Selected politicians, business leaders, technology experts, cybersecurity professionals and researchers are invited to the event consisting of expert speeches and discussions, followed by dialogue with the audience.
Discussion themes
How do future technologies
- impact the democratic process
- shift the global power balance
- influence markets
- affect the security structure
The working language of the event is English.
Live stream program
The seminar is streamed live. Due to the programming of Friday, the stream will contain breaks. The recording of the seminar, where it is possible to skip the breaks, will be published on Aamulehti’s website after the seminar.
The live stream program will consist of nearly all expert speeches and discussions of the seminar. Live stream is carried out by Aamulehti Newspaper.
Follow streaming on Aamulehti’s website.
Streaming program is different from the program for the invited guests. Changes in the schedule are possible.
Day 1– Thursday, 11 August 2022
19.15 OPENING REMARKS
Mayor Anna-Kaisa Ikonen and President of Tampere University Mari Walls
19.30 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Guest of honor Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General to the United Nations (2007 – 2016)
Day 2 – Friday, 12 August 2022
8.30 WELCOME
Mayor Anna-Kaisa Ikonen
8.40 LIVING IN A WORLD TRANSFORMED BY TECH
Keynote and Q&A
Jamie Susskind
9.30 MORE POPULAR DEMOCRACY: IS THERE AN ALTERNATIVE FOR REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY?
Discussion
Taavi Roivas, Igor Lys, Jyrki Katainen
Moderator: Veera Heinonen
10.30 AI AND SUPERPOWERS: DETACHMENT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
Keynote and Q&A
Kai-Fu Lee
11.15 DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, WORLD TRADE AND EVERYDAY LIFE
Discussion
Joonas Tuhkuri, Timo Seppälä, Thomas Hoyer
Moderator: Matti Apunen
13.00 QUO VADIS, EUROPE
Video greeting
Margrethe Vestager
13.15 SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS: REGULATIONS, INCENTIVES AND THE ROLE OF THE EU, FINLAND AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Discussion
Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Risto Siilasmaa, Ville Skinnari
Moderator: Veera Heinonen
14.00 THE POWER OF ALGORITHMS
Discussion
Mark Scott, Juha Vartiainen, Valtteri Vuorisalo
Moderator: Matti Apunen
15.00 THE NEW GLOBAL SECURITY POLICY
Intro and Discussion
David Petraeus, Sharon Weinberger, Morten Kromann
Moderator: Kai Sauer
16.15 CLOSING REMARKS
President of Tampere University Mari Walls
