PrintoCent InnoFest
12.–13.9.2024

PrintoCent InnoFest is an innovation competition — it’s a place where ideas, problems and Printed Intelligence solutions meet. PrintoCent has hosted PrintoCent InnoFest events in Oulu, Finland, annually since 2014, so we are gathering for the 10th time this year! This open innovation event has been the launching arena for several innovations and start-ups, new products and business opportunities in existing companies.

Who and why?

New to Printed intelligence? Innofest is a place to take your first step to the world of Printed Intelligence. Learn, get new ideas, get enthusiastic and find a great network for continuing your path within Printed Intelligence. TOP EXPERT CONSULTANCY FOR FREE!
Start-ups – excellent place to clarify your direction! Do you have a tech platform which could serve in so many areas? This is your opportunity to test one or more end-uses and get feedback!!!
”Old foxes” within Printed Intelligence – join and get your partners in! Why? Expand their knowledge, innovativeness which you can then support! Help your network grow, and help the whole industry grow!
International companies/groups – why should you travel to Oulu? Experience and feel the Printed Intelligence HUB that’s been built during 25 years in the area! See the pilot factories and facilities, get to know the companies and the huge knowhow available.
Students / researchers – top experts from the industry gather to take innovations from lab to business. Do not miss this opportunity to get advice, learn from the industry, business and financing.

The key in joining InnoFest is to have an open mind with a desire to come up with the most splendid ideas and solutions. Our motto is “Pay attention – ideas are around you”. Be brave and do join us!

INNOFEST 2024

InnoFest 2024 program

InnoFest 2024 jury

Markku Känsäkoski

Serial entrepreneur Markku Känsäkoski from MK Fluidics and Smart PD solutions.

I have over 30 year of R&D and business development experience in various positions in industry and research institutes, with expertise in optics, sensors (especially optical), electronics, signal processing, mechatronics, robotics and production automation. My main focus currently is development of novel automated manufacturing solutions for point-of-care and medical device applications. I have excellent skills to transfer application requirements to technical specifications, analyse problems and ability to find innovative solutions for demanding multidisciplinary problems and apply latest technologies to develop new solutions for novel commercial applications, and even finally to sell the solution to customer.

Ashley Colley

Creative technologist Ashley Colley from University of Lapland.

Colley focuses to experience-based technology design, with the target of bringing visions to reality. Hands-on iterative prototyping is employed as a core approach. Colley has a very broad set of skills covering business development, marketing, design and implementation (HW and SW). He has more than 25 years professional industry experience, including e.g. 10 years in Nokia as a Principal Designer, where he led teams that developed the core of more than 50 million shipped devices.

Christian Sundell

Business and industry expert Christian Sundell from UC Management.

Seasoned leader in general management, sales, change, operational excellency, partnerships, and innovations to enable growth and wellbeing organizations through proven multi –industry knowledge, technology capabilities, with 25-year tech business and networking results to match.

Operates natively in all Nordic countries and have a strong Europan business history as well as US experience from C- and investment level. Showing proven success in business and team growrh and transformation to develop their capabilities in the changing market with innovating new offerings and up-and cross selling. The business transformation needs constant business development and been doing sales and leadership and business development globally for 20+ years while leadership experience from tech Business since 1998.

Raimo Korhonen

Printed Intelligence expert Raimo Korhonen from Iscent.

Raimo Korhonen is sharing his time in looking for new revolutionary technologies and helping start-ups in the field of printed intelligence and sensing, His main focus is in Iscent that makes functional surfaces by nano- and micro patterning. Raimo has a long experience in process automation and quality measurements in Valmet. From the year 2000 he has been working in printed intelligence area in a large corporation, start-ups and VTT. During VTT time he was heading printed intelligence research, participating project sales around the world and was active in business development. Raimo is active in Printocent community and Organic Electronic Association (OE-A).