Clusters Meet Regions Vaasa

24–25 Sept 2025 | Vaasa, Finland

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Wednesday, 24 September 2025 | 09:00 - 11:15

Morning Plenary Session

Location:University of Vaasa

09.00-09.30 Welcoming Remarks

  • Joakim Strand, Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering

  • Minna Martikainen, rector, University of Vaasa

  • Welcome statement from DG Grow, European Commission (tbc)

  • Representative from the ECCP team

09.30-10.00

Setting the Scene

Mats Brandt, Mayor, Regional Council of Ostrobothnia

Presentation of the ECCP input paper on Vaasa

Jan-Philipp Kramer, Head of EU Services, Prognos, ECCP Team Member

10.00-11.50 Policiies and Strategies

European Comission priorities (2026-2030)

  • DG Research and innovation(tbc)

National industrial policy strategy

  • Timo Jaatinen, Permanent Secretary/, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment

The new regional (3S) strategy and the EnergyVaasa cluster strategy

  • Niklas Ulfvens, Director of regional development, Regional council

  • Sabina Storbacka, Program director, Merinova

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Session location University of Vaasa