Contact information
Maria Vuorensola
Programme Manager
Oulu Innovation Alliance 2021–2027
City of Oulu, BusinessOulu
maria.vuorensola@businessoulu.com
+358 40 760 1288
Arto Maaninen
Chair, Operational Executive Group
Oulu Innovation Alliance 2021–2027
Vice Rector — Cooperation
University of Oulu
arto.maaninen@oulu.fi
+358 29 448 4084
Digitalisation in the changing urban environment
MetaCity and future information networks
Aimo Vainio, aimo.vainio@oulu.fi, +358 29 448 3003, University of Oulu
Oulu’s Data Space
Erkki Siira, erkki.siira@vtt.fi, +358 40 846 5303, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd
Co-creation platform for autonomous vehicles
Olli Lukkari, olli.lukkari@businessoulu.com, +358 40 593 7465, City of Oulu, BusinessOulu
Digital solutions for health and well-being – OuluHealth
Digital solutions in preventive health care
Miika Nieminen, miika.nieminen@oulu.fi, University of Oulu
Effective health innovations and digital solutions
Riikka Hirvasniemi, riikka.hirvasniemi@pohde.fi, +358 44 703 4556, Pohde
Timo Alalääkkölä, timo.alalaakkola@pohde.fi, +358 40 561 4390, Pohde
OYSTER – Digital Health RDI Centre
Minna Komu, minna.komu@businessoulu.com, +358 50 591 7721, City of Oulu, BusinessOulu
Sustainable cleantech economy and clean solutions
Next-generation energy products and services
Teemu Räihä, teemu.raiha@luke.fi, +358 29 532 2728, Natural Resources Institute Finland
New solutions for waste and side streams
Juho Rasmus, juho.rasmus@oulu.fi, +358 50 339 1778, University of Oulu
H2 ResearchHub and environmentally friendly steel
Pekka Tervonen, pekka.tervonen@oulu.fi, +358 40 673 9519, University of Oulu
Water know-how, digitalisation and export opportunities
Pirkko Taskinen, pirkko.taskinen@oulu.fi, +358 40 506 2079, University of Oulu
Support for startups, continuous learning and ecosystem building
Startups
Jussi Haukkamaa, jussi.haukkamaa@oamk.fi, +358 40 195 5446, Oulu University of Applied Sciences
Continuous learning
Hanna Blomqvist, hanna.blomqvist@osao.fi, + 358 40 131 9354, Educational Consortium OSAO
Soile Jokinen, soile.jokinen@businessoulu.com, +358 40 183 4722, BusinessOulu
Ecosystem building
Pirjo Koskiniemi, pirjo.koskiniemi@businessoulu.com, +358 40 592 5375, BusinessOulu
Strategic Steering Group
Ari Alatossava, City of Oulu, Mayor (sub.)
Jouko Niinimäki, University of Oulu, Rector
Marko Lind, Technopolis Plc, Director of Oulu operations
Ilkka Luoma, Pohde — The Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia, Director
Tua Huomo, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Executive Vice President
Heidi Fagerholm, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Rector
Jarmo Paloniemi, Educational Consortium OSAO, Managing Director and Principal
Topi Hanhela, Luke Natural Resources Institute Finland, Vice President, Digitalisation
Steering committee in innovation ecosystem agreement
Kari-Pekka Kronqvist, central administration, chairman
Juha Ala-Mursula, BusinessOulu
Tapio Matinmikko, central administration
Mika Penttilä, educational and cultural services
Marko Kilpeläinen, urban environmental services
Tuula Lotvonen, BusinessOulu, secretary
Expert group for evaluation
Tuula Lotvonen, BusinessOulu, chairman
Sari Hyvärinen, central administration
Nina Himsworth, BusinessOulu
Anne-Maria Simojoki, central administration