Speaker Bio
Johan Larsson is the Head of Region Americas at Telenor Connexion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Telenor Group. Telenor Group is a leading telecommunications company across the Nordics and Asia with 209 million subscribers and annual sales of around NOK 81 billion (2023). Telenor Connexion is a dedicated and specialized IoT unit, operating globally. Telenor Connexion is a part of Telenor IoT - the portfolio of IoT solutions from Telenor Group. Telenor Connexion is recognized as a Top 3 IoT Operator in Europe and Top 10 IoT Operator globally.
As Head of Region Johan is responsible for executing regional sales strategy within the Americas Region and manages Telenor Connexion’s US based business development, account management and sales engineering resources. He reports directly to the CSO of Global Sales at Telenor Connexion.
Johan has worked at Telenor Connexion since 2009 and has held different roles within the Sales department. He has received Telenor awards and recognition for his sales achievements. He spent the first 3 years at Telenor Connexion HQ in Stockholm, Sweden as the Global Bid Manager before relocating to the USA in 2012.
Johan is also a successful entrepreneur within FinTech as one of the founders of Billhop AB a Swedish payment service platform and payment institute with operations across Scandinavia and Europe.
Johan is a Swedish native currently receding in Tampa FL with his wife and daughter. He has studied Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management at Post Graduate level at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. He holds a BA in Business Management Global Economics from the University of Worcester in Worcester England.