The Swedish Production Symposium (SPS) is Sweden’s leading research conference on sustainable and competitive production. It is held biennially and is primarily organized by the Swedish Production Academy (SPA), in collaboration with the Swedish Product Development Academy (PDA).
In 2026, the 12th edition of SPS will take place at Luleå University of Technology. Luleå is the capital of Sweden’s northernmost county and a centre for steelmaking, mining, electrification, and industrial transformation. We look forward to welcoming researchers, industry professionals, and policy actors to Northern Sweden.
The overall theme for the conference is "Leading the transformation towards net zero industry". The topics are:
We invite authors to submit original scientific work or descriptions of industrial applications. Read the Submission Guidelines!
The fees for the conference can be found below:
FEES |
Early Bird Fee |
Regular Fee |
Regular Registration Fee |
6500 SEK excl VAT | 8000 SEK excl VAT |
PHD-Student Registration Fee |
5500 SEK excl VAT | 7000 SEK excl VAT |
Members from the Swedish Production Academy (SPA):
Alexander Kaplan, Luleå University of Technology
Amir Rashid, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Amos Ng, University of Skövde
Anders Jarfors, Jönköping University
Anders Skoogh, Chalmers University of Technology
Andreas Archenti, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Anna Syberfeldt, University of Skövde
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Luleå University of Technology
Bengt Lindberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Bengt-Göran Rosén, Halmstad University
Björn Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology
Carin Andersson, Lund University
Dan Högberg, University of Skövde
Erik Sundin, Linköping University
Glenn Johansson, Lund University
Gunnar Bolmsjö, Linnaeus University
Jan-Eric Ståhl, Lund University
Jessica Bruch, Mälardalen University
Jinming Zhou, Lund University
Joel Andersson, University West
Johan Stahre, Chalmers University of Technology
Kerstin Johansen, Jönköping University
Kristina Säfsten, Jönköping University
Lars Pejryd, Örebro University
Lena Abrahamsson, Luleå University of Technology
Leo De Vin, Karlstad University
Lihui Wang, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Luis Ribeiro, Linköping University
Magnus Wiktorsson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Mats Björkman, Linköping University
Mats Johansson, Chalmers University of Technology
Monica Bellgran, Mälardalen University
Pavel Krakhmalev, Karlstad University
Per Nylén, University West
Peter Krajnik, Chalmers University of Technology
Rikard Söderberg, Chalmers University of Technology
Thomas Beno, University West
Tomohiko Sakao, Linköping University
Members from the Product Development Academy - Sweden (PDA):
Anders Warell, Lund University
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Luleå University of Technology
Björn Fagerström, Mälardalen University
Dan Högberg, University of Skövde
Fredrik Elgh, Jönköping University
Glenn Johansson, Lund University
Johan Ölvander, Linköping University
Kjell Andersson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Ola Isaksson, Chalmers University of Technology
Tobias Larsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Alexander Kaplan, Luleå University of Technology (Chair)
Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Luleå University of Technology (Chair)
Lena Abrahamsson, Luleå University of Technology (Chair)
Margareta Groth, Luleå University of Technology (co-chair)
Mohamed Elnourani, Luleå University of Technology (PADOK)
Erik Berglund, Nordic Congress (Event organizer)
All questions regarding the conference can be answered by our event organizer Nordic Congress. Please contact them at this adress: erik@nordiccongress.se