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 English  Swedish

10:45 | Market Overview and Trends | Main Hall/Container

## Life After Biztalk: Future-Proof Your Integrations

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Yahya Ajwad**  
Language:** English

Migrating from BizTalk is not just a technical change or a necessity – it is an opportunity to modernize, improve, and future-proof your integrations. But what drives the migration, what challenges exist, what are the key differences between BizTalk and Azure, and how do we ensure a smooth transition with a focus on quality and improvement?

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![Yahya Ajwad](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Yahya.png)

Yahya Ajwad - Chief Architect Cloud Integration

Technical cloud solutions architect with expertise in cloud systems, Microsoft Azure, and system integration

10:45 | Integration | Room A1

## Epical Integration Platform Services

**Company:** Epical**  
Speakers:** Stefan Rhönnstad, Christian Wibeck, Joakim Tenlen**  
Language:** Swedish

Framtiden stavas integration platform as a service, on demand. Vi lanserar Epical Integration Platform as a Service tillsammans med Shibuya och IBM. Kom och lyssna till hur du flexibelt, kostnadseffektivt och enkelt kan få ta del av världens marknadsledande integrationsplattform utan inlåsningseffekter.

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![Stefan Rhönnstad](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/StefanRh%C3%B6nnstad.jpg)

Stefan Rhönnstad - Sales Executive & Alliance Manager

Accomplished senior sales professional with over 15 years of experience within high value enterprise IT-solution markets, targeting both IT-divisions, line of business, and C-level management with success in delivering sustainable revenue and profit gains in competitive markets.

![Christian Wibeck](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/ChristianWibeck.jpg)

Christian Wibeck - Head of Sales and Business development

As a dynamic leader at Shibuya, I've been dedicated to establishing and fortifying business offerings that resonatewith our clients. My focus extends to fostering key relationships with customers, IT scaleups and ISVs, all whiledriving plans, investments, and executions that pave the way for fresh opportunities within our ecosystem.

![Joakim Tenlen](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/JoakimTenlen.jpg)

Joakim Tenlen - Principal Automation Technical Sales Manager

An internationally seasoned customer focused, business oriented and technical professional with over 20 years’ experience (of which 10 years based in United States) in complex product management, direct and channel business development, sales, technical sales consulting, teaching, and people management within diverse fields of the IT and telecommunications software industry.

10:45 | Technology | Room A2

## GraphQL Federering

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Mats Andersson**  
Language:** Swedish

GraphQL federering är mycket användbart för att styra och skala en graph över flera team. Denna session går igenom varför federering är viktigt i en modern distribuerad arkitektur som gör API utveckling mer effektiv. Vi täcker hur federering fungerar, arbetssätt, verktyg och exempel.

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![Mats Andersson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/MatsAndersson.jpg)

Mats Andersson - Sr Integration Architect

10:45 | MS & Azure | Room B1

## Snabbhet vs. kvalitet: Så påverkar processer din leveransförmåga

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Anton Björkman**  
Language:** Swedish

Ur en utvecklares perspektiv utforskar vi hur varje processlager – från kodgranskning till deployment approvals – påverkar time-to-market och balansen mellan kontroll, kvalitet och hastighet.

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![Anton Björkman](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/AntonBj%C3%B6rkman.jpg)

Anton Björkman - Integration Developer

An integration developer with experience working with Azure and DigitalOcean. My technical expertise includes C# .Net, JavaScript, TypeScript, and SQL, with proficiency in both relational and document databases.

10:45 | Testimonials & Customer experiences | Room B2

## Mule; Open Source Integration 2025 – möjligheter och kundexempel

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Björn Wallin**  
Language:** Swedish

Lyssna till erfarenheter och exempel från open source integrationsvärlden med Mule i fokus. Vilka lärdomar och insikter är aktuella 2025 och framåt?

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![Björn Wallin](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Bj%C3%B6rnWallin.jpg)

Björn Wallin - Lead Architect

IT-architect with 25 years of experience in the integration domain, working with governance and architecture a well a development

10:45 | Digital Trust | Room C1

## Communicating Cyber Risk: Strategies for Policy and Decision Makers

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Bjarke Alling **  
Language:** English

Explore effective strategies for presenting cyber risk to policy, decision makers, and executive leaders. A how-to in providing insights into translating complex cybersecurity threats into actionable intelligence for non-technical stakeholders.

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![Bjarke Alling](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Bjarke.png)

Bjarke Alling - Policy advisor within how to become Cyber Robust.

