Step into the world of Metaverse Explorers and unlock the potential of tomorrow’s technology. Keep an eye out for the upcoming schedule, coming your way soon
Day 1
Tuesday - 11 June
Kalle Saarikannas
Business Group Lead
Microsoft
Stage: Microsoft
Opening:
Keynote Dr. Hamad Khalifa Alnuaimi
Abu Dhabi Police, UAE
&
Kimmo Kytösaari
CEO
Broadfolio
Speakers:
Dr. Kaisa Mustajärvi
Development Manager
City of Tampere
Dr. Christina Yan Zhang
CEO
The Metaverse Institute
Salla Eckhardt
CEO
SEE Bright
Dr. Vicky Albert-Seifried
Senior Researcher
Fraunhofer Institute
STAGE: Cityverse
Viivi Pitkänen
Chief Sales Officer
Kausal
STAGE:Industrial & Experience
10.00 - 10.20
Kari Jokipii | Tampereen modulaarinen kaupunkidata- ja palvelualusta (Only in Finnish)Kari Jokipii
Asiantuntijamyyjä
Innofactor
STAGE: Microsoft
Veijo Kontas
Vice President, SoC Development, Mobile Networks
Nokia
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Stage: Industrial & Experience
Tuomo Puha
Head of Portfolio Management
Fujitsu
STAGE: Microsoft
Susana Reyes
Commissioner of the Board of Public Works
City of Los Angeles
Discussion:
Miguel Sangalang
Excecutive Director and General Manager for the Bureau of Street Lighting
City of Los Angeles
Heather Repenning
Executive Officer for Sustainability Policy
Los Angeles Metro
Moderator
Kristian Valkama
Director of Digital Transformation
Business Tampere
STAGE: Main Stage
Teemu Vidgren
COO
Microsoft
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STAGE: Main Stage
Join us with BABLE for Urban Shark Tank where a panel of urban city ’Sharks’ listen creative pitches from the private sector who have successfully implemented a project in their city. The Sharks, made up of diverse experts in the field of urban innovation, will offer valuable advice and insights on how to replicate these projects in other cities, making them scalable and impactful.
STAGE: Cityverse
14.00
Autonomous vehicle: from vision to the reality
Horáček Jiří
Director of Sales and Marketing
Skodagroup
14.20
Common Cockpit Concept – Metaverse for remote operation of automated fleets
Markku Kivinen
Business Development Manager
VTT
14.40
Anticipating people & traffic flows – award winning solution for visitor experience and business vitality
Jari Kuusisto
Product Manager, Smart Cities
Wapice Ltd
15.00
Navigating with Remote-Controlled Autonomous vehicles
Mika Rytkönen
Chairman and CBO
Remoted Ltd
15.20
Evolution towards a Metaverse City – use cases and future development avenues of city model and city digital twin
Jarkko Männistö
Service Manager
Sitowise Oy
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Stage: Industrial & Experience
Samuli Tiilikainen
AI, Analytics, Integrations and Software Development Sales
Atea Finland
STAGE: Microsoft
14.45 - 15.05
Heikki Tolvanen | Tekoälyasetuksen (AI Act) vaatimustenmukaisuuden arviointi ja GDPR riskit PrivacyDesignerilla (Only in Finnish)Heikki Tolvanen
Chief Legal Engineer, CIPP/e, CIPM & FIP
Privacy Designer
STAGE: Microsoft
Vesa Nopanen
Consulting & Training
Sulava
STAGE: Microsoft
15.35 - 15.55
Mikko Livola | Tekoäly ja vaatimukset laitteille - miten varmistan parhaan työntekijäkokemuksen (Only in Finnish)Mikko Livola
Sr Solution Area Specialist
Microsoft
STAGE: Microsoft
Day 2
Wednesday - 12 June
Kati Tiainen
Director
Microsoft EMEA, Education Digital Strategy and Access
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STAGE: Cityverse
Johanna Pystynen
CEO
Guidin
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STAGE: Cityverse
Join our panel of industry experts and visionaries as we delve into the rapidly evolving landscape of the Industrial Metaverse. This discussion will explore how immersive technologies and digital twins are transforming manufacturing processes, enhancing supply chain efficiencies, and driving innovation in various industrial sectors. Attendees will gain insights into the practical applications, challenges, and future prospects of integrating the metaverse into industrial operations, and how these advancements are shaping the next era of industrial revolution.
