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Petri Vasara Principal |
Dr.Tech., Doc. Thesis: “Environmental Adaptive Benchmarking: A Framework for Environmental Assessment”,
Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Pulp and Paper Technology, 1999 Lic.Tech. Engineering (with Distinction) Systems Analysis and Computer Science Helsinki University of Technology,
Department of Computer Science, 1992
M.Sc. Engineering
Mathematics and Systems Theory
Helsinki University of Technology, Department of Technical Physics, 1986
•Dr. Vasara joined Jaakko Pöyry Consulting in 1985 as a consultant in the Production Economics Department. In 1998 he was appointed Senior Vice President heading the Industrial and Environmental Strategies Division and having global responsibility in the Jaakko Pöyry network for these areas. In 2001, he was appointed Principal with the additional responsibility of Business Intelligence Systems. In 2009 the Business area is of Petri Vasara is “New Technologies and Bioenergy”. He is a member of Pöyry Management Consulting’s global management team.
•Specialist in new technologies, innovations, industrial policy, foresight, new media (including the mobile sector),
•Biobased chemicals, energy including bioenergy and biofuels, business models and environmental assessments.
•As examples, innovation projects across the spectrum of technologies and industry branches, large-scale projects concerning different aspects of European and global industry policy, advanced strategic studies combining environment, economy and technology; trend and scenario analysis, environmental strategy formulation and research projects utilising mathematics and computers. A solid understanding of history and economics, political and social issues complements his skills.
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Honorary Key-Note Speaker Professor Johan Rockström Planetary Boundaries Environmental Links to Disease, Economic Inequality, and Social Injustice |
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Dr. Mathias Bergman |
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Mr. Sten Björk |
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Professor Lars Bylund Professor, Energy Management Bergen School of Architecture , BAS, Bergen Norway Vice President, eCity Consulting Ltd. Climate Active Building and Infrastructure –seminar |
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Dr. Mercy Dikito-Wachtmeister Network Officer, GWP Southeast Asia / GWP South Asia / the Caribbean Global Water Partnership Secretariat Global and Local Water Challenges |
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Mr. Greger Flodin Executive Director, Carbon Origination & Structuring Global Financial Markets, Robobank International (London) Climate and the Role of Financing: Does Carbon Financing Work? |
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Mr. Bengt-Olof Grahn Project Leader, Technical Department of the Municipality of Gotland CASE: Isle Pact |
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Mr. Ilkka Herlin Ph.D. (history), Chairman of the Board, Cargotec Corporation & BSAG Baltic Sea Environmental Strategies -seminar |
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Dr. William Hogland Professor in Environmental Engineering and Recovery (PhD) The School of Natural Sciences, Linnaeus University |
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Mr. Hannu Hoviniemi Director, CAREI Business Opportunities in the Rural Energy Market of China |
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Mr. Niclas Ihrén Sustainability Expert, Advisor to Tällberg Foundation, Global Utmaning and the World Ecological Forum Thrivability and Innovation |
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Mr. Fredrik Jaresved Head of Quality Assurance and Sustainable Development, Swedavia, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Sustainability work at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport |
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Mr. Mart Jüssi Member of Parliament, Estonia, Estonian Green Party Baltic Sea Environmental Strategies –seminar |
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Mr. Björn Karlström Business Development Consultant, Electroengine Sweden Chairman of the Zero & Low Emission Vehicles –seminar |
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Ms. Saara Kankaanrinta Secretary-General of BSAG, Content Leader of Baltic Sea Action Summit 2010 Baltic Sea Environmental Strategies -seminar |
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Dr. Samuli Korpinen Project Manager, Helsinki Commission Intergovernmental Co-operation for a Healthy Marine Ecosystem |
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Mr. Peter Lacy Managing Director, Accenture Sustainability Services Global Compact CEO Study 2010 - what is needed to reach a tipping point? |
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Mr. Nils Lannefors Regional Sales Director, Global Power Sales Nordic & Baltic, Alstom Power Sweden AB Climate and Technology: Clean Power Solutions |
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Mr. Lars-Erik Liljelund, Ph.D. Director General, The Swedish Prime Minister Office Climate Change - Greenhouse Emissions Containment |
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Mr. Andreas Lindström Project Officer, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) CASE: Kaliningrad Oblast: Water Management Project |
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Mr. Johan Ljungberg Senior Director, Nordic Investment Bank Environmental protection of the Baltic Sea through Financial Instruments |
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Peter Lund Professor, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University of School of Science and Technology Sustainable Energy Paradigm |
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Ms. Susanna Perko Consultant, Kestävä, Sustainable Business Concepts Building a Sustainable Business Culture - Sustainable Strategy |
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Mr. Aape Pohjavirta CEO, Sendandsee Ltd. Role of technology in enabling sustainable development: Case Afganistan – elementary education to everyone through mobile learning |
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Mr. Marcus Püttmer Managing Director of Ingenieugesellschaft Püttmer mbH and Ventury GmbH Energieanlagen Energy Paradigm and Climate Active Building and Infrastructure –seminars |
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Dr. Anna-Maija Raeste Eco- philosopher, surgeon, entrepreneur Bottom of the Pyramid - green tech solutions for the rural and poor areas – case study of an ecological mobile hospital |
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Mr. Hans Rosling, Ph.D.. Participating through video presentation |
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Ms. Simone Ruiz European Policy Director at the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) Towards a Climate Deal: Binding and Global? |
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Mr. Pasi Rutanen Columnist, Former Ambassador of Finland to OECD and to the Peoples Republic of China Global Green Wave: Governments and Business |
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Mr. Trevor Sikorski Director,, Commodities Research, Barclays Capital, London Green IT Climate and market access: products and trading developments |
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Andrew Skinner The Global Lead for Green IT Community, Accenture Green IT |
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Ms. Sabrina Soussan Global Head Marketing, Business Unit Building Automation, SIEMENS Climate Active Building |
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Mr. Henrik Tegnér Senior Director, Sustainable Services Nordic, Accenture Role of Green Innovations in a Corporate Strategy |
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Mr. Jens Thomassen Associate Director, HgCapital Climate Strategies and Invements –seminar: Climate and financial investors: requirements and expectations |
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Ms. Sue Toigo Chairman of Fitzgibbon Toigo Associates Social Entrepreneurship - How do we create sustainable business models? |
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Mr. Kai Wartiainen Creative Director, Professor, Architect Climate Active Building and Infrastructure |
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Dr. Petri Vasara Principal, Pöyry Management Consulting Oy Energy: More – and less – than meets the eye? |
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Professor, Dr. Markku Wilenius Senior Vice President, Allianz Professor, Finland Futures Reseach Centre, Turku School of Economics Sustainable Leadership |
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Ms. Sarah Wu Director-General, Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office National and Regional Environmental Policies - seminar |
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Professor, Dr. Matthew Yuen Professor, Vice President for R&D Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Green Manufacturing |
