How can secure information management become a competitive advantage – and what does it take to build a sovereign AI factory from scratch? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, Kaaren Hilsen, CEO of the Telenor AI Factory, shares insights from leading one of the Nordics’ most ambitious AI infrastructure initiatives.

Kaaren reflects on her international telecom journey and Telenor’s 170‑year legacy of building critical national infrastructure. She explains why intelligence is emerging as a national resource, and why secure, sovereign AI capabilities are becoming essential for governments, enterprises, and society at large. The conversation explores the role of telecoms in enabling safe and smart societies, the balance between sovereignty and flexibility, and how responsible AI must address security, energy efficiency, and climate impact.

Kaaren also discusses building an AI factory with a startup mindset inside a large enterprise, early use cases in healthcare and the public sector, and what the future holds for AI‑driven infrastructure.

Episode highlights

· 01:54 – From telecom leader to CEO of the Telenor AI Factory

· 06:00 – Why intelligence is becoming a national resource

· 12:30 – Building a sovereign AI factory with speed over perfection

· 18:40 – Secure AI use cases in healthcare and the public sector

· 29:00 – The future of intelligent telco infrastructure

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How is AI reshaping intelligent manufacturing – and what does it mean to lead technology transformation inside a global industrial company? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, Magnus Malmström, CTO of Sandvik Intelligent Manufacturing, shares insights from guiding one of Sweden’s most iconic engineering companies through rapid technological change.

Magnus reflects on Sandvik’s long innovation culture, the evolution of digital manufacturing, and why transparency, data access, and customer-driven development are becoming essential pillars in modern industrial software. He discusses how AI‑driven software development has fundamentally shifted productivity.

The conversation explores global market dynamics, the implications of reshoring and reindustrialization, and the critical challenge of attracting future talent into manufacturing. Magnus also looks ahead at upcoming leaps, such as humanoid robots, closed-loop production, and AI‑infused machining knowledge, that will transform both shop‑floor workflows and software development itself.

Episode highlights

• 01:56 – Magnus Malmström’s global journey and Sandvik’s innovation‑driven culture
• 05:35 – What Intelligent Manufacturing means: CAM software, metrology, and closed‑loop production
• 10:51 – Digitalization maturity: advanced automation vs. disconnected back-end processes
• 15:55 – AI‑driven software development and the rise of prompt‑based Copilot interfaces
• 32:38 – Looking ahead: humanoid robots, voice interfaces, and the next era of intelligent manufacturing

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How is the CIO role transforming as IT and OT converge – and what does it take to truly integrate technology, business, and people in modern industry? In this episode of Keys to Intelligent Industry, technology leader Mats Hultin shares insights from his years as CIO at Saab and Ericsson, and now as an advisor and board member across the tech ecosystem. Drawing on large-scale transformation experience, Mats explains why he views the CIO as the new Chief Integration Officer, a leader focused on bridging silos, accelerating AI adoption, and building trust across engineering, operations, and IT.

He explores how organizations can navigate cloud transformation, strengthen data-driven operations, and adopt AI-first ways of working. Mats also reflects on cybersecurity, human-AI collaboration, and the growing need for integrated technology capabilities across R&D, production, and supply chain.

Episode highlights

• 01:45 – Mats Hultin’s journey and the rise of the “Chief Integration Officer”
• 04:17 – How the CIO role is shifting toward business integration
• 13:56 – Lessons from digitalizing factories and balancing autonomy
• 18:32 – AI adoption: playgrounds, democratization, Ai-first models
• 28:05 – Cybersecurity resilience and building security from day one

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