Forest&Photonics is a unique professional event that brings together the forest and technology
experts to network, collaborate and share their experiences, challenges and solutions. Forest&Photonics 2021 is held in recently renewed Original Sokos Hotel Kimmel (Itäranta 1, Joensuu, Finland) You can also follow presentations via live stream if you are prevented attending the event in Joensuu. The event will not be recorded.
Forest&Photonics 2021 program
Program and schedule EET (Helsinki) time zone.
MONDAY – 22nd November 2021
11:30 Registration and lunch
12:30 Opening of the Forest&Photonics 2021, Juha Purmonen, Business Joensuu Ltd
12:45
- Keynote: Changing wood procurement – leveraging experiences from industry to scientific insights. Kalle Kärhä, UEF
13.30 Presentations
- How we aim to build resilience, redefine value networks and enable meaningful experiences in forest-human-machine interplay flagship of science? Juha Hyyppä, National Land Survey of Finland
- Analysis of gravel road maintenance need using LiDAR, Vesa Leppänen, Arbonaut Ltd
- Accurate as drone, continuous and cost-efficient as satellite, Jouni Lintu, Kelluu Ltd
14:30 Coffee break
15:15 Presentations
- Up-to-date forest data with AI and satellite monitoring, Sanna Härkönen, Bitcomp Ltd
- Photonics to prevent forest fire, Matthieu Roussey, UEF
- Blockchains, cryptocurrencies, forest big data and carbon credit markets – will green financing change forestry? Andrus Aaslaid, Single.Earth
- Keynote: Bright future for the forest sector with photonics. Risto Linturi, Futurist
17:30 Matchmaking
18:30 Networking dinner
TUESDAY – 23rd November 2021
9:00 Registration and coffee
9:20 Wake up
9:40 Presentations
- Redefining the bioeconomy with advanced bio-based materials, Tekla Tammelin, VTT
- Methylcellulose composite optical fibers with low attenuation coefficient and high photostability, Hannes Orelma, VTT
- Plant-based building blocks for sustainable photonic components, Jaana Vapaavuori, Aalto university
- Surface water management with LiDAR – Flow network analysis improves economy and
environmental sustainability, Vesa Leppänen, Arbonaut Ltd
11:00 Lunch
12:00
- Keynote: Drones, imaging and explosive seed planting, Dr John Lincoln, Photonics Leadership Group
12:45 Presentations
- Hyperspectral imaging of textiles, Mikko Mäkelä, VTT
- Ultra-early fire detection of wildfires with a large-scale IoT sensor network, Carsten Brinkschulte, Dryad Networks GmbH
- Digitality that just works – how close we are? Elice Pynninen, Vincit Ltd
14:05 Summary and closing
Business Joensuu Ltd. reserves the right to make changes to the program and right to change the Forest&Photonics event to a fully virtual event based on the COVID-19 regulations and restrictions.
