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The Program Office for Swedish Metals & Minerals carries out the operative work. If you want to know more about our activities or need to get in touch with us – we’ll make sure you talk to the right person.
Our Program Director!
Work Package Managers


Gert Nilson
Manager of Mission Roadmap
Part of Technical Innovation

Lawrence Hooey
Manager of Technical Innovation
Part of Program Management , Internationalization

Dahlström
Manager of Social Innovation
+46 70 382 99 77
niclas.dahlstrom@

Karin Östman
Manager of Policy Developement and Standardization

Lotta Sartz
Manager of Innovation Capacity
Part of Social Innovation


Lars Teglund
Manager of Communications and Events
The team behind the Program Office



Cathrine Svakko
Part of Program Management, Communications and Events
+46 70 331 17 06
cathrine.svakko@




Erik Hagenrud
Part of Innovation Capacity, Internationalization

Håkan Herbertsson
Part of Technical Innovation


Helena Malmqvist
Part of Innovation Capacity, Mission Roadmap

Katarina Nilsson
Part of Mission Roadmap, Technical Innovation, Policy Development and Standardization

Katja Dolinar Valentic
Part of Communications and Events


Lars-Inge Arwidson
Part of Social Innovation

Lotta Sörlin
Part of Program Management, Social Innovation


Peter Benson
Part of Policy Development and Standardization




Program Office work packages
The Program Office is divided into different work packages based on area of expertise. Here we bring together the knowledge and experience of our partner organizations to address key challenges and work towards the mission.

Program Management

Mission Roadmap

Technical Innovation

Social Innovation

Policy Development and Standardization

Internationalization

Innovation Capacity

Communications and Events
Find us where industry meets innovation
We are represented with offices in Luleå, Stockholm, Sandviken and Örebro, where the industry has a strong presence. The program is stakeholder-driven and involves actors in the mining, metals, recycling and manufacturing industries, academia, research institutes, municipalities, regions, associations, trade unions and public authorities.
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