The Nordic Battery Collaboration invites you to the fourth Nordic regional battery visit focusing on the Green Transformation of the Nordics! Event will be held in Vaasa, FINLAND.
EnergyVaasa is the Nordic capital for Energy transformation, with the strong focus on energy, marine and future sustainable batteries.
Program outline:
Tuesday October 1st
Event location is Wasa Innovation Center
Adress: Gerbyntie 16, 65230 Vaasa
Important notice: For the Wärtsilä visit, you will need to bring a photo ID with you.
8:30 Bus transportation from hotels to the event venue
9:00 Welcome to the battery collaboration
– Hanna Brasar, Business Sweden
– Benedicte Fasmer Waaler, Innovations Norway
– Ilkka Homanen, Business Finland
Welcome Address
– Mayor Tomas Häyry (City of Vaasa), Giga & Vaasa
– Swedish embassy, Counsellor Niklas Bennwik
– Norwegian embassy, First secretary Ina Nygård Mossin
10:30 Coffee break and networking
11:00 Nordics, Gigafactories, dream or reality?
– FREYR, Tor Stendahl
– Shanshan, Rigel Zhirui Li
– Elinor Batteries, CEO Arne Fredrik Lånke
– Panel moderated by Riitta Björkenheim, VASEK
12:00 Lunch
13:15 Building Finnish Battery Cluster
– Ministry of Economic affairs and employment of Finland, Jyrki Alkio
13:30 Foreign investments, full value chain possibilities
Opening speach; Critical minerals and European development, Jarkko Vesa
– FMG, Jukka Salmela
– CNGR Finland, Jenni Bäck
– Battery Norway, Pål Runde
– Panel moderated by Benedicte Fasmer Waaler
14:30 Coffee break and networking
15.00 Transportation to Wärtsilä by bus
Arrival, registration, transfer to the Visitor balcony
Important notice: For the Wärtsilä visit, you will need to bring a photo ID with you.
15.30 Wärtsilä & Sustainable Technology Hub intro
Energy storage applications / Juha Päivike
Marine hybrid applications / Nicklas Johansson
17.00 Tour in the Visitor balcony & discussion
17.30 End of the visit and bus transportation to the hotels
This is Wärtsilä:
Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. We emphasise innovation in sustainable technology and services to help our customers continuously improve environmental and economic performance. Our dedicated and passionate team of 17,800 professionals in more than 280 locations in 79 countries shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. In 2023, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 6.0 billion. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
Wärtsilä Sustainable Technology Hub is located in Vaasa (3400 employees).
Video about Wärtsilä:
About Wärtsilä | Learn more about the company
17:15 Transportations to hotels
19:00 Dinner at Restaurant Strampen
Wednesday October 2nd
Event location is Original Sokos Hotel Royal, Vaasa
Adress: Hovioikeudenpuistikko 18, 65100 Vaasa
8:30 Good morning and welcome to the day 2
– Hanna Brasar, Business Sweden
– Benedicte Fasmer Waaler, Innovations Norway
– Ilkka Homanen, Business Finland
8:35 Marine & batteries
– We Tech Solutions, Mårten Storbacka
– Candela, Tord Ringenhall
– Rauma Marine Constructions, Teemu Kyläkallio
– Invest in Bergen, Tone Hartvedt
– Panel moderated by Hanna Brasar
9:45 Coffee break and networking
10:00 Working machine cluster in Finland
– Overview of mobile workmachine electrification, VTT, Johannes Hyrynen
– Industry case: electrification as a game changer, Sandvik, Mikko Valtee
– Mobile workmachine electrification, Juuso Kelkka, Ioncor
– Panel moderated by Heini Wallander, Business Tampere
11:30 Lunch
12:15 Buss transportation
12:30 GigaVaasa site visit, hosted by Marko Kuokkanen, Technology Centre Merinova
Information about EnergyVaasa and GigaVaasa
13:15 Arrival to the airport, transportation to the railway station and to the hotels
The participation fee is 150 euros and will be invoiced separately.
Go to Registration page
Welcome!
HOW to get to Vaasa by flight:
From Stockholm with SAS:
Monday 30 september, 12:05 Stockholm – 14:05 Vaasa, Direct flight 1h (time difference 1h).
Monday 30 september, 18:05 Stockholm – 20:20 Vaasa, Direct flight 1h (time difference 1h).
From Helsinki with Finnair:
Monday 30 september, 12:45 Helsinki – 13:45 Vaasa, Direct flight 1h
Monday 30 september, 16:10 Helsinki – 17:10 Vaasa, Direct flight 1h
Direct bus transportation from the airport will be available for flights arriving at 13:45 from Helsinki and 14:05 from Stockholm at 14:15 from Vaasa Airport to Hotels.
Taxi Vaasa (Please reserve Taxi in advance, distance about 10 km to hotels)
https://www.taksivaasa.fi/en/
Tel:+35860030011
Accommodation:
A meeting package has been arranged for October 2, 2024, along with room blocks at
Original Sokos Hotel Vaakuna, Vaasa
Original Sokos Hotel Royal, Vaasa
Rooms can now be reserved using the code BGIGAVAASA.
Attendees are responsible for booking their own rooms from the block through the sokoshotels.fi website by September 23, 2024.
Busstransportation from hotel to event venue
Dinner at Restaurant Strampen:
Located in a historic wooden pavilion by the waterfront in Vaasa, Restaurant Strampen offers a charming dining experience with a blend of traditional Finnish and international cuisine. Known for its seasonal menus and beautiful views, Strampen is a perfect spot to enjoy a memorable dinner in a relaxed and picturesque setting. Find more information about Strampen, strampen.com/english
