Finland and the Renewable Energy Revolution seminar gathered 300 attendees

News | 10.11.2023

Renewable energy is key to building a sustainable future, and the green transition is one of the biggest changes of our time. On November 9^th we organized a hybrid event Finland and the Renewable Energy Revolution, where top experts in the field discussed the many opportunities offered by renewable energy. Finland could have an internationally significant role in accelerating energy transition – but only if we don’t let the opportunity pass us by.

The event generated a lot of interest and gathered close to 300 attendees, some online and others on site at Sanomatalo, Helsinki. Thank you to all participants for your interest and active discussion on the topic!

If you missed the live broadcast, you can still watch the recording here (most of the event is in Finnish).

After the welcoming words from Jussi Lilja, EVP at Korkia, the event was opened with a video greeting from Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen. Then Minna Korkeaoja, Senior Advisor at Korkia, gave a brief introduction to the panel discussion on the transformation that energy sector is going through and the possibilities opened up by it to Finland. The panel included Hannu Linna, Chairman of the Board at Fingrid, Petteri Laaksonen, Research Director at LUT, Elina Salo-Miilumäki, Leading Environmental Consultant at Ramboll, and Martti Malmivirta, Member of the Board at Korkia. Finally, the event featured lessons from the global energy transition as Korkia’s Kristina Sweet and James Spooner discussed energy markets in the UK and Canada in relation to the situation in Finland. The event was hosted by journalist and author Anu Kuistiala.

Agenda

Welcome words
Jussi Lilja, EVP, Korkia

Opening speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs
Elina Valtonen, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Forces of Change in the Energy Sector: Who Leads and Who Follows in the Energy Transition?
Hannu Linna, Chairman of the Board, Fingrid
Petteri Laaksonen, Research Director, LUT University
Elina Salo-Miilumäki, Leading Environmental Consultant, Ramboll
Martti Malmivirta, Member of the Board, Korkia
Minna Korkeaoja, Senior Adivisor, Korkia

Lessons from the Global Energy Transition – Experiences from the UK and Canada
Kristina Sweet, Investment & Sustainability Director, Korkia
James Spooner, Head of M&A, Korkia