Nordic-Baltic Impact Week

31/03/2026

From Vaasa to Silicon Valley, where AI accelerates the Energy Transition and Expands Globally.

Vaasa is building it. Silicon Valley is scaling it.

Join us today at Vaasa Startup Factory, University of Vaasa
📅 March 31 | 15:00–17:00 EEST time.

Signup: https://luma.com/xscluvh2
Program slides: https://lnkd.in/d7Uv6vcT

Learn from our speakers: Anton Heinonen Iida Helin Jan Segerstam Jeff Wallace Jonas Berggren Philipp Holtkamp Moderator: Lars Ling

Vaasan kaupunki - Vasa stad EnergyVaasa VASEK Wasa Innovation Centerr Technology Centre Merinova Kvarkenrådet Sture Udd VAMK - Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu Vaasa Insider VES - Vaasa Entrepreneurship Society

02/03/2026

Stanford University: A Decade of Nordic Impact in Silicon Valley.

For over ten years, Stanford University has been more than a destination during Nordic Impact Weeks — it has been a compass.

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13/11/2025

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Let’s Go! are you ready? VisitCopenhagen TechBBQ here we go TechBBQ

Looking forward to the Nordic Africa Business Summit, (side event) creating inspiring stories and actions with solar thermal heat decarbonizing industries and acceleration and how will Ai speed up the energy transition.

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TechBBQ exists to support and strengthen the Nordic startup-ecosystem. We build communities and foster growth for startups and scaleups.

22/02/2025

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06/09/2024

🇯🇵 🇪🇺 The in Action (DPA) project will support the in the participation of at the Kunoichi Cyber Games during the Code Blue Conference in , on November 14-15, 2024.

The is an international competition held in Japan, specifically designed to promote and showcase the skills of women in cybersecurity. The event's name "Kunoichi", which historically refers to female ninjas in Japan, underscores the focus on empowering women in a traditionally male-dominated field.

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity ( ) has been invited to participate in a special women’s cyber games exhibition and competition. In the preparations to form the team that will compete in the Kunoichi Cyber Games, ENISA has created a training programme focusing on female players only.

ENISA has experience in forming and training teams who takes part every year in the International Cybersecurity Challenge ( ). The ICC is organised by ENISA, together with several international and regional organisations representing more than 80 countries in total.

The ICC is structured around what is called "Capture the Flag" ( ) competitions, which are a gamified way to enhance skills essential for cybersecurity related jobs.

The aim of the challenge is to attract young talent and raise awareness in the community globally on the and needed in the area of cybersecurity which is a main strand of actions under the EU-Japan Digital Partnership.

The joint statement from the 2nd Council meeting on 30 April 2024 notes that parties “also concurred on exploring possibilities for cooperation to address the cybersecurity skills gap and to enhance collaboration in capacity building”. In a broader context, the March 15 Declaration of Ministers for , and calls strongly on increase technology and cyber skills.

Building a digitally secure society globally is of key importance, as cyber-attacks are not confined within geographical limits and can potentially affect everyone. The skills required to protect our society against modern threats and to mitigate their harm can scarcely be found in the market. Therefore, it is critical to educate and train future generations to enhance our society’s resilience and ensure a safe and secure cyberspace.

To know more about the Kunoichi Cyber Games and the Code Blue Conference see: https://codeblue.jp/2024/en/contests/kunoichicybergame

Karl McFaul Talks

05/09/2024

🇯🇵 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 The in Action (DPA) project will support the services in the contribution to the organisation and management of the JP-US-EU Industrial Control Systems ( ) Cybersecurity Week in , , on November 12-15 2024.

This yearly event has a specific focus on which is a key deliverable under the EU-Japan Digital Partnership.

The EU-Japan Digital Partnership have put in place the foundations to establish operational cooperation in the cybersecurity field, including information sharing and joint training.

The ICS Cybersecurity Week is a one-week training program focusing on Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity.

The program is funded by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan ( ) and the Industrial Cyber Security Center of Excellence ( ) of Information Technology Promotion Agency, Japan ( ), with complementary funding and support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( ), U.S. Department of State ( ) and the European Commission’s Directorate‑General for Communications, Networks, Content and Technology ( ) with support from the DPA project of the European Commission´s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments ( ).

The program consists of hands-on exercises using the Japan IPA Industrial Cyber Security Center of Excellence’s facilities, lectures and workshops by subject matter experts, and opportunities for networking among participants.

The EU is proud to be part of this highly visible initiative, notably as the EU is an increasingly an active player on cybersecurity, in particular on Internet of Things ( ), both in policy and operations.

For more information see:
https://eprd.pl/en/dpa/japan/ics-cybersecurity-week-indo-pacific-region

Karl McFaul Talks

04/09/2024

📢 A Summary Report of the EU-Japan Digital Partnership - Public-Private Stakeholders Workshop has been released 📄
Check it out 🔎: https://eprd.pl/en/dpa/japan/public-private-stakeholder-workshop/final-report

🇯🇵 🇪🇺 The report covers a wide range of areas of cooperation discussed during the workshop, including /6G

EU-Japan Digital Partnership: Public-Private Stakeholder Workshop 17th April 2024  

31/08/2024

God Morgon Stockholm