UBI Summit 2009 - Ubi Around the World

UBI Summit 2009 is the 2nd International Conference and Mini-expo on Ubiquitous Computing. Event is free of charge.

Registration
Registration open until 20th April 2009:
www.oske.net/ubi/tapahtumat/ubi_summit_2009/registration/

Directions and parking
Pörssitalo is located in the centre of Helsinki with several possible transport connections:
www.oske.net/ubi/tapahtumat/ubi_summit_2009/venue/directions_and_parking/

Programme*):

9:00 - 9:30
Registration and coffee

9:30 - 12:00 (Morning in English)

Opening: Global trends in ubiquitous computing
Chairman of the day Artturi Tarjanne, Nexit Ventures

Welcome
Programme director Juha Miettinen, Ubiquitous Computing Cluster Programme,
Technology Centre Hermia Ltd

Keynote 1: Ubi-trends in Asia
Hanna Marttinen-Deakins, Head of Asia ICT Team, Finpro

Keynote 2: Recent trends in ubiquitous technologies and business
Nicholas R. S. Evans, Vice President and Director of Explorer,
SRI Consulting Business Intelligence Inc.

Keynote 3: Designing User Interfaces in Wearable Technologies
Ryan Genz and Francesca Rosella, Founders of CuteCircuit
CuteCircuit Ltd

Summary of the morning, the chairman

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch

13:00 - 14:30 (Afternoon in Finnish)

Antti Korhonen, CEO, Ekahau Inc.

Matkapuhelimen käyttö henkilöllisyystodistuksena ja maksuvälineenä
Konstantin Hyppönen, Special designer, Department of Computer Science,
University of Kuopio

Newsflash: Innovointikilpailun avaus
Pasi Nieminen, CTO, Nomovok Ltd

14:30 - 15:00
Coffee break and networking

15:30 - 16:30
European ubi-research, European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
Yrjö Neuvo, Professor, Member of the EIT board,
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)

Panel

16:30 - 18:00
Cocktail party
Networking in casual atmosphere

*) The programme is not final and the organiser reserves the right to change the programme.


There is a mini-expo at the UBI Summit plaza, where companies can reveal and market their knowledge and know-how. The mini-expo is located to Linnanpiha, just next to the entrance of Pörssitalo.


Speakers
Artturi Tarjanne (Nexit Ventures), Nicholas R. S. Evans (SRI Consulting Business Intelligence Inc.), Antti Korhonen (Ekahau Inc.), Yrjö Neuvo (European Institute of Innovation and Technology), Konstantin Hyppönen (University of Kuopio):
www.oske.net/ubi/tapahtumat/ubi_summit_2009/speakers/


The Ubiquitous Computing Cluster Programme in Finland is part of the national Finnish Centre of Expertise Programme. The main assignment of the cluster is to accelerate new globally competitive business in the ICT sector.

The ICT industry constitutes a wide, diverse spectrum of applications and services whose development the cluster boosts by means of tight networking between leading-edge companies, world class research centres and public enterprises.


Tekes' Ubicom - Embedded ICT 2007-2013 programme enables, for example, new kind of leisure services and new housekeeping solutions. Entirely new business opportunities are unfolding for technology developers. The programme has been subject to great interest already in the preparatory phase.

Tekes expects the programme to improve Finland's international competitiveness. ICT industry will have the opportunity to speed up commercialisation of new technologies, and the level of research is expected to raise considerably.