STEW

The networking conference Software Technology Exchange Workshop, STEW, is a yearly conference, organized since 2012 by Swedsoft to create exchange between industry, academia and public sector within software development and research. The emphasis is on two main areas; networking and knowledge exchange. At STEW we want to make research and project results visible and available to stimulate new cooperation in software technology.

Why participate?

  • We facilitate and promote dialogue through workshops and group discussions.
  • We endeavor to form groups with participants who are not acquainted with each other, in order to foster new networks and connections.
  • We organize multiple networking breaks throughout the event.
  • During the conference dinner, our aim is to seat you with individuals you are not familiar with, in order to encourage the establishment of new contacts.

Knowledge exchange:

  • The speakers include representatives from various segments of society.
  • We maintain a sizable working group that selects speakers capable of contributing their diverse perspectives.
  • We extend an invitation to anyone interested to submit suggestions regarding their potential presentations in a specific area.
  • We facilitate a dialogue about the presentations, allowing speakers to ask questions and engage in discussions with the audience. Similarly, the audience can interact with the speakers, and participants can connect with other members of the audience.

 Agenda

09:30 Registration and morning coffee

10:00 Welcome and intro (Volvo, Swedsoft, GAIA)

10:10 How can AI help Sweden?
Stefan Andersson, SAAB
Marie Björck, Blue Science park
Stefan Frank, Swedsoft
Erik Spector,  Teknikföretagen
Dialogue presentation putting AI in context 

11:00 #1 How can AI Help the business
Elisabet Svensson (SKF)
Company level and business-related aspects on AI

11:45 Lunch

13:00 #2 How can AI Help the Engineer
Parthasarathy Dhasarathy (Volvo)
Improving efficiency and quality of engineering activities  

13:45 #3 How can AI help the tools?
Stella Riad (RISE)
AI assistance to engineering tools and automation 

14:30 Coffee

15:00 #4 How can AI Help the Product
Devdatt Dubhashi (Chalmers)
On-board AI processing

15:45 Closing remarks
What are the top 10 needs and relevant solutions for AI to better
Help the business
Help the engineer
Help the tool
Help the product
Josef Lindman Hörnlund (GAIA), Tobias Larsson (BTH)
Summary of speaker messages and roundtable conclusions

16:30 Snacks and networking, Study Visit

Practicalities