Engineering with Empathy: Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Career

With Malin Hane Hagström

Wednesday, 30th April 2025 @ 3.00pm CET (UTC+1).

Link to Live Talk: WiE Teams Channel
In most countries, women still represent less than 20% of the engineering workforce in industry and academia. Organized by the DEI committee, the DS is launching a series of online talks to encourage women to explore opportunities for careers in engineering, fostering diversity, innovation, and equality in the field. Women from academia and industry will describe their experiences and efforts to encourage more women to pursue an engineering degree and subsequently enter engineering leadership. These talks are motivated to inspire change and provide insight into creating inclusive environments.

These talks are open to everyone, and you're encouraged to invite colleagues and interested students. All sessions will take place online on the first Wednesday of each of the next six months, at the same time. Recordings will be available on the WiE Talk Series page of the Design Society website. 

Episode 4 Speaker: Malin Hane Hagström, PhD, Director Strategy and Sustainability Volvo Group Trucks Operations - Skövde plant, Gothenburg, Sweden
Title: Engineering with Empathy: Lessons from a Cross-Disciplinary Career

Biography: Malin Hane Hagström is the Director of Strategy and Sustainability at Volvo Group’s Skövde plant, leading a team of around 100 people. They oversee safety, environment, quality, and improvement systems, and coordinate strategic plans and research agendas. Malin Hane Hagström also serves on the Board of Directors at Skövde University. Previously, she managed a team of experts in manufacturing engineering, focusing on digital twins, flow simulation, digitalization, AI, and problem-solving. From 2018 to 2022, Malin Hane Hagström was a Senior VPS/Lean Coach and industrial PhD student at Volvo Group’s Powertrain production, developing and coaching the VPS/Lean system to world class levels. She also contributed to strategy development for flow thinking and digitalization. Earlier roles include Manager of Operational Excellence Production Logistics, Director of VPS/Lean Governance, and Consultant Manager at Fortos Management Consulting. Malin Hane Hagström has a strong background in logistics and operational excellence, consistently driving improvements and leading teams to achieve strategic goals. Her academic background is organisational psychology and manufacturing engineering with a PhD in Systems Engineering Design.

Link to Live Talk: WiE Teams Channel