Navigating Competitiveness in Geopolitical Landscape: Delivering on EU Competitiveness for Growth, Innovation and Resilience in Finland

Euroopan komission Suomen-edustusto järjestää 2. lokakuuta seminaarin, jossa tarkastellaan EU:n kilpailukykyä muuttuvassa geopoliittisessa tilanteessa. Finlandia-talossa politiikan, elinkeinoelämän sekä teknologian ja teollisuuden vaikuttajat keskustelevat EU:n taloudellisesta turvallisuudesta etenkin tuottavuuden, innovoinnin, kriisinsietokyvyn ja riippuvuuksien vähentämisen näkökulmasta. Keskusteluissa nostetaan esiin erityisesti suomalaisia ja pohjoismaisia ratkaisuja. 

Puhujina ovat muun muassa komission johtava varapuheenjohtaja Henna Virkkunen, avaruusteknologiayritys ICEYE:n toinen perustaja Pekka Laurila sekä muita johtavien suomalaisyritysten edustajia. Päätöspuheenvuoron pitää pääministeri Petteri Orpo. Seminaarin moderoi EU-asioihin erikoistunut toimittaja Teri Schultz.  Keskustelua voi seurata suorana klo 9.25–12.35 Yle Areenasta: https://areena.yle.fi/1-78612594.

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Moderator: Ms Teri Schultz, EU/NATO reporter

The seminar will combine high-level keynotes and interactive panels to explore competitiveness in the EU in response to geopolitical challenges and opportunities. Discussions will focus on EU economic security, and in particular productivity, innovation, resilience and reduction of dependencies. There will be a strong emphasis on exploring Finnish and Nordic solutions, reflecting on EU policy approaches.   

PROGRAMME 

09:00– 09:25 | Registration and Coffee 

09:25 | Welcome by the European Commission Representation in Finland 

• Ms Elina Laurinen, Head of the Commission Representation in Finland 

09:30–09:50 | Keynote: Building a Competitive and Technologically Sovereign Europe

• Ms Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President, European Commission

09:50–10:25 | Session 1: Fireside Chat – Closing the Innovation Gap: Europe’s Response to Competitiveness Challenges 

• Mr Timo Pesonen, Director-General, Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space, European Commission
• Mr Valère Moutarlier, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
• Mr Mikko Hautala, Chief Geopolitical and Government Relations Officer, Chairman of Nokia Defense, Country Manager of Nokia Finland
• Mr Juha Vartiainen, Co-founder & Chief Global Affairs Officer of IQM

10:25–10:45 | Session 2: Sectoral Deep Dive – Digital Technology 

• Mr Peter Sarlin, Founder & Executive Chairman, PostScriptum, NestAI, Qutwo together with Teri Schultz

 10:45–11:15 | Session 3: The View from the Top – Defence and Space Technology 

• Mr Pekka Laurila, Co-founder, ICEYE 
• Mr Tuomas Rasila, CEO and founder, Sensofusion 
• Mr Panu Routila, President and CEO, Patria
• Mr Petri Toljamo, CEO, Bittium 

11:15–11:30 Break  

11:30–12:00 | Session 4: Fireside chat – EU Approach to Competitiveness and Economic Security

• Mr Valère Moutarlier, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission
• Mr Massimo Reynaudo, President and CEO, UPM
• Ms Kati ter Horst, President and CEO, Outokumpu Corporation
• Mr Matti Hietanen, CEO, Finnish Minerals Group
• Mr Joakim Strand, Minister for European Affairs of Finland 

12:00–12:20 | Session 5:  The Nordic Perspective 

• Mr Jyrki Katainen, Head of Group Public and Regulatory Affairs, Nordea
• Mr Antti Herlin, Chairman of the Board, KONE Corporation 

12:20–12:35 Closing 

• Mr Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland

 12:35– 13:30 | Lunch and networking