Kun ruoka keksitään uudelleen

Lauri Reuter on Nordic Foodtech VC:n perustaja ja sijoitusjohtaja.

Lauri on väitellyt biotekniikan tohtoriksi Helsingin yliopistosta ja työskennellyt Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT:llä tutkijana. Hän on tutkinut erityisesti kasvisolujen käyttöä monimutkaisia molekyylejä tuottavina biologisina tehtaina. Myöhemmin Lauri hahmotteli VTT:n strategiayksikössä uusia polkuja tutkimuksesta innovaatioihin.

Nyt Lauri etsii lupaavia tulevaisuuden teknologioita ja uusia yrityksiä, jotka voivat uudistaa planeetan ruokajärjestelmää kestävällä tavalla.

How China’s innovation ambitions will reshape the global IP landscape

Over the last four decades we have seen Asian economies like Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea move up the value chain, transforming from export manufacturers known for cheap products and counterfeiting to economies built on highly innovative industries armed with powerful IP portfolios. This transformation has been underpinned by globalisation of supply chains and harmonisation of IP systems but as we enter a post-Covid world how will China’s ambition to move up the value chain impact the IP landscape and what will it mean for IP rights owners and professionals?

Luke Minford is Rouse’s Chief Executive based in their London office.

Luke was appointed Chief Executive of Rouse as of 1 May 2013, having been UK Country Manager. Before moving to the UK, he spent 14 years working as an IP specialist in China, the last six as head of their China practice.

Luke has a wide range of experience dealing with IP strategy and protection in the People’s Republic of China. He advises clients on their IP entry strategy, and supports these businesses with implementation, from commercial deal set up through to on the ground enforcement. His experience also includes IP portfolio management; setting up and supervising regional IP management programmes; establishing and managing an internal IP department on behalf of one of China’s biggest FMCG companies; establishing and managing coalitions; advising and assisting in set up of comprehensive licensing programmes; and advising on a number of IP and non-IP related commercial issues in relation to foreign investment in China.

Janne on kokenut viestinnän ja markkinoinnin ammattilainen, jolle arvopohjaisten brändien rakentaminen on intohimo. Ylen brändipäällikkönä hän vastaa Suomen arvostetuimman mediabrändin brändistrategian toteuttamisesta ulkoisesti ja sisäisesti.

Janne siirtyi Ylelle markkinointitoimisto SEKistä, jossa hän toimi mm. asiakkuusjohtajana ja vastasi yhtiön viestintäliiketoiminnasta. Aiemmin hän on työskennellyt mm. Pöyryn (nykyisin AFRY) viestintäjohtajana.

Jannea kiinnostaa erityisesti vastuullisten, arvo- ja merkityspohjaisten yritysbrändien ja -kulttuurien rakentaminen. Ylellä puhutaankin brändillä johtamisesta, jossa brändi on arjen työkalu kaikille.

In a world where change is rapid and constant, it’s not only business and political developments that are in constant flux – IP is affected too.

Many companies run their IP and legal functions from their global headquarters, without dedicated internal resources in the different countries in which they operate. To support the strategic goals of your business, its vital to build an IP organization that bridges this gap between global and local.

Andreas is an IP Director at Metso Outotec where he heads an IP-focused functional team – comprising mainly external consultants – to support the mining industry. An engineer by training, Andreas joined the company in 2004 and now has 15+ years of experience in developing strategies and methods, and associated processes and principles. He’s worked closely with external partners in this way for almost three decades.