Official Mission to Finland May 9 – 12, 2016

Draft Program

as of 3rd March 2016

The Chamber of Commerce recommends you to book the following flights (with KLM): Luxembourg-Amsterdam-Helsinki: KL1740N 09MAY 1 LUXAMS*SS1 1030 1135 KL1169N 09MAY 1 AMSHEL*SS1 1350 1720

Helsinki-Amsterdam-Luxembourg KL1170V 12MAY 4 HELAMS*SS1 1805 1940 KL1749V 12MAY 4 AMSLUX*SS1 2125 2225

Bus transfers are organised according to the proposed flights. Participants travelling on other flights will arrange their own transfers from and to the airport. Each participant is personally responsible for his/her flight reservations.

Monday, May 9, 2016

17:20 Arrival at Helsinki Airport

Transfer by bus to the Hotel Scandic Park Helsinki Mannerheimintie 46, 00260 Helsinki - Finland Phone: +358 9 4737 1 http://www.scandichotels.com/Hotels/Finland/Helsinki/Scandic-Park-Helsinki/

Evening free

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 – Start-up Community Day

Morning Transfer by bus to the boat departure point Transfer by privately hired boat to Suomenlinna Suomenlinna is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands which is located in the bay Helsinki. Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with tourists and locals. From the city of Helsinki until Suomenlinna it takes about 20 minutes by boat.

Arrival at the Conference Center Suomenlinna Delegation briefing about the program of the entire mission and on cultural aspects on how to do business in Finland

Afternoon Presentation of the Finnish and Luxembourg innovation ecosystem Presentation of the Luxembourg delegation and their interests and expectations Roundtable with Finnish start ups Possible visits to Finnvera, FVCA (Finnish Venture Capital Association), SITRA (Finnish Innovation Fund), Nordea Accelerator Programme, Tekes, VTT, Vertical Accelerator, Startup Sauna Foundation.

Or, in parallel Pre-arranged individual business meetings with companies organised according to the participant’s requests in close cooperation with Finpro

Evening Networking Dinner organised in collaboration with EK, confederation finnish industries

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

09:30 General seminar about Luxembourg and Finland Venue: Finlandia Hall (very short walking distance from Hotel Scandic Park) Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki - Finland Tel. +358 9 40241

10:00 Round table 1: Focus on Innovation (IoT, Mobility, Smart City, Cyber Security) Round table 2: Finance (LFF panel)

12:30 - 14:00 Joint Networking lunch

14:00 - 17:00 Pre-arranged individual business meetings with companies organised according to the participant’s requests in close cooperation with Finpro

18:30 Cultural program

20:00 Luxembourg Evening In presence of HE Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of the Economy, HE Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance, HE Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment (tbc) Venue: Finlandia Hall, Music Hall Mannerheimintie 13 e, 00100 Helsinki - Finland

Thursday, May 12, 2016 – Espoo - Day dedicated to visits

08:30 - 11:30 Visits of Espoo Innovation Garden

Transfer by bus to the city of Espoo Espoo is the second largest and the fastest growing city of Finland. Its business friendly environment offers an accessible location, functional infrastructure, modern logistics and communications networks for international companies and investors.

Venue : Espoo Innovation Garden Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie 14, 02150 Espoo - Finland

Possible visits to IoT-accelerator Signal , EIT Digital Helsinki, ADDlab, Design Factory, Startup Sauna Foundation, Vertical Accelerator, Conor, Nexitventures

Afternoon free

16:00 Meeting point in the lobby of the hotel and group transportation by bus to the airport

18:05 Flight back to Luxembourg via Amsterdam

22:25 Arrival in Luxembourg