Lena Bäcker is one of the world’s most exclusive keynote speakers in diplomacy, leadership, and global business strategy. With over 35 years of experience at the highest international levels, she has advised royal families, heads of state, Nobel laureates, and Fortune 500 leaders worldwide.
As former Enforcement Director in the Swedish government and Chair of the EU High-Level Think Tank for seven years (European Association of Public Banks), Lena led Europe’s largest public financial institutions alongside the European Commission, European Parliament, ECB, and European Investment Bank through turbulent periods, including the global financial crisis and the Greek debt crisis. She united leaders across borders, built consensus in times of division, and strengthened Europe’s financial resilience.
Today, she serves as Founders and Chairperson for GGA Group, Chairperson for Life of The Royal Foundation for Peace (RFP) and Chairperson for Life for The Royal Foundation for Peace Global Charity Fund.
Lena Bäcker Lecture Topics
- AI, Power and Strategic Digital Sovereignty
The AI conversation has moved from experimentation to execution. Leaders are no longer asking whether to use AI — but:
- How to integrate it securely
- How to protect institutional integrity
- How to govern AI in a geopolitical and geoeconomics environment
Lena Bäcker addresses AI not as technology, but as power architecture — linking digitalisation, state security, regulatory oversight and long-term legitimacy. Having led large-scale digital transformation under the highest security classification within government, she brings authority to the intersection of AI, governance and sovereignty.
- Geopolitics and Geoeconomics: When Politics Becomes a Balance Sheet Issue
Geopolitics and geoeconomics is no longer background noise. It is now a core boardroom variable. Sanctions, tariffs, trade wars, capital diplomacy, debt restructuring, FTA shifts and alliance fragmentation are shaping business survival.
Lena Bäcker connects: Global governance, Capital flows and financial system resilience. Her experience inside the Greek rescue package and global governance gives her a unique vantage point few speakers globally possess.
- Security, Risk and Institutional Resilience
Risk is now multidimensional: Cyber threats, Regulatory overreach, Political instability, Energy – Climate-related financial Shocks, Erosion of public trust. As Enforcement Director, Lena Bäcker transformed an authority into a national benchmark for trust, governance and gender equality — while managing crisis and economic crime enforcement. She speaks to:
- How institutions survive systemic shocks
- How leaders maintain legitimacy
- How to build resilience that endures beyond individuals
In a world of fragile systems, credibility is currency.
- Global Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
How world leaders and institutions can act effectively amid political, economic, and social turbulence.
Insights from Lena’s work with the EU, IMF, ECB, and Fortune 500 leaders. Focus on building trust, making strategic decisions, and leading with clarity when risks are high.
- The Art of Influence: Building Consensus Across Borders
Strategies to unite diverse cultures, governments, and institutions around common goals. Practical examples from her experience advising royal families, heads of state, and global philanthropic networks.
How to combine discretion, authority, and persuasion at the highest level of leadership.
- Peace, Prosperity & Sustainability: Leadership That Transforms
How exclusive global networks like the RFP create real impact for peace and sustainability. How strategic philanthropic initiatives drive social change, education, and child protection. Examples of bridging leadership, philanthropy, and long-term global initiatives.
- Crisis Governance in the Digital and Geopolitical Era
Leadership and statecraft in a world shaped by digital disruption, geopolitical uncertainty, and complex global risks. How to build resilient institutions and organizations in times of rapid change. Lessons from European and global crises that shaped Lena’s strategic leadership philosophy.
Lena Bäcker has received several international awards and is recognized for her unique ability to combine strategic acumen, moral authority, and calm influence in critical global matters.
Lena Bäcker is a global voice for diplomacy, peace, and strategic leadership. She frequently shares stages with presidents, prime ministers, and Nobel laureates.
GGA Group is a global unique and trusted strategic partner to governments, royal institutions, and leading companies worldwide, providing confidential, high-level advisory in diplomacy, statecraft, and global affairs. RFP is an ultra-exclusive, unique invitation-only global club where royal houses and influential families unite for peace, prosperity, and sustainability. RFP Global Charity Fund focuses on children’s wellbeing and protection, education as a driver for change, and rehabilitation programs for vulnerable groups.
Her keynotes are described as transformative, inspiring, iconiq and historic – leaving audiences with a senes of unique insight and global perspective.
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