Principal Advisor at Digital Trust with Epical Group, prior co-chair and member for the National Danish Cybersecurity Council, prior consultant with the Danish Cybersecurity label D-mærket/D-seal, prior chair of the IT security committee and member of the board with the Danish IT Business Association and prior chairman and founder of Liga ApS

10:45 | Data & Analytics | Room C2

## Masterdata i världsklass

**Company:** Renova**  
Speakers:** Linda Doll, Fredrik Holtz**  
Language:** Swedish

Renova började sin resa med att ändra processerna och beteendet istället för att börja med det tekniska. Hör deras berättelse och vägen dit.

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![Linda Doll](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/LindaDoll.jpg)

Linda Doll - Master Data responsible

Extensive experience in Master Data Management (MDM) solution selection and implementation, change management, and information modeling, with a focus on optimizing data management processes, internal IT control, and authorization concept management.

![Fredrik Holtz](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Fredrik.png)

Fredrik Holtz - Chef IT Strategi

He is highly skilled in managing complex database migration projects, seamlessly integrating technology, processes, and systems. His insights, expertise, and technical proficiency lead to successful outcomes and satisfied stakeholders. He is known for his analytical ability, broad knowledge, and excellent interpersonal skills when working with others

11:45 | Market Overview and Trends | Main Hall/Container

## Bridging Cloud and Ground (On-Prem) With Seamless Integration Solutions

**Company:** Axway**  
Speaker:** Rogier van Boxtel**  
Language:** English

Software vendors end of life their solutions to be able to push their next generation platforms. That is an excellent moment to start looking at possible alternatives. Axway offers a full-hybrid, low-code integration platform that can cover your internal & external (B2B) integration use cases. The platform can be delivered to you as SaaS, but you can run it yourself in the cloud of your choice or in your own datacenter as well. During this presentation the Axway full hybrid integration platform will be presented and after that the use case of the end of life of Microsoft Biztalk will be presented. Why did customers move to the cloud only Azure based alternative Microsoft offers today and why did customers move to the full hybrid Axway integration platform?

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![Rogier van Boxtel](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/RogierVanBoxtel.jpg)

Rogier van Boxtel - Director Pre-Sales DACH & Benelux Nordics

Rogier van Boxtel is a highly experienced Director of Solutions Architecture & Technology at Axway, overseeing the DACH, Benelux, and Nordics regions. With deep technical expertise and a strategic vision, Rogier is a trusted advisor in guiding organizations through complex integration challenges and digital transformation journeys.

With a strong background in enterprise architecture, cloud integration, business-to-business integration and electronic data interchange (EDI), Rogier brings a wealth of knowledge to the table, helping businesses optimize their IT ecosystems and achieve scalable, secure, and agile solutions.

11:45 | Integration | Room A1

## Affärsobservabilitet av systemintegrationer med Nodinite

**Company:** Nodinite**  
Speakers:** Michael Olsson, Sam Fägerblad, Jesper Brumark **  
Language:** Swedish

Tillsammans med Epical kommer Nodinites grundare och VD, Michael Olsson, att tala om Observability och hur Nodinite fungerar. Få en inblick i Nodinites värld och upptäck de verkliga fallstudierna från Epical som kopplar samman Nodinite och integrationsplattformar. Du får även en inblick i Nodinites roadmap, BPM-funktioner och mycket mer.

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![Michael Olsson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/MichaelOlsson.jpg)

Michael Olsson - CEO, Nodinite

Specializing in Microsoft-based architecture and development, such as Azure cloud technologies, Microsoft BizTalk Server, SQL Server, Advanced failover Clustering setups, Disaster Recovery, Health checks, .NET, WCF, Azure Services. Expertise in both technical knowledge and teaching.

![Sam Fägerblad](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Sam.png)

Sam Fägerblad - Integration Specialist, Epical

Senior integration developer specialized in IBM products such as App Connect Enterprise and MQ. Experience in daily use of Nodinite in the integration platform.

![Jesper Brumark](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Jesper.png)

Jesper Brumark - Integration Specialist, Epical

11:45 | Technology | Room A2

## Integrera som ett ACE - En översikt och demo av IBMs Integrationsverktyg

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Jenny Lenhammar**  
Language:** Swedish

Upptäck hur IBM App Connect Enterprise förenklar integration genom kraftfulla verktyg för att koppla samman system, hantera API:er och transformera data. Få en överblick av dessa verktyg och lär dig hur du snabbt kan komma igång att bygga dina egna integrationsflöden.

