Opening Day 2

Opening
Verneri Valimaa – Deep Tech Lead, Arcticstartup

Funding

Keynote: Funding Landscape for Deep Tech Companies
Juha Lehtola – Head of Direct VC Investments, Tesi

10:10

Panel: Top Reasons for Hearing No From an Investor
Anton Arts – Managing Partner, SET Ventures
Mari Luukkainen – Principal, Icebreaker.vc
Moderator: Sandra Golbreich – CEO & Co-Founder, Baltic Sandbox Ventures

10:40

Keynote: Public Funding Instruments for Deep Tech
Valentina Loisi – CEO, Alien Technology Transfer

10:50

Panel: Best Practices for CAP Table Management and Employee Compensation
Sebastian Peck – Partner, KOMPAS VC
Ilmars Osmanis – CEO &Founder, Lightspace Labs
Moderator: Ekaterina Gianelli – Partner, Inventure

Range Rover’s Track: Empowering Future Deep Tech Pioneers by Range Rover

Fireside Chat: Q&A Range Rover/Inchcape
Andrew MacDonald – Founder & CEO, MacWell
Eddie Oinonen – CRM & Marketing Manager, Inchcape

11:30

Keynote: Future Pioneers by MIMIR Fellows
Ghita Wallin – Founder, MIMIR Fellows

11:35

Keynote: Future of E-mobility and Infrastructure in Finland
Teemu Nieminen – Lawyer, The Association of Automobile Industry in Finland

11:45

Keynote: Woamy and Advanced Materials
Mohamed Elamir – Co-founder & CCO, Woamy

11:50

Keynote: Voima Ventures – Early-stage Deep Tech VC
Jussi Sainiemi – Partner, Voima Ventures

11:55

Panel: How Does Deep Tech Evolve Brands
Eddie Oinonen – CRM & Marketing Manager, Inchcape
Ghita Wallin – Founder, MIMIR Fellows
Mohamed Elamir – Co-Founder & CCO, Woamy
Jussi Sainiemi – Partner, Voima Ventures
Teemu Nieminen – Lawyer, The Association of Automobile Industry in Finland
Moderator: Andrew MacDonald – Founder & CEO, MacWell

Expertise

Fireside Chat: Opportunities in Quantum for Deep Tech
Mikko Möttönen – Professor of Quantum Technology, Aalto University
Erkki Soininen – Bluefors, Product Director
Moderator: Emily Meads – Associate, Speedinvest

13:00

Fireside Chat: IP Rights
Joshua Wert – SVP IP, Einride
Moderator: Jenny Engerfelt – Investment Director, Voima Ventures

13:20

Panel: How to Scale Hardware
Jerry Yang – General Partner, HCVC
Maksym Plakhotnyuk – CEO & Founder, ATLANT 3D
Outi Reentilä – Director Hardware Engineering, Microsoft Quantum
Moderator: Ville Heikkinen – Partner, Butterfly Ventures

Talent

Panel: How to Build a Winning Deep Tech Team
Mari-Ann Meigo Fonseca – Co-founder & COO, Gelatex
Paavo Räisänen – Partner, maki.vc
Alex Basu – Investment Manager, Navigare Ventures
Moderator: Chris Reichhelm – Chief Executive, Deep Tech Leaders

Clients

Panel: Key Strategies for Scaling Deep Tech Companies
Patrik Sobocki – Senior Investment Director & Head of Deeptech Investments, Industrifonden
David Grimm – Partner, Albion VC
Moderator: Pauliina Sinnemaa – Investment Manager, Evli Growth Partners

15:05

Panel: What Corporates Want to See from Deep Tech Startups
Jani Kangas – Strategic Innovation Management, Nokia Bell Labs
Birgit Päivänranta – Mixed Reality Finland Lead, Microsoft
Moderator: Henna Keränen – Ecosystem Builder

Impact

Keynote: From Doom to Bloom: Harnessing the Genius of Nature to Solve Humanity’s Challenges
Lauri Sikanen – Group Manager & Principal Scientist, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

