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Past Speakers

Take a look at some speakers from past years.

Anton Osika
Founder & CEO
Lovable
Arthur Mensch
Co-founder & CEO
Mistral
Cal Henderson
Co-founder & CTO
Slack
Chris Malachowsky
Co-founder
NVIDIA
Christian Hecker
Co-founder & CEO
Trade Republic
Christopher Sacca
Founder & Managing Director
Lowercarbon Capital
Claire Hughes Johnson
Chief Corporate Advisor
Stripe
Divesh Makan
Founding Partner
ICONIQ
Doug Leone
Managing Partner
Sequoia
Dylan Field
Founder & CEO
Figma
Eric Glyman
Co-founder & CEO
Ramp
Ev Williams
Co-founder
Twitter, Medium
Fabian Hedin
Co-founder
Lovable
Gabe Pereyra
Co-founder & President
Harvey
Harry Stebbings
Founder
20VC
Hélène Huby
Founder & CEO
The Exploration Company
Hemant Taneja
CEO
General Catalyst
Ilkka Paananen
Co-founder & CEO
Supercell
Jan Oberhauser
Founder & CEO
n8n
Jeannette zu Fürstenberg
Managing Director & Head of Europe
General Catalyst
Justin Kan
Co-founder
Twitch
Luciana Lixandru
General Partner
Sequoia
Lucy Liu
Co-founder & President
Airwallex
Markus Villig
Founder & CEO
Bolt
Mati Staniszewski
Co-founder & CEO
Elevenlabs
Max Junestrand
Co-founder & CEO
Legora
Meredith Whittaker
President
Signal Foundation
Milda Mitkute
Co-founder
Vinted
Moritz von der Linden
Co-founder & CEO
Marvel Fusion
Neil Rimer
Partner
Index Ventures
Nik Storonsky
Founder & CEO
Revolut
Olivier Pomel
Co-founder & CEO
Datadog
Pekka Laurila
Co-founder & CSO
ICEYE
Pieter van der Does
Co-founder & co-CEO
Adyen
Qasar Younis
Co-founder & CEO
Applied Intuition
Robin Rombach
Co-founder & CEO
Black Forest Labs
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Co-founder & CEO
Klarna
Severin Hacker
Co-founder
Duolingo
Shuo Wang
Co-founder & CRO
Deel
Thomas Wolf
Co-founder
Hugging Face
Tony Xu
Founder & CEO
Doordash
Victor Riparbelli
Co-founder & CEO
Synthesia

Stage Program FAqs

What is Slush's philosphy for curating stage program ?

Through our stage programs, we support our mission to help and create founders to change the world. Our stages primarily feature the most accomplished founders and operators, sharing candid, no-nonsense insights on building high-growth, enduring companies.

Each stage has a distinct purpose—whether it’s spotlighting early-stage founders, unpacking the startup and tech landscape, sharing company-building advice, or diving into raw founder journeys.

As a not-for-profit, we don’t pay speakers, and they don’t pay us.

How do I suggest a speaker for Slush 2026?

Suggest a speaker using the following link.

Our selection process centers on one question: What aspect of company-building is this person uniquely qualified to speak on?

We feature experienced founders—often behind unicorns—who share real stories and offer candid, practical advice.

Got any questions?

Reach out to speakers@slush.org

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