19–20 March – Boden
Urban Development, Energy Systems, Circularity and Food production for a resilient future
Happening Here and Now!
Location Boden Business Park Teknikvägen 15, Boden
Language The programme is held in Swedish
We are invited to a two-day event with speakers and workshops. In brief:
09:30–17:00: Day 1: Food and circularity
Evening activity with dinner sponsored by Creaternity's partner IMI Supply Chain Solutions,
8:30–15:30: Day 2: Energy systems and urban development
Wednesday 19 March: Food and circularity
09:30–10:00 Registration and coffee
Moderator: Eva Eriksson, senior consultant, Macklean
10:00–10:15 Welcome and introduction
Claes Nordmark, mayor, Boden Municipality
Oliver Ottvall, project manager, Arctic Food Arena
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Professor Product innovation, Luleå University of Technology
10:15–10:30 Outlook: Circular social construction, safety, food and people. Then, now and in the future Arctic
Dag Avango, Professor of History, Luleå University of Technology
10:30–10:45 Strategic work in MatBoden
Sara Watz, Strategic Coordinator, Boden Business Park
Anna-Karin Quetel, Coordinator PLATE, Stockholm Resilience Centre
Nils Lindh, Business Developer, Boden Business Park
10:45–11:40 Circularity in practice – real-life examples
Emma Dalväg, expert in circular collaborations
Magnus Nilsson, CEO, Nyhléns Hugosons
Magnus Eriksson, Strömnäsgården
11:40–12:00 CHARM factory talks about how they can help food entrepreneurs who want to expand and innovate in the sustainable food of the future
Maja Berggren, project manager CHARM factory
12:00–13:00 Mingle lunch with chef talks
Kock-Jocke Restaurant Säsong and Peetgården
13:00–13:40 Industrial symbiosis models & waste streams
Oliver Ottvall, Project Manager, Arctic Food Arena
13:40–14:55 Workshop Symbiosis – from waste to resource
14:55–15:15 Afternoon fika
15:15–15:30 Summary and next steps
Arctic Food Arena
15:30–15:55 Panel discussion
Malin Winsa, CEO, co-owner, Noah
Emma Dalväg, expert and author of Symbiosis: how waste becomes resources in the circular economy
Niklas Rönnbäck, CEO, IMI supply chain solutions
Beatrice Ramnerö, owner Skatauddens Lantgård and member of the LRF national association
Magnus Nilsson, CEO, Nyhléns Hugosons
15:55–16:00 Summary
16:00–17:00 Mingling and networking
17:00–20:00 Dinner at Peetgården
The dinner is sponsored by IMI Supply Chain Solutions. Limited number of places, offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
Thursday 20 March: Energy systems and urban development
8:30 Intro to the day
Moderator Emma Dalväg, expert symbiosis
8:40–9:00 Bodenxt, sustainable community building
Mats Berg, Head of Business, Boden Municipality
9:00–9:35 Energy stories for the future
Anna Krook-Riekkola, Associate Professor Energy Engineering, Luleå University of Technology
9:35–10:00 Attractive living environments
Minna Eronen, PhD, researcher Design, Luleå University of Technology
10:00–10:30 Morning coffee with questions
10:35–11:05 Area development. Case: Sveafältet and Lundagård
Johan Johansson, Bodenbo and Gustav Hamlund, Boden Municipality
11:05–11:35 The urbanfood factory – Swedish industrial design on circular urban development
Fredrik Forsman, SVID – Stiftelsen Svensk Industridesign
11:35–12:00 Boden Municipality service points and the societal transition
Jenny Engström, Matilda Lundström and Lina Vesterberg
12:00–13:00 Mingle lunch
13:00–13:30 The importance of batteries for the societal transition (Maxbatt)
Björn Johansson, Professor Sustainable Production, Chalmers and Luleå University of Technology
13:30–14:05 State processes in change – How AI makes wind power more efficient
Jonas Weinz, Hydro rein and Kent Karlsson, Playze
14:05–14:40 The crucial role of hydrogen in the energy system of the future
Joakim Lilliebjörn, Vattenfall and Anna Krook-Riekkola, Luleå University of Technology
14:40–15:00 Summary panel discussion with afternoon coffee
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Professor Product Innovation, Luleå University of Technology
Sara Watz, Project Manager, and Thomas Fägerman, CEO, Boden Business Park
The programme and the speeches will be in Swedish but will be directly translated on site.
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