From Energy Research to Business

Join Business Finland and the Research Council of Finland for an afternoon bringing together researchers, companies, funding experts and other actors interested in turning research and new technologies into solutions with real-world applications.
 
The event will look at the different stages of the journey from research to business: from research funding and innovation pathways to the use and adoption of new technologies.

Preliminary program

12:30 Registration 
13:00 Welcome words, Business Finland & the Research Council of Finland 
13:05 Business Finland Funding Information Session
13:20 Presentation by the Research Council of Finland's Anni Kleino: Proof of Concept Funding: Pushing Research Towards Business and Societal Value
13:35 Presentation of Funded Projects  (4x10 minutes)
14:15 Keynote Speech by Jero Aho: From Research to Startup: How Funding Enabled Company Creation
14:30 Break
15:00 Themed Workshops
- Topic 1: AI (15 minutes specialist introduction + 15 minutes group
work)
- Topic 2: Technology Acceptance (15 minutes specialist introduction + 15 minutes group
work)
- Topic 3: Utilizing HPC (15 minutes specialist introduction + 15 minutes group
work)
16:30 Conclusion & Networking
17:00 End of the Event
 
The afternoon is designed to provide practical information, examples and opportunities for discussion. It also offers a space to consider what is needed at different stages to help research results find their way into companies and society.

The event is part of the Business Finland and Research Council of Finland programmatic collaboration bringing research closer to companies.

We welcome you to join us!