Programme

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June 1: Doctoral workshop (8:30am – 4:30pm)
Detailed schedule is available here

June 2: Conference and gala dinner (8:00am – 10:00pm)
Academic keynote speaker, Jan Olhager, Lund University – “Global operations networks facing disruptions”.

June 3: Conference (8:45am – 4:15pm)
Industrial keynote speaker, Mehdi Akbarian, VP of Product and Strategy at Einride – “Sustainable Freight at Scale: The Role of Digitalization, Electrification, and Autonomous Systems”.

June 4: Industrial visits (9am – 2pm)

Industrial visits will be divided groups to Volvo Trucks’ assembly plant in Tuve, Gothenburg, or to the Port of Gothenburg. More information will come soon. 

Gala dinner is hosted at World of Volvo.

Conference sessions will end at 16:35 in the afternoon on Monday, and the visit of World of Volvo (exhibition and dinner) will start at 18:00. If you would like to join a walk to the conference dinner, we meet at Elite Park Avenue Hotel and depart at 17:15 (about 25 minutes walking). Alternatively, you can take a tram to the stop Almedal. We are preferred to be at World of Volvo at 17:45. The address is Lyckholms Torg 1.

The Port of Gothenburg

9:30: Departing from Elite Park Avenue Hotel (tram 15 min + 5 min walk)

10-11: Presentation of the port and its sustainability and digitalization strategies and initiatives

11:30-13:30: Boat trip to see the port from the sea side, with port guides, and lunch served during the trip.

14:00: Returning

Volvo Trucks:

9:00: Elite Park Avenue Hotel, bus departure

10-11: Tuve train – tour through the assembly plant

11-12: Presentation of Volvo electrification journey.

12-13: Lunch

14:00: Returning