Welcome to WISE Midpoint event! Join us as we mark the midpoint of the WISE Ecosystem journey and bring together partners and stakeholders to reflect on progress, share insights, and look ahead to what comes next.
This event will take place at Wärtsilä’s renewed Visitor Balcony in Sustainable Technology Hub, offering participants an updated setting to experience the hub and gain a closer view of the innovation environment behind future energy solutions.
The programme will provide a midpoint update on the WISE Ecosystem, highlight progress in co-innovation and co-research projects, and introduce an upcoming new project. Participants will also hear perspectives on the energy transition and emerging growth opportunities, gain insights from Wärtsilä and Business Finland, and connect with ecosystem partners across industry, research, and academia.
WHEN: Tuesday 22 September at 9:00 – 15:00 EEST
WHERE: Wärtsilä Sustainable Technology Hub, Vaasa, Finland
Agenda
08:45 Registration and transition to the event space
Coffee and networking
09:15 Event starts
The energy transition and emerging growth opportunities – Kenneth Engblom, Vice President, Africa & Europe, Wärtsilä Energy
The WISE Ecosystem – Eleonor Hedström, Director Next Business Lab, Wärtsilä Energy and WISE Ecosystem Lead
Greetings from Business Finland – Tero Ijäs, Ecosystem Manager, Energy
Co-innovation project updates
- iHAPC – Maciej Mikulski, Professor, Vaasa University & Jari Hyvönen, General Manager, Advanced Concepts, Wärtsilä
- BEST – Raine Viitala, Assistant Professor, Aalto Yliopisto & Tero Lokasaari, General Manager, Structural Dynamics & CFD, Wärtsilä
- MatH2 – Elina Huttunen-Saarivirta, Research professor, aging and failure of metallic materials, VTT & Anu Solla, Program Manager, Sustainable Fuels, Wärtsilä
12:00 Lunch
Co-research project updates
- EDE3 – Mika Laurén, Senior Lecturer, Turun AMK & Tero Lokasaari, General Manager, Structural Dynamics & CFD, Wärtsilä
- METECH – Päivi Aakko-Saksa, Principal Scientist, VTT & Kenneth Widell, General Manager, Research Coordination & Funding, Wärtsilä
STH Visitor Balcony tour
15:00 Event ends