Program

8:30 Registration and coffee
9:00 Welcome words: State of the (emergency) of brain health – high potential for RDI – Eero Rissanen, Neurocenter Finland

1st Morning session: Skills and Business Perspective to enhance RDI (Chair: Hannaneh Moradi)
9:15 North Savo-center of growth and high competence – Kaija Savolainen, Finland Chamber of Commerce
9:30 Why you should develop entrepreneurial competencies – Piritta Parkkari, UEF

9:45 Break, networking snack

2nd Morning session: Researchers, student, and company expert presentations – Views from the different fields (Chair: Meheli Banerjee)
10:15 Business brain, health heart: My adventure in strengthening health research networks – Hannaneh Moradi, UEF Business School, Kuopio Brain&Mind
10:30 Bridging the gap: Sharing the excitement of neuroscience with everyone – Hilyatushalihah Kholis Audah, UTU, Turku Brain&Mind
10:45 Clinical work and neuroscience: the joys and headaches of being on “Both sides of the fence” – Silja Luotonen, UTU, Turku Brain & Mind
11:00 How to break into your first industry role? – Henri Autio, BioArctic
11:10 Bridging academia and industry: My Path to Becoming a Medical Science Liaison – Natalia Acosta, Eisai
11:20 Career opportunities in international pharma companies – what capabilities are needed? – Elina Jokinen, Novartis

11:40 Facilitated networking followed by lunch

1st Afternoon session R2B, (Chair: Hannaneh Moradi)
13:00 Life outside academic research, brief overview – Darshan Kumar, Aiforia
13:15 If I could go back 10 years and restart my career – Prateek Singh, FinnAdvance
13:30 Why Finland? Why collaboration with companies? – Eino Solje, UEF
13:45 A leap from nursing to healthtech business – Päivi Rytkönen, Adamant Health

14:00 Networking and coffee

2nd Afternoon session – Other stakeholders’ presentations (Chair: Meheli Banerjee)
14:25 Innovate and Impact in Preclinical Drug Discovery: Scientific Careers in an International Contract Research Organization – Susanne Back, Charles River
14:45 From awareness to action: My professional journey to support and advocacy for movement disorders – Johanna Reiman, Finnish Movement Disorders Association
14:55 Skill set required for the future RDI – hard skills in combination AI to be combined to soft skills reflective skills – Risto Ilmoniemi, Aalto University, Helsinki Brain & Mind
15:10 Wrap up
15:25 Event ends

15:45 Olvi Foundation Neurochallenge 2024 with Savonia starts