WISE Networking Day 2025
January 28, 2025
Welcome to WISE Networking Day 2025
When: January 28, 2025, one full day
Time: 10.00 – ending with dinner at 18.00
Registration, coffee/tea and sandwich: From 09:30
Where: Värmekyrkan, Norrköping
With the intention to make this an annual event we now introduce the meeting place for Swedish industry, society and the WISE community.
Join us to explore successful collaboration between industry, academia and societal actors. WISE Networking Day is the meeting place to boost future collaboration, careers and business, targeting materials science and technology for sustainability. Focus for this event is on creating contacts between WISE researchers, PhDs and postdocs and Swedish industry for future collaboration and career opportunities.
This conference will explore emerging trends and needs regarding sustainable materials in Sweden. Attendees will also gain practical insights into fostering synergistic interactions and collaborations between academia and industry. The event is open to WISE PhD students and Postdocs and PI’s and Swedish industry and society.
Program
- 10:00 Introduction: Magnus Berggren, WISE Program Director and Olle Eriksson, WISE Program co-director
- 10:10 Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW) ecosystem of research programs: Peter Wallenberg Jr, Chair Board of Directors KAW and Sara Mazur, Executive Director KAW
- Block 1: Future needs for materials science and academic collaborations from a large business perspective. Listen to presentations from e.g. Sandvik, IKEA, Alfa Laval, Scania, Husqvarna, Tetra Pak, Volvo Cars and Hitachi Energy
- Block 2: Entrepreneurship, materials science and academic collaborations in small business perspectives. Presentations from Graphmatec, Retein and more to be confirmed
- Block 3: Collaboration opportunities within WIRA (WISE industrial arena) and the EU landscape for materials science
- Poster exhibition (WISE postdocs and PhDs about to ending their WISE projects) and company exhibition in all breaks
- 18:00 Dinner
Registration to WISE Networking Day
In the registration form for industry/society, you can select how you wish to participate – either as an exhibitor with a booth or as an attendee only. We encourage you to register early, especially if you’re interested in securing a booth, as the number of places is limited. Participating industry are invited to present their organization with a roll-up or demo table. Read more about the exhibition for industry in the section: Participate as an Exhibitor or Attendee.
If you are a participant from industry or society, please register here.
Academic representatives should use their personal invitations sent via email.
Practical information
Food and beverages
When check-in opens at 09:30, coffee and sandwiches will be served. A standing networking lunch will follow, along with an afternoon coffee break. The conference will conclude with a two-course dinner at the Bistro in Louis De Geer. If you wish to attend the dinner, please indicate this during your conference registration. Also, kindly inform us if you have any allergies or require special dietary accommodations.
The dinner will be served with non-alcoholic beverages. Should you prefer other drinks, these will be available for purchase at the bar at your own expense.
Participate as an Exhibitor or Attendee
Poster session
For those invited to present a poster at the Networking Days 2025, further information is available here Poster session for WISE researchers
Contact and Questions
If you have any questions about the event or need further information, feel free to contact us via email: info@wise-materials.org.
We look forward to your participation and to exploring new opportunities for collaboration and innovation together!
The event-page will be updated with information continuously.