Ohjelma 2014

Every session includes at least one presentation about How to do business with new technology. These presentations are marked with Business / New Technology label.

23.9.2014 8.45-12.00

Chairman Tanja Risikko, Dr., Director, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
Coffee and Registration 8.45
Opening Words 9.15 Chairman Tanja Risikko, Dr., Director, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius
Business with New Technology – The Finnish Innovation System
Business / New Technology 9.30 Mika Aalto, Dr. (Tech.), Head of division (Strategic growth branches), Ministry of Employment and the Economy (TEM)
From Centre of Expertise to Greener Industrial Solutions
Business / New Technology 9.50 Pekka Oinas, Dr., CEO, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
Break and Exhibition 10.10
Technolife 2035 – How is Technology Changing Our Future?
Business / New Technology 10.30 Elina Hiltunen, Dr., Futurist, What's Next Consulting
Lunch and Exhibition 12.00

23.9. klo 13.30 - 16.00

Chairman Ulla Lassi, Professor, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius / University of Oulu
Bioeconomy and Chemical Industry – Finnish and EU Perspectives 13.00 Maija Pohjakallio, Dr, Chemical Industry Federation of Finland (Kemianteollisuus ry)
Converting Non-Edible Biomass to Solid and Liquid Fuel 13.30 Yoshimitsu Uemura, Professor, Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Catalysis and Reaction Engineering in the Low-Temperature Transformation of Molecules from Biomass 14.00 Tapio Salmi, Professor, Åbo Akademi University
Coffee Break 14.30
Fortum Otso® Bioliquid – Energy Sector Entering New Business Era 15.00 Kasperi Karhapää, Head of Pyrolysis and Business Development, Fortum Oyj
Potato Industry Residues – Separation of Valuable Proteins to Global Markets 15.30 Sanna Taskila, Dr., University of Oulu
Closing Remarks 16.00
Get Together Dinner 17.00 Hosted by City of Kokkola at the Kokkola City Hall
After Party 19.30 at Huismanni Pub, Torikatu 27

23.9. 13.00 - 16.30

Chairman Gavin Farmer, Business Developer, Carbodeon Ltd Oy
Nanomaterials and REACH – What is Going On at the Regulatory Front? 13.00 Outi Tunnela, Dr. (PhD), European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
Regulatory Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials and the NANoREG Project 13.30 Jukka Ahtiainen, Dr. (MMT, PhD), Senior Research Scientist, The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (TUKES)
The Discovery and Optimisation of Solid State Materials for the Energy and Electronics Sectors Using Vapour Deposition Methodologies 14.00 Andreas D. Jazdanian, Dr, Business Development Director, Ilika Technologies Ltd
Coffee Break 14.30
Nanostructures Can Enable Fossil-Fuel/Fossil-Energy Free Future (Power to Gas to Fuel) at Fundamental General Resources Conservation (Making More with Less) 15.00 Henning Zoz, Prof., CEO, Zoz Group
ALD from Lab to Fab – Atom Level Control for Industrial Thin Films
Business / New Technology 15.30 Pasi Meriläinen, Head of Research Equipment, Beneq
Nanotechnology for the Environment – A Business Opportunity for the Nordic Countries 16.00 Åsalie Hartmanis, Managing Director, SwedNanoTech
Closing Remarks and Exhibition 16.30
Get Together Dinner 17.00 Hosted by City of Kokkola at the Kokkola City Hall
After Party 19.30 at Huismanni Pub, Torikatu 27