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![Jenny Lenhammar](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/JennyLenhammar.jpg)

Jenny Lenhammar - Integration Developer

An integration developer specializing in IBM Integration Suite, skilled in working with Java and JavaScript, API Management and Cloud Systems

11:45 | MS & Azure | Room B1

## Den moderna integratören

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Björn Hackberg**  
Language:** Swedish

Vad finns det för erfarenheter och lärdomar från hur krav, arbetssätt och verktyg har förändrats för den moderna integratören, i förhållande till hur vi planerar och resurssätter projekt, integrationscenter (ICCs) och C4E's.

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![Björn Hackberg](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Bj%C3%B6rnHackberg.jpg)

Björn Hackberg - Solution Architect and agile leader

IT-solution architect and agile software developer. Senior experience in procurement and project management.

11:45 | Testimonials & Customer experiences | Room B2

## Integration Operations

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Tom Lehane**  
Language:** English

The world is increasingly connected, and organisations depend on seamless integration between systems, applications, and data flows. We see the ongoing shift from traditional IT ops to modern integration-centric operations, and more cloud and hybrid cloud for each passing day. (Integration) Operations in an Integrated World gives you an inside take on how to balance cost efficiency with reliability and security to provide an information supply chain platform you can trust.

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![Tom Lehane](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/TomLehane.jpg)

Tom Lehane - Sales Executive, Epical Integration

Ad-tech to online gaming, automotive to retail. For over 20 years, I have been helping companies of all sizes establish leading digital products and solutions in their industries.

11:45 | Digital Trust | Room C1

## From Chaos to Compliance: Streamline Identity Governance (and Keep Your Sanity)!

**Company:** Epical **  
Speakers:** Mikko Majander, Muthukrishnan Kathirvel Murugan**  
Language:** English

Join us on a journey through the critical aspects of identity security. Explore how organizations transition from chaotic, fragmented identity management to structured, compliant security frameworks.

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![Mikko Majander](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Miko.png)

Mikko Majander - Senior IAM Architect @ Epical | Identity and Access Management

IAM architect with a technical background and experience in various IAM positions

![Muthukrishnan Kathirvel Murugan](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/MuthukrishnanKathirvelMurugan.jpg)

Muthukrishnan Kathirvel Murugan - Senior IAM Architect | Tech Lead, IAM

IAM architect with a technical background and experience in various IAM positions

11:45 | Data & Analytics | Room C2

## AI-erans Data platform

**Company:** Microsoft**  
Speakers:** Jessica Räihä, Håkan Forsberg **  
Language:** Swedish

AI eran ställer andra krav på hur du identifierar, når, och analyserar din data från de underliggande plattformarna och applikationerna i IT landskapet. Vi berättar mer om AI-erans Data platform och hur du kan ta nästa steg på er datadrivna resa.

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![Jessica Räihä](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Jessica%20R%C3%A4ih%C3%A4-1.jpg)

Jessica Räihä - Sr GTM Manager

Specialized in implementing advanced Azure solutions that support global growth and create competitive advantages through data, AI, and analytics, with expertise in crafting go-to-market strategies, particularly in exporting Swedish innovation worldwide and enabling organizations to leverage emerging technologies.

![Håkan Forsberg](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/H%C3%A5kan%20Forsberg.jpg)

Håkan Forsberg - Partner Solution Architect

PSA (Partner Solution Architect ) at Microsoft, with over 7 years of experience in building partner readiness with the power of Microsoft Cloud. I have a MCSE Data Platform certification and a strong background in Microsoft Data and BI stack and Azure OpenAI services and solutions.

14:30 | Market Overview and Trends | Main Hall/Container

## Digitalisering -en pågående industrirevolution

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Tommy Östholm**  
Language:** Swedish

Industrins digitala transformation är långt ifrån över. Hör om de senaste trenderna och hur företag kan ta nästa steg. 

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![Tommy Östholm](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Tommy%C3%96stholm.jpg)

Tommy Östholm - Business Unit Manager - Strategic Asset Management

Since 2007, he has supported many of Swedish industrial companies to achieve their productivity goals by bringing together their organization, processes, support systems and digital solutions.

