Tampere Business Forum 2022

In English...

Tampere Business Forum is an international business event aimed at CEOs, politicians, government officials, city representatives, the media, as well as investors and companies interested in the Tampere region.

Time: Monday, January 31, 2022 at 1 PM – 3.45 PM (UTC +2:00)
Place: Online
Organisers: City of Tampere, Business Tampere and Tampere Chamber of Commerce
Language: English

Tampere is the most attractive region in Finland to live and run a business in. In addition, the future-oriented City of Tampere is investing over EUR 6 billion in the development of the city by 2030. Tampere has the country’s highest technological know-how and great innovation potential, thanks to our university and our strong ICT and manufacturing clusters. The City of Tampere wants to be a partner and an enabler to new business models and opportunities.

Finland’s most popular student city is not afraid of change, and cooperation is one of the key catalysts for change. The theme of the next Tampere Business Forum event is “Working together in a future-oriented city”. Now it is time to give voices to companies: we hear thoughts directly from the minds of business leaders based in the Tampere region.

Some of the questions we aim to ask are:

  • How has the placement in the area gone?
  • How do companies, the City and universities in the area work together and how could cooperation be developed further?
  • What could companies and society do to help international students stay in the country?
  • What can the City offer to businesses?
  • What is the role of the urban area in supporting businesses?
  • What role do innovation, clusters and ecosystems play in running a successful business?
  • What makes the region strong?
  • How could investing in the Tampere region be developed?


We will also be discussing the challenges of skilled workforce and the integration of international students, as well as the rise of creative industries in the Tampere region.

SPEAKERS:

  • Howard Jacobs, Professor, Molecular Biology, Tampere University
  • Patrick Murphy, President, Underground Drilling Division, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
  • Katri Outinen, Site Manager, NextPharma Oy
  • Niina Virtanen, CEO / Producer, Wacky Tie Films Oy
  • Noora Luutonen, HR Manager, AAC Technologies
  • Hannu Kivilinna, Director, Industrial Engineering, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
  • Jannaten Nayem, UX Designer & Software Developer, international student
  • Aram Tertzakian, Co-Founder, XYZ Films, Producer of Dual (2022)


The event is hosted by the Helsinki-based writer, editor and broadcast journalist, Katja Pantzar.


Tampere Business Forum on social media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TampereBF
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TampereBF
#tamperebf
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Suomeksi...

Tampere Business Forum on kansainvälinen yritystapahtuma, joka on suunnattu toimitusjohtajille, poliitikoille, valtion virkamiehille, kaupunkien edustajille, medialle, sekä Tampereen seudusta kiinnostuneille sijoittajille ja yrityksille.


Aika: Maanantai, 31.1.2022 klo 13:00 – 15:45
Paikka: Online
Järjestäjät: Tampereen kaupunki, Business Tampere, Tampereen kauppakamari
Tapahtuman kieli: Englanti

Tampere on Suomen houkuttelevin alue asua ja harjoittaa liiketoimintaa. Lisäksi tulevaisuuteen panostava Tampereen kaupunki on tehnyt päätöksen yli 6 miljardin euron investoinnista kaupungin kehittämiseen vuoteen 2030 mennessä. Täällä ovat maan pysyvimmät työntekijät, korkein teknologia-alan osaaminen sekä vahva innovaatiokyky. Tampereen kaupunki haluaa myös olla entistä enemmän uuden liiketoiminnan mahdollistaja ja kumppani yrityksille.

Suomen suosituin opiskelijakaupunki tunnetaan myös rohkeudestaan uudistua, ja yhteistyö on yksi muutoksen katalysaattoreista. Seuraavan Tampere Business Forum -tapahtuman teemana on ”Yhteistyö tulevaisuuteen katsovassa kaupungissa”. Nyt puhuvat yritykset: kuulemme ajatuksia alueelle sijoittuneiden yritysten johtajien suusta.

Kysymme mm.

  • Miten alueelle sijoittuminen on sujunut?
  • Miten yhteistyö toimii yritysten, kaupungin ja korkeakoulujen välillä ja miten voisimme kehittää yhteistyötä?
  • Mitä yritykset ja yhteiskunta voisivat tehdä auttaakseen kansainvälisiä opiskelijoita pysymään maassa?
  • Mitä kaupunki voi tarjota yrityksille?
  • Mikä on kaupunkiseudun rooli yritysten tukemisessa?
  • Mikä merkitys on innovaatiotoiminnalla, klustereilla ja ekosysteemeillä?
  • Mikä tekee seudusta vahvan?
  • Miten kehittää investointia Tampereen seudulla?


Keskustelemme myös osaajapulasta ja kansainvälisten opiskelijoiden integroitumisen haasteista, sekä luovien alojen noususta Pirkanmaalla.

ESIINTYJINÄ:

  • Howard Jacobs, Professor, Molecular Biology, Tampere University
  • Patrick Murphy, President, Underground Drilling Division, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
  • Katri Outinen, Site Manager, NextPharma Oy
  • Niina Virtanen, CEO / Producer, Wacky Tie Films Oy
  • Noora Luutonen, HR Manager, AAC Technologies
  • Hannu Kivilinna, Director, Industrial Engineering, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
  • Jannaten Nayem, UX Designer & Software Developer, international student
  • Aram Tertzakian, Co-Founder XYZ Films, Producer of Dual (2022)


​​​​​​​Tapahtuman juontaa toimittaja-kirjailija Katja Pantzar.

Tampere Business Forum somessa:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TampereBF
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TampereBF
#tamperebf



Program / Ohjelma

13:00Opening words
  • Host Katja Pantzar, Writer, Editor and Broadcast Journalist
13:05Keynote: ”Moving Up”
  • What is it like to relocate to Tampere as an international researcher and student?
  • Howard Jacobs, Professor, Molecular Biology, Tampere University
13:20Panel discussion: “City Empowering Business”
  • What can the city offer for companies in the region?
  • What is the role of business and city cooperation in running a successful business?
  • What makes the region strong?
  • Why invest in the region?
  • What are the most important factors to take into consideration when a multinational company makes decisions on where to invest and locate?
  • Katri Outinen, Site Manager, NextPharma Oy
  • Niina Virtanen, CEO / Producer, Wacky Tie Films Oy
  • Noora Luutonen, HR Manager, AAC Technologies
14:10”Sandvik – One of the Largest High-Technology Employers in the Tampere Region”
  • Electrification and digitalization in the underground drilling machines and in the mining business
  • Investing in and strengths of the region
  • Importance of cooperation between higher education institutions and businesses
  • Patrick Murphy, President, Underground Drilling Division, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
14:30BREAK
14:45“How Finland benefits from having more international employees in the workforce”
  • TAMK international degree programs and how to tackle the skilled workforce challenge
  • Strategies and activities to make it easier for foreign students to stay in Finland
  • What companies and society could do to help?
  • Hannu Kivilinna, Director, Industrial Engineering, Tampere University of Applied Sciences (TAMK)
  • Jannaten Nayem, UX Designer & Software Developer, international student
15:05“The lure of Tampere as a top filming partner”
Experience on Dual and filming in the Tampere Region
  • What makes Tampere special in a film producer’s opinion?
  • When deciding on a filming location, what possibilities does Tampere bring to the table?
  • What kind of actions would strengthen the international potential of a film production, both on a professional and national level?
  • Thoughts about the Importance of cultural diversity in creative fields
  • Aram Tertzakian, Co-Founder XYZ Films, Producer of Dual (2022)
15:35Closing words
  • Host Katja Pantzar, Writer, Editor and Broadcast Journalist
15:45Event ends