Speakers NCM November 2021

+ #Topics they will discuss. More speakers & info coming up

Charlotta Mellander (SE)

Professor of Economics / Jönköping International Business School, collaborator of Richard Florida

#UrbanEconomics #EconomicGeography #CreativeRegions

12/11 Hanaholmen

Ville Valkonen (FI)

Deputy Mayor of Urban Environment / City of Turku

#Turku2050 #UrbanDevelopment #SustainableGrowth #InternationalCollaboration

11/11 Opening words at Turku Science Park seminar

Tarja Laine (FI)

Director of Urban Planning / City of Vantaa

#FutureVantaa #UrbanPlanning #SustainableGrowth #CoCreation

9/11 Vantaa City Hall + Master Class Myyrmäki

Teemu Kurkela (FI)

Architect, Founder, Creative Partners / JKMM Architects

#ArchitectureOfHappiness #UrbanLife #IntegratedDesign #Sustainability

Thu 11 Nov Turku Science Park

Bram Dewolfs (BE)

Education Expert, Founder / Urban Foxes NGO

#CivicActivism #PublicSpace #Placemaking #CoCreation

Mr Dewolfs’ visit is enabled by the kind support of Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux

9/11 Vantaa + 10/11 Helsinki

Camilla van Deurs (DK)

City Architect / City of Copenhagen, former urban designer at Gehl Architects

#CitizenParticipation #Architecture #UrbanDesign #CoCreation #Youth

9/11 Vantaa City Hall

Sampo Ruoppila (FI)

Dr, Research Director of Urban Studies / University of Turku

#UrbanPolicy #Planning #UrbanGovernance #Education

Fri 12 Nov Hanaholmen

Fredrik Lindstål (SE)

Founder, CEO / Glad Stad, former Deputy Mayor of City of Stockholm

#Waterfronts #Harbours #PlacemakingEurope #Entrepreneurship

11/11 Turku + 12/11 Hanaholmen

Timo Hintsanen (FI)

Director of Urban Planning / City of Turku

#Turku2050 #UrbanPlanning #SustainableGrowth #SciencePark #Waterfronts

11/11 Turku Science Park + Walkshop Waterfront & Kakola

Arja Lukin (FI)

Project Director of Airport City Aviapolis / City of Vantaa

#UrbanDevelopment #Architecture #PublicPrivatePartnerships

9/11 Vantaa City Hall

David Sim (SE)

Author, Urban Expert at Gehl Architects

#UrbanDesign #PeopleFirst #CitizenEngagement

Mr Sim’s visit is enabled by the collaboration with Aalto PRO

10/11 Book Club Turku Library + 11/11 YTK Tähtiluento Aalto Töölö Helsinki

Martin Manthorpe (DK)

Strategy Director / NCC

#Waterfronts #PaperIsland #UrbanDevelopment #Construction #Innovation #FutureTrends

Mr Manthorpe’s visit is enabled by Main Partner NCC

11/11 Turku Science Park

Christian Pagh (DK/NO)

Director / Oslo Architecture Triennale

#Neighbourhoods #Architecture #UrbanLife #PeopleDriven #TheNordics

12/11 Hanaholmen

Tiia Ettala (FI)

Architect / City of Helsinki

#Vallila #Teollisuuskatu #UrbanDesign #PublicSpace #CitizenParticipation #Reuse #Walkability

10/11 Walkshop Vallila Helsinki

Hossam Hewidy (EG/FI)

Lecturer, Researcher / Aalto University

#UrbanDesign #Architecture #EthnicRetail #Diversity #Inclusion #TheNordics

12/11 Hanaholmen

Karin Krokfors (FI)

Associate Professor of Urban Design / Aalto University

#UrbanPlanning #Architecture #Universities #Education #Sustainability #TheNordics

9/11 Master Class Myyrmäki + 12/11 Hanaholmen

Janne Alho (FI)

Project Development Director / NCC

#UrbanDevelopment #Construction #Innovation #Collaboration

11/11 Walkshop Turku Waterfront & Kakola

Olli Ojala (FI)

