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Basic and manufacturing industry experts

From the future of electric trucks to the decarbonization of steel or recreation of forests, researchers at the Stockholm School of Economics provide expert insights into the transformation of basic and manufacturing industries.

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Automotive and truck industry 

Martin Sköld, associate professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology, director of the Scania Center of Innovation and Operational Excellence 

Area of expertise:

  • Automotive and heavy truck industry trends, including strategic shifts, specialized production lines, OEMs, automation, electrification, electric vehicle supply chains, transport ecosystems, and broader industry dynamics.  
  • Corporate strategies, including M&A, consolidation, platform developments, and strategic and operational synergies. 

Email: Martin.Skold@hhs.se 
Phone: +46 (0)739 09 40 29 
Languages: English, Swedish 

Foresty 

Kaisa Koskela-Huotari, associate professor at the Department of Marketing and Strategy, affiliated researcher with the Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets  

Areas of expertise:  

  • Market strategies and dynamics associated with forest management and the multiple uses of forests, for example wood production, carbon sequestration, recreation, and biodiversity conservation.     

Email: Kaisa.Koskela.Huotari@hhs.se   
Language: English, Finnish   
 

Suvi Nenonen, professor at the Department of Marketing and Strategy  

Areas of expertise:  

  • How markets can be transformed to support sustainability goals, including the role of diverse stakeholders in driving sustainable market practices in traditional industries like the forest industry.  

Email: Suvi.Nenonen@hhs.se  
Language: English  

Steel 

Mara Bălașa, PhD Fellow at the Department of Marketing and Strategy, affiliated researcher at the Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communications  

Areas of expertise:  

  • Decarbonization of heavy industries: green steel, green hydrogen, green ammonia, e-methanol and decarbonization of fertilizers.  
  • Geopolitics and strategic competitiveness related to industrial green transitions and environmental and industrial policy.  
  • Green financial instruments, carbon contracts for difference, impact investing.   

Email: Mara.balasa@hhs.se  
Phone: +46 (0)76 044 5735  
Languages: English, Swedish, Romanian