Webinar: Batteries from Finland - the Way to Low Carbon Future

The webinar is hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and it is open for everyone interested. The presentations will be held in English.
Time: January 28 2021, 9:30-12:00 Finnish time (8:30-11:00 CET)
Location: www.batteriesfromfinland.fi
Please register by Wednesday January 27, at 12:00. You will receive a calendar invitation soon after your registration with a link to the webinar. 

Program
9:30
Welcome, moderator Unna Lehtipuu
Opening words, Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä
The Finnish Battery Strategy, Chairman of the group, Mika Nykänen
10:00
Keynote 1:
European battery ecosystem, opportunities and challenges, Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission
10:15
Show cases of the Finnish ecosystem
Raw materials, Joni Lukkaroinen, Terrafame
Battery materials, Tor Stendahl, BASF
Technologies, Jari Ålgars, Metso Outotec
Systems, Olaf Bongwald, Valmet Automotive
Applications, Jani Vilenius, Sandvik
Recycling, Tero Holländer, Fortum
11:00
Keynote 2:
Tomorrow´s Car Is The Battery Electric Vehicle, Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer, CAR – Center Automotive Research
11:20
Panel discussion: moderator Unna Lehtipuu, participants Matti Hietanen (Finnish Minerals Group), Mika Kanninen (Akkurate), Ulla Lassi (University of Oulu), Kurt Vandeputte (Umicore), Ferdinand Dudenhöffer
11:50
Closing remarks, Under-Secretary of State Petri Peltonen, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment