Past TEDx event

TEDxPalosaari

Redefining Possibilities

Took placeMarch 16, 2018
LocationVaasa, Pohjanmaa, Finland
FormatStandard
TEDxPalosaari is an initiative to bring a TEDx event to the city of Vaasa, Finland in the March of 2018. With an underlying theme of "Redefining Possibilities", TEDxPalosaari aims to bring in a variety of speakers from various industries, backgrounds and expertise. We will be having speakers from various fields such as Education, Technology, Start-Up Environments, Sports, and Media.

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

  • Elisabeth Morney

    Media Professional

    Elisabeth is an experienced media professional producing content for the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE, for more than 20 years. She is also a doctoral candidate of Film and Television at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland.

  • Fatos Kavaja

    Restaurateur, Entrepreneur

    Fatos is the owner of Illyrian's, one of the most popular restaurants in the Vaasa Region. Originally from Kosovo, Fatos is now a Vaasa native and opening a new restaurant in the first quarter of 2018. Dealing with hot environments (literally), and high stress, Fatos has turned his business dreams into reality over the last 10 years.

  • Frantz Kruger

    Professional Athlete, Discus (Bronze Medalist at Sydney 2000)

  • Hannah Kaihovirta

    Lecturer, Teacher Education at University of Helsinki

    Hannah is a researcher, teacher educator and visual artist with a Ph.D. in Arts and Education. She is currently a senior lecturer in Aesthetics and Education at the Department of Teacher Education at the University of Helsinki. She is a member of Helsinki based Research Group Educational Studies and Teacher Education, INSEA organization (Global), JASED publication (No) and TAIKE (Fi).

  • Kai Saksela

    CEO, Co-Founder of Noiseless Acoustics

    Kai is the co-founder and CEO of Noiseless Acoustics, where he is realizing his vision of turning sound into value for companies using state of the art technology. Before co-founding the company in 2015, Kai worked as a researcher in acoustics and as an ICT and acoustics expert in the construction industry.

  • Krish Sankaran

    CEO, Radical Innovations Group

    Krish Sankaran is a Swiss national of Indian origin. He is the CEO of Radical Innovations Group, a research and innovation company based in Vaasa. His previous engagements include European Commission, World Economic Forum, ABB, Alstom. His experience from three different sectors – business, government, and academia - are in the domain of energy technologies, business innovations, and organizational transformation.

  • Mauritz Knuts

    Project Manager, Vaasa Region Development Company

  • Nina Stubb

    Multicultural Development Officer at Finnish Red Cross

  • Peter Nieminen

    M.D, PhD, Vaasa Central Hospital

Organizing team