Programme
THURSDAY 29.10.2015 CLEANTECH VENTURE DAY
Sibelius Hall, Lahti
08:00 – Registration opens
08:30 – 09:30 Speed-dating Session - Investors and companies – Puusepän
verstas, 1st floor
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee & networking - Metsähalli, 1st floor
10:00 – 11:00 Seminar 1: CLEANTECH MEANS BUSINESS! Puusepän Sali 2nd floor
Moderator: Claes Mikko Nielsen, Network Manager FIBAN
Cleantech Venture Day’s story started when the industry was just beginning
to define itself – today we have success stories all over the world.
Welcome to the 10th Cleantech Venture Day Nina Harjula, Head of Development, Cleantech and Venture Programs, LADEC
Keynote: "No more excuses" Bruce Oreck, Entrepreneur at heart, Former U.S. Ambassador in Finland
Keynote: “Collaborative Economy – change is inevitable and it is happening
through the increasing power of individuals”
Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, Founder of GoLoco.org
and Veniam.
11:10 – 12:10 Dealflow Session 1: Energy & Smart grid Puusepän Sali, 2nd floor
Moderator: Marko Koski, Vaasa EnergyWeek
TidalSails, Norway
Aurelia Turbines, Finland
Masar, Netherland
Ubik Solutions, Estonia
Ferroplan, Finland
11:10 – 12:10 Dealflow Session 2: New solution & IoT Puusepän verstas, 1st floor
Moderator: Jan Michael Hess, Ecosummit
Snowek, Finland
Solar Water Solution, Finland
Sansox, Finland
Qualvista, Finland
TassuESP, Finland
Lahden 4G service, Finland
12:10 – 13:10 Lunch & networking - Metsä halli, 1st floor
13:10 – 14:20 Seminar 2: CLEANTECH MEETS CIRCULAR ECONOMY Puusepän Sali, 2nd floor
Moderator: Matti Aistrich, Senior Lead, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
This theme seminar opens up the business opportunities in the Circular
Economy and Bio economy.
Smart cities can show an example and create economies of scale and
reference cases for new cleantech businesses by setting up ambitious
objectives for mitigating their emissions. How to be smart and sustainable and
at the same time cope with the megatrends of urbanization, growing
consumption and scarce resources. You will know after this session!
SMART STORIES FROM SMART CITIES
City of Paris, France – the World Capital of Circular Economy – what
opportunities are opening for cleantech companies around the city
Vincent Roumeas, Cleantech Business Development Manager, Paris Region
Entreprises, France
City of Turku, Finland
Niko Kyynäräinen, Business Development Director, City of Turku, Finland
Panel discussion
What kind of business opportunities do these new trends offer? What kind of
products/services and solutions will we see in the future? Where are the
markets - and most importantly where is the money going?
Moderator: Howard Jacobs, Professor, University of Tampere, Finland
Panelists:
Robin Chase, Co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, Founder of GoLoco.org
and Veniam
Alain Staron, VP Digital Offers at Veolia
Sirpa Välimaa, Technical Customer Service Manager for dissolving pulp, Stora
Enso
Niko Kyynäräinen, Business Development Director, City of Turku, Finland
Vincent Roumeas, Cleantech Business Development Manager, Paris Region
Entreprises, France
Laura Järvinen, Specialist, Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra
14:30 – 15:30 Dealflow Session 3: Consumer Cleantech Puusepän Sali, 2nd floor
Moderator: Jyri Arponen, Tekes
Froodly, Finland
Piggy Baggy, Finland
Tziip, Finland
Exibea, Sweden
Eko Rent, Finland
Binee, England
14:30 – 15:30 Dealflow Session 4: New Materials & material
efficiency Puusepän verstas, 1st floor
Moderator: Claes Mikko Nielsen, Network Manager FIBAN
Epse, Finland
Abalonyx, Norway
CarbonReUse, Finland
Ductor, Finland
Skeleton Technologies, Estonia
Magsort, Finland
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee & networking - Metsä halli, 1st floor
16:00 – 17:15 Dealflow Session 5: Corporate Speciality Puusepän Sali, 2nd floor
Moderator: Claes Mikko Nielsen, Network Manager FIBAN
Boosting new cleantech ecosystems and growth Jyri Arponen, Program Manager, Tekes
E.ON SE
Ines Bergman, Principal, Technology & Innovation / Innovation Scouting & Co-
Investments
E.ON – company split and strategy supported by CVC activities
Under its „Empowering customers. Shaping markets. “Strategy, E.ON’s drive
to retail distributed and novel energy technologies and business models will
be supported by venture-capital activities for strategic partnerships. They are
designed to find the next big energy propositions that will improve E.ON’s
offer to its millions of customers around Europe via its global and regional
businesses. Sympower, Estonia
Process Genius, Finland
UPM Esa Laurinsilta, Director, Strategic Partnership
UPM – Grow with Biofore
UPM is looking for partnership opportunities that support their vision - to lead
the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and
innovation-driven future. They have lots of cooperation possibilities that
benefit both parties. UPM is building circular economy in practice – how to
find new ways to utilize of pulp and paper mill side streams.
Trifilon, Sweden
Paptic, Finland
17:15 – 21:00 AWARDS AND COCKTAILS
10th Cleantech Venture Day celebration with cocktails
17:45 Best Dealflow Pitches & Forbes Finland Awards –Puusepä halli, 2nd floor
19:00 Lahti Symphony Concert - Concert Hall
Vasili Sinaiski, conductor and Ilja Gringolts, violin
Cleantech lounge serves during the concert break at Puusepän sali 2nd floor
More information: www.cleantechday.fi