Date and time:

Thursday 20 November 2025 at 11:30AM

Location:

Business Finland Happiness Lounge, Room 208, Congress Wing, Helsinki Expo and Convention Center

You are able to join us without a Slush ticket.

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:

11:30–12:30
Registration and light lunch

12:30–13:45
How to engage with supercharged ecosystems?

• Setting the scene with Business Finland
  • Kirsi Kokko, Head of Defence & Digital Resilience Program, Business Finland
  • Pekka Rantala, Head of 6G Bridge Program, Business Finland
  • Timo Sorsa, Head of Generative AI Campaign, 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 & Digital Resilience Program, Business Finland
    
  • Keith Bonnici, Investment Director, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
  • Sauli Eloranta, Vice President, Defence, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
  • Sari Arho Havrén, Senior Advisor, Business Finland
  • Janne Hietala, CEO, Kelluu
  • Kristian Tornivaara, Managing Director, Saab Finland
    
    

13:45–14:30
Leading Company Pitching on AI, Connectivity and Resilience

• AMD Silo AI
  • Vilja Hannula, Senior Program Manager, AMD Silo AI
• Bittium
  • Jari Partanen, Director, Head of Quality and Research, Bittium
• Nokia
  • Veli-Pekka Luoma, Program Director, Nokia
• Patria
  
  • Juha Välimäki, Project Manager, Patria
     

14:30–14:50
Networking break

14:50–16:00
Leading Company and Ecosystem Pitching on Digital Transformation and Sustainability

• AI Finland
  • Iida Lähdemäki, Chief Operating Officer, AI Finland
• Epec
  • N.N., Epec
• Kempower
  • Tommi Rissanen, Head of Ecosystem, HETE Program, Kempower
    
    

Summarizing the Presentation and Guidance for Matchmaking

16:00–18:00PM
Matchmaking between Leading Company Ecosystems and Startups

The full program will be published soon.

Register to the event