In this inspiring session, SAFe® Fellow Carl Starendal connects the Scaled Agile Framework’s lean-agile leadership principles with the Swedish Defense University’s evidence-based leadership model. He reveals how at the intersection of these two approaches lies a powerful set of leadership behaviors that can help you excel in leading yourself, others, and your organization.

Drawing on the common ground between agile and cutting edge leadership research, Carl highlights specific effective behaviors—such as leading by example, inspiring innovation, fostering trust, and developing others. He shows how to put these behaviors into practice at the personal, team, and organizational level. Instead of just theory, you’ll get real insights and practical guidance, leaving you inspired to elevate your leadership and drive meaningful change across your enterprise.

Carl Starendal,
Leadership/Agile Development Expert & SAFe® Fellow

Carl Starendal is a Leadership/Agile Development Expert, having decades of hands-on experience as an entrepreneur, manager & leader across a diverse range of industries. He is also a sought-after keynote speaker on leadership, management, and modern product development and a highly regarded mentor & advisor as well as one of the Transformational Leadership trainers (Utvecklande Ledarskap) certified by the Swedish Defence Academy.

Carl is also one of the global SAFe® Fellows an official contributor to the SAFe® Framework and one of the key people behind the Release Train Engineer (RTE) certification course facilitator.

He is the founder of the leadership & agile advisory firm We Are Movement as well as the recording studio Ljudlabbet, the AI startup Machine Behaviour, and one of the people behind the biodiversity foundation Rädda En Art.