Panelists:
Karoliina Salminen
Lead, Smart Manufactoring
VTT
Ville Syrjänen
CTO, B2B Connectivity and Security Business
Elisa IndustrIQ
Mika Karaila
Research Director
Valmet
Timo Mustonen
Head of Sales, Simulators
Gofore
STAGE: Industrial & Experience
09.30 - 09.50
Antti Lappalainen | Tekoälyn tarjoamat mahdollisuudet käytännön esimerkein (Only in Finnish)Antti Lappalainen
Data & AI Specialist
Microsoft
STAGE: Microsoft
Kimmo Kouhi
ICT Manager
City of Tampere
STAGE: Microsoft
Mattia Thibault
Associate Professor in Translation in the Creative Industries
Tampere University
STAGE: Industrial & Experience
Tuomo Puha
Head of Portfolio Management
Fujitsu
STAGE: Microsoft
14.15
Opening: Putting Tampere’s metaverse vision 2030 into practice with x-CITE
Teppo Rantanen
City of Tampere
14.20
European cities developing Citiverse, case x-CITE: Expanding the Experience of Citizens through Extended Reality
Esa Kokkonen
The Baltic Institute of Finland/City of Tampere
Meet the x-CITE cities:
14.30
Flanders: Immersive digital twin solution to support environment effects reporting
Martine Delannoy
Digital Flanders
14.40
Tampere: Digital cultural experiences in Citiverse
Matias Ansaharju
City of Tampere
14.50
Rotterdam: Digital urban communities in Citiverse
Albert Engels
City of Rotterdam
15.00
Istanbul: Local digital twin combined with XR technologies enhancing tourism experiences and promoting cultural heritage
Leyla Arsan
TAGES Industry & Information Technologies R&D&I Inc
STAGE: Cityverse
It is no longer a mystery that the global audience is quite indifferent when it comes to format or platform of the desired content. Experiences must be captivating and accessible for the future audience. Content is the king – or in Alma’s case the queen, that storytellers are enthusiastically formulating into different digital platforms and even worlds. This stage discussion walks through the steps of an unique multiplatform production process between a film commission, game and film company and explores the possibilities and challenges of metaverse in the innovation of IP.
Alma is a ”two time level” fantasy thriller about a brave teen girl who gains superpowers in World War II in Finland and sets out to save her father from the front lines. 80 years later, she has to pay the price. She wanted to be a hero but she didn’t know the cost. The original script is by awarded and one of the leading Finnish screen writers Ilja Rautsi.
Joni Lappalainen
CEO
Dreamloop Games Oy
Kai Nordberg
CEO
Making Movies Oy
Fanny Heinonen
Program Director
Film Tampere
STAGE: Industrial & Experience
Hannu Laitinen
Solution Manager
Atea
STAGE: Microsoft
14.45 - 15.05
Heikki Tolvanen | Tekoälyasetuksen (AI Act) vaatimustenmukaisuuden arviointi ja GDPR riskit PrivacyDesignerilla (Only in Finnish)Heikki Tolvanen
Chief Legal Engineer, CIPP/e, CIPM & FIP
Privacy Designer
STAGE: Microsoft
Vesa Nopanen
Consulting & Training
Sulava
STAGE: Microsoft
Dr. Peter Adriaens, PhD, PE, BCEEM
Professor of Engineering, Finance and Entrepreneurship
University of Michigan