Join us for a stakeholder seminar to explore solutions for integrating social sustainability into smart cities and buildings. Discover how these innovations can drive business growth, meet regulatory requirements, and enhance quality of life—all while making sustainability a competitive advantage for Finnish companies.
You are invited to a stakeholder seminar focused on the outcomes of the Sustainable Futures co-research project, conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Turku (Finland Futures Research Centre). The project, supported by companies, cities, and the KONE Veturi programme, develops a data-driven model to assess the value of social sustainability in urban living and the built environment. More information about the project.
Key objectives include exploring new sustainable business opportunities, identifying critical social sustainability impacts in urban areas, and creating a practical model for data-driven sustainability assessments. The seminar will present findings on how integrating social sustainability into smart cities and buildings can foster innovation and long-term business growth, while meeting regulatory demands and improving quality of life.
Participants will gain insights into the framework designed to help stakeholders evaluate social sustainability during planning, construction, usage, and demolition phases of urban sites. The project aims to make sustainability a competitive advantage for Finnish businesses.
Thursday 31st October, 13 – 18
Stakeholder seminar program
Location: Lumituuli auditorium, Dipoli, Otakaari 24, Espoo
12.00 – 13.00 Registration
13.00 – 15.30 Video greeting, Sari Multala, Ministry of science and culture
Welcome address, Jussi Manninen, EVP, VTT Ltd
Keynote, Matthias Weber, Center for Innovation systems and Policy, AIT
Roundtable discussion 1: Future oriented approaches in building sustainable society
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
16.00 – 18.00 Keynote tbc
Roundtable discussion 2: Co-creating and making visible the societal value of sustainable solutions
Seminar is organised in collaboration with Sustainable3 Futures project and sponsored by Business Finland.
Register to the seminar which is free of charge.
This stakeholder seminar is part of the international scientific conference, organized 31.10 – 1.11. 2024 in collaboration with the RESER community, focusing on co-creating sustainable solutions for future-proof societies. You are also invited to join the scientific conference, which has a participation fee.
You are warmly welcome!
Further information about the project and the event can be obtained from:
Maaria Nuutinen, VTT, [email protected]
Kirsi Hyytinen, VTT, [email protected]
