Innovation at Volvo Group: sustainable mobility in focus
How does CampX, Volvo Group's startup innovation hub leverage innovation and collaborate with startups to develop the next generation of sustainable mobility solutions? Join us on 21 May!
On 21 May, KTH Innovation welcomes Volvo Group, the global transport and infrastructure company to campus.
Volvo Group operates across a wide range of areas, from trucks and buses to construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase their customers’ uptime and productivity. Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
At this event, CampX, Volvo Groups startup innovation hub will share how they are leveraging innovation and collaborating with startups to develop the next generation of sustainable mobility solutions, and present existing business challenges where they seek external innovation.
We will serve a vegetarian lunch.
Agenda
11:30: Registration, lunch and informal mingle
12:00: Welcome by KTH Innovation
12:05: Volvo Group presentation and fireside chat
12:45-14.00: Informal follow-up and mingle
14.00-16.00: Individual meetings with pre-selected KTH startups
Register for the event
This is an event for students and researchers at KTH.
A limited number of pre-selected startups from KTH will get the chance to sit down for a 1-1 meeting with Volvo Group representatives to explore future possibilities for collaboration.
If you have an existing startup that you think would be of interest to Volvo Group,
please complete this form
and we will get in touch (there are limited spots). If you have completed the form in the past, please email Marcus Dahllöf at
mdahllof@kth.se
to express your interest and make a case for a meeting.
Who should join?
Researchers, students, and startup founders with interest in:
Energy, including battery and hydrogen related technologies, microgrids, and energy-as-a-Service.
Autonomous systems, including emerging sensors, connectivity, privacy, fleet connectivity and management.
Connectivity, including platform interoperability, regulatory compliance, sustainability tracking and management.
Cybersecurity
Sustainability, including circular technologies
Digital services, including payment systems, insurance, financing, vehicle monitoring, route optimization, driver productivity, service predictability, driver and factory safety.
We encourage you to attend and apply for a 1on1 meeting if you are working on any technology that you think might be remotely interesting to Volvo. Their list of needs is extensive.
About Volvo Group
"Founded in 1927, the Volvo Group is committed to shaping the future landscape of sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions. Every day our customers use our products and services to transport, deliver, build, and ferry goods, objects and people around the world. Our products and services help to put food on our tables, carry people to work or school, build roads, keep our cities clean and much, much more, effectively helping to meet the growing demands of our world.
The Volvo Group drives prosperity through transport and infrastructure solutions, offering trucks, buses, construction equipment, power solutions for marine and industrial applications, financing and services that increase our customers’ uptime and productivity. Volvo Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden."
"CampX is Volvo Group's global innovation arena for technology and business transformation through partnerships. CampX is built to explore collaborations with startups and scale-ups but is now also extended to innovate with customers as well as larger companies. The projects are always connected to an immediate need or opportunity in Volvo Groups departments and with the lean framework, a proof of value project will be set up as fast as possible. There are over 150 projects in the CampX portfolio and the foundation in all project is a strong culture of trust between Volvo Group and the startup creating a win-win situation for both companies."
