Programme
9:00 – 9:15 Registration and coffee
9:15 – 9:30 Welcome remarks and a brief introduction to the project / Lasse Laitinen (Senior specialist, Ministry of Economical Affairs Finland)
9:30 – 10:00 Current state of the AI ecosystem – key findings from the NAU project / Seppo Heikura (project researcher, University of Turku)
10:00 – 10:30 Nordic–Baltic AI ecosystem – NAU project recommendations / Jukka Heikkilä (professor, University of Turku)
10:30 – 11:00 New Nordics AI (Iida Lähdemäki, AI Finland, Chief Operating Officer)
11:00 – 11:55 Panel discussion: AI ecosystem, strengths and opportunities
Panelists: Merja Mattila, (senior coordinator, CSC/ LUMI AI Factory), Anne Kaartinen (legal counsel, Traficom), Jukka Heikkilä (professor, UTU), Sampo Pyysalo (research fellow, UTU, Ellis Institute), Iida Lähdemäki (AI Finland)
Moderator: Altti Lagstedt (Haaga-Helia UAS)
11:55 – 12:00 Closing remarks and conclusion (Altti Lagstedt)
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NAU (Nordic AI Union) is a Nordic–Baltic preliminary study that maps and aligns AI innovation ecosystems and regulatory sandboxes to help companies develop EU‑compliant, trustworthy AI through joint Nordic cooperation. The aim of the project is to support a unified Nordic - Baltic AI ecosystem. The pre-study is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers
