An afternoon filled with valuable insights, learning and new connections. We challenge you to think, why not.
The greatest success stories often start with dreams. Dreams of doing something that anyone has ever done before. Dreams that might frighten you... and then you ask why not and do it.
Why Not? -seminar challenges and encourages you to be the very best version of yourself. That's the first thing on your journey to success.
The afternoon is packed with exciting and inspirational speakers.
Come and experience it all yourself.
PROGRAM
12:30 Doors open & snacks available
13:00 Opening of the event
13:10 Juha-Matti Santala - Dreams? Why not!
13:45 Nic Mepham
14:15 Break
14:45 Martta Tervonen - How to get creative and why?
15:20 Ville Vesterinen - From two students, to eight million euro company in two years
16:15 Event ends
SPEAKERS
JUHA-MATTI SANTALA, FUTURICE
Juhis is a community builder and software developer from Futurice who has turned his hobby and passion into a career - twice. He's a dreamer in all meanings of the word and wants to help young people all around to think big and go for their dreams.
Keynote Description
Dreams? Why not!
Most people are not born with a single dream that defines them. For most of us, we discover our dreams and passions through our actions and experiments.
Juhis has turned his hobby and a passion into a career - twice. But it only happened after he learned how to dream and started to work towards his dreams intentionally.
In this talk, he's gonna share his path to dreams in this inspirational journey.
VILLE VESTERINEN, SWAPPIE
Ville is an experienced startup entrepreneur. He co-founded the Slush event and is now involved in Finland's next big growth story, Swappie, a startup that grew from zero to eight million euros in two years.
Previously, Ville founded and led the most promising mobile gaming company of its time, Gray Area, raised funding from the world's leading venture capitalists, built a startup media at a time when nobody knew anything about startups.
In addition to Swappie, he currently sits on the board of the Startup Foundation, which owns Slush, Maria 01 startup hub and other projects that have created startup success in Finland.
Keynote description
From two students, to eight million euro company in two years
Ville will talk about secrets of growth, revealing the right attitude and skills to find growth, and the tools and strategies to create the world's fastest growing startup companies. He explains why every company that wants to succeed is a technology company in 2019, and what skills are there to help you succeed, whether you are an entrepreneur, a manager or an employee in the future business world.
MARTTA TERVONEN, <3 INC. & DEPRESSIO &CO.
Martta is known as the founder of the clothing company Depressio &co. and a passionate ambassador of creativity. Her mission as an entrepreneur is to create something that makes this world a little brighter place. As a speaker Martta wants to encourage people to be their genuine selves – wonderful creative, vulnerable and weird human beings that we all are.
Keynote description
How to get creative and why?
Is your creativity lost? Or do you have a lot of ideas but don't know how to get them done? What is a creative person like? There is a great inner power within each person to create something new. Everyone is creative.
In her talk, Martta explains why creativity matters, how you can connect with your inner creative power, and what are the most important qualities of a creative person.
NIC MEPHAM, KIELO GROWTH
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REGISTRATION
Event is free of charge, but registration is required. You can register HERE.
NO SHOW FEE
If you register for the event, but do not show up, Oulu Entrepreneurship Society has the right to send you a no show invoice of 10 EUR. If you cancel your ticket before the event.