14:30 | Integration | Room A1

## Shorter Time to Value with Distributed Development

**Company:** Gislen Software**  
Speaker:** Mikael Gislén**  
Language:** English

Gislen Software specializes in Software Development, Systems Integration, Identity & Access Management, Payment Solutions, and Mobile Development, always prioritizing transparency, ethical business practices, and sustainability.

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![Mikael Gislén](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/MikaelGislen.jpg)

Mikael Gislén - CEO, Gislen Software

Gislen Software specializes in Software Development, Systems Integration, Identity & Access Management, Payment Solutions, and Mobile Development, always prioritizing transparency, ethical business practices, and sustainability.

14:30 | Technology | Room A2

## AI Automation of the CI/CD Pipeline

**Company:** IBM**  
Speaker:** Peter Irving **  
Language:** English

AI and Integration are the perfect complement. Integration is a critical factor for success delivering AI projects, and AI empowers Integration efforts, enabling users to achieve powerful and differentiating results. In this session we will dive further into this relationship and how you can use AI capabilities in IBM Integration to be more successful in delivering integration solutions for your business.

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![Pete Irving](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/PeterIrving.jpg)

Pete Irving - IBM Automation Ecosystem Leader, EMEA at IBM

A highly experienced and high achieving sales professional, focused on client value and the development of thriving technology ecosystems

14:30 | MS & Azure | Room B1

## Hybrid Cloud: Azure Capabilities on Your Own Infrastructure

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Yahya Ajwad **  
Language:** English

Compliance and data locality are more relevant than ever, but how can you leverage Azure while maintaining control over your data and on-premises infrastructure? We will explore Azure Arc, Azure Local, and the hybrid deployment model — what they entail, how they differ, and how they can help you run integration flows and manage data locally

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![Yahya Ajwad ](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Yahya.png)

Yahya Ajwad - Chief Architect Cloud Integration

Technical cloud solutions architect with expertise in cloud systems, Microsoft Azure, and system integration

14:30 | Testimonials & Customer experiences | Room B2

## Vikten av IAM/IGA i det övergripande cybersäkerhetsarbetet

**Company:** AssaAbloy **  
Speaker:** Patrik Duckert**  
Language:** Swedish

Hur driver man ett långsiktigt och strategiskt Identity Security-program parallellt med att möta verksamhetens allt snabbare förändringsbehov? Kan du både springa maraton och sprint samtidigt?

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![Patrik Duckert](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/PatrikDuckert.jpg)

Patrik Duckert - Group Identity and Access Governance Manager

With over 20 years of IT experience, facilitating business dialogue and identifying technological solutions in challenging situations. Focus areas include Network, Infrastructure, Cyber Security, Identity & Access Management, and Strategy, always prioritizing the business value of technology solutions.

14:30 | Digital Trust | Room C1

## PAM – How to Prevent Threats and Secure your IT/OT Environment

**Company:** Epical & SSH**  
Speakers:** Jonathan Andersson, Ville Jama**  
Language:** English

Explore how PAM solutions can protect and secure legacy and Cloud IT environments as well as OT environments from internal and external cybersecurity threats.

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![Jonathan Andersson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Jonathan%20andersson.png)

Jonathan Andersson - IAM Consultant

![Ville Jama](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/VilleJama.jpg)

Ville Jama - Solution Sales Manager, Nordic at SSH Communications Security

A skilled solution selling professional with years of experience in new market area development in Finland and Nordic area.   
 Proven track record in sales, revenue increasing and business administration. I am passionate about my customers and their success as well as solutions I am delivering for them.

14:30 | Data & Analytics | Room C2

## Databricks: Successful Business Outcomes by Unification & Democratization of Data+AI

**Company:** Databricks**  
Speaker:** Jonas Golan**  
Language:** English

An overview of the Databricks solution and how it can drive your organisation towards excellence in data, analytics and AI.

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![Jonas Golan](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Jonas%20talare-1.jpg)

Jonas Golan - Regional Leader, Benelux & Nordics Consulting & SI Partners

Experienced Tech & GTM leader with background of leading customer transformation success and building partner ecosystems for scalable growth.

15:45 | Market Overview and Trends | Main Hall/Container

## Panel: Our Data-Driven Future

**Company:** Epical**  
Speakers:** Thomas Andersson, Magnus Strömer, Samu Koskinen, Tommy Östholm **  
Language:** English

Technological development is accelerating, just like external demands, risks, and business needs. How should one approach the challenges from a holistic perspective, and how can we at Epical contribute with our experiences from various applications and phases where customers in different industries and sectors are continuously taking the next step in their digitalization journeys to become data-driven and future-proofed.

