The co-event Creaternity Impact Days (CID26) starts in Kiruna March 20 (theme: Space and total defence), Luleå March 23 (main event at Vetenskapens hus), and ends in Boden March 24 (theme: Building opportunities) with a study visit at Stegra, the new steel plant under construction.
CID26 is free of charge and is a great opportunity to make the most your conference experience, and to learn more about the green initiatives and transformations currently taking place in the North.
Read more about Creaternity below. The registration for CID26 is also in the registration for SPS2026.
The overall theme for the conference is "Leading the transformation towards net zero industry".
Creaternity at Luleå University of Technology is a cross-disciplinary initiative driving sustainable digitalisation and circular material use.
This conference is free of charge and takes place 20-24 March, right before SPS2026, which makes it a good idea to combine along with your visit to Luleå.
By bringing together researchers from more than 30 different fields, Creaternity tackles complex sustainability challenges in industry. Through close collaboration with industry and society, the initiative develops technologies and solutions for smarter material flows, reduced environmental impact, and human-centred, resilient systems.
Northern Sweden is undergoing a major industrial and societal transformation, with over SEK 1 trillion in planned investments.
As a hub for fossil-free steel, electrification, and circular value chains, the region is central to global sustainability and national resilience.
This transforming Arctic region offers unique opportunities for research and collaboration – where innovation, transition, and nature meet, from cutting-edge industry to Luleå’s archipelago of more than 1,000 islands.
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