V2C Forum "Runway" Partners
Global Venture Lab Founders
Marko SEPPÄ, FINLAND
Dhrubes BISWAS, KHARAGPUR (GVL IIT)
Ikhlaq SIDHU, BERKELEY, CET
V2C Forum 2009 Speakers
Warm up Panel in Tampere
Mika NIEMINEN, Secretary General of University Alliance Finland
Marko SEPPÄ, Head of Global Venture Lab, JYU, Event Chair
Dhrubes BISWAS, Head of Entrepreneurship Programs & Incubation, IIT Kharagpur
Risto LEHTIMÄKI, Director of Marketing and Communications, Metso Automation
Markus PESSA, Head of Optoelectronics Research Center, TUT
Ikhlaq SIDHU, Head of Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UCBerkeley
Jarmo VITELI, Head of Research, INFIM, UTA, Event Host
Let’s Globalize Innovation!
Aino SALLINEN, Rector of University of Jyväskylä
Janne KÄNKÄNEN, Commercial Counsellor of Ministry of Employment & Economy
Tommi RASILA, Keynote, CEO of Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Marko SEPPÄ, Head of Global Venture Lab, JYU, Event Chair
Dhrubes BISWAS, Head of Entrepreneurship Programs & Incubation, IIT Kharagpur
Ikhlaq SIDHU, Head of Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UCBerkeley
GVL Tracks
GVL FOR BUSINESS
Pekka RISSANEN, Keynote, Managing Partner at Tammerforce Partners
Christian ASPEGREN, Project Director, GVL
Discussants: Tuuli Kirsikka PIRTTIAHO, Pekka JÄRVINEN, Sami KETTUNEN, Eero TEERIKORPI, Juha TOLVANEN
GVL FOR LEARNING
Taneli TIKKA, Keynote, CEO of Run to Shop & serial entrepreneur
Mari SUORANTA, Assistant Professor of Growth Venturing at JYU
Discussants: Malin BRÄNNBACK (tbc), Vesa PUHAKKA, Pasi SAJASALO, Marko TORKKELI
GVL FOR RESEARCH
Antti HAUTAMÄKI, Research Professor (innovation) at JYU
Jukka HEIKKILÄ, Professor of Electrongic Business at JYU
Discussants: Dhrubes BISWAS, Heikki HANKA, Marko JÄRVENPÄÄ, Ikhlaq SIDHU
JYU Talks Opening Ceremony
Martti SYRJÄ, Keynote, Operaatio Maa – Ivovon Voima
Erja HÄKKINEN, Keynote, Operaatio Maa – Ivovon Voima
Pasi KEINÄNEN, CEO Metra Oy
Thomas YAMBASU, Sierra Leone Fair Trade Diamonds
Marko SEPPÄ, Head of Global Venture Lab, JYU, Event Chair
Dhrubes BISWAS, Head of Entrepreneurship Programs & Incubation, IIT Kharagpur
Ikhlaq SIDHU, Head of Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, UCBerkeley
Jane PORTER, Project Manager for Global Venture Lab