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![Thomas Andersson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Thomas%20andersson.png)

Thomas Andersson - Chief Delivery Officer (CDO) / Executive Vice President Digital Trust at Epical

Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of creating business value in the digital trust landscape. Skilled in Business Processes, Customer Relationship Management, Identity and Access Management/Governance, and Digitalization Strategy. A leadership mentality based on walking the walk, business value first and a nothing is impossible attitude.

![Magnus Strömer](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Magnus.png)

Magnus Strömer - Executive Vice President, Integration at Epical

Sales and business driven executive leader. A dedicated business executive with a passion for people and a focus on success. Known for fostering team growth, aligning teams toward shared goals, and creating positive, people-centered organizations. Building a strong team and driving business success requires a mix of clear leadership, team alignment, and a culture of growth and innovation and work as a team.

![Samu Koskinen](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Samu.png)

Samu Koskinen - Executive Vice President, Data and Analytics at Epical

 15+ years’ experience in international sales and sales leadership mainly in banking, finance and ICT sectors in Finland and Sweden. My interest and strengths are especially in achieving the planned results in IT products, SaaS, Data&Analytics and IT consultancy services sales, customer satisfaction and -loyalty.

![Tommy Östholm](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Tommy%C3%96stholm.jpg)

Tommy Östholm - Business Unit Manager - Strategic Asset Management

Since 2007, he has supported many of Swedish industrial companies to achieve their productivity goals by bringing together their organization, processes, support systems and digital solutions.

15:45 | Integration | Room A1

## Vad är PEPPOL?

**Company:** Qvalia**  
Speaker:** Anders Wasén**  
Language:** Swedish

B2B meddelanden har en given plats i tekniklandskapet och med etablerade standarder som EDI händer det väl inget mer, eller? Kom och lyssna till hur PEPPOL gör det möjligt att automatisera stora delar av transaktionshanteringen samtidigt som verksamheten kan realtidsanalysera informationsflödet för företagets centrala processer.

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![Anders Wasén](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/AndersWasen.jpg)

Anders Wasén - CTO at Qvalia Group AB

As the CTO and main architect of Qvalia, Anders has been essential as team leader and expert in the development and design of the company's finance process automation platform. His 20+ years of experience in IT architecture and infrastructure, cloud, B2B, security and integration has made him, not only a tour de force of transaction technology knowledge, but also a highly skilled communicator. He has an outstanding ability to make the most complex issues easy to understand, for colleagues as well as customers.

15:45 | Technology | Room A2

## Introduktion till IBM Hybrid iPaaS

**Company:** IBM**  
Speaker:** Tomas Svensson**  
Language:** Swedish

IBM Hybrid iPaaS erbjuder funktioner som täcker alla dina integrationsbehov inom en och samma plattform, vilket hjälper ditt företag att skapa enhetliga och sömlösa integrationer, API:er och tjänster för att förbli konkurrenskraftiga. I denna session kommer vi att ge en översikt av de olika funktionerna i Hybrid iPaaS, inklusive app- och B2B-integration, API-hantering och hanterad filöverföring.

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![Tomas Svensson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/TomasSvensson.jpg)

Tomas Svensson - Principal Solution Architect

Over 28 year experience in bringing data management, integration, analytics, and event-processing solution as Account Executive and Principal Solution architect.

15:45 | MS & Azure | Room B1

## En Azure-lösning, endast med de billigaste nivåerna

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Nikolaos Delis**  
Language:** Swedish

 En historia om ett projekt som drog ut alldeles för mycket på tiden och blev betydligt dyrare än planerat. Ett mycket lärorikt projekt där man verkligen fick erfara att alla verktyg inte passar för alla jobb.

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![Nikolaos Delis](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/NikolaosDelis.jpg)

Nikolaos Delis - Senior Software and Cloud Engineer

Senior Cloud Solutions Architect och Microsoft MVP inom Azure & IoT. Nikolaos brinner för mjukvaruarkitektur och molnbaserade lösningar.

15:45 | Testimonials & Customer experiences | Room B2

## AI - Bildanalys och textanalys

**Company:** Epical**  
Speaker:** Berhan Karagöz**  
Language:** Swedish

Saknar din ugn reservdelar och hur kan AI hjälpa dig? Får du dessutom kundundersökningar och vill finna gemensamma nämnare? Få en inblick i praktiska och enkla PoC (Proof Of Concept) exempel på tillämpad AI där text och bild används för att tex snabb och enkelt identifiera trasiga komponenter, eller omvandla text till insiktsfulla grafer.

