Program 2026

The diverse program included interesting expert presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities both at the partner exhibition area and during the evening program.

The programme and speaker lineup will be updated throughout the summer.

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FUTURE ENERGY SOLUTIONS 2026
Energy Meets Industry

TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

10.00 – 12.00 Registration, Coffee and Networking

Coffee will be served in the City Theatre lobby, where you can also explore the exhibition area.

10.00 – 12.00 Lunch

Lunch is at your own expense and can be enjoyed at one of the many nearby restaurants in the city centre.


12.00 – 13.45 WELCOME SESSION – THE ENERGY SYSTEM IS BUILT TOGETHER

  • Greetings from the City of Lappeenranta, Sanna Koskenranta, Chair of the City Board
  • Keynote: Clean Investments – What, Where, Who, How Much, When?, Timo Ritonummi, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, TEM
  • Keynote: The Big Picture: Energy Transition as a System-Level Transformation, Jukka Ruusunen, LUT University
  • Panel Discussion: From Strategy to Practice: Developing PtX Ecosystems and Hydrogen Valleys, Moderator Eeva Lähdesmäki, LUT University
  • Energy Communities in Practice: Connecting EU Policy with Regional Action, Xavier Cipriano, Beedata Analytics / CIMNE

13.45 – 14.15 Coffee and Networking

14.15 – 16.00 ENERGY = SECURITY

  • Mykhailo Vydoinyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Finland
  • From Dependency to Resilience: Nordic Pathways to Energy Independence, Lasse Bergerud-Wichstrøm, Freija
  • From Piloting to Commercial-Scale: Carbon Capture in Forest Industry, Minna Mentzer, Metsä Group
  • Utilise and Store: Carbon-Storing Concrete Is Here to Stay, Jonne Hirvonen, Carbonaide

19 – 21 EVENING PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

8.30 – 9.00 Coffee and Networking

9.00 – 10.30 POWERING TOMORROW – INVEST IN CLEAN ENERGY

  • The Power of We: Unlocking Growth Through Strategic Collaboration, Sari Kola, Merinova
  • Achieving Net Zero at Regional Scale: Lessons from Sønderborg, Allan Pilgaard Jensen, Project Zero
  • Technology as an Enabler: Electrification Driving Decarbonisation, Teemu Heikkilä, Danfoss Editron

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee and Networking

11.00 – 12.30 BUILDING A NEW ENERGY BACKBONE

  • Who Benefits from Data Centers?, Antti Poikola, Finnish Data Center Association, FDCA
  • Case Example: Google’s excess heat heating Hamina, a small Finnish city, Kalevi Mattila, Haminan Energia
  • Nuclear District Heating – from Paper to Pilot, Kristjan Mihhels, Steady Energy
  • Mariana Lyra, LUT University & Ilkka Räsänen, City of Lappeenranta

12.30 – 13.30 Lunch