Compete in Falling Walls Lab at Chalmers – an international pitch competition where you have 3 minutes to present your idea. Win and represent Sweden on the global stage in Berlin alongside top thinkers and the researchers of tomorrow.
Overview
Date:
Starts 27 May 2026, 12:00Ends 27 May 2026, 16:30Language:
EnglishLast sign up date:
24 April 2026
As the only Swedish university, Chalmers organizes Falling Walls Lab, a local qualifying round of the international pitch competition Falling Walls.
The competition gives students and early-career researchers the opportunity to pitch an idea with the potential to help solve important societal challenges. During Falling Walls Lab, participants present their idea to a jury, which selects a winner. The winner receives travel and accommodation to attend the international Falling Walls Conference in Berlin in November, where finalists from around the world gather to present ideas that can contribute to scientific and societal breakthroughs.
Apply to pitch via the link above no later than April 24. After the application closes, 12 participants will be selected to present their idea at Falling Walls Lab at Chalmers on May 27. The winner of the local competition will receive travel and accommodation as well as a spot to pitch at the international final in Berlin in November.
The competition is open to anyone affiliated with a Swedish higher education institution.
Program
12:00 – 13:00 Registration, networking, and lunch
Guest registration and check-in; a light lunch will be served.
13:00 – 13:15 Welcome and introductions
Opening remarks and introduction of the event, participants, and jury.
13:15 – 14:00 Pitch Session 1
14:00 – 14:30 Coffee break
14:30 – 15:15 Pitch Session 2
15:15 – 16:00 Keynote
Jenny Engström, futures strategist at Vinnova, shows how early signs of change can become drivers for innovation, entrepreneurship, and new breakthrough ideas.
In a world where technological shifts and global uncertainty are changing the playing field faster and faster, Jenny uses examples and tools to demonstrate how Futures Thinking can help us train our ability to see the future in the present.
An inspiring contribution to this year’s Falling Walls Lab – and a shared launchpad for exploring which “next walls” need to fall.
16:00 – 16:30 Winner announcement and closing
The jury announces the winner, who will advance to the Falling Walls Lab global final in Berlin in November.
16:30 → After Work (AW)
Jury
- Christina Brinck, President Volvo Group Venture Capital, Volvo
- Tomas Fält, Growth Banker - Startup & Growth, Nordea
- Professor Fredrik Hedenus, Physical Resource Theory, Environmental and Energy Sciences
- Professor Hanna Härelind, Head of Department, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Fredrik Sandén, CEO Chalmers Teknologbolag
- Ellen Andreasson, COO @ConScience | Co-founder @Envue Technologies