15:55

Panel: How Deep Tech Startups Address Planetary Boundaries
Adele Unneberg – Venturist, Sandwater
Jarkko Antila – CEO, Kuva Space
Gabriel Méhaignerie – Analyst, Pace Ventures
Moderator: Verneri Välimaa – Deep Tech Lead, Arcticstartup

16:25

Keynote: Innovation Starts with Imagination
Yoad Mick – Founder, IMAGYM TRAINING

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Words
Vedat Öndas – CEO, Arcticstartup

9:35

Aalto University Welcome
Janne Laine – Vice President Innovation, Aalto University

9:40

City of Espoo Welcome
Harri Paananen – Director Economic Development, City of Espoo

9:45

Keynote: Thinking Clearly to Innovate Better
Risto Siilasmaa – Founder of WithSecure & Ex-Chairman and CEO of Nokia

10:00

Panel: What Makes Nordics a Deep Tech Powerhouse
Stine Mølgaard Sørensen – Partner, Alliance VC
Ilkka Kivimäki – Partner, Maki.vc
Maija Itkonen – CEO, Onego Bio

Funding

Keynote: Space in the Deep Tech Environment
Josef Aschbascher – Director General, European Space Agency

10:55

Keynote: Fundraising in Turbulent Times
Mårten Skogö – Partner, Node.vc

11:10

Panel: Raising Venture Capital for Deep Tech
Lise Rechsteiner – Partner, Vsquared VC
James Bruegger – CIO, Seraphim Space
Moderator: Emily Meads – Associate, Speedinvest

Talent

Fireside Chat: Get the Right People in Your Bus
Ahti Heinla – Co-Founder and CTO, Starship Technologies
Moderator: Anne Badan – Founding Partner, The X Search

12:20

Keynote: In the Mind of a Deep Tech Founder
Anton Adamovitch – Partner & Co-director, Startup Creation Commercialization Reactor

12:30

Panel: Navigating the Mindset Shift from Lab to Market
Heli Skottman – Professor and Co-founder of StemSight, Tampere University
Lauri Reuter – Partner, Nordic Foodtech VC
Anna-Lena Schindl – Investment Manager, Positron Ventures
Otto Kari – VP & Head of Antigen Business Unit, Valo Therapeutics
Moderator: Anton Adamovitch – Partner & Co-director, Startup Creation Commercialization Reactor

Spin-out Showcases

Opening VTT and Aalto

Expertise

Keynote: Fuck it, Ship it!
Stine Mølgaard Sørensen – Partner, Alliance VC

14:30

Panel: How to Succeed in Deep Tech Branding
Piia Maaranen – Partner, Innovestor
Daniel Tabar – Co-founder & President, Atomontage
William von der Pahlen – co-Founder & CEO. DeepScan
Moderator: Alexander Pihlainen – Founding Partner & CEO, Bou

15:00

Panel: Balancing Time, Money, and Talent
Caritta Seppä – Co-Founder & COO, Tespack Ltd.
Arnaud Barthelemy – Partner & COO, AIC Fund
Joe Fitzsimons – CEO & Founder, Horizon Quantum Computing
Moderator: Jesse Saarela – Principal, NordicNinja VC

Clients

Panel: How to Find Customers Before Your Product is Ready
Mari Luukkainen – Principal, Icebreaker.vc
Dr. Salla Franzen – Investment Manager, Navigare Ventures AB
Kozue Nakayama – Board Member, Isuzu Motors Ltd.
Moderator: Kalev Kaarna – Investor & Startup Coach, Superangel

Impact

Keynote: Financing Climate Tech
Yair Reem – Partner, Extantia Capital

16:30

Panel: Scaling Climate Deep Tech
Yair Reem – Partner, Extentia Capital
Max Blanshard – Investor, 2150
Krishnaswamy Sankaran – Senior Partner &Founder, NED Radical Innovations Group AB
Moderator: Petra Koivuvaara – Investment & Portfolio Analyst, Maki.vc

Closing Day 1