EIT RawMaterials and EIT Digitals-networking event

Welcome to the joint EIT-networking event arranged at Scandic Oulu City, 11th of December 2019, at 12.00-18.00.

The event provides excellent facilities to network, establish collaboration and find partners for the next EIT- or other EU- calls that open in the near future.

Personnels of EIT RawMaterials and EIT Digital present open funding calls and tell about the activities of the consortiums.

The core themes of the occasion are Mining, Steel, Mobilab, Drones, Robotics and Circular Economy. Business people and researchers give short introduction speeches/pitches about the topic, and after that discussion is continued in theme tables.

CallioLabs program director Sakari Nokela tells about the possibilities offered by the mine for the projects (e.g. test environment for drones, robots, education etc.)

Location:

• Scandic Oulu City-hotel, Vaunumaakari 2-meeting space, Saaristonkatu 4, 90100 Oulu

Time:

• 11.12.2019, at 12:00-18:00

The purpose:

• network, establish collaboration and new projects for becoming EIT + other calls

Participants:

• open event
• researchers, specialists, business people, students, officers etc.
• maximum amount 80

Registration:

• Registration until 9.12.2019
• No registration fee

Program:

12.00-12.15           
Opening
Professor Riitta Keiski, Dean of the Faculty of Technology 
Professor Jukka Riekki, Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
Professor Maarit Järvenpää, Dean of the Faculty of Science

12.15-12.25           
EIT Digital
Timo Sorsa, Co-location Centre Manager, EIT Digital

12.25-12.35           
EIT Digitals at the University of Oulu
Kari Liukkunen, Program manager, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering

12.35-12.45           
EIT RawMaterials
Denise McCluskey, Education Manager, Baltic Sea CLC

12.45-12.55            
EIT RawMaterials at the University of Oulu
Professor Saija Luukkanen, Oulu Mining School

13.00-14.00            
Late Lunch

14.00-14.30            
CallioLab facilities
Sakari Nokela, Program Director, Pyhäjärvi Callio

14.30-14.45           
Theme: Mining network
Professor Saija Luukkanen, Oulu Mining School
Johanna Alitalo, Otso Gold Oy
Mari Seilonen, Production Designer, Tapojärvi Oy-Kemi mine

14.45-14.55           
Theme: Steel
Kari Mäntyjärvi, Development Manager, Future Manufacturing Technologies, Kerttu Saalasti institute/
Pekka Mäntylä, Senior Technical Director, FiltraGroup Oy

14.55-15.05           
Theme: Mobilab
Mika Huuhtanen, Adjunct Professor, Environmental and Chemical Engineering

15.05-15.15           
Theme: Drones
Timo Lind, VTT
Vadim Kramar, Researcher, Oulu University of Applied Sciences

15.15-15.25           
Theme: Robotics
Antti Tikanmäki, PhD-student, BISG-Robotics, Computer Science and Engineering

15.25-15.35           
Theme: Circular Economy- Minetailings
Jenni Kiventerä, PhD-student, Fibre and Particle Engineering
Mari Seilonen, Production Designer, Tapojärvi Oy-Kemi mine

15.35-16.00            
Coffee

16.00-17.00            
Discussion in Theme tables

17.00-17.15            
Conclusions

17.15-18.00->        
Networking

Additional information

Anu Sirviö, Research coordinator
University contact person for EIT RM
anu.sirvio@oulu.fi, 050 327 0920

Teija Tuhkala, Research funding specialist
University contact person for EIT Digital
teija.tuhkala@oulu.fi, 050 442 0857

Irja Ruokamo, Research funding specialist
irja.ruokamo@oulu.fi, 050 354 8200

Professor Saija Luukkonen, EIT RM at University of Oulu
saija.luukkanen@oulu.fi, 050 465 2982

Kari Liukkunen Program Director, EIT Digital at University of Oulu
kari.liukkunen@oulu.fi, 040 594 9975