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The coastal town of Saimaa and Lake Immalanjärvi Imatra is part of the network of European lake regions.

Welcome to the open innovation seminar of the EU's lake regions at the Imatra spa on September 8.9.2022, XNUMX

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30.8.2022 16:02
The seminar organized by the EUbyLakes project presents interesting science applications in South Karelia.

Among others, the CEO of Solar Foods, which produces "food from the air", will speak at the seminar Pasi Vainikka and Saimaa region gastronomy project manager Sari Kaasinen.

The topics of the seminar respond to current challenges.

- Food production and local food are at the center of adapting to climate change. The importance of nature is emphasized and people's relationship with nature is also being strengthened with digital solutions, says the liaison director Tea Laitimo.

The English-language seminar of the EUbyLakes Open-air University project is open to everyone. 

See the entire program of the seminar. (in English, PDF)

Register for the seminar here

You can participate either on-site or remotely using the Teams application. You can get the Teams link by registering for the seminar from the link above.

For more information:

Liaison Director Tea Laitimo, tel. 020 617 2212, teaatimatra.fi (tea[dot]laitimo[at]imatra[dot]fi)

    Seminar program in English

    10.00 Welcome, Liason director Tea Laitimo, Acting Mayor, Matias Hilden, City of Imatra
    10.30 EUbyLakes Open-air University project and Smart communities projects, Marcos Antonio Nogueira, Brussels
    11.00 Food from thin air, Solar Foods CEO Pasi Vainikka
    11.30 Innovative Collaboration model of LAB University of Applied Sciences and South-Karelia Social and Health Care District LAB SoteCampus, Mari Lehtonen, Katariina Velling
    12.00 Reflections project, Museums as Development Platforms for Nature-Based Business, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, University of Eastern Finland UEF and Uniarts Helsinki. Aleksi Laaksonen
    12.30 European Region of Gastronomy project Saimaa region, Sari Kaasinen
    12.50 Discussions and Sum up

    Digital and Technological Innovations into practice -seminar is part of the Open-Air University project implemented by the EUbyLakes network. The project is shared by six EU countries. The theme of the Imatra seminar is digital innovations.