MIT Startup Exchange is looking for 3-4 startup speakers to participate in a pre-recorded webcast on April 29 and a possible follow-up live event on May 4, both focused on work of the future.
Finland has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2035. Helsinki’s pledge is set for 2030. Most organizations and states have made pledges that materialize decades away. Finland is therefore leading the way in these important commitments, crucial to fight the existential threat of climate change. Constant innovation, coupled with rapid commercialization, are key to the success of these ambitious goals. Great challenges abound, and these are coupled with numerous opportunities for profitable business outcomes for Finnish companies – opportunities that are not limited to Finland but applicable around the globe.
The MIT Industrial Liaison Program and the MIT Startup Exchange, in collaboration with Aalto University, are conducting a one-day symposium at the Dipoli center in the heart of the university campus. MIT and Aalto University faculty and startups, as well as representatives from Finnish industry, will discuss the business and technology challenges needed to further accelerate sustainable innovation. Launching and commercializing these innovations quickly will ensure that Finnish companies and institutions establish a leadership role in the crucial decades ahead.
As our keynote presentation, Prof. Carlo Ratti will discuss his team’s project, Helsinki’s Hot Heart, award winner of the 2021 Helsinki Energy Challenge. The project is an innovative and transformative energy storage system to provide district heating to the city. The MIT-Aalto Symposium will be an opportunity for the Finnish business community to interact directly with Prof. Ratti on this venture, intimately linked to life in Helsinki. Participants from the business community will also be able to engage with other faculty presenters, startups and with each other, an unusual occurrence in the past two years.
MIT Professional Education and Aalto Executive Education will also offer opportunities for continued engagement and learning for the Finnish corporate community.
A leading pharmaceutical company in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is interested in speaking with startups whose technology could contribute to very early diagnosis of the disease.
In this forum organized by Plastic Omnium with MIT, you’ll learn how generative artificial models are supporting the creation of new innovations and how emerging technologies can be adapted. You’ll also hear from experts on the impact of technology on mobility and how corporations, academia and startups can work together to tackle today’s challenges with the environment and energy transition while also offering people adapted and valuable means.
The ILP Research & Development Conference will select 12 startups to present in the Startup Lightning Talks and to present Startup Exhibit.
Proctor & Gamble would like to partner with startups that have technology to allow creative teams to upload Adobe InDesign/other creative output files into navigable web experience.
Japanese multinational company looking globally for startups to collaborate with in the field of energy storage and related battery systems.
Denka, a leading medium-sized chemical manufacturer, is looking for startups that have the technology to visually detect food freshness and spoilage.
Update - Looking for a few more startups to participate in the exhibit portion of the conference and interact with ILP Corporate Members in attendance.
[Looking for 8 Startups to Speak on Sept 22 at 2021 MIT Innovations in Management Conference (followed by Startup Lunch Exhibit)].