Industrial Future Summit 26 | Industrial Future Summit

2026-11-09

Held in Stockholm, this invite-curated two-day summit brings together selected industrial leaders, founders, and investors to address European industrial transformation across AI, robotics, and emerging industrial stacks.

Two-day summit gathering selected industrial decision makers, founders and investors to define the next decade of European industrial transformation. Sessions cover AI, business model transformation, robotics and the new industrial stack, with 1:1 introductions engineered for outcomes, exclusive side-events and peer-to-peer roundtables. The room includes industrial leaders, startups & scale-ups, and investors.

Founder brief

Who should attend

Founders leading deeptech and AI startups or scale-ups focused on industrial transformation will find the highest value here. Attendance is restricted by invitation, meaning entry is reserved for founders whose technologies align directly with the strategic agendas of large-scale European industrial enterprises and active sector investors.

What happens

Participants move through deep transformation sessions examining robotics, artificial intelligence, and evolving industrial business models. The schedule includes structured 1:1 introductions engineered for tangible outcomes, alongside closed peer-to-peer roundtables and exclusive side-events spanning the two days.

Who's in the room

Corporate leadership figures include Ola Källenius of Mercedes Benz, Micael Johansson of Saab, Hans Sohlström of Stora Enso, Amy Chen of Kone, and Annika Ölme of SKF. Startup leaders like Caroline Walerud of Airforestry join investors such as Marcus Wallenberg of SEB, Howard Wright of NVIDIA, and Kvanted partners Maria Wasastjerna and Eerik Paasikivi.

How to prepare

Review the operational scope of attending industrial corporations in advance to identify clear enterprise integration points. Because the summit features curated 1:1 introductions and interactive roundtables rather than stage pitches, arrive prepared with concise metrics, deployment case studies, and clear technical value propositions suited for senior corporate executives.

Organizer: Combient Foundry

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At a glance

Format
Deep transformation sessions on AI, business model transformation, robotics and the new industrial stack; 1:1 introductions engineered for outcomes; exclusive side-events and peer-to-peer roundtables.
Theme
The future of European industry starts here
Who can apply
Invite-curated. Access to a tightly-screened group of industrial decision makers and top founders. Limited capacity.
Attendance
Limited capacity. Invite-curated.
Sectors
Ai ml, Deeptech

Speakers, judges and hosts

  • Amy Chen — CIO, Kone (Speaker)
  • Annika Ölme — CTO & Senior Vice President Technology Development, SKF (Speaker)
  • Caroline Walerud — Co-Founder & CEO, Airforestry (Speaker)
  • Eerik Paasikivi — Partner, Kvanted (Speaker)
  • Hans Sohlström — CEO, Stora Enso (Speaker)
  • Howard Wright — VP Startup Ecosystem, NVIDIA (Speaker)
  • Larissa Holzki — AI Team Leader and Senior Reporter, Handelsblatt (Speaker)
  • Marcus Wallenberg — Chair, SEB (Speaker)
  • Maria Wasastjerna — Founding Partner, Kvanted (Speaker)
  • Micael Johansson — CEO, Saab (Speaker)
  • Mikael Helmerson — CEO, Melby Gård (Speaker)
  • Ola Källenius — CEO, Mercedes Benz (Speaker)
  • Peter Laurin — CEO, Piab (Speaker)
  • Qasar Younis — CEO & Co-Founder, Applied Intuition (Speaker)
  • Stefan Schrauf — Global Supply Chain and EMEA Operations Lead, PwC (Speaker)
  • Tanuja Randery — EMEA Managing Director, AWS (Speaker)