Helsinki Partners at Slush 2021
Meet Helsinki Partners at Slush and get matched with your next opportunity in Helsinki.
In Helsinki you don’t have to choose – you can have it all.
Slush is the perfect place for you to meet people from all over the world and form genuine connections – and Helsinki Partners will be there to help you do that. Pop by our booth at the event venue, join the engaging events at our lounge, and sit down with our experts to learn what Helsinki can do for you.
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Lounge programme
Industry leaders will discuss some of the current hot topics both within Helsinki and worldwide throughout the Helsinki Partners lounge programme. In between events, the lounge is open for mingling and meetings with our advisors. Access to the lounge is free because it’s located outside the Slush venue. Due to the ever-changing situation the world currently finds itself in, all programmes are subject to change.
13:00 – 15:00 Accelerating Female Tech Founders
Female Founders have a tremendous amount of potential to unleash. How can we increase the share of women in tech exponentially?
Helsinki Partners, in collaboration with Tech Nordic Advocates, will host a session for brainstorming, a panel discussion, knowledge-sharing and networking to find solutions together.
The registration for this event is now closed.
15:00 – 16:00 AI Empowers Efficiency and Productivity in Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0, AI, 5G and autonomous technologies are driving productivity and growth in global manufacturing through green transition and digital transformation. The utilisation of situational awareness created by AI and versatile sensing are central enablers for world-class solutions. These are already widely in use in Finland and further developed in AISA and other joint projects. Industrial investments in machine learning and other AI technologies have shown excellent results, and interest in further investments is evident.
Join Helsinki Partners along with Awake.AI, DIMECC, Top Data Science, Valmet Automation and VTT in an interactive panel discussion where real-world examples of industrial use cases in artificial intelligence, 5G, and cyber security technologies, as well as autonomous infrastructure, will be presented.
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16:00 – 17:15 Nordic Talent Cities
The Nordics have punched above their weight when it comes to tech startups, but keeping up faces a major challenge: talent. Nowadays, funding is no longer the biggest obstacle to growth startups, but a talent shortage is. Growth companies can no longer wait to get the best people when competing globally. The Nordics have it all, but we are still not as known as we should be. Nordic Talent Cities, Helsinki, Stockholm and Copenhagen want to address this together, so join us in the talent discussion at Slush to solve these problems with us.
09:00 – 10:00 China–Finland Challenge: Global Digital Solutions for Sustainable Cities
Join us at Helsinki Partners Lounge to hear more about four different challenges that are looking for digital solutions for the built environment. The solutions shall address topics from senior citizen solutions to the designing and visualising the built environment.
12:30 – 13:30 Impact & Climate Venturing Meetup
How do venture funds and big companies drive technological impact – and why?
Sustainability has become one of the key factors of success for companies, but groundbreaking innovations aren’t necessarily born in-house. For this reason, corporations are investing in growing impactful businesses and solutions such as climate tech and digital energy tech. These solutions are key in the transition to carbon neutrality, a goal that the City of Helsinki aims to reach by 2030.
Join the session to hear the pains and gains of Helsinki’s most influential impact ventures.
The registration for this event is now closed.
14:00 – 15:00 International investments are rocket fuel for Finnish health innovations
How to connect Finnish world-class health innovations with international investors? Join us for a panel discussion with international and Finnish investors and health startups. After the panel discussion you will have the opportunity to network at Helsinki Partners Lounge.
The registration for this event is now closed.
17:00 – 18:30 Helsinki Partners Networking with Wine
Join the Helsinki Partners team for a glass of wine and casual networking!
We’ll be winding down our Slush activities in laid-back style as we answer any questions you have and chat. This session has no set program, so please feel free to pop in and meet new people at your own leisure. We’re here to help you any way we can.
Helsinki Partners booth
Pop by our booth to meet us and find out more about our free of charge, personalised services for international founders, investors, companies, event organisers, travel trade professionals and media.
Side events
You can also meet our business advisors from Helsinki Partners at the following side events. More will be added as details are confirmed.
Together with some of Finland’s regional development agencies, we are hosting a networking event for foreign companies, startups and investors visiting Finland during Slush 2021.
The registration for this event is now closed.
The unicorn phenomena will be debated in a unique format including guests from Europe, Asia and the USA. Unicorns, companies, investors, researchers, universities and public organisations will gather at Hanken University Campus for a discussion on unicorn trends around the world and dive into cutting-edge research related to the subject. The night will end with high-quality networking, popcorn and drinks.
The registration for this event is now closed.
Y Science is an event that brings together the curious scientific community and the business world to inspire concrete action and contribution to society in the field of life sciences.
The registration for this event is now closed
International media programme
Helsinki Partners provides thematic half-day programs (including lunch or dinner) pre, during, and post Slush for international accredited media representatives.
What is Helsinki Partners?
Helsinki Partners is a city marketing, investment and talent attraction company owned by the City of Helsinki. We are here to help, whether you’re looking to set up or expand your company, find quality deal flow and investment opportunities, secure the best location for your event or congress, enjoy our city as a visitor, or find your new career in Finland’s capital.