11.-14.11.2024

Towards a Sustainable Future

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Kokkola Material Week speakers

What is happening now and in the future in the chemical industry, bioeconomy and battery technology? It will become clear at Kokkola Material Week.

Kokkola Material Week seminars are completely free for participants!

Kai Mykkänen
Minister of Climate and the Environment, Finland
Sara Springman
Director Climate & Sustainability control / Boliden AB
Janne Pekkala
Senior Project Manager / Flexens Oy
Susan Kunnas
Senior Scientist / Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
Olli Sipilä
CEO / Gasgrid Finland Oy
Oliver Pietilä
Board member / City of Kokkola and KOSEK
Matt Cherevaty
Senior Vice President – Operations and Refining, Battery Materials / Umicore
Johanna Kohl
Director, Circular Bioeconomy Research Programme / Natural Resources Institute Finland
Kaisa Kaapo
Executive Director / KIP ry (Kokkola Industrial Park Association)
Joonas Jukkola
CEO / Jukkola Systems Oy
Marja Vilkman
Principal Scientist / VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Teo Kangaspunta
Chief Specialist / Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland
Hanna Brännström
Group Manager and Senior Scientist / Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke),
Mikael Staffas
President & CEO / Boliden Mineral AB
Kaisa Hietala
Board Professional
Alejandro Antalich
Chair & CEO / Eternal Bioworks Corp
Stina Mattila
Mayor / The City of Kokkola
Alain Mavon
VP R&D and Sustainability / Lumene Group
Bruno Jamet
Innovation Programs Manager Energy and Propulsion / Pôle Véhicule du Futur Cluster
Eric Festa
Executive VP Business Development / TE H2
Kimmo Tiilikainen
Director General / Geological Survey Of Finland, GTK
Jonne Sandberg
Development Director / City of Kokkola
Johannes Malkamäki
Host
Ilkka Homanen
Head of Hydrogen and Batteries / Business Finland
Hannele Heusala
Research Scientist / Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
Rathish Rajan
RDI specialist/Project manager / Centria University of Applied Sciences
Jan-Ove Nyman
Executive Director / Regional Farmers Union of Central Ostrobotnia MTK
Kimmo Heponiemi
Expert, circular economy / Motiva Oy
Fabienne Gschwind
Dr. / Umicore
Juho Ollila
Technology Specialist / AFRY
Tuuli Myllymaa
Leading expert / Group manager / Finnish Envioronment Institute
Sami Selkälä
Chief Technology Officer / Innomost Oy
Markus Ekberg
CEO, chairman / Kälviän Titaanikaivos (Tetra Ekberg Oy)
Torbjörn Witting
CEO / Port of Kokkola Ltd.
Toni Kauppinen
Doctoral Researcher / University of Oulu
Jaakko Pellinen
CEO / Owatec Group Oy / a Sulzer brand
More speakers coming soon!

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