FinnCERES Futurescape: Workshop for Co-Creating the Next Wave of Bio-Based Material Innovations

In the 2024 FinnCERES Ecosystem event themed "Futurescape" will come together to envision the future of the bioeconomy sector together with industry leaders. The event will bring you inspiring keynotes and workshop discussions, where we will explore what the next wave of bio-based material innovations could look like.

Join the FinnCERES research community and fellow member companies in co-creating and shaping the goals of the next flagship research initiative!

Program:

9:00 Coffee & registration

Hybrid program 9:30-10:20

9:30 Welcoming words

Elli Käpylä, Aalto & Alina Ruonala-Lindgren, VTT

9:35 – 10:05

Keynote: The Future of Technology and Sustainable Innovations 

Futurist Elina Hiltunen

Futurist Elina Hiltunen is an entrepreneur, speaker, columnist and author of 14 books. Forbes magazine has listed her among the world's 50 leading female futurists. She is a Doctor of Business Administration and M.Sc. in chemical engineering. She is currently working on her second doctoral thesis at the National Defence University.

10:05 – 10:20

Six years of FinnCERES: Insights and potential avenues for the future

Monika Österberg, Aalto & Tekla Tammelin, VTT

On-site program 10:20-15:00

Shaping the Future: The Next Bioeconomy Flagship

10:20 – 12:00

FinnCERES 2.0. in the AI era – Co-Creating the future of the Flagship

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Co-creation continues

14:00 – 14:30

Sharing of results and way forward

14:30-15:00 Afternoon coffee & networking

15:00 Event ends

For further information and inquiries, please contact:

Elli Käpylä and Alina Ruonala-Lindgren

FinnCERES Industry collaboration

industry (at) finnceres.fi