SHIFT Business Festival is a business and innovation event held in Turku, bringing together companies, decision-makers, investors and networks to discuss growth, leadership and the future of business. The festival combines keynote talks, panel discussions and meaningful encounters in a unique event setting at Turku Science Park.
At SHIFT, Business Turku brings a timely topic to the stage: advancing women’s health. Women make up 51 % of the population, but only about 1 % of healthcare research and innovation focuses on women-specific diseases outside of oncology.
Women’s Health Hub Finland is building a future where women’s health receives the attention it deserves. The network, coordinated by Business Turku, focuses on advancing research and treatment related to women’s health across different stages of life – from prevention and diagnosis to effective treatment.
Time: Thursday 28.5.2026, 10:45–11:30
Venue: Cave, Visitor and Innovation Centre Joki
Address: Lemminkäisenkatu 12b, 20520 Turku
Programme
Klo 10:45-11:00 | Keynote
Women’s Health: The Next Global Growth Market – Why Innovation and Business Must Catch Up
Aura Pyykkönen, Isla Terveys
Klo 11:00-11:30 Panel discussion:
Building the Women’s Health Economy: Partnerships, Platforms and New Business Models
- Moderator Minna Arve, Business Turun toimitusjohtaja
- Panelists Jennifer Grönqvist, CIO, Daya Ventures ja Tuomas Nyman, Neuvo Inc. Global.


