Nordtek 2016 Invitation

NORDTEK 2016 Conference
June 10th 2016
NORDTEK and the Faculty of Engineering, University of
Southern Denmark invite you to the NORDTEK Conference 2016 in
Odense, Denmark.
NORDTEK and The University of Southern Denmark (SDU) hereby invite you to the NORDTEK conference 2016, 10th June
2016. The conference will take place at SDU in Odense.
The NORDTEK conferences bring together the Technical Universities in the Nordic countries, their collaboration partners in
industry and other stakeholders to discuss topics of mutual interest.
The topic for the 2016 conference is:
“University and Industry collaboration”
Focus on production in high wage economies
The technical universities and engineering faculties in Northern Europe have a strong tradition for collaborating with industry. This collaboration includes joint research, education and innovation.
The NORDTEK conference 2016 aims to explore the effects and challenges of this collaboration.
The participants will identify best practices and discuss how the collaboration should evolve to maximise societal benefit.
The objective of the conference will be to identify which joint steps to take, and which changes should be implemented, to
ensure that technical universities support industry ideally in securing competitive and job creating industrial production in
high wage economies.
PROGRAMME
08.30
Registration and coffee
09.00
Welcome
By Hilmar B. Janusson, Dean, University of Iceland and President for NORDTEK
09.10
Motivation of the theme
By Henrik Bindslev, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, SDU and Moderator Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen, CEO , CLEAN
09.30
The importance of research and innovation in securing production in high wage economies
By Jan-Eric Sundgren, Senior advisor to the CEO Volvo Group
10.15
Coffee
10.30
Session 1: What does it take to retain production in high wage economies?
Introduction talk 1: Industry view
By Bjarne Lykke Sørensen, Division Director for Siemens Industry in Denmark
Introduction talk 2: Academic view
By Åsa Fasth Berglund, Associate Professor, div. of Production Systems, Product and Production development,
Chalmers University of Technology
Group discussions
The discussion is facilitated by a group chair who participates in the following round table discussions. The
purpose of the group discussions is to identify potential solutions for solving the challenge of this session’s
theme.
12.00
Networking Lunch
13.00
Session 2: How can universities optimally support industry?
Which joint steps to take and which changes should be implemented to ensure that technical universities
optimally support industry?
Introduction talk 1: Industry view
By Lars R. Enevoldsen, Group Vice President at Grundfos and chairman for Manufaturing Academy Denmark
(MADE)
Introduction talk 2: Academic view
By Professor Lars Bengtson, Professor at the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University
Group discussions
The discussion is facilitated by a group chair who participates in the round table discussions. The purpose of
the group discussions is to identify potential solutions for solving the challenge of this session’s theme.
14.30
Coffee and cake
15.00
Two round tables discussions with group chairs
The group chairs from session one and two will discuss and identify the needed joint steps to take in securing
competitive and job creating industrial production in high wage economies. The discussion is moderated by
Carsten Orth Gaarn-Larsen.
16.10
University and industry collaboration from the students point of view
By Dzenita Hasic and Jesper Birch Carlsen, Students at University of Southern Denmark
16.40
Conference catalogue of ideas presented
17.15
End of conference
19.30
Dinner at Restaurant Nordatlanten at Nordatlantisk Hus
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Time
Registration
Venue
Please register before 25 May 2016.
10th June 2016
Please register at: http://webpay.sdu.dk/system/extnordtek/
Cortex Park, University of Southern Denmark in Odense
Cortex Park 26
5230 Odense M
More information
Price
Søren Elmer Kristensen
Email: sek@sdu.dk
Conference (early bird): DKK 800 exclusive VAT (25 %)
Conference and Conference dinner: DKK 1600 exclusive VAT (25 %)
www.sdu.dk/nordtek2016
Accommodation
Visitors Guide
There is a discount if you make the reservations through the University’s Accommodation Office. Therefore do NOT book directly
with the hotels.
Welcome to Odense - right in the middle of Denmark. Odense
is the famous fairytale author Hans Christian Andersen’s
hometown and the ”capital” of Funen. It is packed with
history from the past 1000 years, charming old streets and
houses, lots of museums and activities and lovely green
parks – and at the same time it is a vibrant and lively modern
city.
We have made pre-bookings at the following hotels in Odense, located close to the train/bus station.
The accommodation is at own expense:
• First Hotel Grand
• Hotel Plaza
• Hotel Ansgar
On www.visitodense.com you can find information on
restaurants, shopping, accommodation, events, sights and
whatever else you need to plan your stay in Odense.
Please fill out the form found here and send it to our Accommodation Office: hotel@sdu.dk.
Deadline for hotel reservations: 02-05-2016.
Transportation
Flight
Train
When travelling by flight, you will probably arrive at Copenhagen
airport. Copenhagen airport is an international airport with many
flights arriving from and departing to all regions of the world.
Alternatively, you can fly to Billund International Airport in Jutland –
this will require car rental or travelling first by bus to Vejle and then
train to Odense.
There are direct trains from Copenhagen airport to Odense. The train
ride from Copenhagen airport takes around 1½ hours. Train schedules are available and tickets can be booked at www.rejseplanen.dk.
English and German versions are available.