2023 Program
Tuesday Nov 7th
11:00 – 11:30
Official Opening of the Pavilion with the Nordic & Baltic Ambassadors to Spain
MODERATOR
Magnus Agerström
Managing Director

AMBASSADOR
Nils Haugstveit
NORWAY

AMBASSADOR
Maris Klisans
LATVIA

AMBASSADOR
Sari Rautio
FINLAND

AMBASSADOR
Teppo Tauriainen
SWEDEN

VICE-MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND INNOVATION
Ms. Erika Kurockina
LITHUANIA

12:00 – 13:00
Six years to 2030: Accelerating Impact X3 to Reach Climate Neutrality
Opening Words
Lars Thunberg
DEPUTY MAYOR
City of Helsingborg

Climate neutrality in 6 years: How do the Nordic & Baltic cities plan to make it?
Lisa Enarsson

Karlis Beihmanis

Anniina Auterl

Jens Gille

Panel Discussion: What needs to be done in order to reach climate neutrality?
Karolina Ekelöw
ClimateView

Päovi Raivio
Parkly

Bjarte Falck
Innocode

Malin Hansen
DOGA

Albert Edman
Viable Cities

13:00 – 14:00
Innovating Procurement for Innovative Solutions in the Nordics & Baltics
Panel Discussion: Innovation Procurement: Connected Road Surface Monitoring
MODERATOR
Alfred Lindberg
Business Development Manager

Björn Zachrisson
Product Strategist

Adela Spulber
Business Development Manager Urban Mobility

David Lidström
Head of Commercial

Panel Discussion: Innovation in Cities: Challenges and Success Stories
MODERATOR
Emilie Martinsen Christensen
Funding & Internationalization Manager

David Eskilsson
CEO

Åsa Bjering
Change Agent
Innovation and Green Transition

Claus Oustrup
Director

Terje Rygh
Project Manager

14:00 – 15:00
Innovation for Resilience: Green Infrastructure and Nature-based Solutions
MODERATOR
Thomas B Johansen
Special Advisor

Tomasz Frelek
Special Advisor

Mikko Martikka
Senior Advisor

Peter Wiborn
Senior Project Manager

15:00 – 16:00
Towards Better Urban Infrastructure – Roads, Water, & Waste
Interview with an infrastructure investor
HOST
Magnus Agerström
Managing Director

Phoebe Smith
Senior Director

Pitching Session
Felicity

SIGNIFY

EDEVA

PLUTO
UNIVRSES

16:00 – 16:30
Helsingborgsfika – Meet the Helsingborg delegation
16:00 – 17:00
Building People-centric cities with the help of AI
Tampere opening presentation
Tiia Joki
Growth and Innovation

Teppo Rantanen
Smart City Executive Director

Panel discussion
Juha Lystilä
Vice President

Jenna-Riia Oldenburg
Senior Consultant

Mathias Andersson
Head of AI

Edgars Starkis
FITS product lead

Kristian Valkama
Director of Digital Transformation

Tampere partner company pitches
17:00 – 18:00
Reception Hosted by Tampere
Wednesday Nov 8th
09:30 - 11:30
Digital Twins for Smart Cities
Welcome
Tero Villman
Development Manager
Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku
Exploring Smart City Digital Twins
Tero Villman
Development Manager
Finland Futures Research Centre, Turku School of Economics, University of Turku
Tolga Karayel
Project Researcher
City Deep Dive: Turku, Finland
Niko Kyynäräinen
Director of Economic Development

City model-based Digital Twins: Use cases for urban security and resilience
Jenna-Riia Oldenburg
Senior Consultant, Business Designer

Presentation
Christopher Petersson
Head of Smart City

City Deep Dive: Helsingborg, Sweden
Christopher Petersson
Head of Smart City

Digital Twin Enabled Metacities
Elīna Lidere
Innovation Lead

City Deep Dive: Riga, Latvia
Edgars Indriksons
Data Analytics Department

From Data to Decisions
Richard Adewale
Global Business Development Manager

Panel: What lies ahead for digital twins?
Niko Kyynäräinen
Director of Economic Development

