{"id":15968,"date":"2025-05-13T09:48:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T06:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/?p=15968"},"modified":"2025-05-20T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:10:02","slug":"aalto-creatives-demo-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/sv\/aalto-creatives-demo-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Aalto Creatives Demo Day | May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns as-default-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column as-default-columns-main-content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"as-default-columns-main-content\"><strong>Wednesday<\/strong> <strong>28.5.2025 at 13.00-16.00<\/strong> | <strong>Marsio Living Room | Otakaari 2, Espoo<\/strong> <br>+ <strong>Online<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"as-default-columns-main-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/events.aalto.fi\/3X3IKxA7\/4a3bQtJnUr\"><strong>Read more and register<\/strong><\/a><br><br>Welcome to Aalto Creatives Demo Day where this spring&#8217;s creative industry pre-incubator participants take the stage to pitch their business concepts in front of an expert jury. The teams&#8217; versatile startups are rooted in fashion, design, architecture, music, augmented reality (AR), art, digital modeling and fabrication, games and media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to highlighting creative industry innovations, the event delves into the theme of investing in creative industry companies. For the panel discussion we have invited Founding Partner&nbsp;<strong>Petri Rajahalme<\/strong>&nbsp;from FOV Ventures, Finance and Operations Manager&nbsp;<strong>Linda Hasi<\/strong>&nbsp;from Innovestor, Head of Investment&nbsp;<strong>Niki Leskinen<\/strong>&nbsp;from Aurora Studios and CEO&nbsp;<strong>Marja-Liisa Permikangas<\/strong>&nbsp;from Finnish Textile and Fashion. The panelist share their insights on emerging trends, growth strategies, risk management and investing in intellectual property. The panel discussion is moderated by event&#8217;s presenter&nbsp;<strong>Johanna &#8217;Nunnu&#8217; Karppinen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the pitching session, the pre-incubator teams test their pitching skills by delivering three-minute pitches and receive valuable feedback from a jury of experts. The jury of experts are Director&nbsp;<strong>Kati Uusi-Rauva<\/strong>&nbsp;from EIT Culture &amp; Creativity North, Business Coach&nbsp;<strong>Fredrik Sir\u00e9n<\/strong>&nbsp;from Metropolia UAS and our two panelists&nbsp;<strong>Petri Rajahalme&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Marja-Liisa Permikangas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the stage programme, we welcome everyone to stay for coffee, snacks and networking.&nbsp;<strong>Registration is free, but mandatory<\/strong>. Places are limited, so act fast to secure your spot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is hybrid, if you would like to watch the event online choose &#8217;attending online&#8217; in the registration and you will receive the link to stream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/events.aalto.fi\/3X3IKxA7\/4a3bQtJnUr\"><strong>Read more and register<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event schedule<\/strong><br><strong>12.50<\/strong>&nbsp;Doors open&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>13.00<\/strong>&nbsp;Start of stage programme and event stream&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>13.05<\/strong>&nbsp;Panel discussion: Investing in the creative industry&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>13.25<\/strong>&nbsp;Pitches 1-4&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>14.00<\/strong>&nbsp;Break&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>14.15<\/strong>&nbsp;Pitches 5-8&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>15.00<\/strong>&nbsp;End of stage programme and event stream&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><strong>16.00<\/strong>&nbsp;End of event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Marsio Stage events are tailored for simultaneous onsite and online participation. The venue has robotic cameras that cover the whole event area. Please note that the audience might appear in the live stream and recordings. The event will be photographed and filmed, event photos and videos are used for Aalto University\u2019s communications.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aalto.fi\/en\/node\/31636\">Privacy notices<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column as-default-columns-sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aalto-studios-card-empty has-small-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contacts\"><\/span>Contacts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6268 afmc_person type-afmc_person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7d874bf9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/sv\/people\/heidi-rintala\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-1568x1568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Heidi Rintala\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03032022-Heidi_mv-001.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/sv\/people\/heidi-rintala\/\" target=\"_self\" >Heidi Rintala<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing\">\n\t<div class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing__col\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_title\">Communications &amp; Impact Specialist for Aalto Creatives<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_email\">heidi.rintala@aalto.fi<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_phone\"><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-193 afmc_person type-afmc_person status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-ari tag-conference tag-corporate tag-crm tag-events tag-festival tag-funding tag-gala tag-hackathon tag-international tag-kumppanuus tag-partner tag-partnership tag-party tag-relations tag-seminar tag-symposium productcategories-research-facilitation\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7d874bf9 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/sv\/people\/ari-kivimaki\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1568\" height=\"1568\" src=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-1568x1568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ari Kivim\u00e4ki\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-1568x1568.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-512x512.jpg 512w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Ari_crop.jpg 1982w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1568px) 100vw, 1568px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><h5 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/studios.aalto.fi\/sv\/people\/ari-kivimaki\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ari Kivim\u00e4ki<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing\">\n\t<div class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing__col\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_title\">Events and Partnerships<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_email\">ari.kivimaki@aalto.fi<\/p>\n\t\t<p class=\"aalto-person-detail-listing_phone\"> +358 50 411 4141<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aalto-studios-card-empty has-small-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aalto_Creatives\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aalto.fi\/creatives\">Aalto Creatives<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Aalto Creatives supports students, researchers, and practitioners in the creative industries on their path towards entrepreneurship by running a pre-incubator programme twice a year. Programme is led by experts from the Aalto Startup Center and Aalto Studios.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday 28.5.2025 at 13.00-16.00 | Marsio Living Room | Otakaari 2, Espoo + Online Read more and register Welcome to Aalto Creatives Demo Day where this spring&#8217;s creative industry pre-incubator participants take the stage to pitch their business concepts in front of an expert jury. 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