WISE Networking Days is designed to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry within the WISE Community. With a mix of activities, the event offers a unique opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and build long-term partnerships.
This year’s event is organized in collaboration with NÄST Innovation Destination Torslanda — a vibrant innovation hub located at Torslandaverken. The venue provides an inspiring setting for research, innovation, and industry to meet and collaborate.
🗓️ Dates: November 23–24, 2026
📍 Venue: NÄST Innovation Destination Torslanda, Göteborg
👥 Participants: WISE researchers, partners, and representatives from industry and society
🕓 Registration is now open. A limited number of places are available for the WISE Community, industry participants and exhibitors.
WISE Community members will receive a personal invitation by email, while registration for industry participants and exhibitors is open via the event page.
For companies and industry:
Registration is now open for both exhibitors and industry participants.
Companies can register to exhibit and showcase their organisation, while all individuals wishing to attend WISE Networking Days need to complete their own participant registration.
Please choose the option that applies to you:
👉 Register your company as an exhibitor – read more & register →
For the person responsible for registering your company’s exhibition space. Only one exhibition registration is needed per company.
👥 Register to attend WISE Networking Days →
For all individual participants – including colleagues from companies that are already registered as exhibitors.
Programme – WISE Networking Days
The programme will be updated continuously as speakers and session details are confirmed.
Day 1 – 23 November 2026
09:45 – Registration opens at NÄST Innovation Destination
09:45–10:00 – Chartered buses depart from Nils Ericson Terminal
10:00 – Registration & coffee
10:30 – Block 1: Introduction, keynote & poster pitches
Keynote Speaker: Emma Mattsson – Volvo Trucks
11:45 – Lunch & poster session
13:45 – Block 2: Company presentations
Måns Ranåker – Höganäs AB
Kamellia Dalaei – SKF
Per Hallander – Saab
+ Speaker: To be confirmed
15:00 – Coffee & exhibition
16:00 – Block 3: Industrial–academic collaboration presentations
Per Roos – Epiroc
Robert Pederson – GKN Aerospace Sweden
+ Speaker: To be confirmed
17:15 – Exhibition
18:00 – Dinner at NÄST
20:00 – Chartered bus departs from NÄST to Gothenburg Central Station
Day 2 – 24 November 2026
08:30 – Chartered buses depart from Nils Ericson Terminal
08:45 – Registration opens
09:00 – Programme starts
09:00 – Block 4: From research to commercial business
Klara Helstad - Energimyndigheten
Tommy Höglund – DP Patterning
Björn Hansson - Excillon
10:40 – Coffee & exhibition
11:20 – Block 5: Successful academic–industrial collaboration
Patrik Andersson – IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute / Mistra SafeChem
13:00 – Lunch
13:45 – Bus departures from NÄST
For registered study visit participants: bus to Mega casting at Volvo Cars, returning to Gothenburg Central Station at 15:30.
For other participants: bus directly to Gothenburg Central Station.
Optional study visit: Mega casting at Volvo Cars
Places will be limited, so don’t miss this opportunity. Further information and registration details will be available soon.
Contact us
Jennie Jordenlöv
Event Coordinator
jennie.jordenlov@liu.se
Magnus Svensson
WIRA Director
magnus.a.svensson@liu.se
