Turning Aerosol Science to Business 9.-10.11.2011
Fine Particle Forum Autumn Seminar will be organized on 9.-10.11.2011 in Tampere. The seminar is held together with Nordic Aerosol Symposium NOSA 2011 (10.-11.2011).
The main topics are commercialization of hightech, open innovation and trafic emissions. We have great speakers from all around Europe.
Fine Particle Forum Award will be granted at the seminar evening event, Ice breaking party.
Late registration to the seminar is open at the registration page.
Seminar programme
Wednesday
09:00 Coffee and registration
10:00 -11:30 Session I: The truth about research commercialization
Chairman: Markku Rajala, Pegasor Oy
10.00 Opening words, Martta Toivola, Project Manager of Fine Particle Forum
10.20 High tech creates income to the city – truth or myth?, Dr. Kari Kankaala, City of Tampere
10.40 Venture capital – how to turn research into new ventures. Case Cleantech, Dr. Tarja Teppo, Cleantech Invest Oy
11:00 Best practices of commercialization of nanotechnology, Dr. Eeva Viinikka, Culminatum Innovation Ltd Oy
11.30 Lunch
13:00 -14:20 Session II: So happy together
Chairman: Dr. Marko Marjamäki, Fortum Power and Heat Oy
13.00 How to ensure good results from co-operation, Dr. Lars Gädda, Forestcluster Ltd
13.20 SME struggling with a huge Asian partner, CEO Juha Kaartinen, Pegasor Oy
13.40 Licensing – business model that makes life so much easier!, Dr. Tapio Koivu, University of Helsinki
14.00 Open Innovation – manageable or not?, Dr. Olli Pekonen, Beneq Oy
14:20 Coffee Break
15:00 -16:20 Session III: DPM – Don’t Particulize Me!
Chairman: Prof. Jorma Keskinen, Tampere University of Technology
15.00 Health effects of diesel exhaust, Dr. Per Schwarze, Norwegian Instute of Public Health
15.20 Towards zero emissions, Lennart Lindholm, Volvo
15.40 Factors that influence and define purchase decisions relating to particulate abatement technologies in a heavy plant environment, Ian Bennet, TBD Presentations
16.00 Discussion
Break.
18:00 Ice Breaking party
Fine particle forum award and networking. Ice breaking party is together with Nosa2011
Thursday
9:30-10:15 Plenary 1
Particles from road transport: Perpetual problem or soon to forget?, Assistant prof. Leonidas Ntziachristos, LAT, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
10:20-12:00 Session 1 – Traffic
- organized by NOSA 2011
Please visit Fine Particle Forum website for more information.