KTH Innovation Catalyst: Energy

Karl Bergman is Head of Research and Development of Vattenfall, a North European energy company. Earlier positions include heading business units for nuclear power and for district heating. Before joining Vattenfall in 2003, Karl was a management consultant with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. 1988-2000 he worked for ABB in R&D; sales; and business development. Karl has a Ph. D. from Lund University. He is member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.

Lina Bertling Tjernberg is a Professor in Power Grid Technology at KTH – The Royal Institute of Technolog and is the Director of the Energy Platform. Her research and teaching are focused on applying mathematics (e.g. statistics, optimization, life cycle assessment) for predicting and modeling reliability, and the impact of maintenance efforts for various electric power system applications. The research interests include future technologies (e.g. microgrids, battery storage, wind/solar), designs, and operation of the power grid including electrified transportation.

Liam Hardey is the CEO of Swedish clean tech start-up, Cellfion. With a background in business development and marketing, Liam brings a unique perspective to the field of bio-based membranes for electrochemical applications. Born in England, Liam moved to Sweden 6 years ago as an elite athlete but has since this pursued his passion for environmental issues. As the CEO of Cellfion, Liam is dedicated to making a difference in the world by commercializing eco-friendly and sustainable solutions. 

Åsa Lyckström joined Siemens in 2001 and has held various positions in the company’s energy businesses, including industrial size gas turbines, power plant operations, customers’ business drivers and the energy business. In 2019 Åsa Lyckström was appointed Board Member of the Executive Leadership team of Siemens Energy AB in Sweden with focus on product sustainability. In 2020 she was appointed board Member of Hydrogen Sweden. She holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, with focus on Heat and Power Technology, from KTH.

Lars Nordström (Ph.D., MSc.EE) is Professor in Information Systems for Power System Control at KTH. His research and teching is focused on issues at the crossroads of control, communication and power systems. He has served as director of the Swedish centre of Electric Power Engineering and as Thematic leader for Smartgrids and electric storage in KIC InnoEnergy. In 2014 he was visiting professor at Washington State University. He is the author of 100+ scientific papers in journals and international conferences, a senior member of the IEEE, CIRED and Cigre and past chairman of the Swedish mirror committee of IEC TC57.

Peter has a long entrepreneurial background within technology companies, most recently acting as the CEO of FindOut Technologies and Prevas InfoVis. As a former developer, Peter's work has been related to organizational and business development for high-tech companies with the purpose to make their development organizations more efficient. Peter holds an M.Sc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm. Studies in economics.

Jacob Stedman is CEO of Leadcold, a Swedish deeptech startup that designs and markets small modular reactors (SMRs). He has more than 10 years of experience running start-ups and scale-ups, most recently as CEO of the Nordic healthtech leader Platform24. Jacob also spent 6 years with McKinsey & Co as a consultant, focusing on electricity production and climate change.

Jane is a successful serial deep tech company founder and active angel investor since 1999, being one of the first investors in Klarna. Jane was a member of the inaugural Innovation Council led by the Prime Minister 2015-2018, and have been awarded an honorary doctorate from the Royal Institute of Technology, a gold medal from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and a BA from Stanford University.

Lisa Ericsson has over 20 years’ of experience of working with innovation and entrepreneurship tied closely to the academic sphere. She has held a number of roles at KTH since 2002 and in 2006 she became CEO of KTH Holding AB. In 2007 she was also recruited as Head of KTH Innovation with the task of setting up the new department. Today, she holds both of these positions.

Marcus is the Director of KTH Innovation’s Startup Industry Program, which exists to create engagement, collaboration and potential partnership between KTH startups and industry partners. Marcus has spent his career at the intersection of high-tech, startups and corporate innovation, founding two startups (one exit in cybersecurity), managing innovation strategy and startup relationships at Nokia. He lead the premier startup-corporate relationship program at MIT for the past six years, facilitating hundreds of startup-corporate connections that lead to several successful partnerships each year.

Innovation and Investment Professional with 25+ years of experience in start-ups, scale-ups, and business creation. Holds a Master of Science degree from Chalmers University of Technology. Proven track record as a business executive, including positions as Chairman of the Board, Foreign Trade Advisor, and CEO of a publicly traded company.