6-7 OctoberElite Hotel Marina Tower

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The Swedish Metals & Minerals Program Conference is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to the waiting list, please contact Katja Dolinar Valentic.

How do we turn a shared mission into practical collaboration, stronger projects and concrete next steps across the metals and minerals value chain?

The Swedish Metals & Minerals Program Conference 2026 is the program’s main meeting place for stakeholders who want to contribute to a sustainable and resilient metals and minerals supply for the societal transition.

Over two half days, we bring together industry, research, institutes, public sector actors and the wider innovation ecosystem to connect needs, projects and perspectives and to explore how the mission can be turned into practice.

The conference is designed for those who want to explore concrete needs, ongoing research initiatives and new opportunities for collaboration across the Swedish metals and minerals value chain. It connects industry, society, research and innovation in practice.

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Why attend?

This conference is for those who want to:

explore concrete needs across the Swedish metals and minerals value chain
connect industrial and societal needs with research, innovation and implementation
meet projects, partners and actors across the value chain
identify where your organisation can contribute, collaborate or take the next step
be part of shaping how the mission is turned into practice

Who should attend?

The conference is relevant for:

Industry leaders and professionals who want to connect concrete business and industrial needs with research, innovation and collaboration opportunities that can strengthen competitiveness, sustainability and resilience.

Researchers and project actors who want to connect their work to industrial and societal needs, meet potential partners and position their results in a broader value chain and system context.

Public sector actors and funding agencies interested in how technology, competence, policy and societal conditions interact across the metals and minerals value chain.

The wider ecosystem, including institutes, regions, municipalities, suppliers and civil society actors, who want to contribute to practical progress in the transition.

Our mission

Swedish Metals & Minerals’ mission is to enable a sustainable and resilient metals and minerals supply for the societal transition.

The conference is where we turn that mission into practice, by connecting needs, projects and actors across the value chain.

Program

Day 1 – Tuesday 6 October

Day 1 focuses on the bigger picture: the needs, challenges and system conditions shaping the metals and minerals value chain. The afternoon will combine program perspectives, industry priorities, strategic development areas and examples of tools and opportunities that can help turn mission-oriented work into practice.

11:00 Registration opens

12:00-13:00 Lunch

13:15 Welcome – Gyllene salen
Moderator: Karin Klingenstierna

Annika Roos, Managing Director, Jernkontoret

Mission and direction – where we are heading

Swedish Metals & Minerals: the program, direction, and early highlights

Industry priorities – Panel discussion
Jenny Greberg, Vice President Technology, LKAB
Eva Petursson, Head of Reseach and Innovation, SSAB
Lars-Inge Arwidson, Senior Advisor, Swedish Aluminium Association
Johan Fahlkrans, Head of Materials technology for Powertrain, TRATON R&D

Post-election analysis
Maria Rosendahl, Näringspolitisk chef, Teknikföretagen
Kristian Ljungblad, Public Affairs Director, Jernkontoret

Coffee and networking

System needs and priorities – what needs to develop

From Technology to Transformation: What Research Does the Mining Transition Need Next?
Erik Svedlund, Global Business Manager Sustainability, Epiroc

Building communities people choose: culture, industry and a structure nobody had built
Hanna Isaksson, Project Manager KOSA, Luleå kommun

Pain-Driven Innovation - Quantifying Sustainability Risks and Opportunities to Prioritize Industrial Research
Erik Ronne, Research Manager Sustainability, Boliden

Coffee and networking

From Mission to Practice – what we can do together

Digital Product Data: Cost or Value?
Tania Irebo Schwartz, Manager Production technology, Swerim

Stegra’s Green Iron Journey: Technology, Innovation & Future Research Needs
Durgesh Gupta, Chief Technology Officer - Green Iron, Stegra

17:00 After work – snacks & bar

18:15 Official networking reception

18:45 Joint dinner

Project Arena

Day 2 – Wednesday 7 October

Day 2 focuses on the Swedish Metals & Minerals project portfolio. Through short project pitches and an interactive walk-around format, participants will meet and be inspired by ongoing projects, discover relevant actors and explore opportunities for future collaboration.

07:45 Registration opens for new participants

08:00 Welcome to our Project Arena, Gyllene salen
Maria Swartling, Program Director, Swedish Metals & Minerals

08:15-09:20 Project Pitch Presentations, Session 1–4 in break out room

Session 1. Environment and workplace – Mannagrynskvarnen

Session 2. Properties and applications – Gyllene salen

Session 3. Circularity and recycling – Solliden

Session 4. Prospecting and mining – Seglora

09:20-10:30 Coffee, networking and a walk-around in the Project Arena: meet the project teams – Gyllene salen

10:35-11:40 Project Pitch Presentations, Sessions 5–8 in break out room

Session 5. Raw materials management – Seglora

Session 6. Metallurgy and metals processing – Solliden

Session 7. Materials development and modelling – Gyllene salen

Session 8. Attractivity and competence – Mannagrynskvarnen

11:45 Walk-around in the Project Arena: meet the project teams – Gyllene salen

12:45 Wrap up
Maria Swartling, Program Director – Gyllene salen

13:00-14:00 Joint lunch

NOTE: The projects to be presented are limited to those funded by Swedish Metals and Minerals.

