SLUSH: Harness the Power of Supercharged Ecosystems for Your Company’s Success

Join our unique matchmaking event at Business Finland Happiness Lounge where leading companies operating in Finland and visionary startups connect to co-create the future through transformative digital solutions related to dual-use, defence, and AI as well as other emerging technologies and disruptive innovations.

Date and time:

20 November 2025 at 11:30AM

Location:

Business Finland Happiness Lounge, Room 208, Conference Center, Helsinki Exhibiton Center

Discover collaboration opportunities, tap into digital ecosystems, and engage with
inspiring accelerators that drive renewal and growth towards a green, digital and
resilient future of business. This is your ticket to network, showcase your
potential, and spark partnerships that scale your impact.​ The event is hosted by the 6G Bridge Program, Defense & Digital Resilience Program & Generative AI Campaign of Business Finland.

Preliminary Program:

11:30AM
Registration and light lunch

12:30–4:00PM
How to engage with supercharged ecosystems?

  • Setting the scene with Business Finland
  • Geopolitics transform the future operational environment – what does it mean for international networks and partnerships?
    • Sari Arho Havrén, Senior Advisor, Business Finland
  • Keynote: Tips and tricks on ecosystem collaboration
    • Jarkko Pellikka, Director, Industrial Collaboration, Nokia
  • Panel discussion: How to create a successful ecosystem by securing the future with disruptive technologies
    • Moderator: Kirsi Kokko, Head of Defence and Digital Resilience Program, Business Finland

 

  • Leading Companies pitching on AI, Connectivity and Resilience

 

  • Networking break

 

  • Leading Company Pitching on Digital Transformation and Sustainability

 

4:00–6:00PM
Matchmaking between Leading Company ecosystems and startups

The full program will be published soon.

Register to the event

 

More information

Greta Neffling
Program Coordinator Greta Neffling
Pekka Rantala
Head of 6G Bridge Program Pekka Rantala

Communications and Mobility

Kirsi Kokko
Head of Defence & Digital Resilience Program Kirsi Kokko

Software and Data, Communications and Mobility