Business Opportunities in Australia Seminar on 16.3.2016
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA SEMINAR ON WED 16th MARCH AT 9:00 am
Date & time: Registration: 8.30am. Event: 9.00 – 12.00, Wednesday 16th March 2016
Place: Ministry for Foreign Affairs, ‘Pressiaula’, Katajanokka, Kanavakatu 3 C, Helsinki
RSVP: Email secretary@fabc.fi by Friday 11th March
Schedule
8:30 Registration & Coffee
9:00 Opening Remarks – Sami Leino, Director, Unit for Eastern Asia and Oceania, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
9:15 “Why Australia?”: Antti Niemelä, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland to Australia in Canberra (via video link)
9.45 “What’s Hot in Australia: Opportunities for Finnish Organizations in 2016 & Beyond”: Angela Foley, Country Representative, Finpro Australia, Sydney (via video link)
10.15 Finpro Mining Growth Program (in Australia): Tuomo Airaksinen, Sr. Advisor, Finpro
10:35 Break
10:50 Case 1: The benefits of pooling Australian-Finnish knowledge for innovative environmental solutions: The case of Indufor – Majella Clarke, Head of Climate Change Consulting, Indufor, Finland
11:05 Case 2: eHealth Landscape & Business Opportunities in Australia: Miikka Ermes, Principal Scientist (Digital Health) at VTT
11:20 Panel Discussion: Business Opportunities in Australia. Panel members: Tuomo Airaksinen, Sr. Advisor, Finpro; Majella Clarke, Head of Climate Change Consulting, Indufor; Miikka Ermes, Principal Scientist (Digital Health) at VTT; facilitator Riku Laanti, Finland Australia Business Council (FABC); Juha Parikka, Deputy Director, Regional Manager for Western Europe, Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
11:50 Summary + FABC & Finpro services/support provided with regards to Australia: Riku Laanti (FABC) & Jyrki Härkki (Finpro Ry)
12.00 Event Closing
Invitation – Business Opportunities in Australia 2016
More information:
Riku Laanti
Mobile phone: +358-(0)41-544 4544
Email: riku.laanti@rlcim.com
Finland Australia Business Council (FABC) ry c/o Suomi-Australia yhdistysten Liitto ry, Meritullinkatu 20 A 1, 00170 Helsinki
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