Event information
Date
04.03.2025
Time
08:30-09:15
Themes
Technology and innovation
Language
English
Join Engineers Finland for the World Engineering Day webinar to be inspired!
Discover three powerful stories where engineering expertise is making a real difference – even in the face of crises. This is your opportunity to gain hope and insights that point the way toward a sustainable future.
We will hear how companies Steady Energy, Enifer and Origin by Ocean are making the world a better place with their innovations. Read more about the speakers below. The event will be hosted by Maria Ritola.
Speakers
Antti Teräsvirta
Antti Teräsvirta works as Head of Process Engineering at Steady Energy. On the scale of large cities, it is very challenging to produce the heat needed for buildings in a sustainable way. Steady Energy is developing a low-emission and environmentally friendly nuclear reactor, the LDR-50. Antti Teräsvirta has over 15 years of experience working in the process industry, 10 of which are from within the nuclear field.
Simo Ellilä
Simo Ellilä is CEO and co-founder of the Finnish biotechnology company Enifer. Enifer develops and commercialises PEKILO® mycoprotein, a sustainably produced and nutritious protein source for the food and feed industry. After learning about the PEKILO® process developed in the 1970s and seeing its potential in utilising industrial side streams, Ellilä co-founded Enifer with colleagues in 2020. Under Ellilä's leadership, Enifer has raised significant funding and started building a commercial-scale production facility in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The aim is to start production in 2026 and meet the growing demand for sustainable protein sources.
Noora Westerlund
Noora Westerlund, Communication Director at Origin by Ocean, is a business activist who is passioned about the world's oceans and circular economy. The environmental problems caused by algae are a threat to the world's oceans and coastal communities. Origin by Ocean's patented bioprocess can transform brown algae into valuable raw materials for the chemical industry. This approach, based on circular economy principles, reduces nutrient loads in the oceans, prevents climate emissions and reduces the chemical industry's dependence on fossil raw materials.
Engineers Finland consists of TEK, The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland (IL), DIFF – Ingenjörerna i Finland and Tekniska Föreningen i Finland, TFiF. Read more.
