High Tech and Entrepreneurship Committee
Chaired by Will Cardwell, Technopolis Ventures
Vice Chaired by Alex Sozonoff, F-Secure Oyj
Mission and goals
The High-Tech and Entrepreneurship Committee aims to determine solutions to key challenges that limit the development of Finnish high-tech companies. The group is dedicated to creating increased transparency between Finnish and American high-tech markets and driving cross-border investments in both directions.
Members include representatives from IBM, Idean, Dell, Cisco, Google, Ekahau, Mawell, Microsoft, Nokia, Novell, Nuventur, Orange Business Services, Sulake, Technopolis, Valimo Wireless, and 3M. Alex Sozonoff from F-Secure serves as the committee’s Vice Chair.
Message from Committee Chair: "Our committee maintains a simple mandate. There are plenty of people working on the subjects of high-tech and entrepreneurship around Finland, and many of them need a concrete link to the US. Our primary objective is to serve as that link. We want to get capital flow and business transactions going through partnerships, policy work and increased visibility between markets.”
- Chairman Will Cardwell, Technopolis Ventures.
June Business Breakfast with the High Tech and Entrepreneurship Committee
Upcoming Events
27.5. High Tech and Entrepreneurship Committee Meeting
Current Issues
- attract major US-based venture capitalists to become more active in Finland
- support entrepreneurship in Finland through student movements, as well as a the faculty level
- facilitate exchange of information between large US players' innovation roadmaps and the Finnish innovation system