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Event information:
 
The Forest Pitch event at Joensuu Science Park - September 8, 2023
- Join to pitch your company's innovative forest-related business solutions for industry delegations from Southeast Asia
 
Date: Friday, September 8, 2023
Time: 08:00 - 12:00
Place: Joensuu Science Park, auditorium Temple of Challenge (building 3A, 4th floor). Address: Länsikatu 15, 80100 Joensuu.
 

Organizations and companies engaged in the forest industry in the Joensuu region and wider in Finland: 

Business Joensuu and Business Finland organize a pitch event for Finnish forest industry companies to pitch innovative forest-related business solutions for industry delegations from Southeast Asia (Indonesia and Malaysia). The pitching event is part of Business Finland’s Export Booster service.

 
Forest Pitch event program

Moderator of the event: Seppo Tossavainen, Business Joensuu
 

8:00 Coffee, tea and snacks

8:30 Welcome to the pitching event!
- Business Finland: Priscy Tanumihardja from Indonesia, Mohamed Farid from Malaysia and Elina Puszkarzewicz from Helsinki

8:40 Keynote speaker: Dr Jouni Pykäläinen, University of Eastern Finland in Far East Asia

9:00 - 9:10 Forest Department of Sarawak - Mr. Datu Hamden Bin Mohammad, Director FDS

9:10 - 9:20 Malaysian Wood Industries Association - Ms. Pang Suet Kum, Sr Exec Officer (Head of MWIA Delegation)

9:20 - 9:30 PT Medco Papua, Indonesia - Mr. Budi Basuki, Chief Operating Officer

9:30 Pitches: Finnish Smart Forestry companies:

  • Bitapps, Jarmo Oittinen
  • Process Genius, Jani Akkila
  • Riveria Forest Maching Training Center, Mikko Saarimaa
  • Teknosavo, Kari Kallio
  • Vajrakila Innovations, Mika Vanhanen
  • Kesla, Janne Häyrynen

10:40 Questions, answers, and next steps

11:00 Networking lunch in the lobby of the auditorium

12:00 End of the event

Further information:
 
Seppo Tossavainen, Business Joensuu
Business Specialist, Forest Bioeconomy and Circular Economy
+358 40 343 3377
seppo.tossavainen@businessjoensuu.fi

 
The event will be organised as part of the activities of the Joensuu City Innovation Ecosystem Agreement activities, which are co-funded by the European Union and the City of Joensuu.