24.11.2014 9.00-17.00

Chairman Michael Hagström, Environmental Director, City of Kokkola
Coffee and Registration 8.30
Opening Words 9.00 Chairman Michael Hagström, Environmental Director, City of Kokkola
Funding for Green Growth Piloting and Demonstration
Business / New Technology 9.15 Kari Herlevi, Program Manager, TEKES
Commercializing High Technology Innovations
Business / New Technology 9.45 Anssi Lehikoinen, Ph.D., CEO, Rocsole Oy
Break and Exhibition 10.15
Identifying Possibilities to Intensify Material Use by Means of Life Cycle Assessment 10.30 Risto Soukka, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Process Intensification – Creative Process Engineering 11.00 Ilkka Turunen, Professor, Lappeenranta University of Technology
Process Development Leading to More Efficient Material Flows in Custom Manufacturing of Fine Chemicals 11.30 Sami Selkälä, Dr., CABB Chemicals
Lunch and Exhibition 12.00
How to Select Filtermedia and Why Does It Not Always Work as Intended 13.00 Tobias Johansson, Business Area Manager, Industri Textil Job Ab
Green Chemicals – A New Paradigm in Water/Oil/Gas Separation Offshore 13.30 Johan Sjöblom, Professor, NTNU
Improved Efficiency in the Treatment of Wastewaters from Mining and Chemical Industry 14.00 Ulla Lassi, Professor, Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius / University of Oulu
Coffee Break 14.30
Utilization of Industrial Side Flows 15.00 Olli Dahl, Professor, Aalto University
Turning Waste into Raw Materials and Solid Recovered Fuels 15.30 Janne Hannula, M.Sc. (Tech.), Project Manager, Lassila & Tikanoja
Closing Remarks and Exhibition 16.00
Conference Cocktails 17.00 Hosted by Pohjanmaan Kauppakamari at Kokkola City Hall

24.9.2014 9.00 - 17.00

Chairman Pekka Oinas, Dr., CEO, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
Coffee and Registration 8.30
Opening Words 9.00 Chairman Pekka Oinas, Dr., CEO, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
Sustainability in the Leather Supply Chain 9.15 Mike Tomkin, Director of Sustainability, Stahl Holdings b.v.
Towards Sustainable Tanning 9.45 Ilkka Pollari, MSc (ChemEng), MBA, New Business Development Manager, Taminco Finland Oy
Break and Exhibition 10.15
Leather Degreasing and Tanning in High-Pressure CO2 10.30 Joachim Karthäuser, Dr., Ph.D., CTO, SiOx Machines Ab
A Method for “In Situ” Enzymatic Coloring of Leather 11.00 Anabela Martins, Researcher, CeNTI
Introduction to the Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) Methodology 11.30 Anna Virolainen, Freelancer Environmental Specialist, Visia
EcoLeather – Sustainable Development of Production Technologies in Leather Industry 12.00 Aatto Rautio, Scientist, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
Lunch and Exhibition 12.30
Visit to Ahlskog Leather, Kronoby 13.30 CEO Carita Pöntiö and Ilkka Uusitalo will welcome us to Ahlskog Leather. Bus transportation from Kokkola City Hall and back by 16.00.
Conference Cocktails 17.00 Hosted by Pohjanmaan Kauppakamari at Kokkola City Hall

25.9.2014 9.00 - 17.00

Chairman Petri Vuoristo, Professor, Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology
Coffee and Registration 8.30
Opening Words 9.00 Chairman Petri Vuoristo, Professor, Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology
Growth from University Research Team to International Large Corporation
Business / New Technology 9.15 Jyrki Saarinen, Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser Deposition for Global Thin Film Markets 9.45 Aleksey Zolotukhin, Ph.D., R&D Scientist, Picodeon Ltd Oy
Break and Exhibition 10.15
Nanoparticle Based Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Steel, Aluminium and Magnesium Alloys 10.30 Francesco Depentori, Dr, PhD, Dechema Forschungsinstitut
Functional and Protective Coatings by Novel High-Kinetic Spray Processes 11.00 Petri Vuoristo, Professor, Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology
Electrodeposition of Metals from Ionic Liquids 11.30 Andreas Dietz, Dipl.-Chem. Dr., Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST
Lunch and Exhibition 12.00
High Quality Coatings with Laser Cladding 13.00 Jonne Näkki, Senior Research Engineer, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
Why Nanol Makes a Difference 13.30 Johan von Knorring, Managing Director, Ab Nanol Technologies Oy
New Possibilities to Study Micro- and Nano-Structures in Cross-Sectioned Solid Materials 14.00 Bengt-Johan Skrifvars, Managing Director, Top Analytica Oy Ab
Coffee break 14.30
TripleHard Chromium Technology 15.00 Juha Miettinen, CTO, Savroc Ltd
Improving the Wear Resistance of Electroless Nickel Coatings Using Detonation NanoDiamonds 15.30 Niko Rostedt, Carbodeon Ltd Oy
Closing Remarks and Exhibition 16.00
Cocktails 17.00 Hosted by Keliber Oy at Kokkola City Hall

