{"id":596,"date":"2026-01-27T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/?page_id=596"},"modified":"2026-02-05T17:10:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:10:19","slug":"key-note-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.uef.fi\/sigmaerc2026\/key-note-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PRESENTING THE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS OF THE 8TH SIGMA EUROPEAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2026, KUOPIO:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor Tinne Dilles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Professor Parveen Ali<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Helj\u00e4 Lundgr\u00e9n-Laine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Speakers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor, Dr. Tinne Dilles<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"403\" 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