For over 70 years, The Finnish American Chamber of Commerce has been supporting Finnish companies in their business activities in the US. As a competent and experienced partner, FACC offers the Virtual Bridge Program in January 2022 for Finnish Intelligent Machine Technology businesses in Tampere area to help them with a successful US market entry.

Thank you for joining our program, let us show what has been planned for you:
(All the possible changes in program will be updated in real time here)

SCHEDULE

March 7, Market info & Economic Update

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• 8:00 AM EST, 15:00 EET (Tampere):

  • Welcome and week preview

    • Marko Salonen & Kati Kaivonen - Finnish American Chamber of Commerce

• 8:15 AM EST, 15:15 EET

  • U.S. Market Pulse

    • Antti Niemela - Embassy of Finland, Washington

• 8:30 AM EST, 15:30 EET

  • US innovation in robotics and connected devices

    • Thomas Ryden - massrobotics

• 09:00 AM EST, 16:00 EET

  • What No One Tells You About US Market Entry

    • Val Kratzman - Business Finland
      

• 09:30 AM EST, 16:30 EET

  • Market Research

    • Niklas Kiviluoto - Business Finland
      

• 10:30 AM EST

  • Break

• 11:00 AM EST

  • Why the United States - Public sector support

    • Sean Kagan - Select USA

• 11:30 PM EST

  • Company Presentations

    • Round 1, 5min each

• Meetings Start

March 8, Sales, Marketing and Communication

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• 8:00 AM EST, 15:00 EET (Tampere):

  • Localizing your Communication

    • Minna Logemann - Baruch College in New York
      

• 8:30 AM EST

  • Cultural Differences

    • Katarina Holm-DiDio - KHD Consulting

• 9:00 AM EST

  • Creating Customer Value

    • John R Lynly - KONE corporation
      

• 10:00 AM EST

  • Real Life Success Story from Tampere, Lessons Learned

    • Tuomo Isokivijarvi - eFlexFuel
      

• 10:30 AM EST

  • Break
    

• 11:00 AM EST

  • Selling in the U.S, Same Same but Different

    • Geoffrey Bund - Varjo

      
      

• 11:30 AM EST

  • Real Life Story: From Jyväskylä to Boston

    • Mikko Jaatinen - Jamix oy

• 12:00 PM EST

  • Company Presentations

    • Round 2, 4min each

March 9, Finance

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• 9:00 AM EST

  • Funding, Seed and Angel Funding, Early Stage + Exit Opportunities

    • Michael Goodman - Pharus Capital
      

• 10:00 AM EST

  • Funding, Life After Seed & Angel Rounds + Valuations

    • Andrew Flett - Mobility Impact Partners

• 11:00 AM EST

  • Legal Issue in Finance, M&A & Fundraising etc.

    • Heather Kimmins - Hodgson Russ

    • Nathaniel Lucek - Hodgson Russ
      

• 11:30 AM EST

  • Industry Pulse

    • Ari Almqvist - Moog

    • Joseph Baldi - Moog

• 12:00 PM EST

  • 4 Minute Voluntary Company Presentations (investor pitch)
    

• Meetings Start

March 14, Legal

Please note the time difference (Daylight Saving Time Started on March 13th)

Zoom: — Meeting ID: —

• 8:00 AM EST, 14:00 EET (Tampere):

  • Immigration

    • David W. Johnson - Gibney
      

• 9:00 - 10:00 AM EST

  • How to get started, Legal Perspective

    • Nathaniel Lucek - Hodgson Russ
      

• 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST

  • Doing the Company Flip to the U.S.

    • Juha Koponen - Borenius

    • Jonna Yli-Äyhö - Borenius

    • Kenneth Kraszewski - Borenius

• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EST

  • Software Licensing, Liability, and Related Tech Issues

    • Emily Florczak - Hodgson Russ

    • Ros Marohn - Hodgson Russ
      

• 12:00 PM EST

  • Company Presentations 4min

• Meetings Start
  

March 15, Closing

Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81675763926 Meeting ID: 816 7576 3926

Please note the time difference (Daylight Saving Time Started on March 13th)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST, 15:00 EET (Tampere):

• Life After the Virtual Bridge

• Drinks and Closing

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