WORKSHOPS

Fundraising in turbulent times

  • By Lauri Kokkila, from Inventure

Thursday, June 1st
10.00 – 11.00
Room 1

Fundraising is tought during an economic time when investment numbers are heading down, valuations have reduced, and investment processes have extended. We are happy to bring you an expert-led session by Inventure’s Partner, Lauri Kokkila. At Inventure, Lauri has served on the boards of Swappie (raised 108M€ Series C), Umbra (acquired by Amazon), Nordigen (acquired by GoCardless), and Material Exchange (raised 25M€ Series A).

Kiuas Startup Showcase

  • Mari Lahti, Head of Community from Kiuas

Thursday, June 1st
11.00 – 12.00
Room 1

Kiuas, the leading Finnish startup accelerator, introduces 10 of its most promising startups at this exclusive pitching event at Arctic15. Throughout the years over 300+ companies have gone through Kiuas programs and in total raised over 300M€. In 2022 10% of all startup funding in Finland went to Kiuas Alumni companies. This is an exciting opportunity to meet some of the most promising startups in Finland, that are looking for your investments to accelerate their growth.

Women Entrepreneurs – How to Find the Right Funders – Faster!

  • By Anne Ravanona, from Global Invest HER

Thursday, June 1st
11.00 – 12.00
Room 2

Want to find the right funders (all types of sources of funding) faster? Tired of biased conversations and ready to connect with investors who are serious about funding women founders?

In this practical workshop, you’ll learn from each other about what works and get lots of practical tips and advice from Anne Ravanona, Founder & CEO of Global Invest Her and the upcoming InvestHer Summit in Paris. Anne is also a global advocate on access to funding at G20 level.

Branding Is Your Secret Weapon

  • By Phil Pallen

Thursday, June 1st
12.00 – 13.00
Room 1

Branding isn’t just about making something look pretty. It’s a powerful business tool that, when harnessed effectively, can build the value of a startup in a major way. In this fast-paced workshop, learn how to position (or reposition) a personal or company brand for success. Explore how to distill our core offering, identify a target audience, and satisfy a “need” (as a product or service).

Attendees will acquire the tangible steps to build an effective brand to raise money in early stages. By the end of this workshop, attendees will achieve clarity on exactly what to do next—with enthusiasm, without overwhelm.

Calculating the cloud related GHG emission with the ELEKS Data Flow Framework

  • By Sergii Bielskyi, Lyubomyr Matsekh, Olena Klymenko, from ELEKS

Thursday, June 1st
13.00 – 14.00
Room 2

In the workshop we will present our MVP ‘ELEKS Data Flow Platform’. Our platform helps companies collecting and computing consumption data from public cloud providers. It also enables processing, analysis, and transformation of this data for future calculation of emissions related to the electricity consumption by cloud computing services.

ELEKS DFP can be integrated with various GHG emissions accounting platforms (e.g., Microsoft Sustainability Platform, Climatiq, Sustain.Life). It includes as well the AI and digital twin functionality for smart decision making on optimal consumption of cloud services and reduction of the GHG emissions. During the workshop we will conduct test runs for three companies to show how the platform works in different scenarios.

Unleashing Imagination: Ignite Impact, Embrace Change, Break Boundaries

  • By Yoad Mick, Founder of IMAgym

Thursday, June 1st
13.00 – 14.00
Room 2

Creating real and positive change, in business and life, starts with imagination. Get a firsthand taste of this power and how it can be used as a practical tool for learning to see unexpected opportunities before obvious limitations and driving impactful change both personally and professionally.

In this workshop, you’ll experience what it means to reimagine challenges – and how you can start practically applying them to your goals – from imagining a new approach to inspiring creativity in your team to fueling an innovation-based working culture to driving internal change and remarkable results.

Why tech innovation & entrepreneurship is for all: Inspiration from ‘Helsinki Female Tech Founder Frontrunners’

  • By Eeva Haaramo and Jeanette Carlsson, from Tech Nordic Advocates

Thursday, June 1st
14.00 – 15.00
Room 1

This workshop is for women who want to start/grow a tech sector business and mentors, experts, investors and partners (any gender, race, background) who would like to get involved in ‘Helsinki Female Tech Founder Frontrunners’ – Finland’s only international female tech founder growth programme.

What you’ll get out of joining:

1. Learn how you’ll get started and succeed as a founder of a tech sector business; Meet ‘Helsinki Female Tech Founder Frontrunners’ and get inspired by other women who have ‘been there, done it and got the t-shirt’; Speakers: Laura Avonius, Founder & CEO at Audicin – Piia Kuosmanen, Founder & CEO at Velbi – Suvi Syrjäläinen, Founder & CEO at Kodarit / Moderator: Jeanette Carlsson, CEO at Tech Nordic Advocates

2. Learn how you can leverage the ecosystem to support you. Speakers: Eva Mantila,  Senior Brand Marketing Manager Northern Europe at Google – Dhaval Gore, Partner Communities Director at Globalisation Partners – Lexi Lobdell, Project Lead at Hanken Venture Studio / Moderator: Angeliki Papagiannopoulou, Ecosystem Manager,  Tech Nordic Advocates

3. Learn what it takes to raise capital: What investors want and how to succeed. Speakers: Elina Holkko, Partner & CFO at Lifeline Ventures – Teija Nousiainen, Deal Flow Manager at Nordea, Tuomas Pahlman – Angel Investor at FiBAN / Moderator: Eeva Haaramo, Head of Tech Nordic Advocates Finland

How International Entrepreneurs can bring their Startup (Idea) to Helsinki Capital Region

  • By Teemu Seppälä, Startup Soft Landing Lead, and Jochen Faugel, Business Advisor, from Business Helsinki

Thursday, June 1st
14.00 – 15.00
Room 2

This workshop is for all internationals with a great business idea who would like to build and grow their company in Finland. Together we will discuss why to consider Helsinki’s startup ecosystem, how to make use of the available support and what to consider when you are planning to move. During the workshop we will:

  • Highlight the strengths and benefits of Helsinki’s innovative startup world.
  • Share thoughts and experiences of our international clients and how they succeeded.
  • Talk about first steps of the application and relocation process.

