 CV Ravi, Serial Entrepreneur. Born in Chennai and graduate of IIT Bombay, in India, University of California Berkeley PhD, married to a Finn, and resident of Silicon Valley – these are the makings of a truly global entrepreneur. Serial Entrepreneur CV Ravi represents over 30 years of industrial and entrepreneurial experience having founded and led the co-creation of a Great Enterprise, from inception to a NASDAQ listing. There could be no greater voice to kick off the Anniversary Conference!
 Gérard de Nazelle, Founding Director of EIT. Europe is taking up the challenge posed by Asia and America by the launch of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). EIT’s Founding Director, Dr. Gérard de Nazelle – formerly global head of research and innovation for a multinational corporation – believes that Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), co-located across Europe, will be key to successful co-creation of new business and Great Enterprises, in Europe.
 Christoffer Taxell, Political, Industrial & Academic Leader. During a career covering politics, industry and academia, in Finland and Sweden, Minister Christoffer Taxell, Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University and Chairman of Finnair, European Services Forum and University Alliance Finland – formerly Cabinet Minister, Chairman of the Confederation of Finnish Industries, and CEO of a global enterprise – has learned that co-creation, shared interests and smart division of labour, are the only way forward.
 Tuula Teeri, Founding President of Aalto University. In Finland, high bets are placed on Aalto University, the merger of Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki University of Technology (TKK) and University of Arts and Design Helsinki. The Founding President, Professor Tuula Teeri brings a vast international experience as innovator and scholar, both passion and discipline, to the job. She has already taken the bull by the horns and initiated, inspired and enabled several multidisciplinary Co-Creation efforts.
 Marko Seppä, Conference Chair. Marko Seppä, was apprenticed venture capitalist in a classic partnership culture, in the late 1980s. In 1991, he co-created a pioneering VC firm into the emerging markets of Russia and the Baltics and, in 2001, an ambitious e-business research center – and EBRF & V2C Forum – for a local pilot of eEurope. He currently co-creates Global Venture Lab, a university based business creation platform.
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