Wasa Innovation Center

11 - 15.08.2025

New Nordic in the World

The festival recordings (live streams) can be found at www.youtube.com/@wasafuturefestival/streams

09:00 - 09:30

Breakfast

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09:30 - 11:00

From Waste to Value – Circular Economy Seminar

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12:00 - 16:30

Future for Nordic Boreal Forests, Business, Potentials, Technology, Innovations

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16:30 - 17:30

Overconsumption Culture in Critical Examination

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17:30 - 19:30

Opening (Invitation only): Butterfly – Spotting the butterflies in global human, technology and environment transactions

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08:30 - 10:30

University of Vaasa: Day Opening, Energy Transition Valley

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09:00 - 15:00

Butterfly: Transdisciplinary symposium & workshop: Sustainability in digitalisation, energy, & business

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10:30 - 10:40

(Greetings) Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie

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11:00 - 12:30

Business Renewal: AI2Business – Shaping Future with AI

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11:00 - 12:00

Regional needs, opportunities and challenges related to the regional energy system in future

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12:00 - 12:30

Tackling GHG emissions with AI

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13:00 - 15:30

Live newsroom: How is journalism created?

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13:00 - 14:30

Resilient Society

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14:30 - 15:30

Thought Leaders Roundtable: Energy Transition for Climate Action

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15:30 - 17:00

Panel discussion: The allure of strong leaders and populism

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16:15 - 20:45

YoungTalk25 – Thriving with International Talent

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09:00 - 09:30

Breakfast

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09:05 - 16:00

Space Day – European Space Agency Business Incubation Center

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09:30 - 11:00

EnergySampo 1: Customers for green H2

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10:00 - 16:00

The Butterfly Effect: Five Victorian Frogs Immersive Learning Experience (ILE)

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11:00 - 12:15

EnergySampo 2: Collaborating for growth

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13:00 - 16:00

DigiMe project workshop

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13:00 - 14:00

Panel discussion: EnergyVaasa cluster at the heart of strategic reforms – towards a more competitive Finland

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13:00 - 14:00

Logistic issues in three Ostrobothnian provinces in the overall security point of view

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14:30 - 16:00

Photonics in the Energy Transition

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14:30 - 16:00

GigaVaasa Talk Part 2: Energy Storage and Energy-Intensive Industry – An Opportunity for the Vaasa Region

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16:00 - 19:00

Workshops Energy Transition Valley

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17:00 - 19:00

Lights-off experience

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08:30 - 09:00

Breakfast

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09:00 - 10:20

Improving productivity – in the public and private sectors: A productivity program and productivity strategy will be created for Finland/Nordic

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10:20 - 10:45

WFF 2025 Award Ceremony

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10:45 - 10:55

Minister of Labour Matias Marttinen: Technology and productivity will fix the economy (On-line)

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11:00 - 11:15

India as our partner for future, Ambassador Hemant H. Kotalwar

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11:15 - 11:30

Minister of Foreign Trade Ville Tavio – New markets around the world

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13:00 - 16:00

Seminar: New Nordic – the Nordic region’s renewed global relevance

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14:30 - 14:40

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen: NEW NORDIC potential (On-line)

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16:00 - 18:00

Ekonomists cocktail (Invitation only)

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16:00 - 17:00

How do we make Finland a leading global investment hub?

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16:15 - 18:00

New productivity in teaching – Living Labs

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17:30 - 17:50

How to build a government program? HardTalk Jussi Lähde and Antti Lindtman

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18:00 - 21:00

Butterfly exhibition part of Vaasa Night of the Arts

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18:00

WFF 2025 Grand Dinner (Buffet)

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08:50 - 09:15

Breakfast

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09:00 - 11:00

New Nordic Defence Industry (Invitation Only)

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09:15 - 10:15

Social and health services ecosystem

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10:15 - 11:00

Youth violence and bullying: what can we do?

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11:00 - 11:30

Occupational Safety Training in Virtual Reality – Virtuario & BETH

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11:30 - 15:30

Open testing of the Virtuario platform with VR glasses

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13:00 - 13:15

Award from Vaasa Entrepreneurs: A successful new entrepreneurial culture

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13:15 - 16:00

Vaasa & Umeå – Forerunners of Culture in Europe

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