Seminar
Future Material Needs in the Defense Sector
- 4 Nov 2025, 08:30-13:00
- IMA One, Pursergatan, 582 78 Linköping
The defense market is growing and evolving faster than ever, continuously creating the need for new solutions as we draw fresh lessons from the battlefields of Ukraine. Beyond the hope of contributing to the country’s sovereignty, there are significant business opportunities for ever-new and sometimes unexpected solutions. That is why Defense Hub Sweden, Östergötland’s joint initiative for defense innovation, invites to a series of events aimed at bringing the region’s business community and defense organizations closer together.
On this occasion, the future material needs of the defense sectors are on the agenda and we (together with IMA – Innovative Materials Arena and ACS – Aerospace Cluster Sweden) are hosting this event at IMA One. On November 4, we take a closer look at materials and the performance requirements they must meet on the battlefield, both on the ground and in the air domain.
Program
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8:30
Coffee and sandwiches
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9:00
Welcome from IMA
Pia Lindström, IMA, COO & Head of Innovation
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9:10
"Cooperation in times of change"
Stefan Sandborg, Major General, Swedish Armed Forces
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9:45
Saab Dynamics AB
Göran Backlund, Strategic Planning & Development Analyst
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10:05
Coffee break
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10:20
Defense Hub Sweden
Elina Jonsson, Project Manager
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10:30
Aerospace Cluster Sweden
Lena Miranda, CEO, Linköping Science Park
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10:40
LEAD
Björn Lindeberg, Senior Business Coach
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10:50
Company Spotlights: Material Innovations for Dual-Use and Defense
- LunaMicro – Nate Robinson, CEO & Founder
- Prototal – Karin Holst, Global Sales Director Aerospace & Defense, & Kalle Grennfalk, Business Developer
- Grafren – Erik Khranovskyy, CEO & Founder
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11:40
Panel
Med Stefan Sandborg, Grafren, Prototal and SweGan.
Moderator: Defense Hub Sweden
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12:10
Closing remarks
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12:15
Lunch
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13:00
End
Speakers
Stefan Sandborg
Major General, Swedish Armed Forces
