OULU BOOST EVENT 2019: Upscaling Digital Solutions in Cities
Venue: Oulu Finnkino Plaza / Hotel Scandic Oulu City Time: December 10-11, 2019
AGENDA DRAFT
MONDAY 09.12.2019
09.00-16.00 Digital Transition Partnership meeting Closing Session at Oulu City Hall (Address Kirkkokatu 2)
16.00-18.00 Pre-Event Session: Digitalization and Creative Industries, Venue Cultural Centre Valve, meeting room Studio Valve (Address Hallituskatu 10)
16:00 Opening words by Host of the Session Ms. Mirja Syrjälä, Coordinator of Oulu2026
16:10 Keynote: Mr. Hannu Töyrylä, Visual Artist. Taming artificial intelligence into an artistic tool
16:40 Q & A 17:00 Keynote: Mr. Antonio Nicoletti, Director for strategic planning, municipality of Matera Digi- talization and Creative Industries in Matera after European Capital of Culture
17:30 Q & A
17:50 Wrap Up & Closing: Piia Rantala-Korhonen, Director of Oulu2026
19.00 Get together cocktails at Oulu10 Service Centre (Address Torikatu 10)
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TUESDAY 10.12.2019
08.30 Coffee and registration at Finnkino Plaza (Address Torikatu 32)
09.00 Opening Session Housekeeping issues by host of the day Mr. Martin Brynskov, Professor Aarhus University, Denmark
09.05 Opening Remarks: Mayor Päivi Laajala, City of Oulu
09.15 Keynote: Finnish Minister
09.30 Keynote: Mr. Eddy Hartog, Head of the ‘Smart Mobility and Living’ Unit, DG CONNECT, European Commission
09.45 Keynote: Mr. Markku Markkula, First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR)
10.00 Keynote: Mr. Jaak Aab, Minister of Public Administration, Estonia
10.15 Keynote: Ms. Dana Eleftheriadou, Head of Advanced Technologies Team, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
10.30 Short overview about the declaration by Mr. Eddy Hartog, Head of Unit, DG Connect Interactive remarks from the audience
11.00 Panel Discussion moderated by Mr. Martin Brynskov, Professor Aarhus University, Denmark: Remarks on digitalization, technological sovereignty and urban growth in Europe (Live connection from Brussels) • Ms. Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European Parliament. • Ms. Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the European Parliament.
11.30 Signing of the Declaration / Press event
12.00 Lunch opens
13.15 Keynote: How Information Became the Currency of the Future Mr. Matti Tedre, Professor at the University of Eastern Finland
13.45 Parallel Thematic Sessions: What next – the way onwards?
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1: Up-scalable solu- 2: Digital skills develop- 3: Monitoring and 4: Defining common tions and platforms ment measuring roadmap for future Sparring notes by Mr. Sparring notes by Enoll Sparring notes by Ms. funding opportunities Olavi Luotonen DG Con- Complementary notes by Federica Bordelot, Policy and needs nect, Complementary Mr. Emmanuel Moulin Head advisor EUROCITIES Joint Investment Plans, notes by Mr. Risto Jurva, of URBACT Public procurement etc. SmartCampus, 6G Flag- Secretariat Sparring notes by OASC ship, University of Oulu
15.15 Coffee break and change of sessions
15.30 Thematic sessions continues
1: Up-scalable solutions 2: Digital skills devel- 3: Monitoring and 4: Defining common and platforms opment measuring roadmap for future Sparring notes by Mr. Sparring notes by Enoll Sparring notes by Ms. funding opportunities Olavi Luotonen DG Con- Complementary notes by Federica Bordelot, Policy and needs nect, Complementary Mr. Emmanuel Moulin advisor EUROCITIES Joint Investment Plans, notes by Mr. Risto Jurva, Head of URBACT Public procurement etc. SmartCampus, 6G Flag- Secretaria Sparring notes by OASC ship, University of Oulu
17.00 Wrap up by the session hosts
17.30 Closing of the day
19.00 Dinner Reception at the Oulu City Hall (Address Kirkkokatu 2)
WEDNESDAY 11.12.2019
08.30 Opening by Host of the day Ms. Federica Bordelot, Policy Advisor , EUROCITIES
08.35 Keynote: Ms. Tytti Tuppurainen, Minister for European Affairs, tbc
08.50 Oulu Smart City Model – What is distinctive about Oulu? Ms. Susanna Pirttikangas, Senior research fellow, adj. prof. (data science), University of Oulu Ms. Minna Komu, Oulu Health Network Director
09.10 Local evidence; Examples of state–of-the-art projects exploiting digitalization
09.15 Case Lyon: Mr. Hervé Groleas. Chief digital & information officer
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09.30 Case Lahti: Ms. Saara Vauramo, Program Director, Lahti Green Capital 2021
09.45 Case Eindhoven: Mr. Wim De Kinderen, International Project Manager
10.00 Case Helsingborg: Ms. Eva Hveem, Librarian
10.15 ESPON policy brief
10.30 Coffee break
10.50 Panel discussion: Networking as a tool for upscaling and European development
Six City Strategy- 6AIka: Mr. Seppo Haataja, Director, Smart City Development, Business Tam- pere. EUROCITIES: OASC: Allied ICT Finland: Mr. Jaakko Sauvola, Executive Director
11.50 Wrap-up of Tuesday’s Thematic Sessions and concluding take-a-ways (by those who have been involved in declaration and by the Finnish Presidency representatives)
12.45 Lunch
14.00 Farewell and to be continued in Porto Cities Forum (30-31.1.2020)
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