Spotify Technology S.A. (SPOT) Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 September 9, 2026 6:45 PM EDT
Company Participants
Gustav Söderström – Co-CEO & Director
Presentation
Unknown Analyst
Okay. So if everyone can find their seats, we’re going to go on to our next fireside chat. Good afternoon, everyone. It’s my pleasure to welcome Gustav Söderström, Co-CEO of Spotify to our Communacopia and Technology Conference, his first investor conference in that role.
For those of you who haven’t met them before, Gustav is an engineer by training and a founder by instinct. He built Kenet Works, which was acquired by Yahoo! in 2006 and 13th Lab, an augmented reality start-up acquired by Oculus. He joined Spotify in 2009, spent the next 15 years as Chief Product and Technology Officer. In that time, he called the mobile shift early, better machine learning more than a decade ago and help transform a music app into a place for nearly 800 million people listen and watch podcasts and books as well. He became co-President in 2023 and stepped into the co-CEO role alongside Alex Norström this January.
Gustav, welcome to the stage of Communacopia.
Gustav Söderström
Co-CEO & Director
Thank you. Appreciate it.
Unknown Analyst
I always love welcoming people to their first Communacopia Technology Conference. Thanks so much for taking the time to do it. I really appreciate it.
Gustav Söderström
Co-CEO & Director
Thank you for having me. It’s exciting.
Question-and-Answer Session
Unknown Analyst
Let’s start with the future and the technology shifts that are underway. You’ve been a key architect of Spotify’s evolution through a number of technology shifts. Drawing on that experience, how are you thinking about Spotify positioning itself for where the industry landscape is going over the medium to long term?
Gustav Söderström
Co-CEO & Director
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