Opening Ceremony

Welcome Words

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

The great tech opportunity with Energy, Truth and Deep Skills
Elias Korosis – Partner, Federated Hermes / Director, Invest Europe

10:00

Panel: Security and resilience via Deep Tech
Jouni Flyktman – VP Defense & Security, IQM
Marko Kaseleht – Co-Founder & CEO, SensusQ
Moderator: Pia Erkinheimo – Director & member of the executive team, The Finnish Climate Fund

10:30

Panel: Capital Flow Through the Deep Tech VC Landscape – LP and GP Perspectives
Shinichi Nikkuni – Managing Partner, NordicNinja VC
Julien Fredonie – Head of Strategic Partnerships and Corporate Venturing, Honda Innovations
Moderator: Nea Piha – Investor Relations Manager, Alliance VC

11:00

Launching of a new Quantum Startup

Deep Tech Demo Showcases

Batch #1
Koherent, Doublepoint, NSS Water

Funding

Panel: Growth Funding for Deep Tech Scale-ups – the Public and Private Collaboration
Powered by Tesi
Senan O’Mahony – Investment Manager, Atlantic Bridge
Minna Leisvuori – Investment advisor to the EIC Fund, EIB
Susan Repo – Chief Financial Officer, ICEYE
Moderator: Juha Lehtola – Investment Director, Tesi

12:05

Panel: Role of Research in Innovation – What the Role of the Research Centres Should be in Spinoffs and Funding
Johanna Buchert – President & CEO, Luke
Mika Kukkurainen – Partner, Nordic Foodtech VC
Moderator: Pontus Stråhlman – Partner, Voima Ventures

Business

Panel: Making the World Aware of Your Deep Tech Startup
Hailey Eustace – Founder, Commplicated
Mari Luukkainen – Principal, identity.vc
Malathy Eskola – Marketing & PR Director, Kuva Space
Moderator: William von der Pahlen – Deepscan

13:05

Keynote: IP Strategy For Startups
Tom Groop – Strategic Advisor & IPR (of counsel), Vestra Advisors Oy

13:25

Fireside Chat: 200 Patents – experiences managing a large IP portfolio
Antti Sunnari – Co-Founder & CEO, Dispelix
Moderator: Mårten Skogö – Partner, node.vc

13:45

Keynote: 0-1 – How do you Build the Team to First Customer?
Raman Ramalingam – Founder, TalentX

14:00

Panel: Scaling with Talent – 1 to a 100
Anne Badan – Founding Partner, A2B Search
Caritta Seppä – Co-founder, Tespack & Investment Manager, Spintop Ventures
Moderator: Raman Ramalingam – Founder, TalentX

Deep Tech Demo Showcases

Batch #2
Oinride, UP Catalyst, MPS Development

Dual Use Tech

Keynote: Keynote from NATO Innovation Fund
Nela Braun – Fund-of-Funds Investor, Nato Innovation Fund

15:05

Keynote: Defence Tech Investments in the Nordics and Baltics
Sandra Golbreich – CEO & Co-Founder, Baltic Sandbox Ventures

15:15

Panel: Dual Use investments and Capacity Building Through Innovation
Powered by the City of Riihimäki
Nela Braun – Fund-of-Funds Investor, NIF
Sandra Golbreich – CEO & Co-Founder, Baltic Sandbox Ventures
Benedikt von Schoeler – General Partner, VSquared Ventures
Valentin Menedetter – General Partner, Vektor Partners
Moderator: Teemu Seppälä – Technology and Innovation Director, City of Riihimäki

15:45

Panel: Many Faces of Dual Use Tech
Kadri Tammai – Regional Director, NATO DIANA
Marek Helm – CEO, GScan
Henri Kivioja – CEO, RAIN
Moderator: Viktorija Trimbel – Managing Director, Coinvest Capital

