24-25 September 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
The Leading Event for Industrial Future Builders
Join the most powerful network where industrial innovation becomes reality.
Industrial Future Summit gathers selected decision-makers, disruptors, and investors to define the next decade of industrial transformation.
No spectators – only industry shapers!
IFS 2025 in numbers
200
Top-tier industrial Startups
250
Industrial Executives and Experts
80
Investors, CVC's, Ecosystem Partners
700+
1:1 Meetings
15
Pre Summit Events
At the IFS stage
Howard Wright
VP, Startup Ecosystem, NVIDIA
Confirmed for IFS -25
Marcus Wallenberg
Chair, SEB
Confirmed for IFS -25
Salla Franzén
Investment Manager, Navigare
Board Member, Combient Foundry
Board Member, Combient Foundry
IFS 2024 Speaker
Martin Neuhold
Partner, PwC
IFS 2024 Speaker
Susanna Campbell
Entrepreneur, investor and board professional
IFS 2024 Speaker
Klas Forsström
CEO, Munters Group
IFS 2024 Speaker
Gustaf Sundell
EVP & Head of Ventures and New Business, Scania Group
IFS 2024 Speaker
Christian Levin
President & CEO, Scania
IFS 2024 Speaker
Tua Asplund Hyllienmark
EMEA Segment Specialist Omniverse, NVIDIA
IFS 2024 Speaker
Eerik Paasikivi
Founding Partner, Kvanted
IFS 2024 Speaker
Pia Brantgärde Linder
GVP & President FoodTech, Munters Group
IFS 2024 Speaker
Hans Sohlström
CEO, Stora Enso
IFS 2024 Speaker
Annika Ölme
CTO & Senior Vice President Technology Development, SKF
IFS 2024 Speaker
Key Focus Areas
Circularity & Sustainability
Circularity is no longer a nice-to-have, it’s a strategic necessity. This theme brings sustainability into the boardroom, highlighting how circular models, energy transition, and regulatory shifts are creating both pressure and potential for industrial businesses. Discover how leading companies are turning ESG into ROI, building resilient supply chains, and driving material innovation for a regenerative industrial future.
Industrial Automation
Driving efficiency and resilience with cutting-edge manufacturing automation solutions. Learn how companies are leveraging intelligent systems to streamline operations, boost flexibility, and respond to market shifts in real time. Whether upgrading factory floors or connecting supply chains, automation is becoming the backbone of next-generation industrial strategy.
AI & Digitalisation
Redefining the rules of industrial performance. From predictive maintenance and intelligent supply chains to generative design and autonomous decision-making, this theme explores how data, algorithms, and connectivity are driving operational efficiency, product innovation, and competitive advantage.
The Buzz from the IFS -24
“The work of Combient Foundry is really excellent. It is a very good platform to advance meaningful collaboration opportunities. Convening everyone together like this is fantastic.”
Marcus Wallenberg
Chair, SEB
“It's super great to see in such an event we can have so many different diverse inputs from different places, from investors, from startups, from industrial peers, and all the other components. This diversity really foster a different perspective and creates new direction.”
Amy Chen
CIO, KONE
“It's inspiring to see so many innovations, ideas, and experts gathered in one place – industrial companies, startups, investors, and other key stakeholders coming together.”
Eerik Paasikivi
Partner, Kvanted
“An exceptional event bringing together top industrial leaders and groundbreaking startups! It was an honor to join on stage and explore how startups and industries can drive success together.”
Caroline Walerud
Co-Founder & CEO of Airforestry
“It was energising and inspiring to participate. We need more partnerships, more collaborations, more Combient Foundry engagements.”
Hans Sohlström
CEO, Stora Enso
Industrial Future Summit for
Industrials
Get exclusive access to cutting-edge innovations and world-class startups to future-proof your industry leadership.
Access to startups and scaleups
Connect with top-tier industrial startups and scaleups driving innovation in energy, sustainability, manufacturing, AI, and more. Gain exclusive access to high-potential deal flow and engage in curated meetings with emerging tech leaders.
Accelerate your market leadership
Stay ahead of industry shifts by networking with key decision-makers and industrial experts. Explore groundbreaking solutions, uncover pivotal trends, and position your company at the forefront of industrial transformation.
Invite-only. Reserved for industrial leaders
Attendance at the summit is by invitation only. With 250 allocated seats for senior executives: C-suite, VPs, Directors, and heads of key functions across operations, technology, finance, sustainability, and transformation. Our aim is to gather decision-makers from across Europe’s industrial landscape to enable meaningful dialogue and real partnerships.
Interested in attending? Register your interest. All requests are reviewed to ensure the right mix of voices in the room.
Startups
Connect directly with industrial decision-makers seeking breakthrough solutions—no gatekeepers, just real opportunities to co-create and scale.
Access to leading industrials
Gain exclusive entry into a network of top-tier industry leaders through curated 1-on-1 meetings. Engage directly with key decision-makers, explore real-world industrial challenges, and position your startup at the forefront of innovation.
Maximise exposure for rapid scaling
Showcase your solution to a global audience of investors, executives, and industry pioneers. Elevate your credibility with endorsements from leading figures and secure your place among the most cutting-edge industrial startups shaping the future.
Invite-only. For the boldest industrial innovators
We are curating a select group of the world’s leading industrial solution startups—founders and CEOs building transformative technologies across AI, automation, sustainability, and deep tech.
If you are driving innovation in the industrial space and want to connect with Europe’s top corporates and investors, this summit is for you.
Interested in attending? Apply to register your interest. Each application is reviewed to ensure the highest caliber of conversation and collaboration.
Investors
Discover industrial breakthroughs before they go mainstream. Connect with vetted high-potential startups and stay ahead of the market.
Access to high-potential industrial startups
Gain exclusive entry to a curated selection of top-tier industrial startups developing groundbreaking technologies. Engage in 1-on-1 meetings with visionary founders, explore emerging trends, and stay ahead of the industrial innovation curve.
Maximise investment opportunities
Connect with industry giants and disruptive startups to unlock strategic partnerships and investment opportunities. Discover cutting-edge solutions transforming industries and position yourself at the forefront of the next wave of industrial innovation.
Invite-only. For strategic industrial investors
We welcome a group of 100 investors and enablers, – VCs, growth funds, and corporate venture arms—backing the next generation of industrial technology. If you’re investing in AI, automation, deep tech, circularity or sustainability aligned solutions with industrial applications, this is where you meet the ecosystem’s key players.
Apply to register your interest. All submissions are reviewed to ensure strategic fit and alignmen
Ecosystem partners
Behind the Industrial Future Summit
With Combient Foundry, global leaders in diverse industries from consumer goods to heavy machinery unite, forging a shared vision for the future. Together, they’re pioneering sustainable solutions and pushing the boundaries of innovation.
Work with handpicked startups championing your key industries. These partnerships don’t just spark progress; they accelerate your growth and competitive edge in a rapidly evolving global market.
