WIFORCE governance and advisory groups

Page reviewed:  16/09/2026

Steering Group WIFORCE

Chair

Göran Ericsson, Dean, Faculty of Forest Sciences, SLU

Members

Ove Nilsson, Programme Director of WIFORCE, Director of the Forest Biology and Biotechnology Research Programme

Hjalmar Laudon, Deputy Programme Director of WIFORCE, Director of the WIFORCE Research School

Sandra Jämtgård, Director of the Future Silviculture Research Programme

Maja Sundqvist, Vice Dean for Doctoral Education

Göran Sandberg, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation

Anna Karlberg, Chair, Advisory Group for the WIFORCE Research School

Johannes Hanson, Umeå University

 

Reference Group, WIFORCE

Chair

Anna Karlberg (Stora Enso)

Members

Camilla Sandström, Umeå University

Charlotte Bengtsson, Skogforsk

Fredrik Klang, Sveaskog

Gunnar Lindén, LRF – Federation of Swedish Farmers

Gustaf Lind (WWF)

Karin Fällman Lillqvist, Skogssällskapet

Louise Karlberg, Independent Consultant Ecologidea

Ola Kårén, SCA

Olof Hansson, Södra

Dan Rydberg, The Swedish Forest Agency

Tomas Turesson, Independent Consultant and Board Member, Kopparfors

 

WIFORCE Arenas Stakeholder Group

Chair

Sverker Danielsson, Swedish Forest Industries Federation

Secretaries

Anna Karlberg, Industry Liaison, WIFORCE

Ove Nilsson, Programme Director, WIFORCE

Members

Fredrik Klang, Sveaskog

Olov Norgren, Holmen

Daniel Hägglund, Holmen

Hanna Staland, Kopparfors Skogar

Ola Kårén, SCA

Erik Willén, Bergslagets Skogar

Magnus Petersson, Södra

Thomas Kraft, Skogforsk

Maria Nordström, Skogforsk

Tommy Mörling, Swedish Forest Agency

Neil Cory, Swedish Forest Agency

Karin Fällman Lillqvist, Swedish Society of Forestry

Alice Kempe, Kempe Foundations