18.06.2010
On Thursday June 17th, a nationally significant discussion session was held at Design Factory. The event focused on how innovative research and activities can create new possibilities for the Finnish economy, for example in the forest cluster. The “Suomelle Voimia” discussion session was called together by the Finnish Minister of Defence, Jyri Häkämies.
The key speakers of the event were professor Kalevi Ekman, CEO of Powerkiss Maija Itkonen and director of International Design Business Management program Markku Salimäki.
After the event, a roundtable discussion was initialized by Aalto University’s president of the board Matti Alahuhta, president of Aalto University Tuula Teeri and Petri Vanhala, a representative of the Finnish Paper Workers’ Union. Taking part in the discussion lead by the Minister were also Riku Aalto from Metalworkers’ Union, Ainomaija Haarla from Technology Academy Finland and Kristo Ovaska, the founding member of Aalto Entrepreneurship Society.
A video recording of the event is available at
http://ecmedia.hut.fi/pr/suomellevoimia2010/
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