Ola Ahlvarsson
Business entrepreneur
Ola Ahlvarsson (born March 24, 1970) is a Swedish entrepreneur and martial artist based in Stockholm, Ibiza and Miami. He is the founder or co-founder of several companies including Result, Starstable.com, Epicenter, Ahlvar Gallery and Villa Ahlvar.
Ahlvarsson has authored several books including Mission Possible (Midas, 2005), Silicon Valhalla (2016, co-authored with Mahesh Kumar), Mindchange (Fritanke förlag, 2024), later published in English by Aniara Publishing, and Happy Business (Aniara Publishing). He has spoken at international events including the World Economic Forum and DLD. He holds an MBA from Stockholm University and was course director and executive MBA Program faculty member at Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.
Ahlvarsson holds a World champion title in kickboxing (WAKO) and has competed in karate, taekwondo and kickboxing for more than 30 years, representing the Swedish national team in kickboxing through the 2025 World Championship in Abu Dhabi. He received the Great Athletes Award 2025 (Stora idrottares märke) from the Swedish martial arts federation.
Public speaking
Ahlvarsson has spoken at conferences and industry events including the World Economic Forum, Le Web Paris, Singularity University, World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, DLD Munich, PICNIC Amsterdam, the "Global Internet Summit" and the "European Online Publishing Conference". He has been recognized as one of the best moderators on the international conference circuit by Professional Speaking, which highlighted his approach of active engagement with panelists rather than neutral facilitation. He is also the curator and host of SIME, a technology conference held in Stockholm since 1996.
Awards and recognition
In 1999, Ahlvarsson was named one of the "Top Ten Leading European Internet Entrepreneurs" by The Wall Street Journal.
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