The final stop of PI’s tour will take place in Espoo!
PI warmly welcomes students from Aalto University and others in the area to explore the forest industry and network with companies – a diverse range of interesting companies from various sectors will be present. Everyone from first-year students to doctoral candidates is welcome!
Preliminary programme:
17:00 Registration
17:30 PI's introduction speech
17:35 Keynote: Renewable Packaging with Purpose: Sustainability in Every Step
Tiina Pursula, VP, Head of Product Line Fresh Containerboard
17:50 Showcasing Aalto CHEM Bioproducts and Biosystems programme
Introduction by Associate Professor Thaddeus Maloney, contributions of other Aalto professors
18:15 Panel discussion: Skills for Tomorrow: Aligning Education with Industry Needs
Moderated by Thaddeus Maloney, panelists:
Tiina Pursula, VP, Head of Product Line Fresh Containerboard, Stora Enso
Tapani Vuorinen, Senior Advisor, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University
Sirpa Välimaa, Head of Business Segment, Pulp, Paper and Board, Sulzer
Joonatan Kaskimies, student, Aalto University
18:35 Company exhibition
19:30 Event ends
Participating companies: Stora Enso, Honeywell, Sappi, Sulzer, AFRY, Kemira, UPM and Elomatic
Participating the program and the company exhibition is Aalto University Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems.
Read more about the event and the participating companies here.
Registration to the event is closed.
The lecture sessions will be held in English, while company representatives can communicate in either English or Swedish.