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Gaia-X for Finland – Hub launch

For a country like Finland, which is full of innovations and startups, Gaia-X is a gateway for reaching the next step of the data economy ladder. The potential of this groundbreaking initiative is enormous and far-reaching. Welcome to the Finnish Gaia-X Hub launch event!

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  • June 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • Online 14:00 EEST (13:00 CEST)
  • #gaiaxforfinland

Gaia-X is the answer to a massive demand for safe, secure and sovereign data across Europe. By merging hundreds of different organisations in different domain and from across the globe in a single endeavour, Gaia-X combines challenging use cases with innovative solutions to bring the most value out of the European data economy.​

Gaia-X project is accelerating rapidly with the launch of Gaia-X regional hubs. We are pleased to invite you to our Gaia-X for Finland – Hub launch event.

During the event, you will learn about the role of a Gaia-X as a game-changer for data-driven businesses, hear about the strategy and operational model of the Finnish Gaia-X Hub and get insights from companies already involved in Gaia-X.

Organisers: The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Communications and Business Finland.

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Gaia-X for Finland – Hub launch 17 June 2021 from Sitra / Hyvinvointi
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Jaana Sinipuro
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Hubert Tardieu
Independent Board Member in charge of relationship with governments
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Ilona Lundström
Director General, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Enterprise and Innovation Department
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Juha Pankakoski
Executive Vice President, Konecranes Plc
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Lars Albäck
CEO, Vastuugroup Ltd
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Kristo Lehtonen
Director, Fair data economy

Programme

14:00–15:30 EEST (13:00–14:30 CEST)
14:00
Welcome words
Kristo Lehtonen
Director, Fair Data Economy, Sitra
14:05
Opening speech
Ilona Lundström
Director General of the Enterprise and Innovation Department at the Ministry of Employment and the Economy
14:15
Introduction to Gaia-X
Hubert Tardieu
Independent Board Member in charge of relationship with governments
14:30
Gaia-X as a Game Changer for Data Driven Businesses
Juha Pankakoski
Executive Vice President, Konecranes​
Lars Albäck
CEO, Vastuu Group
15:00
Finnish Gaia-X Hub
Jaana Sinipuro
Project Director, IHAN – Human-driven data economy, Sitra
15:30
Event ends
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Project Director, Competitiveness through data

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Gaia-X Finland

To promote the prosperity and competitiveness of the Europe of the future, the ground rules for sharing data must be in place. Gaia-X is a European project where these rules are being created jointly. The aim is to share data reliably and fairly. There are many opportunities for Finnish companies to participate.

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Fair Data Economy

We are building a human-driven, fair data economy based on the European value base. The use of data creates well-being and competitiveness and helps to develop societies. Fairness means that the interests of individuals, businesses and society are balanced.

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