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Finland

Come to hear Finnish priorities for better future in research, innovation and education!

Round table: Thursday 5 June 17:15-18:15

  • Plateau TV

Research and innovation system in Finland - from strategy to implementation / Système de recherche et d'innovation en Finlande - de la stratégie à la mise en oeuvre:

M. Markku Mattila, Director general, Academy of Finland
Mme Lea Kauppi, Director general, Finnish Environmental Institute
M. Martti af Heurlin, Deputy Director General, Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
M. Erkki Ormala, Vice President, Nokia Corporation
Mme Aino Sallinen, President, University of Jyväskylä
M. Jarl-Thure Eriksson, President, Tampere University of Technology

Moderator: Mr Pekka Silvennoinen, AFFRST/VTT

  • Conference 1: Friday 6 June 13:30–14:15

Conference room: Asie 2

Innovation for sustainable development in energy / Innovation pour le développement durable dans le domaine énergétique

Clean and sustainable energy : Dr. Rauno Rintamaa, Vice President, VTT (Centre de recherches techniques de Finlande)

Towards carbon neutral municipalities – innovative Finnish approach: J. Seppälä, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

Microalgae for biodiesel production: K. Spilling, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

Moderator: Mr Pekka Silvennoinen, AFFRST/VTT

  • Conference 2: Friday 6 June 17:15–18:00

Conference room: Asie 2

Monitoring Environment and human well being / Observation de l’environnement et du bien-être humain

Environmental toxicology: Dr. Jussi Kukkonen, Academy professor, University of Joensuu, Faculty of Biosciences, Joensuu, Finland.

Innovative adaptation of satellite observation for better environmental information services: Y. Sucksdorff, Finnish Environment Institute SYKE

Human health and wellbeing in the Arctic: Arja Rautio, MD, PhD, Centre for Arctic Medicine, Thule Institute, University of Oulu

Moderator: Mr Pekka Silvennoinen, AFFRST/VTT

Present on the stand :

  • VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) www.vtt.fi

For further information see: www.france.fi/seri

 

We look forward to meeting you at our stand! Stand no: F55.

 

Finnish team

Last update: 23rd May 2008