Breakfast Club: Future of the Virtual Worlds in Espoo
Schedule
Thu Sep 04 2025 at 08:15 am to 11:00 am
UTC+03:00Location
Innopoli 2 | Espoo, ES
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Future of the Virtual Worlds in Espoo: Unlocking Opportunities, Creating Connected Communities How should we proceed, and what kinds of methods can be used to advance innovation in the virtual world environments so that companies are able to create solutions with global demand?
Business Espoo’s Breakfast Club together with Finverse network (National Metaverse network)** dives into the metaverse – a form of social virtual reality that is expected to be the next phase in the evolution of the internet. In the metaverse, 3D virtual spaces are combined into an interactive virtual universe.
At the event, you’ll hear inspirational speeches of connectivity (5/6G connections), prerequisites for creating connected communities and use cases demonstrating what can actually be done in the virtual worlds and how companies can get involved in the opportunities identified by cities.
The goal is to foster the emergence of vibrant and innovative companies in Espoo – companies that will also be in demand globally.
Join us for an insightful and interactive breakfast club where you'll connect with other entrepreneurs, startups and professionals of FINverse, all while gaining fresh perspectives and actionable strategies to drive your business forward
Programme
8:15–9:00 Registration, breakfast and networking
9:00 The program starts
Welcome / Miska Hakala, Director, Innovation, Growth & Invest In, Enter Espoo
What is FINverse network? / Mervi Hämäläinen, Development Manager, City of Espoo, and Piia Wollstén, Director for Digital Services Development, City of Espoo
6G networks as enabler of virtual worlds / Risto Jurva, Research Manager / Doctoral Researcher, University of Oulu
From Data Streams to Digital Twins – Building Interoperable Ecosystems for Smart Cities / Teppo Rauhala, Lead Consultant, Sitowise
Metaverse Use Cases for Cities / Kirsi Hyry, Project Manager, Business Oulu
11:00 End of the event
Sign up now: https://link.webropolsurveys.com/EventParticipation/EventPublic/cb71c79a-9ad7-4fc2-b266-731b1af6bc9d?displayId=Fin3393631
Read more about the speakers: https://www.espoo.fi/en/events/espooevents:aglmguyo34
Location: Innopoli 2 (Edison 1&2), Tekniikantie 14, 02150 Espoo
This event is co-hosted and co-funded by European Union as part of the national FINverse-project. The aim of the project is to identify how cities could make better use of metaverses in their development efforts. The project also seeks to join European networks, discover best practices, and produce a national standard for metaverse development.
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Where is it happening?
Innopoli 2, Tekniikantie 14, FI-02150 Espoo, Suomi, Espoo, FinlandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
