EnergyAcademy: Back to the Future
It’s here again, better than before: Back to the Future Revisited!
Do you want to know what the future talents really think and need when it comes to the area’s appeal and connections between studies, working life and RDI?
Register for Energy week’s networking & roasting event for students, Energy Academy companies and universities.
The roastmasters, i.e. future talents, will roast the representatives of EnergyAcademy universities and companies.
- 13:00, Energy Academy Booths; Grab your popcorn & soda and mingle at the Energy Academy Booths!
- 13:30, Presenting Energy Academy
- 13:45 -15:00 Roast the Energy Future
Roast the Energy Future
Do you want to know what the future talents really think and need when it comes to the area’s appeal and connections between studies, working life and RDI?
The roastmasters, i.e. future talents, will roast the representatives of EnergyAcademy universities and companies.
Please find the program via this link and register for the event!
Roastmasters: Collins Ajagbe, Aurora Harmanen, Erik Kesti, Khin Phyu Cyn Kyi, Elsi Tahvanainen, Chrysanthi Vasileiou.
Participants in the panel
- Kristian Blomqvist, Dean, Faculty of Technology and Seafaring, Novia University of Applied Sciences
- Hans Carlsson, Head of Product Management, Danfoss Drives Oy
- Juha Ekholm, Electrification Service Manager, ABB Oy
- Ronny Eriksson, Hanken Business Lab
- Eleonor Hedström, Director, Next Business Lab, Wärtsilä
- Raine Hermans, Dean, School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa
- Mikaela Jussila, Communications Manager, Vaasan Sähkö
- Caroline Kullbäck, Managing Director, Etha Wind
- Andreas Lundell, Associate Professor, Information Technology, Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa
- Sari Uitto, Project Manager, Hitachi Energy
- Marja-Riitta Vest, Director, RDI and Business Services, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences VAMK
What is Energy Academy?
Energy Academy is a cooperation model between universities and leading companies in the Vaasa region.
It is designed to increase the appeal of the area to students and graduates as well as to create better connections between working life, RDI and young talents.
We bring together all six universities in Vaasa: University of Vaasa, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Hanken School of Economics, University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi University.
Companies and hubs involved are ABB Oy, Danfoss, Etha Wind, EnergyVaasa, Hitachi Energy, Merinova, City of Vaasa, Vaasan Sähkö, VASEK and Wärtsilä Finland.
The model is tightly connected to the Nordic Battery Belt, making Vaasa area an essential link in the sustainable value chain in Finland, Sweden and Norway.
Energy Academy insists on healing the planet for future generations – and making Vaasa a better place to live, study and work.
Photo: EnergyWeek/Vähälummukka