Christopher Petersson
Head of Smart City

Edgars Indriksons
Data Analytics Department

Viesturs Celmins
Managing Director

Closing remarks
Viesturs Celmins
Managing Director

11:30 - 12:30
Energy-resilient Buildings and Districts
Introduction and welcome
Andro Lindsay
Carbon Neutral Solution

Pitch#1 Energy-resilient buildings
Tuija Pakkanen
Sustainable built environment

Pitch#2 Eqon
Mikal Lovik
Managing director

Pitch#3 City of Helsingborg
Mattias Rundberg
Project Manager

Pitch#4 Tallin Strategy Center
Mark-Emil Talivere
Innovation expert
Tallinn Strategic Management Office
Pitch#5 Qheat
Erika Salmenvaara
CEO

Pitch#6 make a BIM
Leo Salomaa
Founder

Panel discussion and closing remarks
Andro Lindsay
Carbon Neutral Solution

12:30 - 13:30
Proptech's Role in Smart City Development
Proptech intro: A relatively new industry, that will be responsible for the digital disruption in the Real Estate market globally. What is it there for Proptech in Lithuania, the Baltics and globally? Seeking to become the greatest Proptech and Smart City sandbox in the region
Mr. Martinas Eitmonas
President
Proptech Lithuania

Panel Discussion:
VICE MINISTER OF ECONOMY AND INNOVATION
Ms. Erika Kuročkina

Mr. Tomas Meižys
Co-founder and CPO

Ms. Emilie Martinsen Christensen
Funding and Internationalisation Manager

Mr. Martinas Eitmonas
President

13:30 - 14:30
Rethink, don't Build? Challenge of the Growing Nordic Capitals
Opening Words
Mira Jarkko
Project Manager

Panel Discussion
MODERATOR
Mira Jarkko
Project Manager

Sofia Johansson
Chief of Staff

Amin Haddadi
Sustainability and Innovation Advisor

Company Pitches

Hilda Rantanen

Ole Johan A. Bjerke
Closing remarks
Lisa Enarsson
Project Manager

14:30 - 15:30
Is the Nordics in the forefront of impact investments?
Welcome
Ms. Emilie Martinsen Christensen
Funding and Internationalisation Manager

The State of Nordic Impact Investments
Staffan Ingvarsson
CEO

The Startup Opportunity behind carbon neutral cities – An introduction to Urban Living Labs for a VC Perspective 🇩🇪🇳🇴
Florian Fischer
Partner at STYX Urban Investments

Panel Discussion – Why invest in the Nordics?
Staffan Ingvarsson
CEO

Florian Fischer
Partner at STYX Urban Investments

Åsa Bjering
Innovation Programme Manager, Climate and Green Transition

Jakob Norman-Hansen
Head of Global Networks

Emilie Christensen
Funding & Internationalization Manager

A small surprise from Nordic Edge
Reception to follow at the Nordic Edge stand

16:00 - 16:30
Helsingborgsfika – Meet the Helsingborg delegation
15:30 - 16:30
Sustainable Mobility & Electrification
Panel Discussion: Nordic city challenges and solutions in the mobility sector
Stockholm
Helsingborg
Sara Bergendorff
Head of Traffic Planning Department

Lucas Uhlen
IoT lead

Karin Wiklund
Market & Communications

Linda Bermin
Traffic Planner

Alfred Lindberg
Business Development Manager

16:30 - 17:30
Optimizing the Use of Urban Space and Logistics with data & IOT
Introducing the Urban Space Dilemma
Catrin Ditz
Program Director

Panel discussion
MODERATOR
Catrin Ditz
Program Director

Sophia Sundberg
CEO

Lars Olov Andersson
Technical coordinator, Stockholm Water and Waste

Robert Lann
Smart Society Lead, Sensative
Knut Johansen
Sales Director

Therese Balksjö
Smart City Lab

Jari Kuusisto
Product manager IoT for Smart Cities

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