Collaboration among R&D actors towards sustainable growth: Networking event to promote green and digital transition (RRF 2024 closing seminar)
Welcome to the RRF 2024 closing event, celebrating the achievements of research projects funded through the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
This event brought together leading researchers, representatives from the business sector, and decision-making professionals committed to advancing sustainable growth through the green and digital transitions.
Why attend?
- Discover the latest research insights: Presenting researchers will share a look at the outcomes of RRF-funded research projects aimed at building a greener and more digital future.
- Expand your network: Networking breaks provide an excellent opportunity to connect with researchers and to meet other business and public sector representatives who share a commitment to sustainable growth and innovation.
- Shape the future: We especially encourage representatives from business, industry, and decision-making to attend so that together we can work toward a more sustainable future through collaboration between research and industry.
You can access the slides of the presentations by clicking the link on the programme.
A recording of the event will be added soon.
Programme of the event
13.00 Opening words
13.05 Panel discussion: Ecosystems in Green and Digital Transition as a Key for the Future
Riina Vuorento, Councellor of Education, Ministry of Education and Culture
Laura Höijer, Research Director, Ministry of the Environment
Monika Österberg, Professor, Aalto University (ENZYFUNC research project)
Ari Leskelä, Group Manager, Natural Resources Institute Finland (FINMARI research infrastructure)
13.45 Pitch presentations, session 1
Jani Salminen: ENVIMATfood - food system model for Finland
Laura Ruotsalainen: Artificial intelligence for urban low-emission autonomous traffic
Annukka Santasalo-Aarnio: AI-guided CO2 conversion
14.00 Coffee break, time for networking
14.20 Pitch presentations, session 2
Elena Kozlovskaya: Extreme winter weather events and their impact on roads condition: combining physics with AI
Wojciech Solowski: Soft seabed: the challenge for offshore infrastructure in Finland
Arttu Polojärvi: Offshore wind and sea ice - multi-scale research needs
Jouni Räihä: What kind of demand response system households prefer?
Jani Lukkarinen: Why fix what is not broken? Determinants of energy retrofits in housing companies
14.45 Break
15.00 Pitch presentations, session 3
Virpi Junttila: Regional data for evaluation of carbon neutrality
Eija Honkavaara: FireMan - Unmanned aerial systems based solutions for real- time management of wildfires
Joel Kostensalo: Creating structurally realistic country-wide tree maps
Anna-Kaisa Ronkanen: Leveraging river basin models for sustainable water quality management in boreal river basins
Eliisa Lotsari: HYDRO-RI-Platform
Katri Kuuppo: FINMARI Research infrastructure to support marine RDI
15.30 Final words
15.35 Time for networking, coffee and light snacks available
16.00 Event closes
More information:
- Mari Leino Science Adviser, rrf@aka.fi
