CSC’s Supercomputing Innovation Summit (NCC Finland)
септември 18, 2023 2023-09-18 15:44
CSC’s Supercomputing Innovation Summit (NCC Finland)
Demystifying supercomputing for business
Welcome to CSC’s Supercomputing Innovation Summit 2023 in Kajaani – a must-attend event for companies interested to boost their innovations with supercomputing! Two-day program is full of enlightening talks by top speakers and inspiring industrial use cases where they showcase the benefits they have accomplished with supercomputing in their business.
- Discover how supercomputing can boost your RDI efforts with demanding simulations, large-scale artificial intelligence (Al), and high-performance data analytics
- Learn from industrial use cases showcasing the benefits of supercomputing in R&D
- Get practical guidance on utilising LUMI for industrial use.
- Explore financial support options for companies
- Gain ideas how to collaborate with higher education and research institutions
- Stay up to date with the latest advancements and future plans for quantum computing in Finland
We also offer exclusive opportunity to visit LUMI EuroHPC, the fastest supercomputer in Europe.
Seats to the event are limited, so reserve your seat now. The event registeration fee is 80 € (including admission to the full summit programme, return transports between Kajaani airport and the venue and from hotels to the social event). Please, make your travel arrangements soon.
If you have any colleagues who would like to participate in this event, please forward this event page and invite them to attend.
We look forward to seeing you in October!
EVENT PROGRAM:
WEDNESDAY 04.10.
Venue: Kaukametsä Conference and Cultural Centre, Koskikatu 2-4, Kajaani
| 12.00 | Possibility for bilateral meetings |
| 13.00 | Opening words – Kimmo Koski, Managing Director, CSC |
| 13.10 | Keynote: Vision to make European industry a world leader in supercomputing – Speaker TBA |
| 14.00 | Session 1: Supercomputing for BusinessDiscover how supercomputing can revolutionize your RDI efforts with demanding simulations, large-scale artificial intelligence (AI), and high-performance data analytics.Learn from real-world industrial use cases showcasing the remarkable benefits of supercomputing in research and development.LUMI is now available for business – Pekka Uusitalo, Director, CSCSuccess story: Ramboll Finland – Marko Hämäläinen, Fire Safety Specialist, Ramboll FinlandUniversity-industry collaboration in supercomputing: Case University of Eastern Finland (UEF) – Antti Poso, Professor of Drug Design, University of Eastern Finland |
| 15.00 | Networking coffee break |
| 15.45 | Session 2: How to get started with LUMI supercomputerGet practical guidance on utilizing LUMI effectively and explore financial support options for industrial use.Success story: ICEYE – Tapio Friberg, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, ICEYEBusiness Finland Funding and Other Services – Outi Keski-Äijö, Manager, Business FinlandExpert support for HPC users – Rasmus Kronberg, Application Specialist, CSC |
| 16.45 | Closing words: Increasing competitiveness through global ecosystem collaboration – Tomi Kankainen, Chief Business Development Officer, Dimecc |
| 17.15 | Transfer to hotels |
| 19.00 | Social program and dinner |
THURSDAY 05.10.
Venue: Kaukametsä Conference and Cultural Centre, Koskikatu 2-4, Kajaani
| 8.00 | Possibility for bilateral meetings |
| 9.00 | Keynote: AI and Growth – How to exploit the new revolution of AI? – Tero Ojanperä, Co-founder of Silo AI and Business Influencer |
| 10.00 | Session 3: New technologiesStay up to date with the latest advancements and future plans of advanced technologies in FinlandQuantum and HPC – Erja Turunen, Executive Vice President, Digital technologies, VTTAI and HPC – Aleksi Kallio, Development Manager, CSCSuccess Story: Candour – Speaker TBA, Candour |
| 11.00 | Lunch & networking |
| 12.00 | Keynote: EU Digital and Green Transition – Henna Virkkunen, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) |
| 12.30 | Panel discussion: How new digital technologies, including HPC, AI, VR/AR, advanced data-analytics, etc., can support Green Transition?The green transition requires a global wave of innovation and investment in low-carbon, circular economy, new technology, digitization and services. Could Finland become an example in how artificial intelligence supports the transition towards sustainable future?Henna Virkkunen. MEPHeikki Ailisto, Research Professor, VTT, FCAIUlla Heinonen, Director, EK |
| 14.00 | Closing event: Special program, visit to LUMI data centerAn exclusive opportunity to witness LUMI EuroHPC, the fastest supercomputer in Europe |
| 17.00 | Transfer to the Kajaani airport |
