Stig Ola Johansen

Founder and CEO, Tasteforge

Stig Ola Johansen is the CEO and co-founder of TasteForge, an AI-driven company helping the food and beverage industry make smarter, more insight-based product decisions. By combining market data, consumer insights and machine learning, TasteForge supports companies in reducing risk and increasing the chances of successful product launches.

Ahead of AI+ 2026, Stig Ola has coached the Ungt Entreprenørskap student companies taking part in Wednesday’s AI+Party, sharing practical insights from entrepreneurship, food innovation and applied AI. He will also take part in AI+ Investor & Startup Day.