Program 2023
NORDEEP tracks are carefully curated for you to discover new insights from Deep Tech field and connect with industry leaders and relevant investors at Deal Room. Tracks focus on various technologies and topics. Impactful founders, thought leaders and top investors from Europe, Asia and US share their views and tell stories about latest tech and innovation.
Program consists of talks, panels, workshops and speed dating sessions. Plan your schedule efficiently to get the most out of NORDEEP!
Day 1 Day 1
9:30
Opening Ceremony
NORDEEP 2023 Opening Ceremony
Verneri Valimaa – Deep Tech Lead , Arcticstartup
9:45
Keynote
Risto Siilasmaa – Founder of WithSecure & Ex-Chairman and CEO of Nokia
10:40
Funding
Keynote
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
Chirag Gupta – Managing Partner, 8X Ventures
Lise Rechsteiner – Partner, Vsquared VC
Tanya Horowitz – General Partner, Butterfly Ventures
Moderator: TBA
11:50
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
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
Moderator: Anton Adamovitch – Partner and Co-director of Startup Creation, Commercialization Reactor
13:05
Spin-out Showcases
13:05
Expertise
14:50
Panel: Resource Management for Deep Tech: Balancing Time, Money, and Talent
Caritta Seppä – Co-Founder, COO Tespack Ltd.
Arnaud Barthelemy – Investor & Startup Coach, Superangel
Joe Fitzsimmons – CEO & Founder, Horizon Quantum Computing
15:30
Clients
Panel: Customer is Always Right
Mari Luukkainen – Principal, Icebreaker.vc
Moderator: Kalev Kaarna – Investor & Startup Coach, Superangel
16:25
Impact
Keynote: Financing Climate Tech
Yair Reem – Partner, Extantia Capital
17:10