For more insight join also our Arctic15 side event HERE! At Business Helsinki we help you bring your business idea to Finland and make it a success! More information HERE.

Rapid B2B Sales Growth

  • By Kalev Kaarna, from Superangel

Thursday, June 1st
15.00 – 16.00
Room 2

Are you eager to rapidly boost sales for your B2B tech product?
Kalev Kaarna, an investor and startup coach at Superangel, unveils the secrets to skyrocketing early-stage startup’s sales to €70m in just 18 months.  In this hands-on workshop, you practice tools for:
1. finding and leveraging super-happy customers
2. crafting a winning sales offer
3. making it easy for B2B customers to buy from you

Accelerate Your Global Growth With Localization

  • By Danilo Monaco, General Manager, from Nordtext Finland

Friday, June 2nd
16.00 – 17.00
Room 1

Everyone understands English, right? Right?! Well, kind of. Research shows that 75% of consumers prefer to make buying decisions in their native language and 60% would never consider buying something from English-only websites. Localization opens your products and services to new markets and new customer base. In this workshop you will learn:

  • Why localization matters?
  • How to decide what and how much to translate?
  • What constitutes a good localization strategy?
  • How to measure localization effectiveness?

We will provide you with practical advice that companies of various size and budget can implement to set yourself on a successful localization path and be aware of the common pitfalls to avoid.

If international growth is top of your mind, this is the workshop you don’t want to miss out on.

Telling Great Stories: Keys to getting covered in the press

  • By Stephen Lee, GetKnown Podcast

Friday, June 1st
10.00 – 11.00
Room 1

The reality check growing companies must realize is that no one cares about your product. If that is the case, what makes journalists write and talk about what you are doing to change the world? Press coverage is one of the best ways to raise both visibility and credibility. But how do you make people care enough to write? What is the magic? What makes a great story? In this workshop, we will take a look at ways you can turn your story into something journalists care about and provide some concrete tips about telling your story to the press and others whom you want to spread the word about you.

The proof is out there

  • By Tomi Erho, Head of Innovation Ecosystem Services; Marika Paakkala, Head of Aalto Startup Center; team members Joel Takala & Kimmo Isbjörnssund; Kirsi Polvinen, facilitator, from Aalto University Startup Centre

Friday, June 2nd
11.00 – 12.00
Room 1

Warmly welcome to our workshop to hear more about how Aalto Startup Center as part of Aalto University ecosystem supports startups to flourish! During the workshop we introduce our own renewed Business Generator program, pre-Business incubator program as well as ESA BIC Finland, where call is open until June 15th.

Our Aalto Startup Center representatives will be there to answer your questions and to discuss how you can be part of our successful programs. If you are startup member, mentor, investor – welcome and come and meet us! Read more: aaltostartupcenter.aalto.fi

Navigating Startup Stress: Building Mental Resilience in a High-Pressure Industry

  • By Rogert Stewart

Friday, June 2nd
12.00 – 13.00
Room 1

Entrepreneurs and professionals often face immense pressure and mental health challenges in today’s fast-paced startup industry. This interactive workshop addresses the unique stressors encountered within the startup ecosystem and equips participants with effective coping strategies. Through engaging discussions, insights, and practical exercises, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the mental health implications of startup culture and learn valuable tools to build resilience. Topics covered include:

  • Managing burnout
  • Fostering work-life balance
  • Establishing healthy boundaries
  • Cultivating self-care practices

After hearing Stewart Rogers’ keynote on mental health in the tech industry, join us to discover how to thrive amidst the demands of the startup world.

Existential risks of AI

  • By Magnus Hambleton, from byFounders

Friday, June 2nd
13.00 – 14.00
Room 1

Magnus Hambleton is an early stage investor with byFounders, investing across industries in the New Nordics in pre-seed and seed stage companies. He has been lurking on the rationalist forums since 2013, reading about and discussing existential AI risk.
In this workshop, the basic arguments will be laid out for why we should take seriously the risk of total annihilation of all life by a rogue artificial superintelligence. A discussion will then be had on what probabilities can be assigned to this scenario, and what we can do to reduce this risk, via regulation and research.

4 things to consider when you are selling your startup stake

  • By Rando Rannus, General Partner of Siena Secondary Fund; guest Jussi Heinilä, angel investor, from Siena Secondary Fund

Friday, June 2nd
14.00 – 15.00
Room 1

When final EXITs are pushed further and further, more often founders and investors need to consider cashing out partially via SECONDARY transactions. We will talk about theory and give practical tips on what to consider when considering selling your stake.

Deep Tech Roundtable

  • By Tanya Horowitz and Ludwig Hambraeus from Butterfly Ventures

Friday, June 2nd
14.00 – 15.00
Room 2

When final EXITs are pushed further and further, more often founders and investors need to consider cashing out partially via SECONDARY transactions. We will talk about theory and give practical tips on what to consider when considering selling your stake.

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