NOVEMBER

Cleantech Venture Day 2009
Cleantech Venture Day’09 gathers international investors and Nordic cleantech growth companies for the fifth year in a row. Cleantech Venture Day’09 offers an excellent opportunity to learn and discuss on Clean Energy investment opportunities in the rapidly changing global market.
Further information: Cleantech Venture Day 2009

OCTOBER

Invest in the UK - a New Virtual Event for Occupiers, Property Developers and Investors
In association with UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), PropertyWeek.com is hosting its first virtual event - Invest UK. Find out more about the 2-day virtual conference on investment.

Take the Bridge to Growth... for an easy crossing to the UK
Free daughter companies and office spaces in the UK available for Finnish businesses. More than 50 Nordic firms have already taken the opportunity to expand their market. Find out more and sign up for free information seminars on the Bridge to Growth website.

The 2012 Games - How to Capitalise on Business Opportunities
What can my company do now to bid for the business opportunities in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games? Find out by attending a series of webinars organised by ThinkLondon and the UK Trade and Investment.

JUNE

London 2012 and beyond - Why your business should be in London by 2012
UK Trade & Investment, in co-operation with Finpro and Think London, arranges a seminar that will highlight the business opportunities around the London 2012 Games. Further information in the invitation letter.

MAY

Technopolis Business Breakfast 7 May
Technopolis Business Breakfast with UK Trade & Investment takes place on Thursday 7 May at 8:00-9:45. More information in the Invitation Letter (pdf).
Please register at www.technopolis.fi/tapahtumakalenteri by 4 May.

APRIL

The 5th Annual Arctic Shipping Summit 27-30 April
The 5thAnnual Conference taking place in 2009 in the city of Helsinki willbring together an expert panel of speakers to share knowledge anddiscuss current developments. Further information on the Lloyd's List events website and in the Arctic Shipping Summit brochure (pdf).

MARCH

Bridge to Growth info seminar 12 March
A Bridge to Growth info seminar takes place at the Embassy on 12 March from 1-3 pm. Subsidiary and office premises offered for Finnish companies free of charge. Further information in the invitation:

Invitation: Bridge to Growth info seminar

FEBRUARY

Seminar on Venture Capital for Cleantech 12 February 2009
TheBritish Embassies in Finland & Sweden (UK Trade and Investment& The UK Science & Innovation Network) with London StockExchange / AIM and Think London are co-organising a seminar on VentureCapital for Cleantech.

On this day you will get a chance tomeet Sweden's and Finland's most promising cleantech companies, learnmore about the cleantech market and government initiatives in thisfield as well as understand the future prospects for venture. The daywill also include a setting for networking and meetings betweeninternational investors and the most promising cleantech companies fromFinland and Sweden.

This event aims to speed up the process ofdevelopment and commercialisation where it is needed the most - inClean Technologies!

For more information or registration please contact Anna Kilpeläinen
- e-mail: anna.kilpelainen@fco.gov.uk
- tel: + 358 9 2286 5215

See also:

Invitation -Seminar on Venture Capital for Cleantech (pdf)

Brochure: VC event for Finnish and Swedish Cleantech companies

JANUARY

UK - your springboard for global growth: High Tech Business Breakfast
UK Trade and Investment in co-operation with Oulu Innovation is organising a High Tech Business Breakfast on Friday 30 January at 7:30-9:35 at Oulu Technopolis.

The programme will include speeches about the UK market and business culture, presentation of the Europe's largest Media City project in Manchester as well as UK experiences from an Oulu-based company. Please see the programme for further information: High Tech Business Breakfast 30 January (pdf).

The event is aimed at companies and organisations interested in the UK as a place to expand their business. To attend this event please register yourself by 27 January by e-mail (info@technopolis.fi) or by phone +358 (0)8 551 4500.

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