26.9.2014 9.00 - 14.00

Chairman Jyri Arponen, Senior Lead, Business Development, The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA)
Coffee and Registration 8.30
Opening Words 9.00 Chairman Jyri Arponen, Senior Lead, Business Development, The Finnish Innovation Fund (SITRA)
FISS – Systematic Approach to Promote Circular Economy 9.20 Paula Eskola, M.Sc. (tech.), Motiva
An Introduction to Facilitated Industrial Symbiosis Programmes 9.40 James Woodcock, Project Manager, International Synergies
Break and Exhibition 10.15
Industrial Symbiosis at Kokkola Industrial Park 10.30 Thomas Slotte, Director of Plant Support and Administration, Freeport Cobalt Oy
Turning Waste into a Resource 11.00 Mona Arnold, Tech. Lic., Spearhead Programme Manager, Principal Scientist, Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT)
Lunch and Exhibition 11.30
Case KWH Mirka and Ekokem 12.30 Mats Sundell, Dr., R&D Director, KWH Mirka
Recycling of a Pulp Mill Bark Sand 13.00 Leif Hed, Senior Scientist, Technology Centre KETEK Ltd
An Introduction to Recently Launched "Material Value Chains" Research Program (coordinator CLEEN Ltd), and Related Viewpoints of Plastic Recycling 13.30 Mirja Andersson, PhD, Principal Lecturer, Arcada University of Applied Sciences
Closing Remarks and Exhibition 14.00

26.9.2014 9.00 - 17.00

Confrerence language is finnish during the lithium seminar.

Litiumista virtaa Keski-Pohjanmaalle
Seminaarin puheenjohtajana aluejohtaja Olli Breilin, GTK.
Tilaisuus on maksuton.
Kahvi ja ilmoittautuminen 8.30
Seminaarin avaus 9.00 Teppo Rekilä, suunnittelupäällikkö, Keski-Pohjanmaan liitto
Suomen akkumetallien potentiaali 9.10 Olavi Kontoniemi, geologi, GTK
Katsaus Litium-kaivoshankkeeseen 9.30 Olle Sirén, toimitusjohtaja, Keliber Oy
Litiumioniakkukemikaalitutkimuksen kansainvälisiä verkostoja 9.50 Ulla Lassi, professori, Oulun yliopisto / Kokkolan yliopistokeskus Chydenius
Thin Film Technology for Li Batteries 10.10 Jari Liimatainen, CTO (Chief Technology Officer), Picodeon Oy
Tauko 10.30
EVGA Electric Vehicles Goes Artic 10.40 Sakari Nokela, projektipäällikkö, Centria
Akkujen kierrätys 11.00 Jarmo Pudas, toimitusjohtaja, AkkuSer Oy
Kommenttipuheenvuoro 11.20 Janne Marjelund, Freeport Cobalt Oy
Litium-foorumin jatkosuunnitelmat 11.40
Keskustelu ja seminaarin päätös 11.50
Lounasmahdollisuus kaupungintalolla (omakustanteinen) 12.00
Mahdollisuus tutustua AkkuSer Oy:n toimintaan Nivalassa 12.45 Bussikuljetus (max. 50 hlöä ilmoittautumisjärjestyksessä).
Lähtö kaupungintalolta.
Paluu klo 17.00 mennessä.