On 26 March, KTH Innovation welcomes IKEA, the iconic Swedish home furnishing retailer and life at home expert to campus.
The session will be led by representatives from Inter IKEA. Inter IKEA leads range and product development, the supply chain and concept development for IKEA to run its franchise business around the world. Inter IKEA works with their own suppliers and external suppliers across the value chain.
At this event, Inter IKEA will share how they are leveraging innovation and collaborating with startups to develop the next generation of products, materials, and solutions for life at home, and also present existing business challenges where they seek external innovation.
We will serve a vegan lunch.
Register for the event
This is an event for students and researchers at KTH.
14.00-16.00: Individual meetings with pre-selected KTH startups
Individual meetings for startups
A limited number of pre-selected startups from KTH will get the chance to sit down for a 1-1 meeting with IKEA representatives to explore future possibilities for collaboration.
If you have an existing startup that you think would be of interest to IKEA, 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:
Retail
Furniture
Sustainability
Energy
Materials
Digital solutions
Logistics
Food
About Inter IKEA
Inter IKEA Group is the group of companies that connects IKEA franchisees with range development and suppliers, and aligns the overall IKEA strategic direction. All to create a better everyday life for the many people. The Group includes Inter IKEA Systems B.V. – the worldwide IKEA franchisor – as well as range development, supply and certain industry activities.
"IKEA’s innovation agenda is inspired by the IKEA vision and values to always find new and better ways forward. We act on challenges and explore opportunities that are new to IKEA or new to the world – for a home furnishing business that is better for the planet and the many people. Working together with external innovation partners who have unique expertise, perspectives and insights is a way to accelerate transformation on topics that are strategic to our business, and we can support in scaling-up sustainable solutions."