Announced Speakers

Annika Roos
Managing Director, Jernkontoret

Jenny Greberg
Vice President Technology, LKAB

Eva Petursson
Head of Reseach and Innovation, SSAB

Lars-Inge Arwidson
Senior Advisor, Swedish Aluminium Association

Johan Fahlkrans
Head of Materials technology for Powertrain, TRATON R&D

Maria Rosendahl
Näringspolitisk chef, Teknikföretagen

Kristian Ljungblad
Public Affairs Director, Jernkontoret

Erik Svedlund
Global Business Manager Sustainability, Epiroc

Hanna Isaksson
Project Manager for KOSA, Luleå kommun

Erik Ronne
Research Manager Sustainability, Boliden

Tania Irebo Schwartz
Business Area Manager Production Technology, Swerim

Durgesh Gupta
Chief Technology Officer – Green Iron, Stegra

Maria Swartling
Program Director, Swedish Metals & Minerals

Karin Klingenstierna
Moderator

Elite Hotel Marina Tower

Saltsjöqvarns Kaj 25, Nacka

Good to know

Format: Physical event only
Registration fee: SEK 1,520 excluding VAT
Organizer: Swedish Metals & Minerals
Registration closes: 20 September

Registration fee

The registration fee applies to the full conference, regardless of which parts you attend.

The fee includes the conference program, lunch and dinner on 6 October, and coffee and lunch on 7 October.

All prices are excluding VAT.

Accommodation

Accommodation is not included in the registration fee.

A limited number of rooms have been pre-reserved at Elite Hotel Marina Tower for the night of 6–7 October. Rooms are allocated subject to availability.

If all pre-reserved rooms have already been allocated, the option to reserve a room will no longer be available and participants will need to arrange their own accommodation.

Room rate: SEK 2,009 excluding VAT / SEK 2,250 including VAT. Breakfast is included. Payment is made directly to the hotel upon arrival from 17:00.

Cancellation is possible through Swedish Metals & Minerals until 26 August. After this date, the full room cost will be charged.

If all pre-reserved rooms are allocated

If all pre-reserved rooms have been allocated, participants are responsible for arranging their own accommodation.

For presenting projects

Each presenting project must prepare a project display in the form of up to two A3 posters and/or one roll-up.

A short project description for the participant material must be submitted no later than 6 September. More detailed instructions will be sent separately to presenting projects.

Please send your project description and any questions regarding project material to: tommy.ekholm@jernkontoret.se

This email address is only for submitting project descriptions and poster material. Questions regarding project participation, presentation format or other practical details should be directed to your program contact.

The projects to be presented are limited to those funded by Swedish Metals & Minerals and are ongoing.

Cancellation policy

Conference tickets can be cancelled with a full refund until 20 September. After this date, tickets are non-refundable, but name changes are accepted.

Hotel room cancellations must be made through Swedish Metals & Minerals no later than 26 August. After this date, the full room cost will be charged.

Contact

For questions, cancellations or name changes, please contact:

katja.dolinar.valentic@jernkontoret.se or cathrine.svakko@ltubusiness.se

Public transport to Elite Hotel Marina Tower

Ferry from Nybroplan to Saltsjöqvarn

The SL commuter ferry from Nybroplan to Saltsjöqvarn takes approximately 15 minutes. The same ticket and fare apply as for buses and the metro. The quay is located approximately 25 metres from Elite Hotel Marina Tower.

Ferry 80 towards Ropsten via Nacka Strand
Departs every 30 minutes, for example at 10:30, 11:00 and so on.

Bus from Slussen to Saltsjöqvarn

The bus journey takes approximately 12 minutes, followed by a walk of about 400 metres.

Bus 55 towards Henriksdalsberget
Departs every 30 minutes, for example at 10:44, 11:14 and so on.

Bus from Slussen to Henriksdal

The bus journey takes approximately 5 minutes, followed by a walk of about 800 metres.

Bus 445 towards Östra Orminge
Departs every 30 minutes, for example at 10:57, 11:27 and so on.

Bus 471 towards Skurustugan
Departs four times per hour for example at 10:29, 10:52 and so on.

Bus 444 towards Västra Orminge
Departs every 15 minutes, for example at 10:06, 10:21, 10:36 and so on.

Bus 401 towards Älta
Departs every 30 minutes, for example at 10:25, 10:55 and so on.

Bus 443 towards Jarlaberg
Departs every 20 minutes, for example at 10:33, 10:53, 11:13 and so on.