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30 January 12:00-16:30Karlatornet [GoWest] Göteborg

Possibilities and Challenges Connected to the Renewable Energy System

Global Outlook Challenges for the Swedish Energy System Innovative Solutions.

To speed up the green transition, we invite you to participate in ‘PowerLink – Uniting to Fuel the Future with Renewable Energy.’ 

Connect with other actors operating in the energy landscape, such as investors, startups, SMEs, large companies, and researchers, to network and gain new knowledge from experts in the field. 

This event targets SMEs, investors, venture capitalists, large companies, and those needing new energy solutions.

The event takes place after GoWest, ticket to the conference is not needed. The event is free of charge; lunch is included. 

Why join? 

Representing a startup or an SME?

  • Meet investors investing in renewable energy 
  • Network with and meet experts within your industry 
  • Make new connections for future collaboration
  • Get new insights
  • Showcase your innovations to get visibility and feedback from peers and experts

Are you an investor or a venture capitalist?

  • Learn about new trends and policy changes that impact the green energy investment landscape
  • Connect with startups
  • Connect with other investors to co-invest or share insights
  • Benchmark opportunities 

Do you represent a large company?

  • Find potential partnerships for acquisitions or strategic investments
  • Get insights into disruptive technologies reshaping the green energy sector.

The event is a side activity taking place in conjunction with GoWest.

Final day to register is January 22. 

Agenda

12:00 - 12:15 Register 

12:15 - 13.15 Fetch your lunch, listen to NyTeknik officially opening the 33-list, and join our Speed Networking: Green Energy Transition Bingo with PowerLink 

13:15 - 13:45 Introduction to PowerLink: EnerGo Network

13:45 - 14:50 Key Note Speakers: 

    ---MODERATOR: Tomas Kåberger, Director of Energy Area of Advance at Chalmers University University of Technology - Global Perspective & Challenges

    ---Lina Bertling Tjernberg, Professor in Power Grid Technology - Solutions

    ---Martin Andersson, Professor in Heat Transfer - Solutions 

    ---Start-ups and SMEs addressing energy challenges and solutions: GreenGreener; Hydroc Energy

    14:50 - 15:50 Fika Break & Team Activity:  Connecting for Green Energy Innovation

    15:50 - 16:15 Panel discussion 

    16:15 - 16:30 Closing remarks 

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    Speakers

    Tomas Kåberger
    Director of the Energy Area of Advance at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg

    [MODERATOR]

    Professor Tomas Kåberger is Director of the Energy Area of Advance at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg. He also serves as Executive Board Chairman of Renewable Energy Institute in Tokyo, and on the Board of Directors of a few energy technology companies.

    Previously he has served eight year in the board of the power company Vattenfall, before that as Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency and in the 1990s on the Government Energy Commission launching the re-regulated electricity market.

    He has got a MSc in Engineering Physics and a PhD in Physical Resource Theory

    He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and The Swedish Association of Energy Economists.

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    Lina Bertling Tjernberg
    Professor in Power Grid Technology

    Lina Bertling Tjernberg (Docent, Ph.D., MSc.) is a Professor in Power Grid Technology at KTH – The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. She is Deputy Head of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)with a focus on research conditions and impact. She is a Fellow of IVA the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering.

    She was the last Director of the KTH Energy Platform (2018-2024) which coordinated and supported new research initiatives within the energy areas. She received the 2021 Power Woman of the Year award for her work as a "strong force and guarantor of equal skills provision in today's and future sustainable energy systems". In 2022 she was on the Power List Energy, which lists 20 people in Sweden according to the criteria "formal position, influence over the debate, and has an impact on the energy sector's development and investment".

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    Martin Andersson
    Professor in Heat Transfer at Lund University, Sweden

    PhD, Marie Curie FellowProfessor in Heat Transfer at Lund University, SwedenDirector of Undergraduate Studies, dept. of Energy Sciences, Lund University, SwedenProgramme Director at Environmental Engineering (M.Sc.Eng.), LTH – Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden.

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    Klementina Österberg
    CEO GU Ventures

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    Pontus Ottosson
    CEO & Head of Investments Chalmers Ventures

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    Golaleh Ebrahimpur
    VD Chalmers Industriteknik

    Golaleh Ebrahimpur serves as the CEO of Chalmers Industriteknik, an organization committed to advancing the sustainable transformation of society. The organization’s mission is to identify opportunities and challenges while initiating, supporting, and leading innovative projects that deliver impactful solutions in areas such as materials science, circular economy, energy, and artificial intelligence.

    Golaleh has over 35 years of experience spanning research-intensive roles, development-focused functions, strategic planning, and sales and marketing in several global companies. She holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a PhD in Technology Management and Economics.

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    Lotta Wessfeldt
    Deputy Director Ideon Science Park

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