16:15

Fireside Chat: Navigating the Changing Landscape for Tech and Investments in Today’s Turbulent World
Moderator: Taneli Tikka – Angel Investor
Risto Siilasmaa – Founder & Chairman, WithSecure

Closing Day 1

Networking Night at The Plaza – Wine & Craft Beer, Annanaukio 1, Helsinki

Opening Day 2

Funding

Panel: Deep Tech Funding vs Traditional Funding
Caspar Høgh – Partner & Co-Founder, NOON Ventures
Pauliina Martikainen – Partner, maki.vc
Vik Li – Investment Director, Ericsson Ventures
Moderator: Bodil Siden – General Partner, Kost Capital

10:30

Fireside Chat: Towards a Nuclear Future: Building and Financing Steady Energy
Tommi Nyman – CEO & Co-founder, Steady Energy
Moderator: Jyri Engeström – Partner, Lifeline Ventures & YES VC

11:00

Panel: New Deep Tech VC Funds in Finland
Alexandra Gylfe – Founding Partner, Nordic Science Investments
Maria Wasastjerna – Founding Partner, Kvanted Ventures
Kaisa Hietala – Founder & Chair, Greencode VC
Moderator: Taneli Tikka, Angel Investor

Deep Tech Demo Showcases

Batch #3
MyVox, RNatives, WinsePower

Key Technologies

Keynote: Quantum Innovation at Scale
Himadri Majumdar – Co-Founder & CEO, SemiQon

12:10

Fireside Chat: Finding Customers in the Defense Sector – the Story of KNL
Toni Linden – Founder & CEO, KNL Networks
Moderator: Ville Heikkinen – Partner, Butterfly VC

12:40

Keynote: AI for Deep Tech Startups
Tero Ojanperä – Founder, Silo AI

12:55

Keynote: What’s Next in AI Tech Innovations
Arnaud Barthelemy – Partner & COO, AI Capital
Tarun Sharma – Partner & COO, Nokia Ventures
Tero Ojanperä – Founder, Silo AI, Professor of Practice, Aalto University
Moderator: Maria Pennanen – Co-Founder & Manging Director, Accelerator Frankfurt

Climate & Impact

Panel: Deep Tech Making an Impact
Linn-Cecilie Linnemann – Impact Investor, Impact VC
Anna Fredrixon – Partner, Norrsken Launcher
Tor-Oskar Karlberg – Investment Director, Stephen Industries
Moderator: Navid Samandari – Impact Investor, The Footprint Firm

13:55

Keynote: AI – Powering the Future of Energy Transition
Xavier Gury – Managing Partner, Wind

14:10

Deep Tech Demo Main Stage Showcases Batch #4
VacuumWood, Amertate, Rollyy

14:35

Panel: The Investors’ Perspective – What to Look for in Climate Tech
Beau-Anne Chilla – Partner, Forward.one VC
Duncan Turner – General Partner, SOSV
Moderator: Christian Guba – Principal, Extantia Capital

15:05

Keynote: Fundamentals I Learned About the Energy Transition from Building a Nuclear Energy Startup Over a Decade
Navid Samandari – Impact Investor, The Footprint Firm, Co-Founder of Seaborg Technologies and Hyme

15:20

Panel: Supporting the Deep Tech Innovation for the Energy Transition
Namratha Kothapalli – Principal, Speedinvest
Kevin Rodrigues – Managing Director & Head of Europe & Africa, bp Ventures
Moderator: Hugo Hubert – Associate, Omnes Capital)

15:50

Fireside Chat: Managing a Climate Tech Scale-up – Being competitive in an asset-heavy business
Oskari Jaakkola – CEO & Co-Founder, Cactos
Moderator: Toni Mikkonen – Acting CEO, Finnish Climate Fund

Summary & Closing

Panel: Summit Summary Panel

16:50

Closing Words

Nordeep 2024 Afterparty at The Plaza – Wine & Craft Beer, Annanaukio 1, Helsinki