59 LNN CONFERENCE 2026 Text: Yvonne Hedegärd MARIANNE NYGAARD, DENMARK Headline of presentation: How to stay strong and openhearted in your leadership as a young leader - and why it’s important both for yourself and for those you lead. Marianne has been working with leadership, communication, relationship building and personal development for more than 20 years. She published her rst book in 2020: “Who do you choose to be? A guide to personal leadership from the heart” In her work, she focus on how to live, work and lead with a wise and open heart through developing the whole human being. INGUNN EIRIKSDÓTTIR, FAROE ISLAND Headline of presentation: How motivating and engaging the younger generation calls for new approaches and a fresh mindset. Ingunn is working as a CEO in Betri Trygging. She has an academic foundation in law and leadership. With 18 years of executive experience across both public and private sectors, she has played a pivotal role in driving strategic transformation at Betri Trygging. In addition to her executive leadership, Ingunn has taught leadership and is deeply committed to fostering employee engagement. She believes in involving people as a core element in building commitment, enhancing wellbeing, and achieving outstanding results. LAURI KUOSMANEN, FINLAND Headline of presentation: Ethical Leadership and courage in Action. Lauri Kuosmanen is an associate professor with the background as a psychiatric nurse, researcher, educator and societal advocate based in Finland, with a strong presence across Europe. With over 35 years of experience in health and social care, he has held diverse roles ranging from clinical practice to academic leadership and policy in uence. His professional dedication centres on promoting ethically and morally highquality care for patients and clients, and advancing the realisation of patient rights, especially within mental health services. Dr. Kuosmanen is widely recognized for his contributions to human rights and recoveryoriented practices, co-development of health services, and the empowerment of service users. HELGA SIF FRIDJONSDOTTIR, ICELAND Headline of presentation: The courage to listen - Re ections of a nurse leader. Helga is the Deputy Director General at Ministry of Health in Iceland and Adjunct and Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Iceland. Helga is an advanced practice mental health nurse with a focus on servicing people who use drugs and have mental health problems. Her focus is on developing and redesigning mental health as well as teaching and training mental health nurses of the future in Iceland. Helga will re ect on her journey as a nurse leader committed to compassion, inclusion, and systemic change. She explores how leadership begins with the courage to listen — to service users, to colleagues, and to the unheard voices within our systems. Listening well creates a space where purpose and possibility grow from empathy, compassion and shared humanity. LIV HEIDI BRATTÅS REMO, NORWAY Headline of presentation: ”Nursing leadership entering a new era” Liv has several years of experience as a nurse leader and as manager of community/primary healthcare services. Now she holds the position of Government Chief Nursing O cer for Norway. She is Department Director in the department of Competence Development at the Norwegian Directorate of Health. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in Knowledge management and innovation, a master's degree Program in healthcare improvement and patient safety and an executive master of management program in consulting. She is central in development and achievement of nursing policy strategy at a national level. Moreover, she represents the Norwegian government in European and global fora regarding nursing. She is a member of the WHO Euro O ce, Network of Government Chief Nurses and Midwives organized by Ms Maggie Langins, Chief Policy Advisor for Nursing and Midwifery. CHRISTINA BJÖRKLUND, SWEDEN Headline of presentation: Understanding Young Managers: Organizational and Individual Perspectives. Christina is working as an associate professor and researcher at Karolinska Institutet specializing in work environment, mental health, and productivity. Her research focuses on managers’ working conditions and well-being, with particular attention to young managers. In this lecture, Christina presents research-based insights into the challenges and opportunities facing young managers, from both individual and organizational perspectives. EMINA SESTO, SWEDEN Headline of presentation: Young and a manager. Emina will talk about her own experiences of being young and a manager. At the age of 21, she took her rst job as a manager and is now, after seven years, a valued and acclaimed manager. But the start was challenging, many thought she was too young, too inexperienced and lacked competence. She had high expectations of herself and initially believed that she would have the answers to all questions. But then she changed her perspective and instead started to rely on the experiences and knowledge of her employees, which turned out to be successful. The employees say that they feel more involved than with previous managers.
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