15/04/2026
We welcomed researchers to BOOST2, co-hosted by Daria Hakola and Mari Suoranta at the University of Jyväskylä. Officially opened by Vice-Rector Pasi Raiskinmäki and co-branded with European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB)) — and what a workshop it turned out to be! 🌟
🎖️ A huge, heartfelt thank you to the brilliant keynote speakers, Christina Theodoraki and Kim Klyver, for thought-provoking talks that sparked some of the liveliest discussions of the two days! A big thank you to Matti Muhos for the newest GEM 2026 insights!
👏 The Meet the Editors sessions were truly a highlight thanks to Ewald Kibler, Kim Klyver, Christina Theodoraki, Ulla Hytti, and Matti Muhos.
💯The roundtable feedback sessions were equally special, with Bjorn-Tore Flaten, Prince Baah-Peprah, Pekka Stenholm, Ulla Hytti, Tanja Leppäaho, Matti Muhos, Ewald Kibler, Christina Theodoraki, and Kim Klyver giving so generously of their time and expertise. Exactly the kind of collegial spirit BOOST is all about.
🤝And what a joy it was to welcome Vilja Laaksonen from Aava & Bang Oy and Dr. Kari Aho from Secapp - two research-friendly growth-oriented companies to join us for our business-academia collaboration discussion on the second afternoon. That conversation reminded us all why bridging these two worlds matters so much.
💟 BOOST 2 was everything we hoped it would be — warm, stimulating, and full of the kind of connections that move research forward.