Initiated by Innovation and Technology Development Office (ITDO), PolyU will cooperate with Consulate General of Finland to organize The Finland 100 – PolyU Innovation and Technology Development Lecture Series, aiming to promote technology innovation and mutual collaboration in various areas with Finland. Jointly organized by ITDO and the Tekes (the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation), experts from Finland will share the country’s funding scheme for innovation and technology support; their latest innovation and technology development on healthcare and health tech, start-up in gaming and digital innovation and food safety in the lecture series.
The Finland 100 –PolyU lecture series will include
February 16: Change – Boosting Innovation in the Digital Era
Mr. Pekka Soini, Director General of TEKES
March 9: Finnish Innovations in Healthcare and Health Technologies
Mr. Anssi Pulkkinen, Director of Wellbeing and Health, TEKES
April 21: Finnish Start-up Ecosystem, Digital and Gaming Innovations
Mr. Peter Vesterbacka former Chairman of Rovio; Mr. Antti Saarnio, Chairman of Jolla
May 9: Finland Innovation for Food and Food Safety Technology
Ms. Jaana Husu-Kallio, The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
