From Atoms to Autonomy, the sensor value chain is expanding
Sensors are at the core of Norway’s and Europe’s transformation agendas. From the European Chips Act, the Green Deal, and new AI and data regulations, to Norway’s ambitions for ocean sustainability, health innovation, the green industrial transition, and Arctic monitoring – sensors provide the trusted data that makes policy goals achievable. They measure the invisible, enable autonomy, and create the link between the physical and digital worlds.
The Sensor Decade 2026 will focus on the grand challenges shaping society:
- Sensing the Planet to safeguard climate, oceans and food systems.
- Sensing the Body for health, medtech and microsurgery.
- Sensing the Engineered World for autonomy, robotics and industry.
- Sensing the Invisible to unlock quantum, photonics and nanotechnology.
Within these missions, the programme explores the full range of enabling technologies: sensor materials, sensor integration, design & microfabrication of chips, multimodal and AI-enhanced sensing, breakthroughs in physics, and solutions for sustainability and circularity.
The future of sensors
This year we will also address the expansion of the sensor value chain at both ends, with quantum sensors opening new physical frontiers at one end, and AI-enhanced sensing unlocking greater value from data. These are fast-moving trends where many companies are still defining their strategy—and The Sensor Decade 2026 is where you can meet leading experts, gain insight into global developments, and make informed decisions.
This is an opportunity for technology drivers to meet, discuss and understand what will change in how we design products, reduce costs, meet regulations, or new markets in the coming years. It is a forum that goes beyond scientific exchange; it is a forum for meeting new hires and building new partnerships.
See the programme for this year's event here and secure your spot today!
