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Wednesday  May 10th at Scandic Hotel Ferrum

13.00 Latest news from the RIT project
14.00 Keynote speaker, Peter Sandberg, innovation strategy RISE
14.45 Kristoffer Ödmark, CEO at Widefind – a new start-up within ESA BIC Sweden established by researchers at Luleå University of Technology.
15.05 Workshop* led by Prof. Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck, Prof. Reza Emami and assistant Prof. Peter Törlind at Luleå University of Technology.
15.15  Four space companies present how they work with product development and innovation.

• Staffan Brodin, Engineer in charge at GKN Aerospace Engeen Systems Sweden
  (Fika break)
  
• Per Brodin, Head of AOCS Department at OHB Sweden
  
• Martin Kores, CEO at Omnisys Instruments AB
• Anna Rathsman, Senior Vice President at SSC (will talk next morning)

18.30 Mingel at Grapes (level 1, above the bar at Ferrum)
19.30 Dinner at Grapes (Not for students) 

Thursday  May 11th at Scandic Hotell Ferrum

08.00 Product innovation at SSC, Anna Rathsman, Senior Vice President
08.30 Workshop continues 
11.00 Summary of Workshop
11.45 Summary of Space Innovation Forum 4
12.00 Lunch

Purpose and goals of the workshop

The purpose of the workshop is to create an understanding of how the four aerospace companies involved in the RIT project, work with product development and innovation. The companies will share their experiences and learn at the same time. Graduate students at LTU’s graduate school of space technology, regional companies that are interested in cooperation with the aerospace industry and other participants in the workshop will gain insight into the space innovation system and identify their role in the ecosystem. The goal is to encourage and strengthening innovation support within the space industry.