Speakers and Hosts

PANELIST

Executive producer, the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yleisradio

PITCHING COMPETITION

Junior Researcher, Energy Systems, LUT University

INTERVIEW STAGE

Doctoral Researcher, Fair Welfare Policies and Bureaucrats’ Decisions, Tampere University

INTERVIEW STAGE

Postdoctoral Researcher, Tree Response to Climate Change, Natural Resources Institute Finland, LUKE

PITCHING COMPETITION

Postdoctoral Researcher, Space Physics, University of Helsinki

PANELIST

Professor, IP law, and Vice Dean, Faculty of Law at the University of Lapland

INTERVIEW STAGE

Postdoctoral Researcher, Sustainable Investments, University of Lapland

INTERVIEW STAGE

Postdoctoral Researcher, Equality in Population Health: Urban and Rural Regions, University of Vaasa

PITCHING COMPETITION

Doctoral Researcher, Electrical Engineering, Tampere University

SCIENCE THEATRE

Associate Professor, Finance, School of Accounting and Finance, University of Vaasa

INTERVIEW STAGE

Associate Professor, Accessibility of Games to People with Disabilities, LUT University

INTERVIEW STAGE

Doctoral researcher, Circularity of Solar Panels, Aalto University

PANELIST

Director General of Higher Education and Research Policy, Ministry of Education and Culture

INTERVIEW STAGE

Doctoral Researcher, Explainable AI, LUT University

PITCHING COMPETITION

Academy of Finland Research Fellow, Educational Psyschology of Music, Uniarts Helsinki Sibelius Academy

PANELIST

Associate Professor, Transportation Engineering, School of Engineering, Aalto University

PANELIST

CEO, Heureka, the Finnish Science Center

PITCHING COMPETITION

Doctoral Researcher, Clinical Medicine, Tampere University

PANEL MODERATOR (EVENT HEAD)

Director in E2 Research, Docent, Doctor of Social Sciences

SCIENCE THEATRE

Assistant Professor, Fashion Design, Department of Design, Aalto University

PITCHING COMPETITION

Postdoctoral Researcher, Computer Science, University of Helsinki

INTERVIEW STAGE

Doctoral Researcher, Sustainable Business Development, LUT University

INTERVIEW STAGE

Senior Researcher, Environmental Sensing, University of Helsinki

INTERVIEW STAGE

Assistant Professor, Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Hanken School of Economics

INTERVIEW STAGE

Doctoral Researcher, Credibility Assessment of Asylum Claims, Åbo Akademi University

PANEL MODERATOR

Professor, Dean at the School of Management, University of Vaasa

PANELIST

Head of Finland HR, Nokia Finland

PANELIST

Professor and Head of Corporate Communication, School of Business and Economics, University of Jyväskylä

INTERVIEW STAGE

Professor, Emotional Data & AI, University of Lapland

SCIENCE THEATRE

Associate Professor, Materials Chemistry, Tampere University

PANELIST

Professor of Political History, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki

SCIENCE THEATRE

Professor, Food Sciences, and Vice Dean, Faculty of Technology, University of Turku

Megha Goswami and Kristaps Kovalonoks are better known as Couple of Expats. Originally from Latvia and India, they have first-hand knowledge of building a life in Finland and are familiar with the integration challenges that all foreigners face. Kristaps works in higher education during the day to actively promote the attraction and retention of international talents while also supporting innovative strategies to make Finnish universities more competitive globally. Megha works in the health tech industry in Turku, where she combines her passion for science and love for marketing. And together as bloggers they create content about life in Finland, integration in the Nordics, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Eight years ago, Finland welcomed an ambitious dentist and entrepreneur from Iran. Today, Khalil Shahramian is both a doctoral alumnus from the institute of dentistry at University of Turku and an entrepreneur. Together with his Egyptian friend Tarek Omran, he founded a company called Science Pitchers and they have since trained over 1000 aspiring academics, innovators and entrepreneurs.

Kirsti “Kikka” Pohjaväre has coached presentation and media skills for business leaders, specialists and staff of various organizations. She works as a visiting teacher of journalism at the Haaga-Helia University for Applied Sciences. Previously, Kikka has worked as a lecturer in journalism at the University of Jyväskylä, director of Media and Communication Institute in Vierumäki and as a Communication Manager in Lahti2001 Ski World Championships. She has also been a radio and TV-journalist in Yle TV News and sports. She has scripted and directed TV-series and 10 dokumentaries. Kikka has a M.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota and LitM degree from the University of Jyväskylä.

Atte is a cultural anthropologist with an international education and working background. Atte spent two years in Ethiopia, working in the field of agricultural development and agroforestry before embarking on a Ph.D. at the University of South Florida. He has studied for example, the political ecology of banana farming in Belize, food aid issues during the pandemic in Florida, and pandemic responses of global agricultural development actors. Recently, Atte returned to Finland after finishing his doctorate degree. He is a researcher at E2 Research, focusing on matters related to food systems, agriculture, and the environment.

Director, New technologies, Industry of the Future, Technology Industries of Finland (Teknologiateollisuus ry)

Senior Director and Head of Work in Finland Unit, Business Finland

Executive Director, The Finnish Union of University Researchers and Teachers (Tieteentekijöiden liitto, FUURT)

Vice President, Head of Marketing & Communications, CGI Finland, Poland & Baltics

Colley Mariam, Forssell Toni, Halme Simo, Holopainen Nea, Huotari Mikko, Hyytiäinen Teemu, Kolehmainen Salla, Kontula Veera, Kortesmaa Sini, Kuusela Tuulia, Kärkkäinen Nea, Lepistö Sampo, Lepo Greta-Maria, Peltoniemi Esta.