Göran Carstedt Ph.D is engaged in several initiatives where entrepreneurial business ventures can be combined with community based social innovation. Dr. Carstedt is an advisor and coach to various European , US and Asian organizations and serves as chairman and board member in several corporations.

Dr. Carstedt was 2007-08 Senior Director of The Clinton Climate Initiative. He served 1998-2000 as Managing Director for SOL – The Society for Organizational Learning, at MIT in Cambridge, MA, USA, a research center for organizational learning and leadership. He has served as the chairman of The Natural Step International.
He is the former President of IKEA Retail Europe and member of the IKEA Group Management Board 1990-1997. He served from 1990-1995 as President of IKEA North America in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Before joining IKEA, Dr. Carstedt served for many years in different executive positions with Volvo. He joined Volvo in 1974 as Manager of Market Planning at the Car Division in Gothenburg, Sweden. From 1977-1982, he was Manager of Corporate Planning Office at Volvo Headquarters, and from 1982-1985 he was President of the Car Division at Volvo France SA in Paris. From 1985-1990 he served as President of Volvo Svenska Bil AB, the Swedish Volvo sales organization for cars, trucks, buses, spare parts and services. During this time he was also a member of the Volvo Group Management Committee.

Dr. Carstedt received his Ph.D. from the University of Umeå in 1974, and an honorary doctorate at Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Karlskrona, 2007. He was guest professor at The School of Business, Economics and Law, at University of Gothenburg 2015-2017.

Ville Solja, neljännen polven omistaja, varapuheenjohtaja ja liiketoiminnan kehitysjohtaja. Ville suhtautuu intohimoisesti kestävän liiketoiminnan rakentamiseen ja on aktiivinen sijoittaja sekä hallituksen jäsen useissa startup-yrityksissä

Ville Solja, 4^th generation owner, Vice chair and CBDO. Ville is passionate about building impactful business that does good for the planet and the people within the built environment. Ville is also an active investor and board member in several startups.