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