Past TEDx event

TEDxXamk

The future is today

Took placeNovember 21, 2019
LocationKouvola, Kymenlaakso, Finland
FormatUniversity
The problems are known. The solutions exist. Change is happening today, are you with us? Learn all about the world of the future in this TEDx event, organised by a group of circa 30 International Business students from Xamk (Kouvola campus). In the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program helps communities, organizations and individuals produce TED-style events at the local level. TEDx events are planned and coordinated independently, on a community-by-community basis, under a free license from TED.

Speakers

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

  • Antti Merilehto

    Author on AI, ex-Googler, Speaker of the Year 2018

    Antti Merilehto is an author on Artificial Intelligence, his book (available in English in February ‘20) was the bestselling business book in Finland. Antti is an ex-Googler having done most of his career in digital B2B. Finnish event organizers awarded Antti as the Speaker of the Year 2018.

  • Heta Heiskanen

    Secretary General for Finnish Climate Change Panel, Ministry of the Environment

    Heta Heiskanen works as a Secretary General in the Finnish Climate Change Panel, Ministry of the Environment. She also has a PhD on international human rights law and environmental matters.

  • Mari Pantsar

    Director, carbon-neutral circular economy at Sitra

    Mari Pantsar leads the Carbon-neutral circular economy theme. She steers the strategy of the theme and is responsible for ensuring that all activities related to it direct Finland towards a more ecologically sustainable and competitive society.

  • Ville Virta

    Lead developer at SATO

    Ville has been programming since 2001 and has been working full-time in the tech area since 2010. He started his own company in 2013 and has been working for a swiss start-up company as CTO from 2015 until 2019. Currently Ville is based in Helsinki, working as lead developer at SATO.

Organizing team