| Start | Duration | Topic | |||
| 9:00 AM | 60 min | Coffee and informal networking | |||
| 10:00 AM | 30 min | Opening & Welcome words: Event moderator; Meri Helleranta, Impact Investor & International Business Advocate, Courage Ventures Keynote speech: Asta Raami: “Innovative mindset based on human brilliance” | |||
| 10:30 AM | 1:45min | Benelux Stream Jouko Leinonen, Ambassador, Embassy of Finland to Belgium and Luxembourg Henri Schumacher, Ambassador of Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway Alexis de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele, Belgium Ambassador Govert Jan Bijl de Vroe, Ambassador of the Netherlands in Finland | Finland Stream Juha Markkanen, Director of Team Finland Trade Promotion Unit Department for Foreign Trade, MFA Antti Aumo, Senior Director, Invest in Finland, Business Finland Jukka Appelqvist, Chief Economist at Keskuskauppakamari Christoffer Waselius, Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Finland | ||
| 12:15 PM 1:15 PM | 30 min 30 min | Lunch Break & Networking Building effective working practices across cultures Egbert Schram, Group CEO Hofstede Insights, Official member Forbes Business Council | |||
| 1:45 PM | 1h45 | Cleantech Panel discussion Facilitator Heli Antila, VP Biobased solutions, Fortum Representatives FI / Lea Rankinen, Sustainability & Public Affairs lead, Paulig NE / Daniel Frank, Director Nordics & Baltics, Gradyent LU /Marc Elliott, Investment Specialist, Energy Transition, UBP | Smart Cities and Mobility Panel discussion Facilitator Sami Sahala, Lead Smart Mobility Expert, Forum Virium Helsinki (Innovation Subsidiary of City of Helsinki) Representatives FI / Ari Aalto, Vice President, Mobility and Transport at VTT NE / Frans-Anton Vermast, Strategy Advisor & International Smart City Ambassador, Amsterdam Smart City BE / Emile Heymans, Community Engagement Specialist, CitizenLab LU / Charlotte Wirion, CTO and co-founder at WEO | Healthtech Panel discussion Facilitator Harriet Gullstén, MSc PhD, Head of Viikki Innovation Ecosystem Representatives FI / Timo Teimonen, CEO, Aqsens Health Oy Charlotta Topelius, CEO and founder, CurifyLabs Oy Michael Quarshie, CEO, Metabite.com BE / Maarten Lambert, Tech diplomacy Northern Europe, Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) LU –Andreas Kremer, Information Technology for Translational Medicine (ITTM) | |
| 3:30 PM | 30 min | Sharing key insights of the panel discussions Meri Helleranta, Impact Investor & International Business Advocate, Courage Ventures | |||
| 4:00 PM | Formal end of the session; Matchmaking meetings start | ||||
| 4:00 PM | 60 min | Networking drinks; Matchmaking meetings end at 5:30 PM | |||
| 6:30 PM | End of the event | ||||
