Stream Connect, Episode 2. Can Europe build a startup nation one city at a time?
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Stream Connect, Episode 2. Can Europe build a startup nation one city at a time?

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Europe/Helsinki

Panel discussion

Founders Stage
English
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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.

Speakers

Jonne Kuittinen

Deputy Chief Executive of the Finnish Venture Capital AssociationThe Finnish Venture Capital Association

Stewart Rogers

Darketing Illuminator & Co-founder at ⅄Oᒋ⅋NOISՈᖵNOϽ⅄Oᒋ⅋NOISՈᖵNOϽ

Juho Väisänen

Head of Innovation Services at Tampere UniversityTampere University

Youssef Zad

Chief Economist, Finnish Startup CommunityFinnish Startup Community

Moderators

Margarita Khartanovich

Margarita Khartanovich, Head of Startup Services & Investor Relations, Platform6 / Startup.TamperePlatform6 / Startup.Tampere