This is third time when SHOK Summit gathers different industry segments’ influencers and innovators together to discuss common challenges and opportunities. At the summit you have also an excellent opportunity to learn about the concrete results achieved within six different SHOKs in one place!The program includes high-level keynotes both from industry and academia. See more below what is coming in May.

Keynote speakers

• ”How to make research more beneficial for the industry – Case Spitzenclusters in Germany”, Günter Korder, CEO, It’sOWL GmbH, Germany
• ”Strategic innovation program – Cross-border collaboration for renewal”, Marie Wall, Director, VINNOVA, Sweden
• “Slim by design – Mindless eating solutions for everyday life”, Professor Brian Wansink, Cornell University, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, NY, USA
• ”Need for Speed –Transforming the software intensive industry for new digital economy”, Janne Järvinen, Director, F-Secure

Industrial panel discussion – SHOKs change the cultural environment

Raimo Vuopionperä, Director, Oy Ericsson Ab
Kaija Pehu-Lehtonen, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Metsä Group
Aino Takala, Director, Orion Diagnostica Oy / Member of board of directors, Academy of Finland
Ilari Aho, Director, Uponor Oy
Ilari Kallio, Vice President, R&D, Ship Power 4-stroke, Wärtsilä Finland Oy
Facilitator: Tomas Hedenborg, Group CEO, Fastems Group

Result seminar

Hyde Park (short presentations at the stage)
Result market (70 results and demos)

Cocktails – Networking with top innovators

Please notice that the number of participants is limited. To guarantee your participation register to the event by: https://www.webropolsurveys.com/S/70D5918DC4F6639B.par. Deadline for registration is April 30th, 2014.

Time: Wednesday 14th of May, 2014 at 8:30-17:30
Place: Millenium Pavilion, Kansalaistori, Eero Erkon katu,Helsinki