Pushing Boundaries – Innovation, international collaboration, and the view from space

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Pushing Boundaries – Innovation, international collaboration, and the view from space

Wednesday November 19, 2025 10:45 - 11:05 Auditorium

Key-note speaker: Marcus Wandt

Join astronaut and Saab's Head of Group Strategy & Technology, Marcus Wandt as he shares insights from his mission to space and explores how global collaboration and bold innovation are shaping the future – on Earth and beyond.

Lecturers

Marcus Wandt Key-note speaker

Astronaut and Head of Group Strategy and Technology
Saab AB

Marcus Wandt is a Swedish astronaut, fighter pilot, and aerospace innovator with a distinguished career in aviation and space exploration.

Currently serving as Head of Group Strategy and Technology at Saab AB and Special Advisor to the Swedish National Space Agency, he brings extensive expertise in cutting-edge aerospace technology and strategic development.

In 2024, he flew to the International Space Station as a European Space Agency astronaut, contributing to scientific research and technological advancements in space.

With a background as Chief Test Pilot at Saab Aeronautics and a fighter pilot in the Swedish Air Force, Marcus has played a key role in developing and testing advanced fighter aircraft, including the Gripen E. His leadership spans both military and civilian aerospace projects, combining operational experience with a passion for innovation.

Marcus holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and has received honorary doctorates and numerous awards for his contributions to science, aviation and spaceflight.

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