Polar Bear Pitching Day Conference
Start your Polar Bear Pitching day with a deep dive into growth and sustainability at our Day Conference! We have secured local experts and startups to bring you a program with invaluable insights. During the Day Conference you will also have the opportunity to book meetings with other participants through our matchmaking tool and have a big lunch break for additional networking.
8:00 Open doors and registration
9:00 Polar Bear Pitching Day Conference opens
9:15 Morning session with keynotes and panel discussions
11:00 Lunch break (free lunch included for Startup, Investor and General pass ticket holders)
13:00 Afternoon Session with keynotes and panel discussions
15:00 Polar Bear Pitching Day Conference ends
*Note: Matchmaking will be available throughout the whole Day Conference (9:00-15:00)
Janne Suhonen is an experienced technology entrepreneur who has knowledge of founding and growing a DeepTech companies. He has been responsible of internationalization, business development, sales and marketing of the early start-up companies.
Janne previously worked for more than 15 years at VTT. He was responsible for the technology and business development of optical sensor technologies. Janne joined Spectral Engines as a founding member in 2014 in the role of Chief Commercial Officer and he played a key role in developing its international business.
He now works as CEO of CooliBlade and builds an international and scalable business in the field of Thermal Management solutions for power electronics.
Pirkka Palomaki is a founding partner at Maki.vc, a Helsinki-based seed-stage venture capital fund (260M€ AuM) with a sweet spot for scientific advances, strong IP, brand and customer understanding that looks beyond convention. Pirkka has passion for great products and design, as well as hands-on expertise in scaling B2B SaaS, IoT and cybersecurity businesses.
Jetta Liukkonen is a Finnish entrepreneur and co-founder of FabPatch – a product that extends the lifespan of textiles, contributing to sustainability in the fashion industry.
Since 2017 FabPatch has sold over 2 million units, produced more than 40 co-branded products and is sold in over 700 stores. The company has got various awards, including the Design from Finland’s Design Deed of the Year in 2022, and Scandinavian Outdoor Award in 2024.
Today, Liukkonen serves as the CDO of the company, a member of the board, and a representative of the textile and fashion industry at the Confederation of Finnish Industries.
co-CEO at Laavu
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