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Johannes Sundlo, AI adoption and future of work expert

Former HR leader at Spotify. Has trained more than 150 organizations in practical AI, from Volvo and H&M to Swedish government agencies. Publishes yearly survey data on how Swedish HR uses AI, one of the few original datasets on AI in HR from the Nordics. Keynotes at UNLEASH World, UNLEASH America and HR Technology Europe. Named to HR Executive’s Top 100 HR Tech Influencers four years running.

Call +46 725 511 630johannes@sundlo.com

Same-day availability. Remote or on location in Stockholm, CET. English or Swedish. TV, radio, podcast, panel, written comment.

Ask me about

  • Leaders need time and permission to practise with AI.

    In my 2025 survey of Swedish HR leaders and specialists, 81 percent reported employer-provided AI tools and 25 percent reported using AI agents in HR. These measure different things; they do not show the total share using AI. My view is that leaders need to make room for practice and review.

  • Managers have to go first.

    Employees whose manager uses AI are far more likely to use it themselves. No policy, platform or training replaces a leadership team that shows how it is done. That is where most rollouts break.

  • AI is taking jobs.

    Not all of them, not overnight, but the entry-level tasks that used to be the way into working life go first. I have data on how junior jobs are changing in Sweden and clear views on what employers, schools and policymakers should do.

  • Stop piloting, start deciding.

    Most organizations are on their third or fourth AI pilot. Pilots are the safe way to avoid a decision. The real question is which workflows change, owned by whom, by when.

  • Recruiting is where the EU AI Act bites first.

    AI that screens, ranks or evaluates candidates is classed as high risk under the EU AI Act. That covers almost every HR team using modern recruiting tools, including US companies hiring in Europe, and most do not know it yet.

Podcasts, videos and interviews

Where I have been a guest, given a talk or been interviewed, newest first. All links were checked on 22 October 2026.

  • HR Executive
  • UNLEASH
  • HR Technology Europe
  • Svenska Dagbladet
  • Realtid
  • Now to Next with Jason Averbook
  • Recruiting Brainfood
  • Redefining Work
  • Thinkroom
  • Lawai
  • HiBob
  • 50skills

Podcasts

Videos and webinars

Talks and conferences

Press and interviews

My own shows

Earlier, on recruitment and employer branding

Numbers nobody else has

From my State of AI in HR survey series: AI & HR i Sverige 2024 (257 respondents) and 2025 (461), and AI & HR Barometern 2026 by humAIn Academy (329). Free to cite with attribution: sundlo.com/state-of-ai-in-hr.

  • 88%have an AI tool paid for by their employer, up from 66% in 2024State of AI in HR 2026
  • 78%use generative AI in their HR work every dayState of AI in HR 2026
  • 61%have had formal AI training from their employer, up from 33% in 2025State of AI in HR 2026
  • 53%say HR uses AI tools that are not formally approvedState of AI in HR 2026
  • 70%do not measure what AI delivers in HRState of AI in HR 2026
  • 9%say their organisation is well prepared for the AI ActState of AI in HR 2026

About Johannes

Short, 25 words

Johannes Sundlo is an AI adoption and future of work expert and former HR leader at Spotify. He has trained 150+ organizations and runs the FullStack HR newsletter.

Medium, 75 words

Johannes Sundlo is an advisor and keynote speaker on AI adoption and the future of work. After 15 years in senior HR roles, including Spotify and Avalanche Studios, he now works with leadership teams, managers and their teams who want AI to work in everyday practice. He has trained more than 150 organizations, runs the FullStack HR newsletter with 11,000 readers and publishes the annual State of AI in HR survey. HR Executive has named him a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer four years running.

Long, 200 words

Johannes Sundlo is an AI adoption and future of work advisor. He spent 15 years in senior HR roles, including at Spotify and as People Director at Avalanche Studios Group, before founding his own practice focused on AI adoption in organizations. He has trained more than 150 organizations, from Volvo and H&M to Swedish government agencies, in using AI at work. He publishes State of AI in HR, an annual survey of Swedish HR leaders and specialists, with 257 responses in 2024 and 461 in 2025. In 2025, 81 percent reported employer-provided AI tools and 25 percent reported using AI agents in HR. The latter measures agent use, not all AI use. Johannes has delivered keynotes at UNLEASH World, UNLEASH America and HR Technology Europe. HR Executive has named him a Top 100 HR Tech Influencer four consecutive years. He runs the FullStack HR newsletter with 11,000 readers, a podcast and a free AI course for HR. He argues that managers need to use the tools themselves to lead their organizations’ AI work.

Role
Advisor, keynote speaker and trainer on AI adoption and the future of work
Previously
HR leader at Spotify, People Director at Avalanche Studios Group
Based in
Stockholm, Sweden (CET)
Languages
English, Swedish
Own channels
FullStack HR, newsletter with 11,000 readers, and the podcast of the same name
Recognition
HR Executive Top 100 HR Tech Influencers 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026

Press photos

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See Johannes on stage

A talk, a podcast and an interview. More in the list above.

SPEAKERx (The Public Speaking Channel): The future of AI has less to do with technology and more to do with us, Jun 2026
Now to Next with Jason Averbook: EP9: Practical AI for HR, Oct 2025
Lawai: AI + HR, Sep 2025

Practical

Is there a fee?
No. Appearances in journalistic contexts are free of charge.
How fast can you be available?
Usually the same day. Calling is fastest.
Which formats?
TV, radio, podcast, panel, written comment or quote. I also write op-eds and columns on request.
What do you comment on?
AI and work in the broad sense: how jobs change, leadership, skills, recruiting, the EU AI Act, HR. I bring original data and concrete examples from Nordic organizations.
Swedish media?
Yes. There is a Swedish press page.

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