Youssef Zad is the Chief Economist at the Finnish Startup Community, where he focuses on startup policy, economic analysis, and ecosystem development. With a background in labor markets, statistical modeling, and public sector economics, Youssef brings a data-driven perspective to Finland’s entrepreneurial landscape. He is also a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Jyväskylä, a columnist for Kauppalehti, and a regular commentator on YLE’s morning show Jälkipörssi.
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Stream Connect, Episode 2. Can Europe build a startup nation one city at a time?
14:00 - 14:15 “The overview of the Finnish Startup Ecosystem”, a keynote by Youssef Zad, Chief Economist at Finnish Startup Community
14:15 - 14:30 “The state of startup investments in Finland”, a keynote by Jonne Kuittinen, Deputy Chief Executive of Finnish Venture Capital Association
14:30 - 15:00 "Europe’s startup cities: what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next?", a panel discussion with Stewart Rogers (Co-founder at Confusion&Joy, Editor-at-Large at Dataconomy and ArcticStartup, MC at VentureBeat), Jonne Kuittinen (FVCA), Juho Väisänen (Tampere University). Moderator: Margarita Khartanovich, Head of Startup Services at Platform6 / Startup.Tampere.