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![Berhan Karagöz](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Berhan.png)

Berhan Karagöz - Business Intelligence konsult

Over the past 15 years, I have worked as a professional developer, tackling various tasks and challenges, from small-scale one-person projects to large-scale corporate enterprises, either independently or as a member of a team of up to 20 individuals. Additionally, I have had the opportunity to work in different countries, gaining valuable insights into their work cultures and environments.

15:45 | Digital Trust | Room C1

## Will Your Business go Down Permanently with an Insecure Active Directory (AD)?

**Company:** Epical **  
Speaker:** Christoffer Andersson **  
Language:** English

Active Directory is over 25 years old yet the foundation of IT/OT, cyber security and privileged access at 85+% of organizations worldwide - can it be secured sustain today’s cyber threats and threat actors?

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![Christoffer Andersson](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/ChristofferAndersson.jpg)

Christoffer Andersson - Principal Advisor at Epical

Microsoft MVP (2004-2011) and MVR (2023), specializes in identity, security, and Active Directory. Expert in high-security IT/OT projects and has developed tools like the Fine Grain Password Policy Tool and ESEDump. Christoffer is known for his deep expertise in Active Directory and security research.

15:45 | Data & Analytics | Room C2

## WSP sparar miljarder SEK baserat på dataanalys

**Company:** Flowscape**  
Speaker:** Peter Reigo**  
Language:** Swedish

Sedan 2022 har WSP arbetat hårt med att anpassa sin globala kontorsportfölj till det nya hybrida arbetssättet. Med hjälp av sensorer och dataanalys har de lyckats optimera storleken på kontoren och därmed halverat sina kontorskostnader. Med 73000 anställda blir detta miljarder i besparingar. Hör Peter Reigo, på svenska Flowscape, berätta hur sensorer kan användas för att mäta kontorsbeläggningen och hur denna data sedan används för att optimera ytorna och spara stora summor pengar och koldioxidutsläpp.

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![Peter Reigo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Peter%20talarare%20Epical%20day.png)

Peter Reigo - IBM Automation Ecosystem Leader, EMEA at IBM

Peter Reigo har en bakgrund från både Scania och Ericsson. På Scania forskade han bl.a. inom sensorer i tuff miljö, vilket ledde fram till en teknologie licentiatexamen på KTH. Därefter arbetade han 13 år på Ericsson i olika roller inom utvecklingsorganisationen för radiobasstationer. År 2011 valde han att starta Flowscape med ambitionen att använda smarta sensorer och inomhuspositionering för att förbättra vardagen för kontorsarbetare och samtidigt optimera kontorsytorna. Första produkten togs fram tillsammans med Vasakronan och lanserades 2014. Idag har Flowscape flera hundra kunder i över 50 länder.

# Partners & Sponsors

[![Opentext logo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/OTOpenText_logo_color.jpg) ](https://www.opentext.com/en-gb)

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[![Arrow logo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Arrow%20logga.png) ](https://www.arrow.com/globalecs/au/)

[![Gislen Software logo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/Gislen%20software%20logga.png) ](https://www.gislen.com/)

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[![Axway logo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/axway-logo-dark-gray.svg) ](https://www.axway.com/en)

[![SSH logo](https://insights.epicalgroup.com/hubfs/Epical%20day%202025/ssh%20logo.png) ](https://www.ssh.com/)

Venue

# Scandic Göteborg Central, Platinan

The venue for major conferences and events. Out on the lush terrace, Gothenburg opens up with a fantastic view of the river, harbor, and the iconic "Lipstick" building.

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## Accommodation

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## Directions

Mårten Krakowgatan 2,   
Gothenburg

Epical Day 2025

## Sign Up for the Waiting List

Take the opportunity to participate in the **most important inspiration event of the year **for data, digitalization, and transformation! Epical Day 2025 is your chance to meet the industry's sharpest experts, discover innovative solutions, and gain insights that take your data journey to the next level.

**When: **April 3, 2025

**Where:** Scandic Göteborg Central, Platinan

**Fee:** This event is free of charge

**Sign up for the waiting list today for a chance to secure your spot. We will notify you if a spot becomes available.**

We look forward to a truly epic event together, where we jointly lay the foundation for the data-driven companies of the future in the Nordic market.