Workshop KTH Centre for Total Defence

The new Centre will focus on three key areas:

1. External coordination and visibility – positioning KTH as a central partner in the field of total defence, able to contribute to national initiatives such as Campus Totalförsvar and serve as a contact point for authorities and industry.

2. Internal coordination and knowledge dissemination – connecting existing research and education at KTH and making it more accessible to both internal and external stakeholders.

3. Interdisciplinary collaboration and research development – fostering new partnerships across disciplines through scenario-based crisis workshops, expert lectures, research initiatives, and training activities.

To support these aims, the Centre will host a series of workshops in fall 2025, featuring external guest speakers who will address different aspects of Totalförsvar, alongside KTH researchers presenting their ongoing projects in research and education.

The purpose of the seminar series is to begin shaping the Centre as an arena where KTH can strengthen its contribution to Totalförsvar.

Welcome to listen, share your perspectives, and join the discussion on how we can develop the Centre together!

Programme (pre registration)
The presentations will be held in English, but pictures and presentations may be in Swedish.

10.00-10.30
Annina H. Persson  & Nicole Kringos  present ongoing activities within the KTH Center för Totalförsvar

10:30 – 11:30
Daniel Bergström , Säkerhetsavdelning Trafikverket, explains about the importance and complexities of Totalförsvar and the consequences for our transport infrastructure preparedness in crisis and war.

11:30-12:00
Lunch för registrerade deltagare (for registered participants)

12:00 – 12:20
Erik Jelenius , KTHs Professor in Public Transport Systems presents the results of his BULT project ‘Transport System Resilience and Emerging Technologies: A Systematic Literature Review Focused on Antagonistic Threats’.

12:20-12:40
Lars Nordström , Professor in Information Systems for Power System Control at KTH, presents ‘Power system resilience in peace and war’.

12:40 – 12:45
Pause

12:45 – 13:05
Marika Ericson , prefekt för Institutionen för Operativ Juridik och Folkrätt, lektor, jur.dr. i folkrätt., ’title’

13:05 – 13:25
Malin Pops Runsten , Head of LEAN Centrum, ‘Empowering Leadership: Fostering Adaptability, Resilience and Readiness’ 

13:25-14:00
Discussion

Registration

For questions, please contact Nicole Kringos, kringos@kth.se  and Annina H. Persson, anpe@kth.se .

Workshops upcoming dates:
22/10
7/11
26/11

KTH launches new centre for total defence