Growth Forum 20.1.2026

20.1.2026
Suomi, Events, ISMEF, Seminar

Growth Forum – Innovating Boldly. Growing Globally. | Date: 20.1.2026 | Time: 12.00 – 18.00 | Venue: Pörssitalo

Date: 20 January 2026
Time: 12:00 – 18:00
Venue:
Pörssitalo, Helsinki

Growth Forum 2026

Growth Forum 20.1.2026 –Innovating Boldly. Growing Globally.

Huge thanks to everyone who joined us — both on site at Pörssitalo and remotely via YouTube — and an extra round of applause for our speakers, panelists, and moderators who made the day bold, insightful, and future‑focused.

This year’s forum was also the final seminar of the ISMEF project, supported under the Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021–2027, highlighting cross‑border collaboration and ecosystem-driven innovation in mobility.

Growth Forum recording

Growth Forum presentations

The Digital Society as a Growth Platform

Scaling Innovation Through European Ecosystems

Experiment-Driven Product Developme

Transforming Digital Expertise Into Scalable Products

eALLIANCE – Scaling Ecosystem Innovation to Global Markets

Program

12:00-13:00

Lunch

13:00

Growth Forum Opening – Moderators

  • Jenny Simonsen, COO, ITS Norway
  • Sanni Remonen, Project Manager, ITS Finland

13:05

Growth For Finland with Radical Solutions

  • Inka Mero, Founder & Managing Partner, Voima Ventures

13.20

The Digital Society as a Growth Platform

  • Kedi Välba, CEO, Aktors, the Vice President of ITL

13:35

Market Opportunities at USA – Greetings from CES, Las Vegas & Showcase on Finnish Mobility Solutions, Los Angeles

13:45

More export – Best Cases From Finland & Estonia

  • Olli Tannerkoski, Co-Founder, ScanwAi
  • Tomi Helkearo, Head of Product Management, CybExer Technologies
  • Anssi Krooks, Director, Mobility & Logistics, Solita

Panel Discussion, Moderator: Sanni Remonen, Project Manager, ITS Finland

  • Jana Silaškova, Head of Internationalization, ITL Estonia
  • Kimmo Ylisiurunen, Head of Cluster, Traffic Data Service Cluster, Fintraffic
  • Olli Tannerkoski, Co-Founder, ScanwAi
  • Tomi Helkearo, Head of Product Management, CybExer Technologies
  • Anssi Krooks, Director, Mobility & Logistics, Solita

14:25

Break

14:55

Scaling Innovation Through European Ecosystems

  • Adriana Pacheco, Partnerships Manager, EIT Urban Mobility

15:10

Market Opportunities Abroad – Greetings From UK

15:20

Fire Side Chat – Smart and Sustainable Future

  • Jamie Saab, Head of Sustainability, Wolt
  • Andreas Holmberg, Operations Manager, Bolt
  • Eevi Heikkinen, Government Affairs Manager Nordics, Starship Technologies

15:40

Discussion – From Local Innovations to Global Business

  • Toni Lusikka, Senior Scientist, VTT – Experiment-Driven Product Development
  • Mika Heikkilä, Senior Consultant, Tieto – Transforming Digital Expertise Into Scalable Products

16:10

eALLIANCE – Scaling Ecosystem Innovation to Global Markets

  • Juha Välimäki, Project Manager, Patria

16:25

Closing Summary

16:35

Cocktails & Networking  

18:00

Event Is Over  

Pörssitalo

Address of the event venue: Pörssitalo, Fabianinkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki

The event is supported as part of ISMEF, an Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021-2027 project co-funded by the European Union. The webinar is supported as part of ISMEF, an Interreg Central Baltic Programme 2021-2027 project co-funded by the European Union.

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