28 January 2026 08:30-13:00 CETQuality Hotel 11

Program

As Europe prepares for the European Innovation Act, this forum brings together leading voices from the Nordic and European innovation ecosystems to align strategies, explore new frameworks, and strengthen competitiveness. Through high-level panels and dialogues, we examine how Europe can lead the next decade of innovation – powered by science, capital, green industry, data, and collaboration.

Topics that will be covered during the event: 

  • The Nordic Edge: Strengthening Europe’s Excellence and Competitiveness: How can the Nordics accelerate its contribution to Europe’s innovation leadership and strategic sovereignty?
  • Capital and Competitiveness: Mobilizing Europe’s Investment Power: How to channel private and institutional capital into innovation, scaleups, and deep tech growth.
  • Energy, Industry and Innovation: Towards a Competitive Green Transition: How can innovation in energy, materials, and technology build a stronger and greener industrial base?
  • Data and the Future of Innovation-Driven Growth: How can Europe gain leadership through data-driven analysis and foresight?


As we look ahead, this forum aims not only to exchange perspectives, but to build shared direction. By bringing policymakers, innovators, investors and industry leaders into the same room, we lay the groundwork for actionable collaboration — shaping how Europe competes, grows, and leads in the decade to come.

Preliminary agenda:

08:30–09:00 - Arrival & Registration

09:00–09:10 - Opening Remarks

09:10–09:30 - Keynote – Europe’s Innovation Imperative

09:30–09:55 - Panel 1 – The Nordic Edge: Strengthening Europe’s Excellence and Competitiveness

09:55–10:20 - Panel 2 – Capital and Competitiveness: Scaling Europe’s Innovation

10:20–10:40 - Coffee & Networking Break

10:40–11:00 - Panel 3 – Energy, Industry and Innovation: Towards a Competitive Green Transition

11:00–11:25 - Launch Ceremony – Sweden Startup Next

11:25–11:50 - Panel 4 – Data and the Future of Innovation-Driven Growth

11:50–12:00 - Closing Remarks & Transition to Lunch

12:00–13:00 - High-level roundtable (by invitation) and common lunch for everyone else

All you need to know

Theme: Nordic Competitiveness and Innovation for the Next Decade

Date: January 28, 2026

Time: 08:30-13.00 

Venue: Quality Hotel 11, Maskingatan 11, Gothenburg

Last day to register: January 21

Questions? Contact ellinor.bokedal@sisp.se