• Workforce

Energy Academy Presents: Back to the Future Roast!

Thursday 19.3

Art Hall

It’s here again, better than before and added with a little twist: Back to the Future Roast!

Do you want to know what the future talents really think and need when it comes to the area’s appeal and connections between studies, working life and RDI? Register for EnergyWeek’s networking & roast event!

The roastmasters, i.e. future talents, will roast the representatives of Energy Academy universities and companies: be prepared to be amused in our warm-hearted event!

The audience will also have the opportunity to vote for their favourite roastee, sharing their opinions on the best answers.

Share your moments from the event using #WeAreEnergyAcademy or tag Energy Academy Vaasa on LinkedIn. Let’s make some noise together!

Want to see who gets roasted?

Save the date!

Register to attend Energyweek

Energy Academy is a cooperation model between universities and leading companies in the Vaasa region.

It is designed to increase the appeal of the area to students and graduates as well as to create better connections between working life, RDI and young talents.

We bring together all six universities in Vaasa: University of Vaasa, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences, Hanken School of Economics, University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi University.

Companies and hubs involved are ABB, Danfoss, EnergyVaasa, Hitachi Energy, Merinova, City of Vaasa, Vaasan Sähkö, VASEK and Wärtsilä Finland.

The model is tightly connected to the Nordic Battery Belt, making Vaasa area an essential link in the sustainable value chain in Finland, Sweden and Norway.

Energy Academy insists on healing the planet for future generations – and making Vaasa a better place to live, study and work.

You can find us on LinkedIn: Energy Academy Vaasa

Energy Academy Presents: Back to the Future Roast!

Welcoming to the World of Energy Academy

Grab your popcorn & soda and enjoy our entertaining roast!

Roast the Energy Future

A facilitated panel where students have the opportunity to roast the EnergyAcademy professionals with the trickiest questions.

ROASTMASTERS 2026:

Ayesha Ahmed, Hanken School of Economics

Daniela Back, Åbo Akademi University

Aaro Korpela, University of Vaasa

James Chimdindu Ogbonna, Novia University of Applied Sciences

Ha Linh Tran, Vaasa University of Applied Sciences VAMK

 

 

Director in Strategy and Excellence
Danfoss
Professor in Information Technology, Åbo Akademi
General Manager, New Product Introduction
Wärtsilä Finland Oy
Toimitusjohtaja, Vaasan Sähkö
Director at School of Technology, VAMK
Dean at School of Technology and Innovations, University of Vaasa
Operations Manager, Hanken Business Lab
Lecturer in Technology and Seafaring, Novia
R&D Manager, Hub Europe and Americas
ABB Oy
Nordic Cluster Operating Unit Manager, Hitachi Energy

EnergyAcademy Mingle

Organizers

Anna Hakkari
Danfoss
Marika Kuusisto
Hitachi Energy
Emilia Mäkitalo
ABB
Aina Rodríguez Angelet
Novia/Vaasa International Talents
Maria Miettinen-Battistini
VAMK
Mari Böling
Vaasan sähkö
Matilda Viitasalo
Wärtsilä
Khin (K) Phyu Cyn Kyi
Hitachi Energy
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

3rd Party Cookies

This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.

Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.