Nordic Academics in SF Bay Area - AI for solving Global Challenges

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Welcome to the Nordic Silicon Valley Academic Meetup: AI for solving Global Challenges

Nordic Innovation House-Silicon Valley

Nordic Innovation House-Silicon Valley is all about collaboration and building bridges. We bring together the most passionate entrepreneurs, and corporations and investors looking into finding new innovative solutions, and researchers working on building better societies.Join us for the Nordic Silicon Valley Academic Meetup! The evening will start with some inspiring words and a panel discussion around the potential, challenges, and ethical considerations for AI to address global challenges, followed by time for drinks and networking.AGENDA:6:00pm Doors open, beverages and snacks6:30pm Program startsWelcome Words and introductions:<ul><li><a href="https://www.nordicinnovationhouse.com/siliconvalley" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nordic Innovation House</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/inger-gustafsson-327a9b/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartti/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hartti Suomela</a>, Senior Advisor, Business Finland Silicon Valley, a long time Nordic Innovation House contributor.</li><li><a href="https://www.faria.network/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FARIA</a> - Finnish-American Research and Innovation Accelerator. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/markuswartiovaara/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Markus Wartiovaara,</a> Director for Hanken Business Lab and Thommie Burström, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, Hanken School of Economics. </li><li><a href="https://liu.se/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Linköping University</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-engelmark-a88b4a138/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Maria Engelmark</a>, Director of International Affairs, Linköping University</li></ul>Panel discussion on "AI for solving Global Challenges"Moderator: <ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-ruotsalainen-b323aaa/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Laura Ruotsalainen</a>, Leader of Sustainability of FCAI, Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Helsinki</li></ul>Panelists:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/petrimyllymaki/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Petri Myllymäki</a>, Vice-Director of FCAI, Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning, University of Helsinki</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/%C3%A5sa-wallin-51543015/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Åsa Wallin</a>, Innovation Advisor Linköping University</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jonas-soluk-7bba31b7/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jonas Soluk</a>, Postdoctoral Fellow House of Innovation Stockholm School of Economics and Visiting Scholar at Stanford</li></ul>7:30-8:30pm Networking, beverages and finger foodPlease share with your Nordic academic connections and fellow alumni in the area.Please RSVP.This event is hosted by Nordic Innovation House in collaboration with FARIA Network, and Linköping University.

The Finnish-American Research and Innovation Accelerator (<a href="https://www.faria.network/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">FARIA</a>) is a strategic network of Finnish higher education institutions, which serves as a platform to enable concerted and joint action of universities and other relevant stakeholders in Finland and the United States. FARIA is jointly coordinated by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki. Visiting delegation from the <a href="https://www.helsinki.fi/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">University of Helsinki</a>, <a href="https://www.aalto.fi/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aalto University</a>, and <a href="https://www.hanken.fi/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hanken</a>.Linköping University (<a href="https://liu.se/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">LiU</a>) In close collaboration with the business world and society, Linköping University conducts world-leading, boundary-crossing research in fields including materials science, IT, and hearing. In the same spirit, the university offers many innovative educational programmes, many of them with a clear vocational focus, leading to qualifications as, for example, doctors, teachers, economists, and engineers.

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