Kiinteistöneuvos (honorary title), COB / Kakola Yhtiöt

#PropertyDevelopment #Kakola #Reuse #Entrepreunership #Partnerships

11/11 Walkshop Turku Waterfront & Kakola

Sanni Tuomainen (FI)

Head of Urban Development / NCC

#Collaboration #RealEstateDevelopment #ConstructionManagement #PropertyAssetManagement

9/11 Vantaa City Hall

Jani Päivänen (FI)

Team Manager, Human Environment / Finnish Consulting Group

#UrbanDesign #PeopleFirst #Walkability

11/11 YTK Tähtiluento Aalto Töölö Helsinki – interviews mr David Sim

JP Candiotti (PE/SE)

Systems Entrepreneur, Project Lead / Nordic Social Entrepreneurship 3.0

#Inclusion #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Sustainability #TheNordics

12/11 Hanaholmen

Ann Virkus (EE)

Head of Special Projects & Transformation at BLRT Grupp / Noblessner

#Tallinn #UrbanDevelopment #Waterfronts #Entrepreneurship

11/11 Turku Science Park

Jorick Beijer (NL)

Director, Founder / Blossity

#UrbanCampus #Innovation #TalentAttraction

Mr Beijer’s visit is enabled by the kind support of The Embassy of The Netherlands

9/11 Master Class Myyrmäki + 11/11 Turku Science Park

Jaap Schoufour (NL)

Partner, Senior Advisor / STIPO, former director of Bureau Broedplaats of City of Amsterdam

#CreativeHubs #PublicPolicy

Mr Schoufour’s keynote is enabled by The Embassy of The Netherlands

9/11 Vantaa City Hall

Shimona Malaihollo (NL)

Anthropologist, Advisor / STIPO

#CitizenParticipation #Placemaking

Shimona Malaihollo’s visit is enabled by The Embassy of The Netherlands

9/11 Vantaa

Jorrit Vervoordeldonk (NL)

Cities Consultant / Metabolic

#Circularity #Sustainability #SystemsChange

9/11 Circular Cities and Systems Thinking Meetup hosted by Systems Change Finland

Anni Hapuoja (FI)

Activist, Architect, Founder / Et May

#CityPlanningActivism #CoCreationImpact #SharedValue
#SystemsThinking
#KontulaShoppingMall

12/11 Hanaholmen

Ramon Marrades (ES)

Director / Placemaking Europe, former CSO & CFO of La Marina de Valencia

#Waterfronts #Placemaking #PublicSpace #PlaceStrategy #UrbanEconomy

11/11 Turku Science Park + Walkshop Waterfront & Kakola

Marjaana Yläjääski (FI)

Senior Architect / City of Vantaa

#Tikkurila #UrbanDesign #Architecture #PublicSpace

9/11 Vantaa City Hall

Nitin Sawhney (US)

Professor of Practice in the Department of Computer Science / Aalto University, formerly MIT Media Lab and The New School

#ParticipatoryResearch #SocialJustice #CrisisDiscourse #CreativeUrbanTactics

12/11 Hanaholmen

Nilay Kilinç (TR)

Post-Doc Researcher / Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies

#SocialGeography #UrbanInequality #Migration #Inclusivity

12/11 Hanaholmen

Joonas Ojala (FI)

Director of Sales and Marketing / Kakola Yhtiöt

#PropertyDevelopment #Kakola #Reuse #Entrepreunership #Partnerships

11/11 Walkshop Turku Waterfront & Kakola

Jesse Pasanen

(FI)

Artist and graphic designer, Founding Member / G-rex & Street Art Vantaa

#Streetart #Placemaking #PublicSpace #CreativeHubs #CoCreation

9/11 Vantaa Master Class & Myyrmäki Street Art Tour

Jenni Väisänen (FI)

Artist, producer. Founding member / Street Art Vantaa

#Streetart #Placemaking #PublicSpace #CreativeHubs #CoCreation

9/11 Vantaa Master Class & Myyrmäki Street Art Tour

Sustainable Cities in Nordic-Baltic Region program will be presented by Tiinaliisa Granholm & Jonna Similä & Janne Wikström / Hanaholmen, Eelis Hemberg and Ana Sabanovic (FI et al.) – 12/11 Hanaholmen