Automation Vista – Together Towards Industry 5.0

Automation Vista is a meeting place for researchers, industry leaders, innovators, startups, and public-sector stakeholders who want to shape the next generation of sustainable and human-centered industry.

Industry 5.0 moves beyond efficiency and automation alone, placing people, resilience, and sustainability at the center of industrial transformation. The symposium will explore how advanced technologies such as AI, robotics, automation, and digital infrastructure can strengthen collaboration between humans and machines while enabling more resilient and sustainable production systems.

The conference is hosted by Automation Region in collaboration with the research schools ARRAY and MARC at Mälardalen University.

Programme

The programme is continuously updated and session times may be subject to change.

09:30 – Registration, Coffee & Poster Exhibition

10:00 – Welcome & Opening Remarks

Thomas Nolte, Professor of Computer Science, Mälardalen University, and Magnus Löfberg, Regional Manager Mälardalen, Prevas, give the opening remarks before handing over to the moderators for the day, Christer Norström and Petra Edoff, Mälardalen University.

10:15 – Keynote: Setting the scene for Industry 5.0

Chris Ivory, Mälardalen University

As the opening keynote speaker, Professor Chris Ivory will provide a big-picture perspective on Industry 5.0 and the forces reshaping industry – from automation and digitalisation to new demands for sustainability, skills development and human-machine collaboration.

Chris Ivory is a leading researcher in innovation management at Mälardalen University and leads the European research project Up-Skill on Industry 5.0. His research explores the interplay between people, ai and automation, and how industry can evolve by combining technological advances with human creativity, skills and expertise.

10:45 – Keynote: Sustainability and Industrial Transformation

Jerry Johansson, Head of Engineering, AstraZeneca

Jerry Johansson is a senior leader at AstraZeneca with extensive experience in engineering, maintenance and asset management. With a strong background in industrial maintenance and digitalisation, he focuses on developing strategies and ways of working that improve reliability, efficiency and long-term performance in complex production environments.

11:15 – Industry Panel Discussion

11:45 – Poster Exhibition, Networking & Lunch

12:30 – Keynote: Humanoids Today and Tomorrow

Ahmad Alali, CEO, Roboytix

Ahmad Alali is an educator and robotics enthusiast working at the intersection of AI, robotics and education. Through his work at Hitachigymnasiet Västerås and collaborations with industry and academia, he focuses on giving young people hands-on experience with emerging technologies and building the skills needed for the future of industry.

13:00 – Keynote: Resilience in Industrial Infrastructure

Anna Davidsson, Senior Manager, Scania

Anna Davidsson is Senior Manager of Research and External Cooperations within Production, Procurement and Logistics at Scania. With extensive experience in industrial research and sustainable production, she works to strengthen collaboration between industry and academia and advance the development of sustainable and resilient production systems.

13:30 – Panel with Industry, Academia & Innovation Actors

14:30 – Coffee Break, Poster Exhibition & Networking

15:30 – Parallel Sessions

• Session 1: Collaboration & Funding
• Session 2: Upskilling & Reskilling

16:30 – Reflections & The Way Forward

Joint Discussion from the sessions.

17:15 – Closing Remarks

17:45 – Conference dinner

Questions?

Please contact Thomas Nolte, thomas.nolte@mdu.se.