Schedule
This year we are back to in-person conference.
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It’s All About UN SDGS With Frugal Innovators, Impact Investors (Angels, LPs, GPs), Startups, Private & Public Sector People Learning Latest Trends, Engaging In Discussions, & One-on-one interactions.
10 MAY, 2023
Frugal Innovation Day
NOTE: All Times In Helsinki (EEST)
13:00 — 13:15
Opening Remarks – Venkata Gandikota (InnoFrugal) & Antti Öhrling (InnoFrugal)
13:15 — 13:35
AI For Impact – Need For A Frugal Perspective
Keynote
Venkata Gandikota (Cofounder, InnoFrugal)
Includes Q&A with audience
13:35 — 14:15
Ethical AI for sustainable innovation
Panel Discussion in collaboration with Women in AI Finland
Anna Seppänen (CEO, Co-humans), Sami Laine (Senior Advisor, Aalto University Executive Education), Marko Taipale (Principal Consultant, Solita)
Moderated by Salla Westerstrand (Founder & AI Ethicist, Harmless Consulting)
Includes Q&A with audience
14:15 — 14:40
Circular Economy – Talk – From EGO to ECO
Mikko Pyykkö, CEO, Piceasoft
Includes Q&A with audience
14:40 — 15:00
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:00 — 15:25
Open Innovation for Frugal Innovations
Horizon 2020 project FRANCIS –
Talks on why BSH and Helioz are looking for frugal innovations to diversify their product portfolio
– Gencer Özkazman, Innovation Manager, Bosch Siemens BSH Turkey
– Jan Platt, COO, Helioz
Includes Q&A with audience
15:25 — 16:10
Open Innovation for Frugal Innovations
Horizon 2020 project FRANCIS
Panel discussion – Learnings from setting up and running an open innovation challenge for frugal innovations involving citizens in the FRANCIS project
– Gaye Poçan (BSH Turkey), Adrian Sins (Fraunhofer IAO), Carmen Antuna Rozado (VTT Finland), Venkata Gandikota (InnoFrugal).
Moderated by Liza Wohlfart (Head of Center for Frugal Products and Production Systems, Fraunhofer IAO )
Includes Q&A with audience
16:10 — 16:45
Open Innovation for Frugal innovations
Horizon 2020 project FRANCIS
Panel discussion – Ethics challenges when involving citizens in simultatneously running an open innovation challenge in India, Turkey , and Germany.
– Veikko Ikonen (Responsible Research & Innovation, VTT Finland ), Gencer Özkazman (Bosch Siemens BSH Turkey), Kelly Brito (Project Planner, UniPID).
Moderated by Venkata Gandikota (InnoFrugal)
Includes Q&A with audience
16:45 — 17:00
Closing Remarks – Venkata Gandikota/Antti Öhrling (InnoFrugal)
11 MAY, 2023
Impact Investment Day
NOTE: All Times In Helsinki (EEST)
13:00 — 13:15
Opening Remarks – Venkata Gandikota (InnoFrugal) & Antti Öhrling (InnoFrugal)
13:15 — 13:35
Impact Investing – Keynote – Zoe Peden, Partner, Ananda VC
Includes Q&A with audience
13:35 — 14:15
The state of Impact investing post COVID in Nordics and Europe – Panel discussion
Zoe Peden (Partner, Ananda VC), Petter Cafferkey (Philanthropy/Foundations Market Development Lead, EVPA), Kimmo Lipponen (CEO, FIBS Finland).
Moderated by Venkata Gandikota (InnoFrugal)
14:15 — 15:00
Incubation Ecosystems to catalyze Innovations for Impact & Social Entrepreneurship – Experiences from South Asia, Africa, and Nordics Panel discussion
Raviraj Durwas (South Asia Lead, Unilever TRANSFORM), Ronny Eriksson (Co-Founder & Lead, Hanken Venture Studio).
Moderated by Nachiket Kulkarni (Senior Manager, NSRCEL, Indian Institute of Management Bengaluru)
15:00 — 15:20
Afternoon Coffee Break
15:20 — 16:50
Impact Startup Showcase event with 4 pre-selected impact startups.
Get ready for a truly unique and collaborative experience at our upcoming impact conference! Instead of a traditional pitching contest, we’re shaking things up with a co-creation event that puts the power in the hands of the audience.
Each of the four carefully-selected start-ups will have 5 minutes to introduce themselves. After that, we help them to engage in an interactive workshop with the audience. During this time, we’ll work together to refine their problem-solving approach, business model, go-to-market strategy, and funding options. The 20-minute sessions for each candidate are a one-of-a-kind opportunity to contribute your ideas and expertise to the growth of promising impact start-ups. Don’t miss out on this exciting chance to co-create the future!
16:50 — 17:00
Closing Remarks – Venkata Gandikota/Antti Öhrling (InnoFrugal)
17:00 — 20:00
Drinks and Networking – Join us for complimentary drinks and a networking event at the end of the conference to unwind and connect with fellow attendees in a relaxed setting. This is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the conference sessions, exchange ideas, and make new connections in a relaxed setting.