millennium innovation forum
More than ever, the world needs clear vision and courage to act. The Millennium Innovation Forum invites you to discover the solutions that technology and innovations may bring to the greatest of global challenges.
MILLENNIUM INNOVATION FORUM
More than ever, the world needs clear vision and courage to act. The Millennium Innovation Forum invites you to discover the solutions that technology and innovations may bring to the greatest of global challenges.
A unique opportunity to meet world leaders in business, academia and the public sector.
Millennium Innovation Forum brings together people from business, academia, and the public sector to discuss new solutions to global problems. Come and experience the line-up of internationally renowned speakers with good food and ample opportunity to network!
Millennium Innovation Forum 2022 was organised in Marina Congress Center in Helsinki, Finland on 25–26 October 2022.
Watch the highlights from the event
Millennium Events 2022
Speakers
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Wednesday 26th at 1.30 p.m.
CEO of Bellingcat, investigative journalist
Christo Grozev
Bio & more
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Wednesday 26th at 1.30 p.m.
Co-founder and CEO of Sunshine, early employee of Google and former Yahoo CEO
Marissa Mayer
Bio & more
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Wednesday 26th at 1.30 p.m.
Founder, CEO and Chair of O’Reilly Media, Web 2.0 forerunner
Tim O’Reilly
Bio & more
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Wednesday 26th at 1.30 p.m.
Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia
Nishant Batra
Bio & more
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Wednesday 26th at 1.30 p.m.
Director, Fair data economy, Sitra
Kristo Lehtonen
Chair of the session
Bio & more
GREEN TRANSITION
Wednesday 26th at 9.30 a.m.
President, ABB Electrification,
Member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd
Morten Wierod
Bio & more
GREEN TRANSITION
Wednesday 26th at 9.30 a.m.
Senior Vice President, Innovation, Neste Corporation
Lars Peter Lindfors
Bio & more
GREEN TRANSITION
Wednesday 26th at 9.30 a.m.
Academician, Professor of Aerosol and Environmental Physics, University of Helsinki
Markku Kulmala
Bio & more
GREEN TRANSITION
Wednesday 26th at 9.30 a.m.
Chancellor of the University of Helsinki
Kaarle Hämeri
Chair of the session
Bio & more
RESILIENCE
Wednesday 26th at 3.30 p.m.
Professor of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki, brain researcher
Minna Huotilainen
Bio & more
RESILIENCE
Wednesday 26th at 3.30 p.m
EVP and CTO, Member of the Executive Board KONE, Angel investor
Maciej Kranz
Bio & more
RESILIENCE
Wednesday 26th at 3.30 p.m
Full Professor eMental-Health/ Clinical Psychology Amsterdam University Medical Centre
Heleen Riper
Bio & more
RESILIENCE
Wednesday 26th at 3.30 p.m
Director, Department for Planning and Analysis, National Emergency Supply Agency
Axel Hagelstam
Bio & more
RESILIENCE
Wednesday 26th at 3.30 p.m
Director at E2 Research
Mari K. Niemi
Chair of the session
Bio & more
DIVERSITY IN RDI
Tuesday 25 at 3.00 p.m.
Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation at the Cabinet Office of Japanese Government
Takahiro Ueyama
Bio & more
DIVERSITY IN RDI
Tuesday 25 at 3.00 p.m.
Professor, Vice rector (research), University of Oulu
Taina Pihlajaniemi
Bio & more
DIVERSITY IN RDI
Tuesday 25 at 3.00 p.m.
Innovation leader in space and defence, Director of NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence
Mart Noorma
Bio & more
DIVERSITY IN RDI
Tuesday 25 at 3.00 p.m.
Director, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia
Tuuli Ahava
Bio & more
DIVERSITY IN RDI
Tuesday 25 at 3.00 p.m.
Lead Scientist, Microelectronics and Quantum Computing, VTT
Deborah Berebichez
Chair of the session
Bio & more
Host of the event
Jason Palmer
Jason Palmer, host of Millennium Innovation Forum 2021, returns to be your guide to the programme.
Palmer hosts “The Intelligence”, a daily news podcast published by The Economist since 2019. He began his work for The Economist in 2014 as a science and technology correspondent. Before that, he was a Knight Science Journalism fellow at MIT and a science and technology reporter at the BBC. He has a doctorate from Imperial College London and is a former physicist who specialized in high-power laser development and ultrafast spectroscopy.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
| Program | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee and networking | 2:30 p.m | |
| Session 1: | DIVERSITY IN RDI How can diversity in RDI activities bolster competitiveness? Session hosted by Research and Innovation Council. The council is chaired by the Prime Minister of Finland SPEAKERS Sanna Marin, Prime Minister, Opening remarks Takahiro Ueyama, Executive Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation at the Cabinet Office of Japanese Government Taina Pihlajaniemi, Professor, Vice rector (research), University of Oulu Mart Noorma, Innovation leader in space and defence, Director of NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Center of Excellence Tuuli Ahava, Director, Enterprise Solutions, Nokia Chair of the session Deborah Berebichez, Lead Scientist, Microelectronics and Quantum Computing, VTT | 3:00 p.m. |
| 2022 Millennium Technology Prize Winner Announcement and Award Ceremony – by invitation only. Millennium Technology Prize is the pre-eminent award focusing on technological innovations for a better life, awarded every two years. Live streaming available for public | 6:00 p.m. |
Wednesday 26 October 2022
| Program | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| Morning coffee and networking | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Opening remarks | 9:30 a.m. | |
| Session 2: | GREEN TRANSITION What kind of disruptions are necessary for the green transition to succeed? SPEAKERS Annu Nieminen, CEO, Project Upright Morten Wierod, President, ABB Electrification Lars Peter Lindfors, Senior Vice President, Innovation, Neste Corporation Markku Kulmala, Academician, Professor of Aerosol and Environmental Physics, University of Helsinki Chair of the session Kaarle Hämeri, Chancellor of the University of Helsinki | 9:35 a.m. |
| Millennium Graduate Student Contest: GRAND FINAL (partner lobby) Passionate innovators present their research in the form of a three-minute pitch! The participants are doctoral students representing the Millennium Technology Prize partners and collaborators. | 11:15 a.m. | |
| Lunch | 12:00 p.m. | |
| Session 3: | DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION Can digital the transformation provide solutions for contemporary and future challenges? SPEAKERS Nishant Batra, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer (CSTO), Nokia Christo Grozev, CEO of Bellingcat, investigative journalist Marissa Mayer, Co-founder and CEO of Sunshine Tim O’Reilly, Founder, CEO and Chair of O’Reilly Media Chair of the session Kristo Lehtonen, Director, Fair data economy, Sitra | 1:30 p.m. |
| Coffee break | 3:00 p.m. | |
| Session 4: | RESILIENCE How can technology improve our resilience – as individuals and communities alike? SPEAKERS Minna Huotilainen, Professor of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki Maciej Kranz, EVP and CTO, Member of the Executive Board KONE Heleen Riper, Full Professor eMental-Health/ Clinical Psychology Amsterdam University Medical Centre Axel Hagelstam, Director, Department for Planning and Analysis, National Emergency Supply Agency Chair of the session Mari K. Niemi, Director at E2 Research | 3:30 p.m. |
| Graduate Student Contest Winner Announcement | 5:00 p.m. | |
| Lecture by the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize Winner The winner’s lecture takes you on a journey through the story of the winning innovation – what was the origin of the revolutionary idea, and what makes it so remarkable? | 5:10 p.m. | |
| Closing words | 5:40 p.m. | |
| Cocktails and networking | 6:00 p.m. |
