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15 April
Åby Arena, Gothenburg

Shaping Sweden’s role in Europe’s semiconductor future

SEMICONDUCTOR 2026 brings together the people, ideas, and collaborations driving the next era of semiconductor and electronics innovation. Taking place on 15 April at Åbymässan in Gothenburg, this high‑impact conference highlights Sweden’s growing strategic importance in Europe’s semiconductor landscape—and the opportunities that lie ahead for industry, academia, startups, and research institutes.

In a rapidly evolving global environment, Sweden’s strengths in advanced research, design, and sustainable innovation position the country as a key contributor to Europe’s semiconductor strategy. SEMICONDUCTOR 2026 will explore how collaboration, investment, and technological leadership can accelerate both national and European resilience.

Why attend

Join leading voices from across the ecosystem—innovators, policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry executives—for a full day of insights, exchange, and forward‑looking dialogue.

Participants will gain access to:

  • Perspectives on Sweden’s role in Europe’s semiconductor strategy
  • Sweden’s mobilisation across government, industry, academia, and defence to strengthen its role in Europe’s semiconductor value chain
  • Sweden’s world‑class enabling capabilities supporting Europe’s semiconductor future
  • Business opportunities and emerging collaboration models

The event aims to elevate national visibility for Sweden’s capabilities and innovations, strengthening the country’s position in Europe and highlighting its expanding role in global semiconductor technology. This is your opportunity to engage, learn, and contribute to an ecosystem that is accelerating Sweden’s next big leap.

Co‑located with Elektronikmässan

All participants will also have access to the exhibition area hosted within Elektronikmässan, taking place alongside the conference at Åby Arena. This provides additional opportunities to meet key organisations across the electronics value chain, explore new technologies, and expand your network.

Be part of the momentum

SEMICONDUCTOR 2026 is where industry meets research, where ideas turn into action, and where Sweden’s semiconductor community comes together to shape the future.

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Program

The program is dynamic (updated continuously).

Moderator: Malin Berglund, Svensk Elektronik & Semiconductor Sweden

09:00-09.30 Registration & coffee
Position & Strategy:
09:30-09:40 Sweden’s and Europe’s semiconductor position 2026 & beyond and Sweden’s semiconductor strategy – Björn Samel, Vice President RISE Smart Hardware & Elisabet Österlund, Secretary-General, Svensk Elektronik/Project Manager Semiconductor Sweden
09:40-10:10 Sweden’s national semiconductor strategy – Elisabet Österlund, Secretary-General, Svensk Elektronik/Project Manager Semiconductor Sweden & Adam Edström, Director, Fiber Optics, Photonics & Twin Transition, RISE
10:10-10:25 Sweden’s semiconductor policy – Speaker Susanna Jansson, Policy Officer, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Government Offices of Sweden
10:25-10:40 Chips Act 2.0 what can be expected and what has been the role of Tillväxtverket– Björn Langbeck, Industrial Expert, Tillväxtverket
10:40-10:55 Strengthening Sweden’s role in Europe – Jessica Svennebring, Head of Department at the Division for Industrial Technology, Vinnova
10:55-11:10 FMV’s role in national resilience and defence procurement – Mikael Schönstöm, Senior Advisor R&D, FMV
Enabling capabilities:
11:10-11:30 Strategic technology domain – Wide bandgap semiconductors – Powering the next generation of electronics – Vanya Darakchieva, Professor in Materials Science, Lund University
11:30-13:00 Break for lunch & exhibition
Enabling capabilities:
13:00-13:15 Austrian ESBS value chain – Company pitches – Gernot Eder, Business Development & Innovation Manager, Silicon Alps
13:15-13:35 Semiconductors – A Swedish value chain – Christer Karlsson, Project Leader, Innovative Materials Arena (IMA), Linda Robinson, Chief Project Officer, Norrköping Science Park, Björn Magnusson, Managing Director, STMicroelectronics Silicon Carbide AB, Oskar Fajerson, CEO, Polar Light Technologies
13:35-13:55 Swedish Chip Competence Center (SCCC) – Maria Huffman, Director, SCCC
13:55-14:15 Myfab – The Swedish research infrastructure for micro- and nano fabrication – Thomas Swahn, Director, Myfab
14:15-14:35 Presentation of Sweden’s Technical Semiconductor Competence Centers – Maria Messing, Head of the Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience, Chalmers
14:35-14:45 Open source silicon and why access matter – Olof Kindgren, Qamcom and co-founder of the FOSSi Foundation
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-15:10 Nordic Chip Collaboration – Henry Hodzic, Senior Consultant, Materials & Industrials, Business Sweden
15:10-15:30 Funding Swedish Semiconductor Startups: The State of Venture Investment – Anders Ösund, Managing and Founding Partner, Turbine Capital
15:30-15:50 EU design landscape: Fraunhofer Initiatives and Insights for Sweden – Joachim Rodrigues, Professor of System-on-Chip, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg & Senior Advisor, Fraunhofer IIS. Moderated by Mikael Östling, Professor, KTH
15:50-16:20 Delivering on the EU Chips Act: ICOS final outcomes and INPACE: strategic alliances with key Global partners: – Dr. Francis Balestra, Research Director, CNRS, SINANO Institute, UGA. Moderated by Mikael Östling, Professor, KTH
16:20-16:40 From Idea to Impact: Inspiring Journeys of Swedish SMEs – Jonas Klar, Director of Public Relations, AlixLabs – Simona Laza, Manager Strategic Public Partnerships, Excillum – Oskar Fajerson, CEO, PolarLight Technologies. Moderated by Maria Huffman, Director, SCCC
16:40-16:45 Thank you – Björn Samel, Vice President RISE Smart Hardware & Elisabet Österlund, Secretary-General, Svensk Elektronik

Attending SEMICONDUCTOR 2026?

Download the media kit and help amplify Sweden’s semiconductor ecosystem. 

Suggested LinkedIn posts

Are you attending SEMICONDUCTOR 2026? Help spread the word and strengthen Sweden’s role in Europe’s semiconductor future! 

The media kit includes: 

  • Ready-to-use LinkedIn post templates (English & Swedish)
  • Two optional resources – either use the template with your own photo or the offical gif of Semicon2026.

Visual with your photo

Download template with instructions to create a visual with your own photo.

Animated event visual

Download the event Semicon2026 GIF.

Together, we build visibility, momentum and collaboration across the ecosystem.

Details

Date & Time:

April 15, 2026

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Venue

Åby Arena

Åby Arenaväg 10
Mölndal, 431 62 Sweden