NordicHub webinar: Wood Innovation Cluster in Skellefteå & Wood City Sweden – regional and national support for the wood industry in Sweden

SAVE THE DATE 15.3.2023 @ 10:00 – 11:30

[the webinar is arranged in English]

In this webinar, we will get to know more about Träinnovationsklustret [The Wood Innovation Cluster] in Skellefteå, Sweden, which gathers the strongest actors that contribute to regional growth in the wood industry. It is a successful collaboration to highlight all the possibilities with wood. During the webinar you get to know more about how historical expertise, today’s innovators and future’s excellence together drive the transition to large scale, sustainable construction in wood. Besides hearing generally about the cluster, representatives of different actors in the cluster will talk about their expertise and role in it. In addition, the company Lindbäcks Bygg shares their experiences of benefits they have gained from the cluster.

You will also hear more about Trästad Sverige [Wood City Sweden],  a non-profit organization that promotes wood construction and disseminates knowledge to increase clients’ competency both in the municipal and private sectors. The network constitutes of municipalities and regions as well as e.g. real estate companies, architects, technical consultants and universities.

PROGRAM

Britt Inger Brisadottir, Business Development Manager, Skellefteå municipality

– Wood Innovation Cluster, a regional reinforcement that creates value.

Bror Sundqvist, Program Director, WoodCenter North /Luleå University of Technology

– LTU and WoodCenter North driving innovation and research from processing of timber to industrial wood buildings.

Lena Drugge, Operation Manager, Wood Industry North

– Interior solutions for industrial construction.

Rickard Falkman, Site Manager, RISE Skellefteå

– Ensures business competitiveness and contributes to a sustainable society.

Lars Oscarsson, Project Planning, Construction, Lindbäcks Bygg

– Industrial wooden houses.

Jessica Becker, Operating Manager, Wooden City Sweden

– Strategies for wood building

The event is free of charge, however, participation requires registration.

Register using the form below. Please remember also to save the date in your calendar.