Finland’s Next Climate Projects: A Private Dinner for Investors and Hardware Climate Tech Companies

Finland is one of the hottest places in Europe for building physical green projects, thanks to abundant renewable power, predictable permitting and large land areas. This gathering is for investors in hardware green tech and project finance, and for hardware tech companies. This closed-door Finnish dinner is curated by local project developer Forus and US-based deep-tech venture capital firm SNØCAP, in partnership with BetterWay Ventures. Across two consecutive evenings, we are delighted to welcome two distinguished guest speakers. On the 17th November, Jarmo Honkamaa, former Deputy CEO of Neste, will share his insights into industrial transformation. On the 18th November, Janne Peljo, the Confederation of Finnish Industries’ (EK) spokesperson on the green transition, will offer his perspective on Finland’s green investment landscape. On the 19th November, as Slush is about to end, we will focus on each other and reflecting the intense days. Why attend? Get an independent view of the past and present green transition in Finland. Mr Honkamaa and Mr Peljo will discuss some of the greatest green industrial transformations in Finland and the world. Reconnect with peers from the industry. The guest list is curated by application, so you will sit next to investors with a real interest in the green transition, energy and project development. Talk to the developer. Get direct access to Forus’s CEO and team in a relaxed home setting, away from the Slush crowds. Guest speaker: Jarmo Honkamaa Honkamaa has been one of the initiators of the greatest green transformation any company in Finland has ever seen. Honkamaa spent 24 years at Neste. During his career, he became Deputy CEO and led the launch of Neste’s NEXBTL renewable diesel business. He was in charge of investments of close to €1 billion per plant. Today, Neste is world’s largest producer of renewable diesel and SAF, with a global market share of more than 20%. Guest speaker: Janne Peljo Peljo is one of Finland’s most active voices on the economics of the green transition. He has worked on climate and nature solutions at Sitra and as Lead Climate Expert at the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK), and earlier in strategy, management consulting and finance. He holds an MSc in Finance from Aalto University and a CEMS MIM degree. In his talk, Peljo will explain how Finland has built a pipeline of over €350 billion in industrial and green projects. Host: Project developer Forus and CEO Eero Oksanen Over the past 10 years, Forus has worked on and built over 100 solar plants, battery storage (BESS) and other infrastructure projects in Finland. During our careers, our team members have raised several billion euros in funding and built unique green projects. Our chairman is Jarmo Honkamaa. Forus’s advisors include some of the biggest names in Finnish industry, such as Jorma Ollila (former Chairman of Shell) and Kaisa Hietala (current or former board member of ExxonMobil, Rio Tinto, Smurfit Kappa and Kemira). Programme (preliminary) 17:00 Doors open, welcome drink 17:30 Opening: Project development at Forus in Finland 17:40 Guest talk (17 Nov): How Neste became the world leader in renewable diesel production, Jarmo Honkamaa 17:40 Guest talk (18 Nov): Finland as an investment destination, Janne Peljo 18:00–18:45 Finnish dinner (moose soup and sea buckthorn dessert) and table discussions 18:45–20:00 Drinks and mingling Apply: Registration is by application only. Investors, tell us what you invest in, your typical ticket size and scope, and what would make you look at Finland. Tech companies, let us know if your tech could be implemented in the Nordics. We select guests by fit, so that every table has the right conversation. Attendance is limited to 20 guests per evening.