Municipalities and climate change – Finnovation is coming again

By: STA Date: 2022. 10. 18. 12:19

On November 3, 2022, FinnAgora will once again organize the Finnovation seminar at the Finnish Embassy, the topic of which will be sustainable energy solutions for Finland and Hungary.

Oras Tynkkynen, chief consultant for sustainability solutions of the Finnish Innovation Fund

Prominent professionals will also be attending the event, including Oras Tynkkynen, chief consultant for sustainability solutions of the Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra), Dr. Andrea Kondorosi, head of the department for electricity at the Ministry of Technology and Industry, Elina Wanne, sustainable development director of the city of Espoo, and Vjaceszláv Kurenkov, urban development expert of Kecskemét City Development Kft. The partners of the event are the Green Policy Center and Connecting Finland. The program can be visited and followed for free in the form of a live stream, but registration is required.

The program of the event:

Presentation of the seminar
14.00-14.10
Anneli Temmes, temporary director of FinnAgora

Toast
14.10–14.20
Pertti Anttinen, Ambassador of Finland

Keynote presentation
14.20–14.50
Winter is coming: How Finland is dealing with the energy crisis – accelerating the energy transition
Presenter: Oras Tynkkynen, Senior Advisor,
Sustainability solutions, Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra)

Promoting energy efficiency and the low-carbon economy in Hungary
14.50–15.10
Lecturer: Dr. Andrea Kondorosi, head of the electricity department
Ministry of Technology and Industry

Case studies: How do municipalities manage energy communities? 15.10–15.30
Experiences and lessons from Finland: Achieving carbon neutrality by 2030
Speaker: Elina Wanne, sustainability development manager, Espoo

Hungarian experiences and lessons: “Homokbánya Green City”
16.05–16.25
Lecturer: Vyacheslav Kurenkov, urban development expert
Kecskemét City Development Ltd.

Presentation of Finnish solutions for building energy communities
16.25–16.45
Concept of energy communities – Lemene project
Energy Storage – Merus Power and MSc Electronics
Energy from waste water – Endev

Speakers: Zsolt Pintér, managing director, Scytenergy or
György Bíró, strategic development director, Profigram Group

Registration: https://bit.ly/3eo3xrN
More information: www.finnagora.hu