Finnish Metaverse Initiative Reveal // 29.11.2023 at 16.00-17.00 // Match XR 2023
Channel: Helsinki XR Center
Date: 2023-11-29

METAVERSE INITIATIVE BY THE FINNISH ECOSYSTEM

DATE & TIME: 29.11.2023 at 16.00-17.00 EET
PLACE: Arabiasali, Metropolia UAS Arabia Campus, Helsinki, Finland
ORGANIZER: Business Finland (www.businessfinland.fi), together with Helsinki XR Center (www.helsinkixrcenter.com)
PART OF: Match XR 2023 event (www.matchxrhelsinki.com)

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🎉 Finland is the first European country to launch its own Metaverse Initiative! 🎉

The Finnish Metaverse industry with deep roots in Finland’s deep tech heritage is expected to reach volume of €30B by 2035. In 2023, Business Finland has been organizing the creation of a metaverse initiative for Finland.

The initiative has been created in close cooperation with 400+ members of the Finnish ecosystem and an amazing collection of some of the strongest Finnish large and SME companies (e.g. Nokia, KONE, Varjo and Dispelix).

As part of the Match XR program, you will have the opportunity to witness the initiative reveal first hand, in a live setting!

The Arabiasali event hall has a maximum capacity of approximately 200 people, so if you wish to have a seat, please arrive already at 15.45. The event can also be followed online.

Indicative schedule & content of the event:

16.00
OPENING WORDS
Steven LaValle, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Robotics and VR, University of Oulu

16.05
THE FINNISH METAVERSE STRATEGY
Jani Vallirinne, Senior Scientist, Spatial computing, VTT

16.15
TAKING FINNISH METAVERSE TO 2035
Jani Jokitalo, Account Manager, ICT and Digitalization, Business Finland

16.30
THE METAVERSE IN ACTION PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS:

TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS:
Horizontal program: hardware, software, platform, and licenses for the Metaverse
Ville-Veikko Mattila, Director, Head of Multimedia Technologies Unit at Nokia Technologies, Nokia

METAVERSE SOCIETY:
Enable the Metaverse for everyone through educational system, public libraries, events, and entertainment
Markku Turunen, Professor, Tampere University

METAVERSE HEALTH:
Take the Metaverse in active use in preventive healthcare, wellbeing, and as specific treatments
Teemu Myllylä, Adjunct Professor/Docent, D.Sc. (Tech.), University of Oulu

INDUSTRIAL METAVERSE:
Continue the ongoing applications, enable remote work for industries
Sanni Siltanen, Senior Ecosystem Lead, DIMECC

BUSINESS NETWORKS:
Horizontal program: Gather and maintain national and international networks of companies and research organizations to build and use the Metaverse
Jarkko Pellikka, Program Director, Industrial 5G, Nokia

16.50
WRAP UP AND QUESTIONS

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This reveal event is part of Match XR 2023, the biggest one-night XR & emerging tech dedicated event in the Nordics. Read more: www.matchxrhelsinki.com