Please note: this event and its registration form are mostly in Finnish.
Welcome to the fifth and final day of Turku Tech Week! Friday is dedicated to the maritime industry and the blue economy. Come and hear the latest updates from flagship projects and explore industry ecosystems both locally and internationally.
Ecosystems as drivers of innovation and competitiveness in the maritime industry and the blue economy
What are the key challenges and technological solutions in the most important vessel segments for Finnish shipbuilding? What does the future of the sector look like? We will also hear how maturity models can enhance sustainability and competitiveness within the shipbuilding supply network.
Time: Friday 6 March 2026, 9.00–15.30
Venue: Joki Visitor and Innovation Centre
Lecture Hall: Putous (2nd floor)
Address: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku
Parking: There is a parking facility, ParkCity (Joukahaisenkatu 8), located in the immediate vicinity of the Joki Visitor Centre. Additional parking is available at Tahkonaukio parking area (outdoor parking, Lemminkäisenkatu 9) and at the EduCity gravel field (Lemminkäisenkatu 22–24).
Programme
9.00–9.30 Registration
9.30 Opening of the event
Tapio Karvonen, Business Turku
9.40 From ecosystem to meta-ecosystem
Ilkka Rytkölä, Meyer Turku Oy
10.00 Experiences from the ZEM ecosystem
Timo E. Lehtinen, Wärtsilä
10.20 Break
10.45 Ecosystems as an operating logic
Anna‑Greta Nyström, Åbo Akademi
11.10 The maritime ecosystem of the Turku region
Tapio Karvonen, Business Turku
11.35 The Norwegian Maritime Cluster as an innovation ecosystem
Pierre Major, GCE Blue Maritime Cluster, Ålesund, Norway
12.00 Lunch (at own expense)
13.00 Maritime Innovation and Partnership in Finland
Anssi Lappalainen, RCCL
13.20 Icebreaker design in Finland
Jari Yli‑Tolppa, Elomatic Oy
13.40 Futures of regulation
Linda Räihä, DNV
14.00 Panel discussion
14.30 Competitiveness for networks through a maturity model
Heli Aramo‑Immonen, Turku University of Applied Sciences
14.45 Coffee and networking
15.30 Event ends